About

Dr. Natasha Tipnis Shah is a distinguished Consultant Neurologist and Epileptologist with extensive training in both India and the UK. She has completed prestigious fellowships and holds multiple advanced degrees in neurology and internal medicine.

Interested Clinical Areas

  • Treating neurological emergencies
  • Movement disorders, including DBS surgeries
  • Stroke management, including thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy
  • Epilepsy treatment and surgery candidacy assessments
  • Performing and interpreting EMGs, NCS, EEGs, and VEEGs independently
  • Managing neuro-immunology, particularly multiple sclerosis

Credentials

  • MBBS from Pramukhswami Medical College and Shree Krishna Hospital, Gujarat
  • MD in Internal Medicine from Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai
  • DrNB in Neurology from Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai
  • Fellowships in Epilepsy from KEM Hospital, Mumbai, and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow

Work Experience

  • Consultant Neurologist and Epileptologist 
  • Senior Registrar in Neurology at various prestigious institutions
  • Extensive clinical training and independent decision-making in a variety of neurological cases
  • Professional Memberships
  • Maharashtra Association of Neurologists (MAN)
  • Indian Academy of Neurology
  • Indian Medical Association (IMA)
  • Indian Epilepsy Association and India Branch of ILAE

Published Papers

Lectures and Presentations

  • First author - Cognitive Impairment in Hypertensives. Malang Neurology Journal, Vol 7, No 2, July 2021
  • First author - Cognitive Impairment in Diabetic, Journal of Diabetology
  • Oral paper presentation - (1st prize) “Cognitive impairment in Hypertensives – a case control study” at APICON (Association of Physicians Conference) in February 2016, study done during Internal Medicine (MD) Residency
  • Oral paper presentation - several case and poster presentation at Bombay Neurosciences Association
  • Oral paper and case presentation - at Continuum Continued Medical Education
  • Book chapter - Surgical Treatment of Parkinsonism (joint author) Texbook of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder
  • Delivered lectures and clinical case presentations to undergraduate and postgraduate students
  • Guest lectures on heart disease for medical professionals

Conferences

  • ILAE Confernce, Dublin, September 2022
  • IANCON from 2016 to 2022
  • MDSICON from 2016 to 2022
  • APICON from 2014 to 2020
  • BNA monthly meets from 2017 onwards
  • Certificate of Completion for course on "Hypertension - management options including emergencies" approved by the Federation of Royal College of Physicians in July 2015
  • Environmental Medical Association 4th India Risk Factor Symposium 2016
  • Research Methodology Workshop, 2016

Research Work

  • Original articles on cognitive impairment in hypertensives and diabetics
  • Co-investigator in drug trials for lipid treatment

Awards

  • 1st prize for oral paper presentation on "Cognitive impairment in Hypertensives - a case control study" at the APICON (Association of Physicians Conference) in February 2016
  • Nominated for the “Best Resident for the year” award at Nair Hospital
  • Won preliminary round of AIDS society of India quiz contest in 2016
  • Won Regional level quiz competitions in Haematology in 2016
  • Felicitated for charitable work by various organizations