Dr. Neeraj Bhutani is a Senior Consultant in the Department of Neurology at SDMH, Jaipur, with a DM in Neurology from NIMHANS and extensive experience in teaching, research, and stroke unit development
Education Qualifications
- MBBS from SMS Medical College, Jaipur in 1995.
- Internship from SMS Medical College, Jaipur in 1996.
- MD (General Medicine) from SMS Medical College, Jaipur in 1999.
- DM (Neurology) from NIMHANS, Bangalore in 2003.
- Secured 6th rank in All Rajasthan pre-medical entrance and 206th rank in All India pre-PG entrance.
Professional
- Senior Consultant in the Department of Neurology at SDMH, Jaipur (Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital) from 2011 to the present.
- Previous Assignments include Senior Resident at NIMHANS (2003-04) , Consultant at Narayana Hrudayalaya, Jaipur (2010-2011) , and Visiting Consultant roles at several hospitals in Jaipur and Ajmer between 2004 and 2011.
- Teaching Experience: Recognized teacher by NBE since 2015 , main guide for many DNB Neurology theses , and external/internal examiner for NBE assessments for DNB Neurology students.
Awards & Fellowships
- Gold Medal for best research paper by a scientist under the age of 40 in 1998.
- Gold Medal twice in the mediquiz organized by Raj Apicon in 1997 and 1998.
- Awarded Chikitsa Vibhushan by IMA, Jaipur chapter, on Doctors Day in 2017.
- Awarded for work excellence in Neurology three times by IMA, Jaipur chapter in 2022, 2023, and 2025.
- Served as Scientific Registrar of the Medical Practitioners Society, Jaipur, from 2017–19.
Publications
- Published Papers include studies on:
- LETM (Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis).
- Neurology exit examination system in India.
- Neurological manifestations of COVID-19 (SON-COV).
- Etiopathology and characteristics of Border Zone Strokes.
- The STENOSIS randomized trial on antiplatelet therapy in ischemic stroke.
- Indian trial of tranexamic acid in spontaneous ICH (Intracerebral Hemorrhage).
- Case reports on mechanical thrombectomy in a child and heat stroke induced cerebellar syndrome.
- Original Research/Case Reports have also been conducted on topics such as Oligoclonal bands in Multiple Sclerosis , Cerebral Venous Thrombosis , Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis in Dengue , and New Onset Epilepsy , among others.
Achievements
- Wrote a chapter on Refractory epilepsy in a textbook of Tropical Pediatric Neurology in 2006.
- Started the first stroke unit of Rajasthan in the Private sector in 2017.
- Delivered over 50 lectures in various CMEs/conferences at regional, national, and international levels
