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CONSULTANT NEUROLOGIST & EPILEPTOLOGIST

Dr. Sudheer Pachipala

Consultant Neurologist & Epileptologist at KIMS Neuroscience, Secunderabad, Hyderabad. MBBS, MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology), PDF (Epilepsy), MRCP SCE (Neurology). DM Neurology topper from AIIMS Delhi, his post-doctoral focus is epilepsy and status epilepticus.

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About

Epilepsy & Critical Care Neurology

Dr. Sudheer Pachipala is a Consultant Neurologist and Epileptologist at KIMS Neuroscience, having joined in August 2025 following the completion of his post-doctoral fellowship in epilepsy at KIMS (July 2024–July 2025). He holds a DM in Neurology from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi — one of India's most competitive postgraduate medical training programmes — where he was the topper in the final DM Neurology examination (December 2021). He completed his MD in Internal Medicine at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, and his MBBS at Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam. He holds the MRCP Specialty Certification Examination (SCE) in Neurology (2023).

Dr. Pachipala's post-doctoral focus is epilepsy and status epilepticus, alongside general neurology covering stroke, critical care neurology, movement disorders, and neurovascular conditions. He received the Best Paper Award in Critical Care Neurology at IANCON 2025 and the Best Paper Award in Neurology at TNSCON 2025. He has over 15 publications in high-impact peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Neurological Sciences, Annals of the Indian Academy of Neurology, Cerebrovascular Diseases, Brain Sciences, QJM, Journal of Stroke Medicine, and Heliyon, covering stroke, micro-embolic signals, COVID-19 neurology, Wilson's disease, and clinical trial outcome measures in movement disorders.

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Dr. Sudheer Pachipala consults at KIMS Hospitals, Secunderabad. Neurologist and epileptologist referrals welcome.

040-44885000Emergency (24×7): 040-46324365 · neuroscience@kimshospitals.com
Qualifications & Training

Education & Career

2008–2013
MBBS — Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam
2015–2018
MD (Internal Medicine) — Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
2018–2021
DM (Neurology) — All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi · Topper (December 2021)
2023
MRCP Specialty Certification Examination (SCE) in Neurology
2024–2025
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Epilepsy — KIMS Neuroscience, Secunderabad
2025–present
Consultant Neurologist & Epileptologist — KIMS Neuroscience, Secunderabad
Awards & Recognition

Honours

2025 — Best Paper Award, Critical Care Neurology, IANCON 2025, Varanasi

2025 — Best Paper Award, Neurology, TNSCON 2025

2021 — Topper, Final DM Neurology examination, AIIMS, New Delhi

2023 — 1st Prize, Quiz, National Clinical Neurophysiology Workshop, Chennai

2021 — Travel Bursary, World Congress of Neurology 2021

2025 — AOEC Travel Bursary

Publications & Academic Work

Research

Over 15 peer-reviewed publications including: micro-embolic signal monitoring in stroke subtypes (JNS 2021, meta-analysis of 58 studies); COVID-19 neurology papers including neuroimaging in ventilated patients and decompressive craniectomy outcomes; Wilson's disease diagnosis and management (Annals of Movement Disorders 2023); minimum clinically important difference (MCID) in movement disorders scales (Heliyon 2024); NORSE / new onset refractory status epilepticus characteristics and outcomes (Neurol Sci 2026, co-authored with Dr. Jayalakshmi). POCUS in Neurology chapter in Practical Guide to Point-of-care Ultrasound (ISBN 9789354655623).

Epilepsy referrals: Neurologist and epileptologist referrals welcome.

Book a Consultation with Dr. Sudheer Pachipala

For epilepsy, status epilepticus, critical care neurology, and stroke care at KIMS Hospitals, Secunderabad.

040-44885000

International Enquiry: neuroscience@kimshospitals.com