NeuroPlus Epilepsy & Parkinson's Clinic – Dr. Kharkar

Address:
Dr Balabhai Nanavati hospital, Swami Vivekananda Rd, near LIC, LIC Colony, Vile Parle, Maharashtra, 400056, India
Phone: 727-624-9168
Price indication: INR 1200 – 2000

 

Dr. Siddharth Deepak Kharkar

Best Neurologist in Mumbai at Nanavati hospital

Dr. Siddharth Deepak Kharkar

MBBS, MD (Neurology, USA), MHS

Recognized as one of the

Best Neurologists in Mumbai

By India Today magazine (2020, 2021, 2024) & Outlook India Magazine (2020, 2024).

Best Epilepsy specialist in Mumbai, India Parkinson’s Disease Specialist in Mumbai

Call - 727 - 624 - 9168

Dr. Siddharth Kharkar is one of the best Neurologists in Mumbai. He is one of the Epilepsy Specialists in Mumbai and one of the best Parkinson’s specialists in Mumbai. NeuroPlus provides compassionate expert clinical treatment for all neurological disorders, especially for Epilepsy (seizures) & Parkinson’s disease. The following conditions are treated by Dr. Siddharth Kharkar:

  1. Treatment of Epilepsy / Seizures
  2. Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease / Tremor
  3. Treatment of  Headache / Migraine
  4. Treatment of Memory loss / Dementia
  5. Treatment of Paralysis / Stroke
  6. Treatment of Dizziness / Vertigo
  7. Slowness or Unsteadiness during walking
  8. Pain or weakness in any part of the body.

Because of his background, Dr. Kharkar is able to provide tertiary-level therapy for Epilepsy (seizure) and Parkinson’s patients in Mumbai.

  1. For a selected group of patients, Epilepsy surgery in Mumbai can be offered. This can be life-changing and can enable many patients to have a normal productive life.
  2. Dr. Kharkar is very particular about the treatment of Non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease such as depression, agitation, constipation and balance.
  3. Neuroplus clinic provides one of the best treatments for Epilepsy in Mumbai. Epilepsy surgery in Mumbai is provided by NeuroPlus Epilepsy & Parkinson’s Clinic. EEG, and Video EEG monitoring can be arranged.
  4. Excellent treatment for Parkinson’s disease in Mumbai is provided.  Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery in Mumbai is also provided.

Frequently asked questions:

Which is the nearest Neuroplus Epilepsy &; Parkinson's Clinic - Dr. Kharkar to this location?

NeuroPlus clinics of Dr. Kharkar are located in Mumbai and nearby suburbs.

Please click one locationThe nearest clinic to your location is at the following address: Dr Balabhai Nanavati hospital, Swami Vivekananda Rd, near LIC, LIC Colony, Vile Parle, Maharashtra 400056 Click here for the location on google maps.

Coming by train is the most convinient option. You can get down at Vile Parle station and come out to Vile Parle EAST. You then need to come to Nanavati Hospital. If you want to walk, it is quite close by and takes about 11 minutes. You can also take one of the many rickshaws available near the railway station. Directions from Vile Parle station Navpada, Vile Parle East, Vile Parle, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400057 Head west toward Vallabhbhai Patel Road 3 m Continue onto Church Rd 400 m Continue onto Baptista Rd 29 m Turn left onto Swami Vivekananda Rd Pass by Sea View Apartment (on the left in 47m) 220 m Turn left 32 m Turn right

NeuroPlus Clinic at Vile Parle Best Neurologist in Mumbai

Yes. Valet parking for a minimal charge can be done within the Nanavati hospital premises.

Yes. The OPD is located on the ground floor so that you dont need to take the elevator. However, if you need to go to another place to do a test e.g. for EMG/NC or EEG, elevators are available.

Yes. You can ask the attendant at the parking area for a wheelchair and then keep this wheelchair with you during the duration of the visit. All locations are wheelchair-accessible.

The fees are as follows: – Rs. 2500 for new patients – Rs. 1700 for follow-up patients Follow-up after an extended period of time will be charged as for a new visit. For financially weak patients, concessions may be arranged strictly on a special *as-needed* basis.

Service Available
Evaluation and treatment of all Neurological conditions including headache/migraine, memory problems/dementia, epilepsy/seizures, Parkinson’s disease and dizziness/vertigo Yes
Video EEG monitoring in Mumbai Yes
Epilepsy specialist treatment with medications Yes
Epilepsy surgery in Mumbai Yes
Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) for Epilepsy in Mumbai Yes
Parkinson’s Disease Specialist treatment with medications Yes
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery for Parkinson’s disease in Mumbai Yes
MRI Yes
Electromyography & Nerve conduction studies (EMG/NCS) Yes
Electroencephalography (EEG) Yes

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Locations

Nanavati Hospital (Mumbai)

Thane & nearby areas

Vasai-Virar & nearby areas

Experience

MBBS – King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India

MHS – Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

Research Coordinator, Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

Residency in Internal Medicine – Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC, USA

Residency in Neurology – Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA

Fellowship in Epilepsy – University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), USA

Clinical attachment in Movement disorders, Kings College, London, UK

Assistant Professor of Epilepsy, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, USA

Consultant Neurologist, Wockhardt Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India

Consultant Neurologist, Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai India

International coordinator for the Non-Motor Parkinson's disease study Group (International Parkinson's and Movement Disorder Society).

Honors and Awards

2020 - "Top Neurologists in Mumbai" - Outlook India Magazine

2020 - "Best Neurologists in Mumbai" - India Today Magazine

2021 - "Best Neurologists in Mumbai" - India Today Magazine

2011 – Best Resident Research project award - Drexel University, USA

2010 – Selected for the national “Neurology Residents Scholar Program” for epilepsy training, Drexel University, USA

2008 – Humanitarian Resident of the Year award, Drexel University, USA

Member of:

Indian Academy of Neurology

Maharashtra Association of Neurology

American Academy of Neurology

American Epilepsy Society

International Parkinson's & Movement Disorders Society

Invited Reviewer

  1. Journal of Parkinson’s disease
  2. Epilepsy Research
  3. Annals of Neurology
  4. Neurosurgery
  5. Journal of Neurosurgery

Selected publications

  1. Kharkar, S., Ellenbogen, J. R., Samuel, M., Rizos, A., Silverdale, M., Chaudhuri, K. R., & Ashkan, K. Changes in Parkinson’s disease sleep symptoms and daytime somnolence after bilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease. NPJ Parkinson’s Disease, 2018, 4, 16
  2. Kharkar S, Knowlton RD: Magnetoencephalography in the presurgical evaluation of epilepsy. Epilepsy and Behavior. 2014 Dec 30. pii: S1525-5050(14)00648-9
  3. Kharkar S, Rochestie D, Pillai J, Haneef Z: Anti-epileptic Drug Prescription Patterns and Socio-economic status– Seizure. 2014 Apr;23(4):290-4

A. Manuscripts:

  1. Kharkar S, Taksande A: Cryptic Cardiac Arrythmia Uncloaked by Anti-epileptic therapy: World Congress of Neurology, Dubai 2019
  2. Kharkar S, Taksande A, Dhamne M: Prinzmetal’s Angina in Myotonic Dystrophy:  World Congress of Neurology, Dubai 2019
  3. Kharkar, S., Ellenbogen, J. R., Samuel, M., Rizos, A., Silverdale, M., Chaudhuri, K. R., & Ashkan, K. Changes in Parkinson’s disease sleep symptoms and daytime somnolence after bilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease. NPJ Parkinson’s Disease, 2018, 4, 16
  4. Kharkar S, Knowlton RD: Magnetoencephalography in the presurgical evaluation of epilepsy. Epilepsy and Behavior. 2014 Dec 30. pii: S1525-5050(14)00648-9
  5. Kharkar S, Rochestie D, Pillai J, Haneef Z: Anti-epileptic Drug Prescription Patterns and Socio-economic status– Seizure. 2014 Apr;23(4):290-4
  6. Kharkar S, Venkatesh YS, Grothusen JR, Rojas L, Schwartzman RJ. Skin biopsy in complex regional pain syndrome: case series and literature review. Pain Physician. 2012 May-Jun;15(3):255-66.
  7. Kharkar S, Ambady P, Yedatore YV, Schwartzman RJ: Intramuscular Botulinum Toxin A (BtxA) in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Case series and Literature Review – Pain Physician. 2011 May;14(3):311-6.
  8. Kharkar S; Hernandez R; Batra S, Metellus P, Hillis A; Williams MA; Rigamonti D. Cognitive Impairment in patients with Idiopathic Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome – Behavioral neurology, 2011 Jan 1;24(2):143-8.
  9. Metellus P, Batra S, Kharkar S, Kapoor S, Weiss S, Kleinberg L, Rigamonti D. Fractionated conformal radiotherapy in the management of cavernous sinus Meningiomas: long-term functional outcome and Tumor control at a single institution. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2010 Nov 1; 78(3):836-43.
  10. Kapoor S, Batra S, Carson K, Shuck J, Kharkar S, Gandhi R, Jackson J, Wemmer J, Terezakis S, Shokek O, Kleinberg L, Rigamonti D: Long-Term Outcomes of Vestibular Schwannomas Treated With Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy: An Institutional Experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2010 Sep 29 (epub ahead of print).
  11. Metellus P, Kapoor S, Kharkar S, Batra S, Jackson JF, Kleinberg L, Miller NR, Rigamonti D. Fractionated Conformal Radiotherapy for Management of Optic Nerve Sheath Meningiomas: Long-Term Outcomes of Tumor Control and Visual Function at a Single Institution. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2010 Apr 16 (epub ahead of print).
  12. Metellus P, Hsu W, Kharkar S, Kapoor S, Rigamonti D. Percutaneous Placement of Ventriculoatrial Shunt under Ultrasonography Guidance: A Retrospective Study at a Single Institution. Technical note. J Neurosurg 2009 May; 110(5):867-70.
  13. Kharkar S, Shuck J, Wang P, Rigamonti D, Williams MA: Radionuclide Shunt Patency Study for Evaluation of Suspected Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt Malfunction in Adults with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery 2009 May; 64(5):909-16.
  14. Williams MA, Thomas G, DeLateur B, Imteyaz H, Rose G, Shore W, Kharkar S, Rigamonti D: Objective Assessment of Gait in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Jan;87(1):39-45.
  15. Kharkar S, Shuck J, Conway J, Rigamonti D: The natural history of conservatively managed symptomatic intramedullary spinal cord cavernomas. Neurosurgery, 2007 May;60(5):865-72
  16. Goodwin C, Kharkar S, Wang P, Pujari S, Rigamonti D, Williams MA: Evaluation and treatment of patients with suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus on long term warfarin anticoagulation therapy. Neurosurgery, 2007 Mar;60(3):497-501
  17. Characteristics and Reversibility of Dementia in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Chaudhry P, Kharkar S, Heidler-Gary J, Hillis AE, Newhart M, Kleinman JT, Davis C, Rigamonti D, Wang P, Irani D, Williams MA, Behav Neurology, 2007;18(3):149-58.
  18. Metellus P, Kharkar S, Weiss S, Daniele R: Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas: Treatment Strategy in the Stereotactic Irradiation Era: A Review. Neurosurgery Quarterly, 2007 Sep 17:3, 226-234.
  19. Pillion JP, Kharkar S, Mahmood A, Moser H, Shimizu H: Auditory brainstem response findings and peripheral auditory sensitivity in adrenoleukodystrophy. J Neurol Sci 2006 Sep 25;247(2):130-7.
  20. Dubey P, Raymond GV, Moser AB, Kharkar S, Bezman L, Moser HW: Adrenal insufficiency in asymptomatic adrenoleukodystrophy patients identified by very long-chain fatty acid screening. J Pediatr 2005 Apr; 146(4):528-32.

B. Book Chapters:

  1. Metellus P, Kharkar S, Lin D, Rigamonti D: Cerebral Cavernous Malformations in “Stroke Syndromes” Editor: Louis Caplan, Cambridge University Press.

C. Abstracts:

  1. Rochestie D, Kharkar S, Pillai J, Haneef Z: Anti-epileptic Drug Prescription Patterns and Socio-economic status– American Academy of Neurology, 2011
  2. Rigamonti D, Batra S, Kapoor S, Carson K, Shuck J, Kharkar S, Gandhi R, Jackson J, Wemmer J, Terazakis S, Shokek O, Kleinberg L, Marchionni L: A call for better definition of success and failure in radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas – International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society, 2011
  3. Solomon D, Kharkar S, Rigamonti D, Williams MA Utility of the Tinetti as a Standardized Gait Assessment tool in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. – American Academy of Neurology, 2009
  4. Fox JL, Kleinberg L, Kharkar S, Clatterbuck RE, Wang P, Wharam M: Radiosurgery alone for solitary and multiple brain metastasis. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2006 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings Part I. Vol 24, No. 18S (June 20 Supplement ) , 2006: 1541
  5. Shuck J, Kharkar S, Rigamonti D: Lesion location affects age of seizure onset in patients with intracranial cavernous malformations – 58th Annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurological surgeons, Apr 2006.
  6. Medina M, Kharkar S, Heidler J, Williams MA: Cognitive profile in the syndrome of hydrocephalus in young and middle-aged adults. – 58th Annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Apr 2006.
  7. Goodwin C, Kharkar S, Pujari S, Wang P, Williams M, Rigamonti D: Evaluation and treatment of patients on anticoagulation therapy for normal pressure hydrocephalus. Poster presentation, The International Congress on Hydrocephalus, Göteborg, Sweden, Sep 2006.
  8. Kharkar S, Hernandez R, Shuck J, Rigamonti D, Williams M: Comparison of cerebrovascular risk factors in patients with suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus and population controls. Poster presentation, The International Congress on Hydrocephalus, Göteborg, Sweden, Sep 2006.
  9. Kharkar S, Huang H, Mori S, Williams M, Rigamonti D: Diffusion-tensor MRI before and after CSF drainage trial in normal pressure hydrocephalus. Platform presentation, The International Congress on Hydrocephalus, Göteborg, Sweden, Sep 2006.
  10. Pujari S, Kharkar S, Wang P, Rigamonti D, Williams M: Very long-term clinical course in normal pressure hydrocephalus. Poster presentation, The International Congress on Hydrocephalus, Göteborg, Sweden, Sep 2006.
  11. Kharkar S, Pujari S, Williams M: Comparison of patients’ perception of cognitive impairment and performance on cognitive tests before and after shunt surgery for normal pressure hydrocephalus. Poster presentation, The International Congress on Hydrocephalus, Göteborg, Sweden, Sep 2006.
  12. Wang P, Kharkar S, Rigamonti D, Williams M: Cognitive impairment in pseudotumor cerebri. Platform presentation, The International Congress on Hydrocephalus, Göteborg, Sweden, Sep 2006.
  13. Williams M, Kharkar S, Wang P, Rigamonti D: Reliability of radionuclide shunt patency study for evaluation of suspected Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt malfunction in adults with normal pressure hydrocephalus. Poster presentation, The International Congress on Hydrocephalus, Göteborg, Sweden, Sep 2006.
  14. Re-submitted: Medina M, Kharkar S, Heidler J, Williams M: Cognitive profile in the syndrome of hydrocephalus in young and middle-aged adults. Platform presentation, The International Congress on Hydrocephalus, Göteborg, Sweden, Sep 2006.

D. Acknowledgements in published manuscripts:

  1. Zhang J, Williams MA, Rigamonti D: Genetics of human hydrocephalus. J Neuro, (10):125566, 2006.
  2. Williams MA, Sharkey P, VanDoren D, Thomas G, Rigamonti D: Influence of Shunt Surgery on Health Care Expenditures of Elderly Fee-for-Service Medicare Beneficiaries with Hydrocephalus. J. Neurosurg, 107(1):21-8., 2007.

E. Publications comments / Letters to Editor:

  1. Kharkar S., Rigamonti D.: Comment in Stereotactic Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunting for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Neurosurgery. 60 (6):1039-1044, Jun 2007.
  2. Kharkar S., Conway J, Rigamonti D.: Comment in – Acute presentation of Spinal Epidural Cavernous Malformations Neurosurgery. 60(3):E575-E576, Mar 2007.
  3. Kharkar S, Conway J, Rigamonti D: Comment in – Lethal recurrent haemorrhages of a brainstem cavernoma – Comment in: Neurosurgical review 30(3) 259-262, Jul 2007.

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