Profile Summary

Qualification : MD (Pediatrics)

Professional Certification :

International diplomate of american board of clinical neurophysiology with additional certification in intraoperative neuromonitoring  

 Areas of Expertise :

• Adult and perdiatric neuromuscular disorders 
• Intraoperative neuromonitoring   

Introduction:

• Received several awards and medals during medical training.    
• After undergraduation from topiwala national medical college, i did my post graduation in pedatrics from jer bai wadia childrens hospital.   
• I trained extensively in neurophysiology at jaslok hospital mumbai, sree chitra institute trivandrum (sctimst), national hospital for neurology and neurosurgery queensquare london, and hospital for special surgeries new york.  
• Have more than 15 years of practice experience  
• Have requisite administrative skills for setting up department of clinical neurophysiology

Awards & Publications : 

Awards and Scholarships : 

• ‘THE DR. YESHWANT GOVIND NADGIR SCHOLARSHIP’ for securing the highest marks on the aggregate in the subject of ‘Human Anatomy’ from among the successful candidates at the First M.B., B.S. Examination held in October, 1994. 

• ‘THE LOUIS BORGES SCHOLARSHIP’ for securing highest marks on the aggregate from among the successful candidates at the First M.B., B.S. examination held in October 1994. 

• ‘THE RAO BAHADUR DR. GANPATRAO DAMODAR CHITRE SCHOLARSHIP’ for securing highest marks on the aggregate from among the successful candidates at the First M.B., B.S. Examination held in October 1994. 

• ‘THE SIR JAMES FERGUSSON SCHOLARSHIP IN MEDICINE’ for securing highest marks on the aggregate from among the successful female candidates at the First M.B., B.S. Examination held in October 1994. 

• ‘HONOURABLE SIR DINSHAW MANEKJI PETIT SCHOLARSHIP’ for securing highest marks on the aggregate from among the successful female candidates at the First M.B., B.S. Examination held in October 1994. 

• ‘THE MISS GULI KHANCHAND MIRCHANDANI SCHOLARSHIP’ for securing highest marks on the aggregate from among the successful female candidates at the First M.B., B.S. Examination held in October 1994. 

• ‘THE MRS. SATYAVATI LALUBHAI SAMALDAS SCHOLARSHIP’ for securing highest marks on the aggregate from among the successful Hindu female candidates at the First M.B., B.S. Examination held in October 1997. 

• ‘THE LATE DR. KRISHNA S. IYER SCHOLARSHIP’ for securing highest marks in the subject of ‘Medicine including Paediatrics’ from among the successful candidates at the M.B., B.S. Degrees Examination held in October 1997. 

• ‘THE MISS. SOKAMRIBAI S. MANKAR SCHOLARSHIP’ for securing the Second highest marks on the aggregate among the successful female candidates at the M.B., B.S.Degrees Examination held in October 1997. 

• ‘THE SCHOLARSHIP OF THE MEDICAL WOMEN FOR INDIA FUND OF 1883’ for securing the highest marks on the aggregate from among the successful female candidates at the M.B., B.S. Degrees Examination held in October 1997. 

• ‘THE DOCTOR KEIKUSHROO SORABJI KANGA SCHOLARSHIP’ for securing highest marks in the subject of Medicine including Paediatrics from among the successful female candidates at the M.B., B.S.Degrees Examination held in October 1997. 

 

Prizes : 

• ‘THE LATE PROFESSOR DR. JAGDISH S. KALGUTKAR MEMORIAL PRIZE’ for securing highest marks in ‘Human Anatomy’ from among the successful candidates at the First M.B., B.S. Examination held in October 1994. 

• ‘THE DR. MADHUKAR BALVANT RAUT PRIZE” for securing highest marks on the aggregate from among the successful candidates at the First M.B., B.S. Examination held in October 1994. 

• ‘THE LATE DR. RAKHMABAI INDIA’S FIRST LADY DOCTOR AWARD” for securing highest marks on the aggregate among the successful candidates at the M.B., B.S. Degree Examination held in October 1997. 

• ‘THE SHRI KUND GORDHANDAS BHALJA PRIZE FOR MEDICINE” for securing highest marks in the subject of Medicine including Paediatrics’ from among the successful candidates at the M.B., B.S.Degree Examination held in October 1997. 

• ‘THE LATE DR. SULBHA SHETYE MEMORIAL PRIZE” for securing the highest marks on the aggregate among the successful female candidates at the M.B., B.S. Degree Examination held in October 1997. 

• ‘THE DR. GOVIND VISHNU JUVEKAR PRIZE” for securing the highest marks in the subject of Medicine including Paediatrics from among the successful candidates at the M.B., B.S.Degree Examination held in October 1997. 

• ‘THE LATE SMT. INDIRABAI ANAND TELANG PRIZE’ for securing the highest marks on the aggregate among the successful female candidates at the M.B., B.S.Degree Examination held in October 1997. 

• ‘THE DR. P.F. SOONAWALA PRIZE” for securing the highest marks in the subject of Medicine including Paediatrics from among the successful candidates at the M.B., B.S.Degree Examination held in October 1997. 

• ‘PFIZER AWARD WINNER’ on her outstanding performance in Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai in the Final M.B., B.S. Examination held by Mumbai University in the year October 1997. 

• ‘DR. A.L. NAIR & M. VENKATRAO PRIZE” for being First in Medicine at the III-M.B., B.S. Examinations (among the T.N.M.C. Students) held in October 1997. 

• ‘DR. PARAB MEMORIAL PRIZE & DR. A.L. NAIR GOLD MEDAL” for securing highest marks in III-M.B., B.S. Examinations (among the T.N.M.C. Students) held in October 1997. 

• ‘THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE PRIZE’ for standing First in the subject of Medicine (among the T.N.M.C. Students) held in October 1997. 

• ‘SMT. BHADRA VASANT DESAI PRIZE’ for standing First in III-M.B.,B.S, Examination (among the T.N.M.C. Students) held in October 1997. 

• ‘SMT. MALARANI JAIGOPAL MOHLA PRIZE’ for standing First among Lady Candidates at T.N.M.S. in III-M.B., B.S. Examination held in October 1997. 

 

Medals : 

• ‘THE LADY REAY SILVER MEDAL’ for securing the highest marks on the Grand total from among the successful female candidates at the M.B., B.S.Degree Examination held in October 1997. 

• ‘THE DR. R.S. POREDI GOLD MEDAL’ for securing the highest marks in the subject of Medicine Including Paediatrics from among the successful candidates in M.B., B.S.Degree Examination held in October 1997. 

 

International Workshop : 

Coinvestigator neurophysiologist in the international workshop for nerve re-routing for neurogenic bladder due to spinal cord injury (xiao procedure); venue-kokilaben ambani hospital, dec 2010 

 

Publications :

• Bajaj S, Shah P, Shah A, Setty PN, Seenappa V, Hingwala D. An Indian child with CONDSIAS due to a novel variant in ADPRHL2 gene. Ann Indian Acad Neurol [serial online] 2022 [cited 2023 Jan 18];25:1190-2. Available from: https://www.annalsofian.org/text.asp?2022/25/6/1190/359346 
• A sibling pair with autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease due to novel GDAP1mutation.'" is accepted for publication by the Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. It is in press. It has been uploaded on http://www.journalonweb.com/aian.  
• Poornima A Shah, Pettarusp Murzban Wadia. Reversible man-in-the-barrel syndrome in myasthenia gravis.  Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2015;19:99-101  
• Poornima Amit Shah. Transcranial motor evoked potential monitoring outcome in high-risk brain and spine surgeries:Correlation of clinical and neurophysiological data. An Indian perspective. Ann Indian AcadNeurol 2013;16:609‑13 

Memberships :

• Indian academy of neurology and indian epilepsy association