Neurology Professor from Kerala Honored With Prestigious Fellowship Award from UK

Dr. Abraham Kuruvilla will be awarded on June 26, 2015, at the Queen Mother Conference Center in the Royal College of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCP Edin) has awarded the fellowship award to Dr. Abraham Kuruvilla, the professor of Neurology at Trivandrum’s Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology. The award ceremony was held on June 26, 2015, at the Queen Mother Conference Center in the Royal College of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Dr. Kuruvilla is an American Board certified Academic Neurologist in India holding sub-specialty certification in Clinical Neurophysiology, Neuromuscular Medicine and Vascular Neurology (Stroke). Dr. Kuruvilla, who is a WHO international consultant in stroke, had successfully set-up state of the art Stroke Program and Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) in Mongolia’s Ulaanbaatar, a center of excellence in myocardial infarction and stroke care.

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