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  • Section Chief of Neurology at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

    In practice for more than 12 years, Dr. Venkatraman brings an expertise in Neuromuscular and General Neurology to support the growing needs of our community. A graduate of the University of Rochester with a bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience, he holds a medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine. He completed a medical internship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and served as resident and chief resident at Stony Brook University School of Medicine. Subsequently, he completed a Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship at Drexel University School of Medicine with a focus in both EEG and EMG, while extensively participating in the management of Neuromuscular disorders as well as Epilepsy. He is academically accomplished with multiple neurology publications including authoring a textbook chapter.

  • Medical School

    St. Georges University; St. George, Granada; 2006

    Internship

    Mount Sinai School of Medicine; New York, NY; 2007

    Residency

    Stony Brook University School of Medicine; Stony Brook, NY; 2010

    Fellowship

    Drexel University College of Medicine; Philadelphia, PA; 2011

    Publications
    Title:Two Cases of Delayed Onset Transient Global Amnesia after Saline-Contrast Transthoracic Echocardiography
    Authors:Venkatraman, GK, Bauerschmidt, A.
    Publisher:Neurologist
    Date:November 2011
    Issue:6
    Description:We present 2 cases of transient global amnesia (TGA) with delays of 1 and 2 hours after saline-contrast transthoracic echocardiography. The unique presentation in these cases may help elucidate the possible mechanisms underlying TGA.

    Title:An Atypical Course of Myasthenia Gravis
    Authors:Labana SS, Qureshi S, Nandakumar T, Cervellione KL, Venkatraman GK, Thakore H, Gintautas J.
    Publisher:Proc West Pharmacol Soc.
    Date:January 2007
    Issue:50:140-2
    Description:Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic neuromuscular disease which leads to varying degrees of weakness in the skeletal muscles. Some of the symptoms of the disorder include weakness of the eye muscles, difficulty in swallowing and slurred speech.

    Title:New Insights Into the Mechanism of Neurally Mediated Syncope
    Authors:Mercader MA, Varghese PJ, Potolicchio SJ, Venkatraman GK, Lee SW
    Publisher:Heart
    Date:September 2002
    Issue:88(3):217-21
    Description:To determine the role of the cerebral cortex in neurally mediated syncope, the electroencephalograms (EEG) of patients recorded during head up tilt table test were analysed.

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