Dr. Anusha Raj K

Permanent Address: No.4814,“Banu Nilaya”, 4^th G main road, Dattagalli 3^rd stage,  Mysore, Karnataka-570022.
Phone: (+91)7760221328
Email: anu92raj@gmail.com

Present Designation: Consultant Paediatric Neurologist & Development Paediatrician  at Mysore Child Neurology & Rehabilitation Center, All India Institute of Speech & Hearing, Motherhood Hospital, Kangaroo Care Hospital, Suraksha Children’s Hospital, Suyog Hospital, Sigma Hospital, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Cauvery Heart & Multi- speciality Hospital, Nirmala Hospital at Mysore, Karnataka.

Education:

• Completed 10^th Class in 2008 at Sadvidya High School, Mysore with 76%.
• Completed 12^th Class in 2010 at Sadvidya Composite PU College, Mysore with 8%.
• Completed B.B.S in 2016 at Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMCRI) with 1^st class.
• D Paediatrics in June 2020 at Kasturba Medical College, MAHE with 1^st class.
• FAGE (Fellowship in Academy of General Education) from MAHE in
• FIPN (Fellowship in Pediatric Neurology) in 2022 under RGUHS at Indira Gandhi Institute of child health (IGICH), Bangalore with 1^st (2020-2022)
• PGDDN (Fellow in Post Graduate diploma in Development Neurology) from Child Development Center (CDC), Trivandrum & Kerala (2022- 2023)

Academic Achievements: Publications:

• VK Gowda, KA Raj, Srinivasan VM, DK Vamyanmane, SM Srinivas, Y Chickabasavaiah, R Santhoshkumar, P Mittal, SK Chikara, GB Vishwanath. A Rare Case of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis-Type 1 (NCL-1) with Vitamin D-Dependent Rickets-Type 1 (VDDR-1), Complex 1 Mitochondrial Deficiency, and Mixed Variant—Checkerboard and Phylloid Type of Pigmentary Mosaicism. J Pediatr Genet. 2024 May. DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1787196
• Damodar T, Dunai C, Prabhu N, Jose M, Akhila L, Kinhal UV, Anusha Raj K, Marate S, Lalitha AV, Dsouza FS, Sajjan SV, Gowda VK, Basavaraja GV, Singh B, Prathyusha PV, Tharmaratnam K, Ravi V, Kolamunnage-Dona R, Solomon T, Turtle L, Yadav R, Michael BD, Mani Diagnostic markers of acute encephalitis syndrome and COVID-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children from Southern India. J Med Virol. 2024 May;96(5):e29666. doi: 10.1002/jmv.29666. PMID: 38738569.
• Werren A., Srinivasan V.M., Gowda V.K., Pandey A., Vaish S., Kabbur A.R., Nadeesh B.N., & Srivatsava,A.(2023). A novel biallelic frameshift variant in C2orf69 causing developmental regression, seizures, microcephaly, autistic features, and hypertonia. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.63310.
• Gowda VK, Raj KA, Srinivasan VM, Kinhal Rare association of moyamoya syndrome with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein encephalitis. Karnataka Pediatr J, doi:10.25259/KPJ_31_2023
• Gowda VK, Raj KA, Srinivas Hemihypertrophy with Hemimegalencephaly associated with Type 1b(braod pattern) pigmentary mosaicism. Karnataka Paediatr J, doi:10.25259/KPJ_14_2023
• VK Gowda, KA Raj, DK Vamyanmane, VH Nagarajappa, SM Srinivas, R Tirumale, J Ranganath, C Gaddehosur, GB Vishwanathan. Recurrent Bilateral Lower Motor Neuron Type of Facial Palsy with Hearing Impairment: Hyperphosphatemic Familial Tumoral Calcinosis. J Pediatr Genet. 2022;1(11). DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1741522.
• Raj KA, Bhat YR, Kini P, et al. Clinical Profile, Cerebrospinal Fluid Findings, and Outcome of Acute Meningitis in Children: A Recent Audit from a Tertiary Center in India. Pediatr Inf Dis 2021;3(4):135–139.
• Andrade SJ, Raj K A, Lewis LE, Purkayastha J, Aiyappa G. Neonatal Acquired Methemoglobinemia – Can Broad Spectrum Antibiotics be Implicated?. Indian J Pediatr. 2019;86(7):663. doi:10.1007/s12098-019-02978-5
• K Anusha Raj, Padukudru Mahesh, Amrutha D Holla, S Jayaraj et al. Does presence ofanimals in home increase the risk of sensitization to the same animals? J Allergy Clin Immunol. February 2013 supplement;131(2):AB129
• K Anusha Raj, K Anuradha. Drug susceptibility pattern & detection of ESBL & AmpC β- lactamase in E.coli & Klebsiella isolated from clinical samples. Australas Med J.April 2013;6(4):251.
• K Anusha Raj, K.M Govindegowda. Relevance of Otoacoustic emissions in neonatal hearing screening in a tertiary care hospital-descriptive & exploratory study. Indian J Med Specialties. Jan-Jun 2013;4(1):217

Faculty Talks & Projects (2024):

• OUTLOOK Best Doctors South 2024, Neurology-Pediatrics
• Invited as Panelist for Panel discussion on “IEM and development disorders” at NCDP 2024(National Conference of Development Pediatrics) on 1^st September, at IISC
• Invited as Judge for Poster Presentation Competition at Kar-Neuropedicon 2024 at Father Muller Medical college, Mangalore on 25^th
• Pediatric Epilepsy Training(PET)-1 certification course by BPNA(British Pediatric Neurology Association” completed on 6^th July at Dheenanath Mangeshkar Super-speciality hospital, Pune.
• Radio Talks at Akashvaani All-India Radio 7FM – 25^th January on Autism signs & treatment, 15^th March on World Down Syndrome Day awareness talk, 12^th May on Screentime in children, 7^th June on ADHD.
• Case Presentation at 2024 Spring Kuna Abroms Pediatric Neurology Forum on 6^th
• Awareness talk on Neurodevelopment Outcomes & Co-morbidities in Down Syndrome, and Coordinator of “World Down Syndrome day” program by IAP Mysore at All-India Institute of Speech & Hearing(AIISH) on 20^th
• Invited as Chief Guest at Annual Day of Pranava Rehabilitation Center, Mysore on 22^nd
• Awareness for Life(AFL) by Reddy’s, awareness talk on Epilepsy for employees of Union Bank of India Mysore on 16^th February.
• Session Chairperson on “Balance disorders” at Stabilize 2024- 1^st pediatric vertigo conference, at Rajagiri Hospital in Kochi on 5^th
• Invited as Chief Guest at Euro Kids Pre-school, Hootagalli Mysore Annual Day on 27^th January,at KSOU Mysore.

Faculty Talks & Projects (2023):

• IAP Mysore district branch Treasurer for the year 2023-
• Case Presentation at 2023 Fall Kuna Abroms Pediatric Neurology Forum on 18^th November
• International Girl Child Day awareness talk on 11^th October 2023 at VidyaVardhaka 1^st Grade College, Mysore.
• Breastfeeding awareness talk in August 2023 from IAP Mysore at District Hospital Mysore & Kangaroo Hospital Mysore.
• Moderator for June 2023 Case Discussion Webinar by FLICNA(Future Leaders of International Child Neurology Association).
• Part of Bayley IV India standardization project by Pearson
• Faculty talk at CME on “Understanding Spinal Muscular Atrophy- Overview” organized by Roche Products India & IAP Mysore in March 2023.
• Faculty talk at Webinar on “Paediatric Balance Disorders” organized by Cyclops Medtech in March 2023.
• Invited Faculty talk on “Overview of Paediatric Vertigo” at AOICON, Japiur in Feb

Research Presentations (2021-22):

• 2^nd prize for Oral presentation on “The largest Cohort of Congenital Myasthenia Syndrome from Southern India” at Neurology Simplified Conference 2022.
• ‘A rare cause of global developmental delay and regression with ataxia: Combined oxidative phosphorylase deficiency (COXPD) Type 53 due to a Novel C2orf69 gene variant–Elbracht Isikay Syndrome’ at Neurology Simplified Conference 2022.
• ‘Rare Association of Moyamoya Syndrome with Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein(MOG) encephalitis’ at Neuropedicon 2022.
• ‘Case of Left Hemimegalencephaly associated with Type 1b (broad pattern) Pigmentary Mosaicism’ at Neuropedicon 2022.
• ‘A Case Series of Ethylmalonic Encephalopathy from Southern India’ at AOCN
• ‘Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis-1 with Complex-I deficiency, Vitamin-D Dependent Rickets Type-1’ at AOCN 2022.
• ‘A novel case of CEBALID SYNDROME from India -MN1 C-Terminal Truncation Syndrome’ at AOCN 2022.
• ‘Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein(MOG) encephalitis – following COVID-19 infection’ at Neuropedicon 2021.
• ‘Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor(anti-NMDAR) encephalitis – Following homeopathic medicine’ at Neuropedicon 2021.
• ‘Cohort of leighs syndrome from a tertiary hospital from southern india’ at ISIEM
• ‘A case of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis(SSPE) presenting as leukodystrophy in only one of the monozygotic twins’ at AOCN 2021.
• ‘A rare cause of Recurrent Bilateral Lower Motor Neuron type of Facial Palsy with Hearing Impairment: Hyperphosphatemic Familial Tumoral Calcinosis’ at AOCN 2021.

Fellowship Experience:

• Presented 12 poster papers at AOCN 2021, ISIEM 2021, Neuropedicon 2021, AOCN 2022, Neuropedicon 2022, Neurology Simplified 2022.
• 2^nd prize for Oral paper presentation on “The largest Cohort of Congenital Myasthenia Syndrome from Southern India” at Neurology Simplified Conference 2022.

• Experience with    administering    intra-thecal    SPINRAZA(Nusinersen)    drug,    oral

RISDIPLAM drug for Spinal muscular atrophy(SMA) children.

• Experience with Immunotherapy in Autoimmune and Auto-inflammatory disorders,

Ketogenic diet for treating drug resistant epilepsy.

• Training in EEG, NCV, EMG, RNST and expertise in Neuro-imaging

• Experience in diagnostic lumbar puncture, muscle biopsy, nerve
• Diagnosis/Management of Epilepsy, Cerebral palsy, Development disabilities, CNS infections, Neuro-Autoimmune disorders, Congenital CNS malformations, Neurodegenerative disorders, Neurometabolic disorders, Neuromuscular disorders, Spinal muscular Atrophy, Stroke, Headache, Nutritional diseases, Autism Spectrum disorders, ADHD, Behavior disorders, other brain and spinal cord disorders.
• I have been trained under the most eminent Pediatric Neurologist Vykunta Raju KN,

during my fellowship course at Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore.

ost-Graduation:

• Selected as one of the 300 delegates to participate at HPAIR 2019 (Harvard project for Asia & International Relations) at Harvard University, Boston, USA in February 2019.

 

• Observership at Division of Neonatology, at University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Ohio in March 2019 under the guidance of Dr. Vivek Narendran, Director of UCMC-NICU.
• 2^nd Prize for Poster presentation on “T2 deficiency – rare inborn error of metabolism”, at “2^nd Indo-German Metabolic Meet” held at KMC, Manipal in September 2018. Guide: Dr. Leslie Lewis, Dept of Paediatrics, KMC Manipal.
• Post graduate thesis: “Clinical Profile and Cerebrospinal fluid findings in acute meningitis in children”. Guide: Dr. Ramesh Bhat Y, Dept of Paediatrics, KMC Manipal.
• Oral paper presentation on “Neonatal acquired methemoglobinemia-can broad spectrum antibiotics be implicated?”, at Karneocon 2019, state neonatology conference held at Vijaypura. Guide: Dr. Sneha Andrade, Dr. Leslie Lewis, Dept of Paediatrics, KMC
• Poster presentation on “Fits, seborrhea, hearing defect-fits into Biotinidase defect”, at Mangalore Pedicon 2018, state conference of IAP DK branch at Yenepoya medical college,Mangalore. Guide: Dr. Shrikiran A Hebbar, Dr. Suneel C Mundkur, Dept of Paediatrics, KMC Manipal.
• I have also involved myself in programs like medical camps at villages, health awareness programs, fund raising programs for health issues, school health programs.

Under-Graduation:

• Project “Does presence of animals in home increase the risk of sensitization to the same animals?” under the guidance of Dr. Mahesh, Pulmonologist; was selected for oral paper presentation at American Academyof Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) 2013 Annual Meeting at San Antonio, USA and published as abstract in Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology.
• Osmecon 2012: All India medical convention for undergraduate students at Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad. 2nd prize for Overall Paper Presentation on “Drug susceptibility pattern & detection of ESBL &AmpC β-lactamase in E.coli & Klebsiella isolated from clinical samples”. Guide: Dr. Anuradha K.M, Dept of Microbiology, MMC &RI.
• Naithik 2013: Southern regional medical students conference at S.S Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center (SSIMS & RC), 2nd prize for Paper Presentationon “Relevance of Otoacoustic emissions in neonatal hearing screening in a tertiary care hospital-descriptive & exploratory study”. Guide: Dr. K.M. Govindegowda, Dept of ENT,MMC& RI.
• ICMR STS 2014 approved project on “Estimation of Serum Electrolyte levels and Hematocrit in patients of Dengue Fever”. Guide: Dr. Srinivas, Dept of Medicine, MMC &RI.
• 1st Prize for presenting “A rare case of Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome” at the State levelinter- collegiate Clinico-Pathological Case Presentation competition at saMMsCRIthi 2014,MMC&RI.
• Selected as ‘Academic Secretary’ of Mysore Medical College for the year 2012-13. During my tenure we brought new dimensions for learning through monthly interesting case & research study presentations, panel discussions, awareness & orientation programs, medicalquiz, debates etc.

Pre-Graduation:

• “District Young Scientist Award-2008” excellence in scientific events during 2005-2008. Organized by Department of Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka & Karnataka Rajya Vijnana Parishat, Bangalore on 24/09/2008.
• “G.P Rajarathnam Balashree Award-2006” for achievement in field of Science. Organized by “Makkala Loka(reg), Mysore” during State-level Academic & Cultural Children’s Festival, Mysore on 16-17/01/2007.
• “Biochemical studies on human brain DNA stability” under the guidance of KSJ Rao atCFTRI. I presented this project at IRIS-2006 organized by Intel, Ministry of science & technology & CII (confederation of Indian industry) at IIT, Delhi.

Workshop:

Bayley Development Assessment Certified Course, NESSAN EEG course (2021,2022,2023), Pediatric Vertigo, Pediatric Epilepsy training(PET)-1, Neuro-radiology, Neuro-genetics, NCAT- Neonatal Cooling & Transport, PALS, NRP, Paediatric Mechanical Ventilation, BLS, ACLS, RNTCP, Bioethics, ManuscriptWriting.

Membership:

• Life member of Indian Academy of Pediatrics(IAP) (L/2020/R-2110)
• Life member of IAP Chapter of Neurodevelopment Paediatrics (CDL/655)
• Life member of Association of Child Neurology (AOCN)(438 Category-B)
• Life member of IAP Chapter of Academy of Pediatric Neurology (NEURO/L/608 L/2020/R-2110)
• Junior member of International Child Neurology Association (2022004690 ICNA)
• Associate Member of European Paediatric Neurology Society(EPNS)
• Member of Society of Pediatric Neuroimaging(SPIN).
• KMC Registration- 115273

 Extra-curricular activities & skills:

• Talent: Trained Hindustani classical vocal singer (18years experience), Athlete (middle distance runner), Swimmer, Dancer, Orator, Writer(articles, poems), Leadership
• Language: English, Kannada,

References:

Dr. Pushpa G Kini                                                     Dr. Vykuntaraju K Gowda

Professor & HOU,                                                     Professor & Head,

Dept of Paediatrics,                                                   Dept of Paediatric Neurology,

Kasturba Medical College,                                         Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health,

MAHE, Manipal.                                                       Bangalore.

Phone- 9845289801                                                  Phone-9535212556

Email- pushpa.kini@manipal.edu                          Email- drknvraju08@gmail.com