Parkinson's Disease Specialist

20/07/2025

🌍 Day 2 is LIVE – MDS-AOS Global Course
Join leading experts today for Day 2 of the MDS-AOS Online Course: Updates in Movement Disorders – From Regional Challenges to Global Standards 🎓

🕔 Starts at 5:00 PM Dubai | 6:30 PM India
📍 Didn’t register in time? You can still attend!
🔗 Join via Zoom:
👉 https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84625526711?pwd=Tpmpn598L9QtCoKCyzHM9p4hlonkRw.1
🔑 Passcode: MDSAOS

🔬 Today’s Highlights:
• 🌱 Gut-Brain Connection & Microbiome in Movement Disorders
• 🧠 Huntington’s Disease – New Treatment Pathways
• 🖐️ Untangling Essential vs Dystonic Tremor
• 🔭 What’s on the Horizon for Essential Tremor
• 🧬 Latest in Parkinson’s disease:
  — Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
  — Stem Cell Therapies
  — New Biological Classification Systems
• 🧩 Autoimmune Movement Disorders
• 💪 Neurorehabilitation – Redefining Recovery

👨‍⚕️ Featuring international faculty, including:
🔹 Dr. Benjamin Walter & Dr. Hubert Fernandez – Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA
🔹 World-renowned experts from Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Iran, India, UAE & Qatar

🎤 Live Q&A with faculty + final remarks from Course Directors
Dr. Mehri Salari (Iran) & Dr. Shivam Om Mittal ( , UAE)

📢 Let’s unite across borders to shape the future of movement disorders care.

08/07/2025

🎉 A Milestone Moment!

Humbled and proud to share that I’ve been elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN) – one of the highest honors in the field of neurology 🧠

This recognition reflects a journey of dedication to advancing care for Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders — and it’s just the beginning.

Deep gratitude to my mentors, colleagues, patients, and the for this honor.

Let’s keep pushing the boundaries of neurological care, research, and compassion.

📍 | 🌍 Global Neurology

02/04/2025

It was a privilege to address the bright and enthusiastic final-year medical students of .
Honored to be felicitated by Chancellor Shri Dattaji Meghe Sir, along with the Dean and esteemed dignitaries of the university.
I hope my words inspired the students to pursue excellence, remain compassionate, and dedicate their careers to serving the community as skilled and empathetic doctors.

30/03/2025

Proud to share that our Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Team at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi represented at the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Asian-Oceanian Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorders Conference 2025 – Tokyo, Japan.

Our team from Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi proudly represented the UAE at one of the most prestigious global gatherings in the field of Movement Disorders.

We presented new research data from the region and showcased regional firsts in Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders care:
🎓 Research Posters by Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (Total 7 research posters)
🔹 Dr Kiran Waqar
▪️ First study on Hemifacial Spasm in the Middle East (CCAD Experience)
▪️ POLG-related Levodopa responsive Parkinsonism with Gait Freezing (First cases in the UAE)

🔹 Yasmin Abdelmajid, MD, and outstanding student Khushal Girigosavi
▪️ Novel use of Zolpidem in Advanced Parkinson’s (First in Region)

🔹 Emma de Freitas, RN (Parkinson’s and Movement disorders Nurse)
▪️ Enhancing Patient Safety by Optimizing EMR for DBS Patients

🔹 Dr Tanmoy Maiti (Functional Neurosurgeon)
▪️ Severe Post-Traumatic Dystonia Tremor Treated with Dual-Target DBS (First in GCC)
▪️ Refractory Rubral Tremor Treated with Ablation

🔹 Student Amritha Omprakash and myself
▪️ Prolong Botulinum toxin effect after Deferiprone in PKAN

👨‍⚕️ Leadership Roles – Shivam Om Mittal, MD
▪️ Happy to share that I participated as the Chair for the  Plenary Session on “Holistic Management of Parkinson’s Disease” with Dr Cholpon Shambetova Prof Roongroj Bhidayasiri, Prof BJ and Dr C Padmakumar
▪️ Speaker: Botulinum Toxin in Complex Movement Disorders & Rehabilitation
▪️ Co-Chair: MDS-AOS Middle East Working Group
▪️ Member: MDS-AOS Education Committee

Proud of our team’s contribution in advancing movement disorders care and putting the UAE on the global stage in Parkinson’s research and innovation.

Thankful to Pramod Kr. Pal, Nobutaka Hattori, Dr Shen-Yang Lim and MDS team to organise this wonderful academic feast!

Department of Health Abu Dhabi

22/07/2024

11/04/2024

Today, on World Parkinson’s Day, we stand together to raise awareness and support for the Parkinson’s community. As a neurologist specializing in Parkinson’s, I’m committed to providing compassionate care and advancing research. Let’s join forces to improve treatments and find a cure. Together, we can make a difference! .ridene

10/03/2024

Always eager and motivated to raise awareness about ! Thrilled to have been a speaker at the prestigious “Al Ain Neurology Conference 2024”. It was an honor to cover the movement disorders topic, where I had the opportunity to deliver three talks on the latest treatment options for Parkinson’s disease and Essential tremor.

The audience of enthusiastic neurologists made the experience truly rewarding. The engaging Q&A session that followed each talk highlighted the dedication of attendees to advancing their knowledge and improving patient care.

A big thank you to Dr. Ali Hassan and Dr. Hina Naz Abbasi for organizing such an impactful event, and to all attendees for their participation and insightful questions.