Best Neurologist in Nagpur

Brief Profile

Dr. Mandar Waghralkar is a renowned neurologist specializing in advanced neuro-endovascular surgical procedures. He has operated on more than 1000+ neuro patients successfully. His expertise in neurosurgical procedures is well known. His special interests include Brain hemorrhage, Brain and spine tumors embolization, Endovascular Coiling, Flow diverter and Intrasaccular device therapy for aneurysms, Mechanical Thrombectomy for stroke, Intracranial Stenting, Spinal block for disc prolapse, and other various brain and spine endovascular surgeries.

Field(s) of Expertise

• Stroke
• Neurovascular Intervention
• Mechanical Thrombectomy
• IV Thrombolysis
• Aneurysm Coiling
• Brain hemorrhage
• Brain and spine tumors embolization 
• Endovascular Coiling 
• Flow diverter and Intrasaccular device therapy for aneurysms Mechanical Thrombectomy for stroke
• Intracranial Stenting 
• Spinal block for disc prolapse,and other various brain and spine endovascular surgeries

Research and Presentations

• Co-Investigator in Clinical trial - Prospective Registry for Assessment of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Treated with Neurothrombectomy Devices in India "PRAAN Study", March 2022- Till date.
• Completed clinical trial as Sub-investigator-"ODYSSEY Outcomes": Evaluation of Cardiovascular Outcomes after an Acute Coronary Syndrome during Treatment with Alirocumab
• Correlation of Platelet Count/Splenic Diameter Ratio for the Diagnosis of Esophageal Varices in patients of Cirrhosis of Liver.
• Impulse control disorder in patients of Parkinson's Disease: Various Correlations
• A Study of Clinic and Angiographic Profile of Patients with Young Stroke in tertiary care centre of Southern Rajasthan
• Correlation of Vitamin D in Immunopathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis.
• Study of Vascular Risk Factors as a Predictor of White Matter Disease in Patienta with Acute Stroke.

Publications

• A study of Clinical and Angiographic Profile of Patients with Young Stroke in tertiary care center of Southern Rajasthan. Waghralkar M, Jukkarwala A, Barath S IP Indian Journal of Neurolosciences. 2021 Jun;(2):129-134
• Correlation of Platelet Count/Splenic Diameter Ration for the Diagnosis of Esophageal Varices in patients of Cirrhosis of Liver. Waghralkar Mandar, Somannawar Vijay International Journal of Research in Medical sciences. 2021 Jun;9(6):1609-1615
• Cross Senctional descriptive study to study the prevalence of metabolic syndrome 

Education

• MBBS from NKP Salve Medical Collage and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India in 2012
• MD Internal Medicine from KLE's Jawaharlal Nehru  Medical Collage & Hospital, Belagavi, Karnataka, India in 2017
• DM Neurology from Geetanjali Medical Collage and Hospital (GMCH), Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
• FINR (Fellowship in Stroke and Interventional Neuroradiology) at Medanta - The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India from October 2021 to September 2023
• Bridge Scholar in Interventional Neuroradiology (INR), Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA. from Oct 2023 to Nov 2023

Awards and Recognitions

• Awardee of WSC "Young Investigator Award 2024" at World Stroke Congress, Toronto, Canada.
• Awardee of CREF Educational Grant at World Live Neurovascular Conference (WLNC), March 2023 Rio, Brazil.
• Awardee of Academic Grant at LINNC Cource June 2023 Paric, France
• Gold Medal in DM Neurology August 2021 University Exit Examinations, GMCH, Udaipur, Rajasthan.
• Award for Best Paper in Stroke at 29th Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurology, New Delhi (November 2023)
• Secured 2nd Position in "APHASIA QUIZ" in the "Single THeme Workshop Continuing Medical Education And Continuing Rehabilitation Education" held at Udaipur in March 2021 (Accredited by Udaipur Neurological Society)
• Secured 2nd Position in Platform presentation for paper "Efficiency of endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke secondary to medium vessel occulusions (MeVOs): a tertiary center experience in Indian National Strokeconference, held in Mumbai" (April 2022)
• Awarded Certificate for BEST POSTGRADUATE STUDENT in the Batch of 2014-2017 at KLE's JNMC Belgaum, Karnataka.
• Certificate of Merit for achieving second in Clinical Medicine Quiz on 31st Jan 2016 at 71st APICON 2016 2016 at Hyderabad, India
• Secured Distinction in Pharmacology and Medicine during MBBS tenure(2007-2012)

Languages Known

English, Hindi, Marathi

Fellowship/Membership

• Stroke Fellowship, Department of Neurosciences, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurugram
• Management of Tandem Lesions, January 2022
• Unexpected Early Re-Occulusion after successful EVT, March 2022
• PRAAN Trial, March 2022 to till date

Past Positions

• Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Neuro-intervention, DMIHER JN Medical & AVBRH Superspeciality Hospital, Wardha/Nagpur, India from Dec 2023 to till date
• Bridge Scholar in Interventional Neuroradiology (INR), Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA from Oct 2023 to Nov 2023
• Senior DM Resident in Department of Neurology at GMCH, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India from Sep 2018 to Aug 2021 
• Senior Resident in Department of Medicine/Neurology at Government Medical Collage & SSH, NAgpur, India from Aug 2017 -  Aug 2018
• Night ICU Registrat at Kalpavruksha Multispeciality Hospital, Nagpur, India Aug 2017 to Dec 2017
• Junior MD Resident in Department of Internal Medicine at KLE's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical Collage & Hospital, Belagavi, Karnataka, India from May 2014 to Jul 2017
• Redident Medical officer at Indira Gandhi Medical Collage, Nagpur, India from May 2013 to Apr 2014
• Trainee in Critical care Medicine at PD Hinduja Hospital & MRC, Mumbai in April 2013 
• Medical house officer (HO) at Dande Multispeciality Hospital, Nagpur, India in March 2013 
• Clinical internship at NKP Salve Medical Collage & Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur, India from Feb 2012 to Feb 2013
• MBBS at NKP Salve Medical Collage & Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur, India from Aug 2007 to Feb 2012