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Dr Prasad Kalpana

MBBS, MRCP (United Kingdom)

Senior Consultant

National Neuroscience Institute

Specialty: Neurology

Clinical Interest: General Neurology, Neuromuscular Disease

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Motor Neuron Disease, Neuromuscular Diseases.

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant Department of Neurology National Neuroscience Institute

Profile

Dr Kalpana Prasad is a Senior Consultant in the Department of Neurology at National Neuroscience Institute.

Dr Prasad received MBBS degree from India and specialist training in the Department of Neurology at National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore. She did her Fellowship in Neuromuscular Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She performs and reports Nerve Conduction Study / Electromyography. She also reports muscle biopsy.

Education

Specialist Accreditation in Neurology (Singapore) 2013

MRCP (United Kingdom) 2009

Doctor of Medicine, General Medicine (India) 1999

MBBS (India) 1994

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute
Visiting Consultant (Neurology), Department of General Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Clinical Core Faculty Member, SingHealth Neurology Residency Program
Site Director, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, for Geriatric Medicine Residents (The National Healthcare Group) rotated at National Neuroscience Institute
Site Director, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, for Rehabilitation Medicine Residents (The National Healthcare Group) rotated at National Neuroscience Institute
Site Director, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, for Advanced Internal Medicine Residents (The National Healthcare Group) rotated at National Neuroscience Institute

Awards

National University of Singapore Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence for outstanding teaching and mentoring of students in Academic Year 2015/2016
Singapore Health Quality Service Award 2017: Gold Award in recognition of outstanding and commendable service for the period April 2015 to March 2016
National Neuroscience Institute Service Quality Award 2017: Gold Award for outstanding service and distinguishing as a Service Champion

Research Interests

Publications

Progressive Encephalomyelitis with Rigidity and Myoclonus in an Intellectually Disabled Patient Mimicking Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome. Zheyu Xu, Kalpana Prasad, Tianrong Yeo. J Mov Disord. 2017; 10(2): 99-101
Transverse myelitis due to Staphylococcus aureus may occur without contiguous spread. M Saini, K Prasad, LM Ling, K Tan. Spinal Cord. 2014, 52, S1-S2
Peripheral Neuropathy: Clinical and Electrophysiological Considerations. Tae Chung, Kalpana Prasad, Thomas E. Lloyd. Neuroimaging Clinics of North America. 2014 Feb, 24(1): 49-65.
White Matter Disease Independently Predicts Progression from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s Disease in a Clinic Cohort. Kalpana Prasad, Lynn Wiryasaputra, Amanda Ng, Nagaendran Kandiah. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 2011; 31:431-434.