Dr. Asha Kishore

Senior Consultant - Neurology & Movement Disorder

Aster Medcity

Dr. Asha Kishore has over 31 years of experience as Neurologist and 25 years as a Movement Disorders Specialist. She is an expert in the selection, evaluation, and Micro Electrode Recording (MER) guidance as well as programming of Deep Brain Stimulation therapy. She also has over two decades of experience in Botulinum Toxin Therapy for various focal dystonias.

Speciality

Neurology, Movement Disorder

Education

MD
DM
Training in Neurology (Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, India)
Clinical research fellowship in Movement Disorders (University of British Columbia, Canada)

Areas of Expertise

Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinsonian Syndromes
Dystonias
Tremor Disorders
TICS
Myoclonus
Botulinum Toxin Therapy

Working

Aster Medcity, Kochi

Awards And Honours

Outstanding Contribution in the field of Health Care and Medical Proficiency from Swasthy Foundation - 2018
Health Care Excellence Award by Kerala Sahridaya Vedi - 2018
Outstanding Service in Health Sector by Olima Foundation - 2017
Health Care Excellence Award by Kamaludheen Foundation - 2017

Memberships

Former Senior Professor in Neurology, Head of the Comprehensive Care Centre for Movement Disorders
Director of the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum
Training in Microelectrode guided Deep Brain Stimulation and therapies for Movement Disorders at the University of Atlanta, USA, and the University of Toronto, Canada