Alok Sharma | |
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Born | 27 June 1961 |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | MBBS, M.S.(general Surgery), M.Ch.(Neurosurgery) |
Alma mater | Seth G.S. medical College, KEM Hospital of Mumbai University |
Medical career | |
Profession | Neurosurgeon & Neuroscientist |
Institutions | Neurosurgeon Brain and Spine institute, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital & College, Mumbai, India. |
Awards | Bharat Gaurav Award, Sushrut Award |
Alok Sharma (born 27 June 1961) is an Indian neuroscientist. He is the President of the Indian Society of Regenerative Science and director of Neurogen Brain and Spine Institute, Mumbai. [1] [2] [3]
Sharma earned his MBBS, MS (general surgery) and MCh (neurosurgery) from King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College of Mumbai University. [4]
In 1995, he completed a fellowship in Steriotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and Gamma knife Therapy at the Karolinska University Hospital and in 1998, he completed another fellowship in neurotransplantation at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.[ citation needed ]
Sharma is currently the Indian Society of Regenerative Science (formerly known as the Stem Cell Society of India) [5] and Vice President, International Association of Neurorestoratology (IANR). He is also the Director of NeuroGen Brain & Spine Institute & Professor & Head of Department - Neurosurgery, at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, India. [6] [7] [8] [9]
He is an internationally recognised Indian neurosurgeon, who has 144 scientific publications to his name in the field of stem cell therapy and 54 publications on other neurology related topics. [3]
"Bharat Gaurav" award for Distinguished Services to the Nation & Outstanding Individual Achievements at the House of Commons of the British Parliament in London, UK. [10]
Coveted Sushrut Award in 2010, at Mumbai by the Red Swastik Society, for commendable or exemplary work in the field of Surgery-cum-Community Service. [11]
"Excellence in services in stem cell therapy" by ‘Times health excellence award’ at the hands notable Indian oncologist.Suresh H. Advani. [12]
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