Dr. Sudhir Kothari

1206 A/13 Shirole Road, Pune India 411004

+919822719440

Sudhirkothari@gmail.com

• Head of Department of Neurology, Poona Hospital and Research Centre, 27 Sadashiv peth, Pune 411030, 2010 onwards
• Managing Trustee of FINE, Forum for Indian Neurology Education, a non-profit charitable trust

• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London 2021
• Member of the Barany SOCIETY FROM 2012
• On the Editorial Board of the journal, “Audiology Research”

• Two chapters in “A Clinical Approach to Vertigo, Dizziness and Balance Disorders” edited by Michael Strupp
• Chapter on central vertigo in a book on Neurotology by Sergio Carmona
• Chapter on “Approach to a dizzy PATIENT” in “Differential Diagnosis in Neurology”
• Chapter in “Monograph on Vertigo and Syncope” by Lakshmi Narasimhan Ranganathan
• Co-editor of IAN Vertigo guidelines, Thieme Publishers, India 2019
• Multiple research papers in reputed journals including Annals of Otology and Neurotology, Hearing, Balance and Communication, and Cerebellum

In India:

• Various talks and teaching sessions for Indian Neurologists, ENT surgeons, Physicians and General Practitioners
• Talks at all major Neurotology meetings in India
• Annual talks at the Indian Academy of Neurology
• Neurological Society of India (NSI) meeting in Mumbai 2013
• Summer school in NIMHANS in 2014

Overseas:

• Central vertigo at Matera Italy, 3rd International Symposium of Otoneurology (2010)
• Approach to vertigo at the 22nd Meeting of the European Neurological Society, Prague (2012)
• Vestibular Migraine at neurotology Matera (2019)

• Promoted neurotology amongst Neurologists in India
• Established the first fully equipped neurotology Centre recognized over last 25 years
• Introduced the first VideoNystagmography (VNG) machine
• Installed the only Epley Omniax device for treatment of difficult BPPV
• Introduced the first smart Equitest balance platform in Western Maharashtra
• Implemented the first Balance rehabilitation unit (BRU) for virtual reality-based Rehabilitation

• Started and headed the Department of Neurology at Poona Hospital and Research Centre for almost 30 years
• Runs annual “NEUROLOGY for the practicing Physician” program since 2008
• Course director for “NEUROLOGY Essentials for physicians” distance learning program
• Managing Trustee of FINE (Forum for Indian Neurology Education) since 2009
• Setup www.neurologycourses.com and a YouTube channel for FINE
• Major contributor to the Neurology Society of Pune's “APPROACH Meeting”
• Arranged over 110 webinars during COVID-19 lockdown for Indian neurologists
• Established weekly webinar series for neurologists and neurology students
• Organized "vertigo masterclass" webinar for the Arab Balance Society