Dr. Githin Benoy George
Dr. Githin Benoy George
- Stroke and Interventional Neurologist
- Neurology
- KIMSHEALTH Al-Shifa Super Speciality Hospital, Ootty, Road, Perintalmanna, Kerala 679322

Area of Expertise
Stroke And Interventional Neurology
- Transcranial doppler
- Neck vessel doppler
- Nerve ultrasound & Optic nerve sheath diameter estimation
- Cerebral Digital subtraction angiogram
- Carotid and intracranial angioplasty and stenting
- Mechanical Thrombectomy for Large vessel occlusion -Acute ischemic strokes
- Venous sinus manometry ,angioplasty and stenting
- Embolisation for
- Arteriovenous malformations in the brain and spine ,
- Carotico cavernous fistulae,
- Dural arteriovenous fistulae,
- Highly vascular brain and spine tumours
- Botox injection- spasticity/blepharospasm/hemifacial spasm/dystonia
- Lumbar puncture
- Intrathecal drug administration
- Steroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome

Education
- MBBS
- MD (General Medicine)
- DM (Neurology)
- DrNB (Neurology)
- FEBN (European Board of Neurology)
- EDSI (European Diploma in Stroke Intervention)
- FINS (Fellowship in Interventional Neurology and Stroke)

Awards
Major Achievements (Honors/Awards): ▪ Awarded Dr Ramdas Pisharody award in 2023 for the best research work (During DM residency 2018-2021) • First rank holder for DM Neurology KUHS ( Kerala university of health sciences )2021
First prize in: ▪ TYSA South Zone 2020 (Torrent young scholar award) ▪ Quiz, Stroke summer school 2019-Indian Stroke Association ▪ Quiz-SHINE 2020- 10th International Conference of Clinical Neurology, Madras Medical College, Chennai ▪ Quiz, Emerging brain 2019- Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
First runner up: ▪ Poster presentation, NIMHANS Annual reviews in practical Neurology 2019 ▪ Second runner up: ▪ Award paper, Kerala Association of Neurologist; KAN 2020 midterm meet ▪ IANCON (Indian Academy of Neurology) Quiz 2020
Oral paper presentation at international forums:
- International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Congress 2021; Effect of probiotics on MDS UPDRS in Parkinson disease at 12 weeks: A Randomized controlled double-blind trial.
- International conference on Neurology and Brain disorders INBC 2020; COVID 19 and stroke trends in a tertiary care centre from South India

Research and Publication
- Effect of probiotics on MDS UPDRS in Parkinson disease at 12 weeks: A Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial ; PIPD Trial:
- Movement Disorders 2021;September ,Vol:36
- Clinical profile and outcome of non-COVID strokes during pandemic and the pre pandemic period: COVID-Stroke Study Group (CSSG) India: Journal of the Neurological Sciences .2021 Sept 15; 428:117583 (Elsevier )
- Clinical Features and Outcome of Stroke with COVID‐19. COVID‐19 Stroke Study Group (CSSG), India ;
- Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology.
- A case series of Eosinophilic Meningitis from South India (Accepted): Neurology India
- COVID 19 and Stroke Trends in a Tertiary care Centre from South India-Our monsoon experience (Accepted) Neurology India
- A rare case of subacutely evolving hemiparesis in an IV mainliner; Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 2019 –Volume 22; supplement.(Case report)
- A reversible cause of cognitive decline ; ARDSI-Alzheimer's and related disorders society of India 2019-Supplement (Case report)
- COVID 19 and Stroke Trends in A Tertiary Care Centre from South India ; Cerebrovascular Disorders 2021;50(supplement)
- Lumps and Bumps -Teaching Neuroimage -Medical and Research Publications, Volume 5 ,Oct1 2022
Manuscripts submitted
- Limping gait-Unravelling decades of Pigmentation-Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (JAPI) II. Marrow in the brain -Teaching Neuroimage - Neurology India
Oral papers presented at international forums:
- International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Congress 2021; Effect of probiotics on MDS UPDRS in Parkinson disease at 12 weeks: A Randomized controlled double-blind trial.
- International conference on Neurology and Brain disorders INBC 2020; COVID 19 and stroke trends in a tertiary care centre from South India

Languages Known
- English