Dr. Kishan Raj: A Calm, Clear Mind in Neurology

In today's fast-paced medical world, it can be difficult to find a specialist who provides clinical accuracy and true patient care. Dr. Kishan Raj seems to deliver both easily. After practicing for 19 years in total and specializing in neurology for the past 11 years, Dr. Raj is already a very familiar name in Delhi's medical professionals circles - especially with regard to stroke care, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative disorders.

Education and Training

Dr. Raj completed his undergraduate medical education obtaining his MBBS, then continuing to a specialty training called "MD" in General Medicine, before completing his super-specialty "DM" program in Neurology. This pathway provided him with a strong base of clinical knowledge and skill, and advanced knowledge, in Neurology. His education focused on clinically highlighted skills such as not just diagnosis and medications to treat brain disorders, but also emergently managing and treating neurological problems, especially in the emergency department and patient suffering ICU/Trauma conditions.

Dr. Raj routinely attends educational and clinical workshops and is a contributor to internationally accepted peer-reviewed research papers in Neurology clinical literature.

Specialization

ODr. Kishan Raj has managed a range of cases throughout the years, but the following areas of focus contain a mix of challenge and depth: 

• Stroke and Emergency Neurology
• Rapid response for acute ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes
• Provisions for trauma patients with neurological injury
• ICU level of care for neuro-emergencies
• Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
• Management of complicated cases of epilepsy
• Management of status epilepticus in emergencies
• Long-term care, including seizure management and medication therapy
• Movement Disorders
• Parkinson's Disease
• Dystonia
• Facial Spasms
• Chorea/dyskinesia
• Neurodegenerative Conditions
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Multiple system atrophy (MSA)
• Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS)

He employs a dimensional approach that aims to manage symptoms, slow disease progression, and enhance the quality of life for his patients.

Services and Approach to Care

• Dr. Raj is a Senior Consultant Neurologist at IBS Hospital in Delhi, one of the well-regarded hospitals in Delhi, focused on the treatment of neurological conditions. He excels at patient consultations while leading the hospital's emergency donors advisory committee, and working alongside professionals from other disciplines.
• Patients see Dr. Raj as “thoughtful, respectful and very attentive”. Dr. Raj prefers to see and speak to the caregiver directly and keeps the family members very aware of the issues. One caregiver posted on an online forum:
• "He explained to us why my father’s Parkinson’s symptoms had worsened and the small adjustments to our daily home activities we could make!  That gave us power."
• Below is what is unique about his service delivery:
• -Scheduling of consultations in timely manner, together with having a focus on functional assessments
• -Making evidence-based treatment plans
• -Strong neurological monitoring of patients in ICU or long-term facilities 
• -Networking with other professionals including speech, cognitive, and movement therapist
• Research and Publications

In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Raj is also a contributor to the field of neurological sciences. He has given multiple papers on epilepsy and degenerative disorders at international neurology conferences; many of these have been published and are present in indexed medical journals, frequently cited by colleagues for their clinical relevance.