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Dr. Pooja Anand

Dr. POOJA ANAND

Consultant - NEUROLOGY

DM Neurology (AIIMS, New Delhi), MD Medicine (MAMC), MBBS (LHMC) – Gold Medallist

Paras Health Gurugram

About Dr. Pooja Anand

Dr. Pooja Anand is a skilled Neurologist with extensive training and clinical experience in Neurology and General Medicine. She is currently associated with Paras Health, Gurugram, where she has been working in the Department of Neurology since 2024 and is presently serving as a Consultant.

She completed her DM in Neurology from AIIMS, New Delhi, securing an All-India Rank of 2 in the AIIMS DM Neurology Super-specialty Entrance Examination. She has also completed DrNB in Neurology, the SCE in Neurology from the Royal College of Physicians, UK, and is a Fellow of the European Board of Neurology (FEBN).

Her clinical and academic interests span a broad range of neurological disorders, with particular academic work in stroke, neuroimmunology, epilepsy, movement disorders, neuromuscular disorders and neurodegenerative conditions. She has contributed to peer-reviewed research, book chapters, national conferences and clinical studies in these areas.

 

EXPERTISE:

  • General Neurology
  • Stroke & Cerebrovascular Disorders
  • Neuroimmunology
  • Epilepsy & Seizure Disorders
  • Movement Disorders
  • Neurodegenerative Disorders
  • Neuromuscular Disorders
  • Demyelinating Disorders
  • Myelopathy & Spinal Cord Disorders
  • Headache & Cluster Headache
  • Neuroinfectious Disorders
  • Neurological Complications of Systemic Diseases

EXPERIENCE:

  • Consultant – Department of Neurology, Paras Health, Gurugram (April 2025 – Present)
  • Associate Consultant – Department of Neurology, Paras Health, Gurugram (January 2024 – March 2025)
  • Senior Resident – Department of Neurology, AIIMS, New Delhi (January 2021 – January 2024)
  • Senior Resident – Department of Neurology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi (October 2020 – January 2021)
  • Senior Resident – Department of General Medicine, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi (July 2019 – January 2020)
  • Junior Resident – MD, Department of General Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi (May 2016 – May 2019)
  • Junior Resident – Department of Pediatrics, AIIMS, New Delhi (January – February 2016)
  • Intern – Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi (January 2014 – January 2015)

RESEARCH & ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS:

  • Immune-mediated demyelination of the brain and spinal cord.
  • Acute ischemic stroke and thrombolytic therapy.
  • Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis and its mimics.
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia and non-ataxic manifestations.
  • Epilepsy and drug-resistant epilepsy.
  • Neurofibromatosis and neurological manifestations.
  • Neuroinfectious and post-COVID neurological disorders.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

  • American Academy of Neurology
  • Indian Academy of Neurology
  • Delhi Neurological Association
  • Indian Epilepsy Society
  • Movement Disorder Society of India
  • Association of Physicians of India (API)
  • Delhi Medical Council
  • Haryana Medical Council

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Awards & Recognition

Paras Health
Third Best Award Paper in Neurology – DNACON
2023
Paras Health
National Winner – Torrent Young Scholar Award in Neurology
2024
Paras Health
Grace Lukose Memorial Medal – First in Surgery
2013
Paras Health
Dr. Mohinder Nath Memorial Medal – First in Surgery
2013
Paras Health
Dr. Lilawati Rajor Medal – First in Surgery Practical
2013

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