Dr. Prashanth LK, is currently holding the position of Consultant Neurologist & Movement Disorder Specialist at BGS Global Hospital, Bengaluru, India. He is part of the Advanced Neuroscience Institute of Global hospitals with a target of giving specialized care. Dr. Prashanth LK obtained his Medical degree from Mahadevappa Rampure Medical college, Gulbarga and completed residency in Neurology from National institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, which is a premiere institute for Neurosciences in India. Following his completion of Residency in 2008, he was selected for the Fellowship in Movement disorders at the Movement Disorders Center, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada in 2009. Here he was trained under Professor. Anthony. E. Lang, who is a world renowned leader in Movement Disorders. During this tenure, Dr. Prashanth LK acquired extraordinary skills in recognizing and managing various movement disorders. He was also trained in utilizations of botulinum toxin for various Neurological diseases.
Dr. Prashanth LK, is one of the very few Neurologists in India who have advanced training in management of Deep brain stimulation (DBS). He was trained by Dr. Elena Moro, who is well renowned for surgical management of Movement disorders patients. During this tenure, in addition to assessment and management of Movement disorders patients for surgeries, he also acquired surgical planning and operative assessment under Dr. Andres M Lozano, the leading functional Neurosurgeon and senior scientist.