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Dr. Y Muralidhar Reddy

Senior Consultant Neurologist

Speciality

Neurology

Qualification

MBBS, DNB (Gen. Med), DM (Neurology), RPNI, Diplomate (ABEM), MNAMS, Asso. FAMS.

Experience

9 Years

Location

CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

Neuro Doctor in Hyderabad

Brief Profile

Dr. Y. Muralidhar Reddy, a distinguished Senior Consultant and Head of the Department of Neurology at CARE Hospital, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, boasts an illustrious career marked by academic excellence and significant contributions to the field of neurology. Born on June 13, 1982, he completed his MBBS at SVS Medical College, Mahabubnagar, in 2006, followed by a DNB in General Medicine and a DM in Neurology from Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences in 2011 and 2014, respectively.

Dr. Reddy's extensive educational journey includes additional certifications and memberships, such as RPNI, Diplomate (ABEM), MNAMS, and Asso. FAMS. With nine years of research and training experience, he has received numerous accolades, including awards for academic excellence during his postgraduate and undergraduate studies. Dr. Reddy has been actively involved in groundbreaking research, winning awards for case presentations and papers at national and international conferences. He is a dedicated educator, earning recognition with awards like the Young Achievers Award in 2023 and the Best Teacher award in 2022.

Additionally, Dr. Reddy has been instrumental in various clinical trials, served as a peer reviewer for esteemed journals, and guided dissertations on diverse neurology topics. His expertise is further evidenced by his numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and chapters in textbooks. Dr. Y. Muralidhar Reddy's commitment to advancing neurology is evident in his multifaceted contributions to research, education, and clinical practice.


Field(s) of Expertise

  • Management of various neurological disorders – acute and chronic alike
  • Special interest in subspecialities of Neuromuscular disorders, Neuroimmunology, Stroke and Cerebrovascular disorders, Eletrophysiology, Nerve and Muscle Ultrasound


Research and Presentations

RESEARCH
1. Best Case Presentation Award at PACTRIMS 2022 held at Singapore. 
2. Best paper G. Arjun Das & K. Jagannadham award in Stroke Subsection at IANCON 2021 held at Bengaluru.
3. Best paper award at National Neurosonology Conference 2017 held at Ahmedabad.

TEACHING
1. Young Achievers Award 2023 – Association of National Board Accredited Institutions (ANBAI)
2. Best Teacher Award 2022 (TS/AP) awarded by the Association of National Board Accredited Institutions (ANBAI) 

GRANTS
1. Recipients of the Peripheral Nerve Society scholarship amounting to 3125 Euros for International MASTER PNS COURSE II 2023 (Milan, Italy). 
2. Recipient of the Peripheral Nerve Society scholarship for Oral poster presentation in PNS Conference 2014 (Quebec, Canada) 

PRESENTATIONS

1. Delivered a talk on Myasthenic crisis in CME on Neurological Emergencies (By MediCover Hospitals) on April 2 held at Hyderabad.
2. Delivered a talk on ENMG Reading Session at IAN Summer School on July 1 held at NIMS, Hyderabad. 
3. Delivered a talk on Critical illness Myopathy and Neuropathy at IANCON 2017 held at Chennai
4. Delivered a talk on Ultrasound in Mononeuropathy and Polyneuropathies at NERVECON 2018 at Hyderabad
5. Delivered a talk on Guillean Barre Syndrome in Neurocritical Care Workshop 2018 at Hyderabad 
6. Delivered a talk on Myasthenic crisis at Neurocritical Care Workshop 2018 at Hyderabad 
7. Delivered a talk on point-of-care ultrasound in Neurology at TNSCON 2022 at Warangal
8. Delivered a lecture on High-Resolution Ultrasound of Nerve in IANCON 2021 at Bengaluru
9. Delivered a lecture on ultrasound in focal neuropathies at Midterm Sonology Meet 2019 at Erode
10. Delivered a lecture on transcranial Doppler in Neuroinfection at the Annual Neurosonology conference at Kolkata 2019
11. Delivered a lecture on Ultrasound in Movement disorders at the Annual Neurosonology Conference at Hyderabad 2018
12. Delivered a lecture on Ultrasound in neuromuscular disorders at Virtual AGRIMS Neurology Update 2020 at Delhi 2020
13. Delivered a lecture on Emerging immunotherapies in Myasthenia Gravis in March 2020 TNSCON 2020 at Hyderabad
14. Delivered a lecture on Emerging immunotherapies in Myasthenia Gravis in December 2020 Virtual APNSA 2020
15. Delivered a talk on Newer anticoagulants in 2016 at the CARDIOEMBOLIC Stroke Meet at Hyderabad. 
16. Given a talk titled Clinical Neurogenetics in Seminar organized by Institute of Genetics, Begumpet in Oct 2013, Hyderabad.
17. Co-chaired a session on the Utility of diagnostic ultrasound in leprous neuropathy in CME organized by Nireekshana CODEWELL organization in Nov 11-12th 2012, Secunderabad.
18. Given a talk titled Utility of Imaging in Peripheral Neuropathies in CME organized by Nireekshana CODEWELL organization in Nov 11-12th 2012, Secunderabad. 
 
DISSERTATIONS GUIDED
1. CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL AND IMAGING STUDY IN PATIENTS WITH ISOLATED VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY
2. CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE - ETIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO TIME PERIODS
3. COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL AND HIGH-RESOLUTION ULTRASOUND-ASSISTED FEMORAL NERVE MOTOR CONDUCTION STUDY IN NORMAL HEALTHY CONTROLS
4. RISK FACTORS, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, RADIOLOGICAL FEATURES, TREATMENT AND OUTCOME OF BRANCH ATHEROMATOUS DISEASE-RELATED STROKE – A STUDY FROM A TERTIARY CARE CENTER
5. COMPARISON OF EFFICACY OF ULTRASOUND-GUIDED MEDIAN NERVE HYDRO DISSECTION AND BEST MEDICAL THERAPY IN MILD TO MODERATE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: A STUDY FROM TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

CLINICAL TRIALS

1. Completed trials: Principal Site Investigator – INSTRUCT I (SPRINT INDIA) 
Funding – ICMR
2. Ongoing trials: Principal Site Investigator 
A) EXCOA – CVT Trial.
B) DOAC-CVT Trial.
     C) INTRINSIC Trial.
     D) MS/MG Base (Australian MS/MG Registry).
     E) Coinvestigator in INSTRUCT Phase II (STENOSIS & MOBILITY Trials). 

CHAPTERS IN TEXTBOOKS 

1. Chapter Name - Brain Death Declaration 
    Book Name - MANUAL FOR TRANSPLANT COORDINATORS
    Publisher Name - TELANGANA STATE GOVERNMENT - JEEVAN DAN

2. Chapter Name – Focal Neuropathies 
    Book Name – Recent Advances in Neuropathies 
    Publisher Name – Wiley 


Publications

1. Reddy, Y. Muralidhar; Parida, Subhendu; Khan, Amreen; Gattu, Abhinay K.; Jaiswal, Shyam K.; Murthy, Jagarlapudi M. K.. Cranial Nerve Involvement Apart from Optic Nerve in MOG-Antibody Disease: Putative Mechanisms. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 26(5):p 841-845, Sep–Oct 2023. | DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_636_23

2. Y MR, Murthy JM, Y SR, Gattu AK, Jaiswal SK, Pidaparthi L, Parida S, B SK, Osman S, Kamatam SN. First-Ever Ischemic Stroke In Covid-19: How Is It Different? - A Stroke Registry-Based Study From South India. Acta Neurol Taiwan. 2023 Dec 30;32(4):190-201.

3. Gudipati, Archana; Rifat, Shaikh; Uppin, Megha; Jabeen, Afshan1; Mathukumalli, Niharika L.1; Yareeda, Sireesha1; Kayidhi, Sunitha2; Pyal, Anjan3; Dhamne, Megha4; Reddy, Y Muralidhar5. Comparison of Muscle Biopsy Features with Myositis Autoantibodies in Inflammatory Myopathies: A Pilot Experience. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 26(4):p 408-418, Jul–Aug 2023. | DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_142_23

4. Reddy YM, Murthy JM, Osman S, Jaiswal SK, Gattu AK, Pidaparthi L, Boorgu SK, Chavan R, Ramakrishnan B, Yeduguri SR. Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: how is it different? a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Clin Exp Vaccine Res. 2023 Apr;12(2):143-155. doi: 10.7774/cevr.2023.12.2.143. 

5. SPRINT INDIA trial collaborators. Secondary prevention with a structured semi-interactive stroke prevention package in INDIA (SPRINT INDIA): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Mar;11(3):e425-e435. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00544-7.

6. Mathew T, Kamath V, John SK, Netravathi M, Iyer RB, Raghavendra S, Kumar S, Neeharika ML, Gupta S, Murgod U, Shivakumar R, Annadure RK, Ichaporia N, Rohatgi A, Nair SS, Yareeda S, Anand B, Singh P, Renukaradhya U, Arulselvan V, Reddy YM, Surya N, Sarma GRK, Nadig R, Deepalam S, Sharath Kumar GG, Satishchandra P, Singhal BS, Parry G. A real world multi center study on efficacy and safety of natalizumab in Indian patients with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2022 Jul 25;66:104059. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.104059.

7. Y Muralidhar Reddy, JM Murthy. N Engl J Med 2022;387:e7.

8. Khatter H, Pandian JD, Kate M, et al. Statistical Analysis Plan for the Secondary Prevention by Structured Semi-Interactive Stroke Prevention Package in INDIA (SPRINT INDIA): A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Stroke Medicine. June 2022. doi:10.1177/25166085221098928

9. Jaiswal SK, Murthy JM, Pidaparthi L, Yerasu MR, Yeduguri SR. Refractory status epilepticus in a patient with SARS-CoV2 infection: Possible mechanisms. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 2022 Mar 1;25(2):271.

10. Yerasu MR, Ali M, Rao R, Murthy JMK. Bifid median nerve: a notable anomaly in carpal tunnel syndrome. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 May 17;15(5):e249220. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-249220.

11. Reddy YM, Parida S, Reddy SB, Yeduguri S, Pidaparthi L, Jaiswal SK, Sadhvani B, Murthy JMK. Decoding "guitar pick sign" in COVID-19-associated mucormycosis: A case series. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Apr;70(4):1425-1427. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2598_21.

12. Reddy YM, Murthy JM, Suresh L, Jaiswal SK, Pidaparthi L, Kiran ES. Diagnosis and Severity Evaluation of Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow by Ultrasonography: ACase-control Study. J Med Ultrasound 0;0:0.

13. Reddy YM, Parida S, Reddy SB, Tourani V, Murthy JMK. A new-found cause of "guitar pick sign": IGG4 related disease. Acta Neurol Belg. 2021 Nov 29. doi: 10.1007/s13760-021-01844-6. 

14. Murthy JMK, Gutta AK, Yerasu MR, Boorgu SK, Osman S, Jaiswal SK, Pidaparthi L, Gudavalli BP COVID-19 in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis: Mechanisms of Respiratory Failure. Neurol India. 2021 Nov-Dec;69(6):1772-1776. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.333460.

15. Reddy YM. Peer Review Report For: Case Report: Malignant Thymoma And Seronegative Myasthenia Gravis [version 1; peer review: 3 approved with reservations]. F1000Research 2019, 8:2110. 

16. Y. Muralidhar Reddy, Jagarlapudi M. K. Murthy, Lalitha Pidaparthi, Shyam K. Jaiswal, E. S. S. Kiran, Anusha Penneru, Ravi Nukala, Sudhir Kumar; Sonographic characteristics of median nerve neuropathy in Hansen’s disease: a case-control study; Leprosy Review; 2021; 92; 3; 207-217; DOI: 10.47276/lr.92.3.207

17. Reddy YM, Parida S, Chavan R, et al Revealing image of arterial spin labelling in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome Postgraduate Medical Journal Published Online First: 06 September 2021. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2021-140845

18. Pandian JD, Verma SJ, Arora D, Sharma M, Dhaliwal R, Khatter H, Huilgol R, Sylaja PN, Dhasan A, Renjith V, Pathak A, Pai A, Sharma A, Vaishnav A, Ray B, Khurana D, Mittal G, Kulkarni G, Sebastian I, Roy J, Kumaravelu S, John L, Kate M, Srivastava MV, Kempegowda MB, Borah N, Ramrakhiani N, Rai N, Ojha P, Bhatia R, Das R, Sureshbabu S, Jabeen SA, Bhoi S, Aaron S, Sarma P, Saroja AO, Abraham S, Sharma S, Sulena S, Gorthi S, Nagarjunakonda S, Narayan S, Mathew T, George T, Vijaya P, Huded V, Nambiar V, Reddy YM. INSTRuCT: Protocol, Infrastructure, and Governance. Stroke. 2021 Jun 25:STROKEAHA120033149. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.033149. 

19. Muralidhar Reddy Y, B SK, Osman S, Murthy JMK. Temporal association between SARS-CoV-2 and new-onset myasthenia gravis: is it causal or coincidental? BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jul 21;14(7):e244146. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-244146. 

20. Reddy YM, Parida S, Gupta P, Jaiswal SK, Gnaneswar G, Tourani V, Vani J, Murthy JM. Apical pleural aspergillosis with pancoast's syndrome and posterior circulation stroke: a case report. J Mycol Med. 2021 May 12;31(3):101154. doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2021.101154. 

21. Muralidhar Reddy Y, Parida S, Jaiswal SK, et al Nocardiosis—an uncommon infection in patients with myasthenia gravis: report of three cases and review of literature BMJ Case Reports CP 2020;13:e237208.

22. Reddy YM, Kiran E, Jaiswal SK, Pidaparthi L, Murthy J. Myosonography: An Easy and Painless Technique to Detect Tongue Fasciculations. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2020 Jul-Aug; 23(4):550. doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_565_19. 

23. Reddy YM, Parida S, Murthy JM. Teaching NeuroImages: All hemiparesis are not contralateral. Neurology. 2020 Sep 4:10.1212/WNL.0000000000010755. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000010755. 

24. Subramanian M, Yalagudri S, Saggu D, Kishore J, Reddy M, Narasimhan C. Stroke in cardiac sarcoidosis: Need to worry? Indian Heart J. 2020 Sep-Oct;72(5):442-444. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2020.07.015. 

25. Y MR, Pidaparthi L, Tourani V, Penneru A, Murthy J. High-resolution ultrasound features of greater auricular nerve in leprosy. Postgrad Med J. 2020 Jul;96 (1137):443. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-137703.  

26. Reddy YM, Meena AK, Uppin MS, Vadapalli R, Challa S. Intraneural capillary hemangioma: a rare cause of proximal median neuropathy. Neurol India. 2013 Nov-Dec;61(6):660-2. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.125280.

27. Jain S, Visser LH, Yerasu MR, Raju R, Meena AK, Lokesh B, Suneetha S. Use of high resolution ultrasonography as an additional tool in the diagnosis of primary neuritic leprosy: a case report. Lepr Rev. 2013 Jun;84(2):161-5.  
 


Education

  • MBBS from SVS Medical College, Mahbubnagar (2006)
  • DNB (General Medicine) from Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad (2011)
  • DM (Neurology) from Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Neurology (2014)
  • RPNI from the American Society of Neurosonology (2018)
  • Diplomate of American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (ABEM) (2021)
  • MNAMS- National Academy of Medical Sciences (2022)
  • Asso. FAMS-National Academy of Medical Sciences (2023)


Awards and Recognitions

1. Highest marks as Postgraduate in Neurology at NIMS for the year 2014 

2. Sam GP Moses Medal for highest marks in (General medicine) all over India Nationwide for the year 2011

3. Blue ribbon medal for best outgoing student in MBBS for the year 2006.

4. Gold medals (highest marks) in Physiology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Microbiology,   Obstetrics and Gynecology in Undergraduate training. 

5. Kavuri Hymavathi & Kavuri Chalapathi Rao Award for NTR University of Health Sciences topper in 2nd MBBS (2002). 
 


Languages Known

English, Hindi and Telugu


Fellow/Membership

  • Indian Academy of Neurology- Life Member
  • American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine
  • Peripheral Nerve Society- Junior Member
  • World Stroke Organisation/European Stroke Organisation
  • International Headache Society - Associate Member
  • American Academy of Neurology
  • Treat – NMD (Worldwide Network of Neuromuscular Specialists)
  • MS Base (Australian Network of Multiple Sclerosis)

PEER REVIEWER

  • BMJ Case Reports
  • Neurology India 
  • F1000 Research
  • Muscle and Nerve 
  • Journal of International Medical Research
  • Journal of Surgery and Clinical Reports
  • Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
  • Patient-Related Outcome Measures
  • Journal of Stroke Medicine 
  • Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Neurology
  • Journal of Inflammation Research

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