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Dr. Ravi Sankaran

Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Kochi

Qualification: MBBS, MD
ravisankaran@aims.amrita.edu

Bio Publications Qualification Area of Expertise Experience Recognitions
Bio

Dr. Ravi Sankaran currently serves as Professor at the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Kochi.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2016

Congenital subaxial cervical subluxation presenting as a bilateral Erb’s palsy: surgical management, rehabilitation, and outcome.

Cite this Research Publication : R. Sankaran, Shah, R., Menon, S., and Pillai, A., “Congenital subaxial cervical subluxation presenting as a bilateral Erb's palsy: surgical management, rehabilitation, and outcome.”, Childs Nerv Syst, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 849-55, 2016.

Publisher : Childs Nerv Syst

Conference Paper

Year : 2023

sEMG based segmentation parameter influence on Hand gesture recognition using Deep Learning

Cite this Research Publication : sEMG based segmentation parameter influence on Hand gesture recognition using Deep Learning IEEE SMARTGEN 2023 (Accepted and Presented)
Authors: Preetha Joseph, Rahul Krishnan Pathinarupothi, Ravi Sankaran

Publisher : IEEE

Qualification
  • MBBS: Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka (1998- 2005)
  • MD Internal Medicine: McLaren Regional Medical Center, Flint, Michigan (2006- 2008)
  • MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan (2008- 2010)
  • MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, Kerala, India (2010- 2013)
  • Primary Certification Hyperbaric and Underwater Medicine: National Baromedical Services, Columbia, South Carolina, USA (2013)
  • Preceptorship in Cerebral Palsy: BIMRA, Bengaluru (2013)
  • Spasticity Surgery and Rehabilitation: Tokyo Women’s University, Shinjiku, Tokyo, Japan (2014)
  • Transcranial Direct Stimulation and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Kuala Lumpur ISPRM 2016 Workshop
  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Kuala Lumpur ISPRM Workshop (2016)
  • Neurological Music Therapy: WCNR Workshop, Mumbai (2018)
  • Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation: WCNR Workshop, Mumbai (2018)
  • Neural Therapy Certification: 2021
Area of Expertise
  • Disorders of Consciousness and Cognition
  • Adult and Pediatric Spasticity
  • Peripheral Nerve Injury Rehabilitation
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation
Experience
  • Clinical Professor & Head: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Amrita Hospital, Kochi (2018 – Present)
  • Clinical Assistant Professor: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Amrita Hospital, Kochi (2013 – 2018)
  • Senior Specialist: Neurorehabilitation, Amrita Hospital, Kochi (2014)
  • Director: Amrita Hyperbaric Medical Services (2015 – Present)
  • Director: Amrita Extended Care Facility (2015 – 2018)
Recognitions
  • AMBA indigenous haptic balance board- Patented
  • EOG powered hand orthosis- Patented
  • Lead physiatrist for India’s first two cadaveric hand transplants, first two below elbow transplants, and first above elbow transplant
  • Mentor in Hyperbaric Medicine
  • First Indian Physiatrist to start HBOT in the country 2013
  • First Physiatrist to start hand transplant rehabilitation in South east Asia 2014
  • First Physiatrist to start Neural therapy in India 2017
  • First Physiatrist to start Pelvic floor rehabilitation in India 2019
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