Professional overview
About Dr. Siddharth Kharkar
Dr. Siddharth Kharkar completed MBBS from KEM Hospital (Mumbai), scoring first class in all subjects including distinctions. He then obtained his Master in Health Sciences degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
He then finished post graduate training in Internal Medicine at Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC, USA. Next, he completed a residency in neurology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, USA.
After finishing his residency, he pursued a 2 year fellowship in Epilepsy at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), one of the most renowned centers for epilepsy treatment in the world. Recently, he completed a clinical attachment in movement disorders and Parkinson’s disease at King’s college in London, again a world-renowned center for movement disorders.
Dr. Kharkar was part of the epilepsy faculty at University of Alabama at Birmingham and was in-charge of the epilepsy division at the Veterans Affairs (Ex-Army) hospital at Birmingham.
Clinical focus
Areas of expertise
Training and experience
Qualifications
- MBBS - Seth GS medical college and KEM hospital, Parel, Mumbai
- Residency in Medicine - Washington Hospital center, Washington DC, USA
- Residency in Neurology - Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
- Fellowship in Epilepsy, University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), USA
- Clinical attachment in Movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease - King’s College, London, UK
Professional network
Memberships
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Epilepsy Society
- Maharashtra Academy of Neurology
- Indian Academy of Neurology
- Movement disorders society of India