Dr. Raja Kumar Ponnana

OP Timing:

Qualifications:

• MBBS from Andhra Medical College, King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam (Batch of 2003)
• MD in General Medicine from KIMS, Amalapuram (Dr. NTRUHS), May 2015 – May 2018
• DM in Neurology from CMC, Vellore (Dr. MGRUHS), Aug 2018 – Aug 2021

Experience:

• Consultant Neurologist (Adult & Pediatric), KIMS Seethammadhara, Vizag, Oct 2024 – Present
• Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Golden Jubilee Port Hospital, Visakhapatnam Port Authority (twice weekly)
• Assistant Divisional Medical Officer, Indian Railway Health Service (UPSC CMS - 2013)
• Consultant Neurologist, OMNI Superspeciality Hospital, Ramnagar, Vizag, Dec 2022 – Sep 2024
• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurosciences, CMC Vellore (Dr. MGRUHS), Aug 2021 – Nov 2022
• Senior Resident, Dept. of General Medicine, MIMS, Vizianagaram (Dr. NTRUHS), May 2018 – July 2018

Awards & Honors:

• District First in ICSE Xth Standard, 2001 (Pratibha Awardee)
• Qualified UPSC CMS – Indian Railway Medical Services
• 1st Rank in MD General Medicine (College Level)
• 1st Rank in DM Neurology (College Level), CMC Vellore
• 3rd Prize in Intercollegiate General Medicine Quiz – AP APICON

Presentation & Publication:

• Leukemoid Reaction Due to Splenic Hydatid Cyst – Poster at AP APICON 2017
• Drug Resistant Tuberculosis, Myelitis and MOG Antibody – Case Report in Neuroimmunology Reports, Volume 2, 2022
• A Prospective Study of Dyslipidaemia and Obesity in Hypertension Patients – Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine and Healthcare, 2018
• Utility of F-wave Studies in Facial Neuropathy – Poster Presentation at IANCON 2022, New Delhi

Special Mention:

Apart from general/clinical neurological diagnosis and management, had extensive experience in acute neurology, neurophysiology, and was well-trained in neurocritical care and multi-speciality consultations (medicine /cardiology /gastro /oncology /hematology /nephrology/ urology /pulmonology / and other allied specialities).