Doctor Profile
Dr. Puneet Agarwal Principal Director - Stroke and Dementia
Neurology
DM - Neurology , MBBS
Max Hospital, Saket, Delhi, India
32 Years Experience Overall (24 years as specialist)
About Dr. Puneet Agarwal
- Expert in Stroke (brain attack), sonothrombolysis, Movement Disorders including Parkinson’s disease, Headache, and Epilepsy
- Performed one of the largest series of thrombolysis in stroke patients and Botulinum Toxin treatments for movement disorders and headache
- Performed DBS in numerous patients with Parkinson’s disease and refractory epilepsy
- Uses TCD machine for clot dissolution in acute stroke patients
- Successfully treated many severely disabled patients of stroke and Parkinson’s disease
- Recipient of Health Excellence Award in Neurology – Best Neurologist Delhi, India (2017) by Central Health Minister
- Nominated by WHO for Best Neurologist India
Education and Training
- M.B.B.S from King George Medical University, Lucknow
- D.M in Neurology from G.B. Pant Hospital, Delhi and secured first rank
- Fellowship in Critical Care Neurology and Stroke in UCLA, Los Angeles, USA and Sentara Hospital, Virginia, USA
- Training Fellowship in Sonothrombolysis, TCD and Carotid Doppler, and Sleep Study in National University Hospital, Singapore
- Training Fellowship in Spain & Amsterdam in DBS, Parkinson’s Disease and Injection Botulinum toxin
Awards & Achievements
Health excellence award in Neurology from Central Health minister in DEC 2016
Presented European largest series of thrombolysed cases of stroke in India
Award for best platform paper presentation in prestigious Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN) 2002 and U.P. Neuracon
Biography published in reputed ‘WHO’s WHO IN THE WORLD’ 2006 book in New Jersey, USA
Best young teacher award in 2003
Area of Expertise
- Stroke, Thrombolysis and Neurocritical Care
- Movement Disorders – Parkinson’s disease and Botox injection
- Epilepsy and Epilepsy Surgery
- Headache & Botox injections
- Multiple Sclerosis
Work Experience
- Head of Unit – Neurology & Principal Consultant, MAX Super Specialty Hospital, Saket
- Ex. Assistant Professor – Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Neurology
- Indian Medical Association (IMA)
- Delhi Neurological Association (DNA)
- Indian Academy of Neurology (I.A.N)
- Neurological Society of India (N.S.I)
- Indian Epilepsy Society (I.E.S)
- Indian Stroke Association (ISA)