Dr. Annu Aggarwal

MBBS, MD(Gen Medicine), DNB(Neurology), MRCP(UK)
Department: Oncology
Focus Areas: 
Surgical Oncology
About Dr. Annu Aggarwal 
Dr Aggarwal graduated with an MBBS from LTM Medical College, Mumbai and obtained her postgraduate degree in Internal Medicine from TN Medical College, Mumbai. She worked as an Intensive Care Unit Associate at Hinduja Hospital before joining Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai. There she specialised in neurology and was awarded the Diplomate of the National Board (Neurology) from the NBE, New Delhi. Recently she was awarded the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of UK (MRCP (UK)) by the Royal College of London. After being awarded DNB (Neurology) Dr Aggarwal continued at Jaslok Hospital as a postdoctoral fellow, and developed a new paradigm to diagnose and treat people with Wilsons Disease, including a clinical scale to assess disease progression and treatment response. Her other work during this period involved the management of neurological diseases resulting from liver failure and iron deposition in the brain, and an epidemiological study of Parkinsons Disease among Parsees residing in Mumbai. In 2008-09, Dr. Aggarwal was a postdoctoral fellow in cognitive and behavioural neurology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH), Adelaide. She was also affiliated with the University of Adelaide, Department of Medicine and the South Australian brain rehabilitation services at the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre. At RAH she studied the problems of hallucinations in people with Parkinson's Disease, violent behaviours in sleep (REM behaviour disorders), memory impairment, problems of mobility in patients with Downs Syndrome, and respiratory problems in people with neurodegenerative diseases. Dr Aggarwal specializes in caring for people with cognitive, behavioural, and memory problems. Such problems can develop with ageing, as a result of neurodegenerative dementias, and are increasingly common with an ageing population. They can also be seen in younger patients due to neuro-metabolic disorders such as Wilson disease, epilepsy, neurodegeneration or others. Dr Aggarwal is at the forefront both in treating patients with such disorders and in developing better diagnosis and treatment strategies for improving their care
Hospital
KDAH
Experiences
25+ Years
Languages
English, Hindi, Marathi
Specializations
Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology, Memory Disorders, Wilson Disease, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Vascular dementia, Critical neurology
Key Treatment Provided
Diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation (physical and cognitive) and, education and counseling services for patients and their caregivers, Dementias such as Alzheimer's disease and Fronto-Temporal Dementias (FTDs). , Neurodegenerative dementias including Parkinson disease Dementia (PDD), Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS), Diffuse Lewy Body Disease (DLB), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Neuroacanthocytosis (NAC), Huntington disease, Vascular dementia following stroke or hypoxic-brain injury, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease(CJD, mad cow or prion disease)and other rapidly progressive dementias, Normal pressure hydrocephalous (NPH), Antibody-mediated dementias, Stroke, Critical care neurology, Movement disorders, Metal deposition disorders in the brain, such as Wilson disease, Brain Iron Accumulation Disorders (NBIA), Brain Manganese Accumulation Disorders (AHLD), Brain Calcium Accumulation Disorders, Multiple sclerosis (MS) and other demyelinating diseases like Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) and Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM), Gait disorders, Neurogenetic disorders, Autoimmune neurological disorders, such as Limbic Encephalitis, Vasculitis, Myasthenia Gravis, Autoimmune Neuropathy (AIDP, GBS), Brain infections
Dr. Annu Aggarwal's Achievements 
  • The Diplomate of the National Board (Neurology) from the NBE, New Delhi
  • Second Best Paper award, APICON Conference 2017 at the 72nd Annual conference of the Association of Physicians of India (APICON), Mumbai, India for, Patil L, Sorathiya P, Munshi M, Sanghvi D, Mani J, Kulkarni N, Bhatt M, Singhal T, Aggarwal A, \Listeria monocytogens infection in a tertiary care center from 2009-2016: Incidence, clinical features and outcomes."
  • Best Paper Award, BNA Meet Oct 2016 At the Bombay Neurosciences Association meet for “Patil L, Shetty NR, Shaikh J, Doshi B, Aggarwal A, \Acute ascending accid quadriparesis in a 55 year man."
  • Blue Ribbon Highlights, MDS Congress 2015 at the 19th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, San Diego,USA for, “Chandhok G, Horvath J, Aggarwal A, Bhatt M, Zibert A, Schmidt H.H.J, “Drug response to zinc and D-penicillamine in ATP7B mutant hepatic cell lines"
  • Blue Ribbon Highlights, MDS Congress 2015 at the 19th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, San Diego, USA, for “Chandhok G, Sauer V, Aggarwal A, Bhatt M, Zibert A, Schmidt H.H.J, Establishment and validation of the _rst stable human ATP7B knockout hepatoma cell line: A Wilson disease cell model"
  • Best paper award, International Dystonia Symposium 2011 at the 5th International Dystonia Symposium, Barcelona, Spain for, “Schneider S, Aggarwal A, et al, \Indian-subcontinent NBIA: Unusual phenotypes, novel PANK2 mutations, and undetermined genetic forms"
  • Best Paper, IAN Conference 2013 at the 21st Annual Indian Academy of Neurology Conference, Indore, India, for “Chhabria MA, Bhatt M, Balasubramanium A, Aggarwal A, \Deep Brain Stimulation in Neuroacanthocytosis and Tardive Dyskinesia."
  • Dr Jane Page Research Fellowship 2008-09 for training in Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology, Department of Neurology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
  • Hargobind Foundation Medical Fellowship 2008-09 for training in Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship in Movement Disorders 2005-08 at Jaslok Hospital and Medical Research Centre, supported in part by Parkinson's Disease Foundation of India
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