Rangachelva Krishna Md

RANGACHELVA KRISHNA MD 1513 Voorhies Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11235 718-332-7878 Updated 01/30/16 WORK EXPERIENCE:

JULY-96-Past & Private Practice Neurology and Neurophysiology or Present Voluntary Attending Neurologist New York Methodist Hospital. Director Of The Neurology-Stroke Service NY Community Hospital A Member of NY Presbyterian Hospital Network. Lab Director of Total Neuro Care Urine Toxicology Lab COLA Certification #22486 & CLIA ID # 33D2006185.

APRIL 2013 Director of Neurology/Stroke Service NY Community Hospital Presbyterian Hospital System.

JULY-95-JUNE 96 Fellow in Clinical Neurophysiology: Inclusive of E.M.G, Nerve conduction Studies, Out Patient and Intraoperative Somatosensory, Visual, Brain on both adult and pediatric Patient at New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases.

JULY-94- JUNE-95 Fellow in Epilepsy: Inclusive of Inpatient and out patient E.E.G monitoring, Intraoperative Brain mapping, multiple sleep latency testing and pre Surgical evaluation of both adult and pediatric patients for Epilepsy surgery, New York Hospital for Joint Diseases.

JULY-93- JUNE-94 Chief Resident, Department of Neurology: Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York.

JULY-92- JUNE 93 PGY-3 Resident, Department of Neurology: Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York.

JULY-91- JUNE 92 PGY-2 Resident, Department of Neurology: Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York.

JULY-90- JUNE- 91 PGY-1 Intern, Department of Internal Medicine: Metropolitan Hospital. New York. PRIOR to JULY 90 Medical School at K.M.C Medical College, India

STATE LICENSED: 1. NEW YORK CITIZENSHIP: U.S.A.

WORKERS COMPENSATION #: 194-198-8B -C-PNN / NY

MEMBERSHIPS TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

American Academy of Neurology (Admitted in 1996 to current) CERTIFICATE # 018998

American Association of Electro diagnostic Medicine

Member Medical Society of the State of New York

Certified in Neurology By A.B.P.N (04/00-12/10) Diplomat American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Certificate #48303

Re Certified in Neurology By American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (04/10-12/20) Diplomat Of A.B.P.N , Certificate # 48303

Diplomate of the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners ABIME (11/02-11/07) Certificate #02-00847

American Academy of Pain Management CERTIFICTE # 7593 Diplomat American Academy of Pain Management (2001)

Certified and Coded by the NYS Workers Compensation board 1998 (As A Neurologist)

Re-Coded/Certified by NYS Workers Compensation Board in 3/2001 As a Neurologist Code letters CPN-N 194-198-8B

Member Medical Arbitration panel for New York State Worker’s Compensation Board. (Arbitrate Disputed Bills)

Member at Large of the Kings County Medical Society Governing Body December 2009.

Member of Nominating Committee Kings County Medical Society July 2010.

ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENT & PUBLICATIONS:

Abstracts , Articles Accepted for Publication & or Presented:

1. “Utility of Amytal Interviews in Patients Diagnosed of NES”. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Epilepsy Society December 1995. Baltimore, Maryland. Published in Epilepsia.

2. Sensitivity of Median-Ulnar Nerve Transcarpal Sensory Nerve Action Potential Peak Latency Difference in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. To be presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association of Electro diagnostic Medicine, October-96. Published in Muscle & Nerve.

3. “Unusual Visual Symptoms in a Ganser like state in a patient with cerebral injury” Journal of Behavioral Neurology, Vol 11(1998) 51-54, Dr. Stephen Snyder, MD, Monte Buchsbaum, MD, R.C. Krishna MD.

4. “Secondary Gain from MVA’s, Myth or Mayhem ?” . American Journal of Disability Medicine,Vol 3 No 3 (2003) 23-24.

5. Missed days of Work in individuals involved In Minor Motor Vehicle in New York City with an ISS ranging from 1-8. Presented at Pain Week Sept 12 , 2009 and reprinted in “The Journal of Medicine”, Aug-Sept 2009 issue , Ranga Krishna MD, Michael Grinn, Diana Tsalaponova, Ajit Khurpe, S. Bleifer MD

6. The Inverse relationship between Job Satisfaction, VAS for Pain, and Workdays Lost Due to Minor Motor Vehicle Accidents: Accepted Poster Presentation Pain Week 2010; Ranga C. Krishna MD.; M. Grinn;Nicholas Giordano, S. Bleifer MD. Reprinted in “Journal of Medicine”, Aug-Sept 2010.

7. THE DYNAMICS BETWEEN JOB SATISFACTION, VISUAL ANALOG PAIN SCALE (VAS), AND LOSS OF WORKER PRODUCTIVITY (LWP) IN NON-FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS (MVA): Accepted for Poster presentation 13th world congress of pain Aug-30-2010, Montreal Canada. Author: Ranga. C. Krishna, MD.; M. Grinn; Diana Tsalpanova; A. R. Khurpe, S. Bleifer, MD.

8. Loss of Worker Productivity in Restrained Individuals In minor Severity Motor Vehicle Accidents In New York City : Presented as Platform Presentation: American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Annual A.O.H.C , Monday May 3, 2010 , Orlando Florida Session # 2214.Authors: Ranga C. Krishna, MD; M. Grinn, D. Tsalpanova, A. R. Khurpe, S. Bleifer, MD. 9. Ranga C. Krishna, MD, Michael Grinn, Nicholas Giordano, Erica Shtarkman, and Prasanna Tadi. "The Roll of Body Mass Index on Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) in the Loss of Worker Productivity." American Occupational Health Conference. ACOEM, 2011. Web. 2011. .

10. Ranga C. Krishna, MD; Michael Grinn, Nicholas Giordano, and Prasanna Tadi. "The Roll of Functional Capacity Exam on the Socioeconomic Dynamics Between Job Satisfaction Survey, Loss of Worker Productivity, and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome." American Occupational Health Conference. ACOEM, 2011. Web. 2011. .

11. Ranga C. Krishna, MD; Michael Grinn, and Nicholas Giordano. "The Utility of Diffusion Tensor Imaging In The Diagnosis of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury." Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 17.1 (2011). Print.

12. Ranga C. Krishna, MD; Michael Grinn, Nicholas Giordano, Magesh Thirunavukkarasu, and Prasanna Tadi. "A Patient Presenting with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnosed Using a Novel Approach, Utilizing Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Brain for Confirmation: A Case Report." The Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 1.17 (2011). Print.

13. Ranga C. Krishna, MD; Michael Grinn, Nicholas Giordano, and Prasanna Tadi. "The Roll of Functional Capacity Exam on the Socioeconomic Dynamics Between Job Satisfaction Survey, Loss of Worker Productivity, and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" American Occupational Health Conference (2011).AOHC 2011. ACOEM, 26 March 2010.

14. Ranga C. Krishna, MD, Michael Grinn, Erica Shtarkman, and Nicholas Giordano. "The Roll of Body Mass Index on Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) in the Loss of Worker Productivity" American Occupational Health Conference (2011).AOHC 2011. ACOEM, 26 March 2010.

15. Ranga C. Krishna,MD; Michael Grinn, D. Steinberg, J. Steinberg, Magesh Thirunavukkarasu, and Prasanna Tadi. "MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND A NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH INCLUDING DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGINING: A CASE REPORT." Controversies in Neurology (CONy) (2010). Print.

16. Ranga C. Krishna MD; Nicholas Giordano MD, Michael Grinn, Bhim Nangia MD, Nadia Sotudeh. “ Role of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in the Diagnosis of Sub-Acute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Journal of International Neuropsychology Society (2012). 17. RangaC Krishna MD DianaTsalpanova, Yuliya Sidorova Michael Grinn, MPH The Prevalence of Illicit Drug Abuse in Workers Compensation Patients Receiving Opioids for Chronic Pain Management in 2010 and 2011. Poster Presentation at the International Conference On Opoids Basic Science, Clinical Applications June 9th-11th 2013 Boston Mass.

18. Utility of Sympathetic Skin Response in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Presenter: Ranga Krishna, MD Authors: Bhanu P Kosuru, MBBS; Ajit Khurpe MBBS; Rajiv Sharma, BS; Daniel Afonin (student); Annamika Jain MD; and Ranga Krishna MD. Accepted for Presentation at the American Academy of Pain Management Annual Meeting September 26th-29th 2013 www.aapainmanage.org/downloads/posters-2013.pdf (Page 24).

19. Bilateral Parsonage Turner Syndrome Masquerading as Cervical Radiculopathy. Ranga Krishna MD, Daniel Afonin , Eric Hirsch Serial Number 4106 Poster Number: 85. Pain Week 2014. www. painweek .org

20. Early Diagnosis of Dysautonomia in OPCA accepted by EMBO/EMBL symposium Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration. Poster Presentation will be held at EMBL Heidelberg, GERMANY from June 14 to June 17 2015. Author: Dr. Ranga C. Krishna, Co Author Hirsch Eric, BS, Co Author Shah Mohammed.

PAPER PUBLISHED:

1. “ In Vitro Activity of Cefotaxime to Multiply Resistant Organisms in Neonatal Sepsis”. International conference on Perinatology, Pune, India.

2. Title : Diagnostic confirmation of mild traumatic brain injury by diffusion tensor imaging: a case report Journal: Journal of Medical Case Reports Ranga Krishna MD, Michael Grinn, Nicholas Giordano, Magesh Thirunavukkarasu, Prasanna Tadi and Shibani Das (http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/6/1/66) LECTURES GIVEN:

“ What’s New in Fits and Faints” at the NYU Medical Center CME course of Clinical Neurology for the Non-Neurologist, 12/5/95.

“Round table discussion on current diagnosis of migraine headaches” For GlaxoSmithKlein, Brooklyn, NY, 05/03.

Utility of Neuro Diagnostic testing with indication for claims division of Wausau Insurance Company, Syracuse Branch “Invited Lecture 03/11/03”.

Indication for Neuro Diagnostic Testing , “an invited lecture for Omni/Hartford Insurance Co., Atlanta, Georgia Claims Office 05/28/03”.

Utility of Neuro Diagnostic Testing, “An invited lecture for Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Elmont, New York Claims Office 09/16/03”.

Summer Spine Series, for the Brooklyn Bar Association continuing legal education course 09/24/03.

Grand Rounds Brookdale Hospital March 24 2010 Department of Anaesthesiology and Urology (Moderator Dr. Saini): “Barriers to Effective Pain Management”