Qualifications:
- MBBS- VMMC & SJH, NEW DELHI
- MD (Medicine)- PGIMER & RML, NEW DELHI
DM (Neurology)- IHBAS, DELHI
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in Epilepsy- NIMS, Hyderabad
- Advanced Management of Neurological Diseases-HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
- International League against Epilepsy- Level 1 (Entry) and Level 2 (Proficiency)
- Additionally, he has successfully completed Video EEG course by Indian Epilepsy society, Calgary stroke distance learning fellowship in stroke and NEESAN EEG course.
Brief Profile:
Dr. Vivek Barun is a Senior Consultant (Neurology & Epilepsy) in the Department of Neurology, at Artemis Hospital. Previously he worked as a consultant Neurologist at Shree Aggarsain International Hospital, Rohini, Delhi, Shree Gomati Hospital and Lalita Hospital, Warangal, Telangana, and as an associate consultant at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi. He has vast experience in treating all kinds of Neurological disorders with a special interest in Epilepsy. After finishing DM Neurology he did one year of postdoctoral fellowship in epilepsy from the prestigious Nizam’s Institute of Medical Science, Hyderabad where he received advanced training in managing difficult-to-treat epilepsy cases of children and adults involving medical management, surgical management, VNS, DBS, Subdural grid, Stereo EEG, ECOG, placement of sphenoidal electrodes and Long term-Video EEG monitoring. He is keenly interested in academics and regularly participates as a faculty member in various national and international forums.
Clinical Focus:
Epilepsy (Children and adults), Drug resistant Epilepsy, Presurgical evaluation of drug refractory Epilepsy cases, Video EEG, Parkinson’s disease, tremor, ataxia, Headache, stroke, Peripheral Neuropathy, Vertigo, Dementia.
Procedures:
- EEG
- NCS
- EMG
- IV thrombolysis for acute Ischemic stroke
- Botox Injection
Honors & Awards:
1) Winner of Winter Epilepsy Quiz, 2023
2) Winner of 3rd prize, platform presentation, national epilepsy conference, ECON2023.
3) Recipient of partial Bursary by International League against Epilepsy LEVEL 2
(Proficiency Course) course and VIREPA Neuroimaging Course for Epilepsy.
Memberships:
- Indian Academy of Neurology
- American Academy of Neurology
- Indian Epilepsy Society
- American Epilepsy Society
- Movement disorder Society
