Dr. Balveen Singh, Assistant Professor & Consultant Neurologist at Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur, specializes in epilepsy management and leads the hospital’s Epilepsy Unit.

Education Qualifications

• MBBS – Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur (RUHS)
• MD (Internal Medicine) – Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur (RUHS)
• DM (Neurology) – Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana (BFUHS)
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Epilepsy – Amrita Advanced Centre for Epilepsy, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi

Professional Profile

• Current Designation: Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur
• Additional Role: In-Charge, Epilepsy Unit (Mahatma Gandhi Hospital – Advanced Centre for Epilepsy), Jaipur
• Clinical Expertise: Neurology & Epileptology
• Professional Memberships: Indian Epilepsy Society (IES), Indian Epilepsy Association (IEA), Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN)

Awards & Fellowships

• Gold Medalist (MD Internal Medicine) – Mahatma Gandhi University, Jaipur, 2019
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Epilepsy – Amrita Advanced Centre for Epilepsy, Kochi
• Organizing Team Member – 4th AACE Epilepsy Surgery Workshop on MRI Negative Epilepsies (ILAE Curriculum)

Publications

• 2019-NCoV: What every neurologist should know? – Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2020
• Temporal trends in the epilepsy treatment gap in low- and middle-income countries: A meta-analysis – J Neurological Sciences, 2022
• Correlation of hsCRP and ESR with severity of acute ischemic stroke – J Med Sci Clin Res, 2019
• Comparison of suture materials for prevention of burst abdomen – Clinical Trial Study
• Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome: Multi-Organ Involvement – Cureus, 2020
• Association between glycated hemoglobin and coronary artery disease severity in nondiabetic patients – Heart India, 2021

Achievements

• Established and leads the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at MGH-ACE, Jaipur
• Achieved 50 successful epilepsy surgeries within 1.5 years of unit inception
• Developed advanced protocols including Long-term Video-EEG, PET-MR co-registration, ictal SPECT, and ECoG-guided surgeries
• Regularly teaches postgraduate neurology residents and organizes academic epilepsy surgery meetings
• Contributed to national and international research in epilepsy and neurological disorders