Dr. Dona Teresa Thomas

Dr. Dona Teresa Thomas works as Consultant in Paediatric Neurology at Aster Medcity, Kochi.

Her clinical interests include neurological diseases in children, infants and neonates including febrile seizures, epilepsy, demyelinating, neurodevelopmental, neuromuscular, neurogenetics and neurometabolic disorders. She has contributed to peer-reviewed medical literature.

Departments and Clinical Programmes

• Paediatric Neurology
• Paediatrics

Areas of Expertise

• Paediatric neurology
• Paediatric and neonatal epilepsy, febrile seizures, demyelinating and neuromuscular disorders
• Neuro-infections, neurogenetics and neurometabolic disorders
• Neurodevelopmental disorders (autism, ADHD)
• Reporting of neurological investigations like EEG, EMG, Nerve conduction study, Visual Evoked potential and BERA studies
• Holistic and comprehensive approach for better patient outcomes
• Dedicated neurologist with an innate passion to excel and good interpersonal skills

Education and Training

• MBBS
• MD (Pediatrics)
• EPNS (European Paediatric Neurology Certification)
• Diploma in Paediatric Sleep Medicine (DPSM)
• IAP Fellowship (Pediatric Neurology)

Memberships and Professional Roles

• Talk on "Cerebellar hemorrhage after scoliosis surgery in a 14 yr old" at Kairaly Neurological Society meet in August 2022

Awards and Recognitions

• Paediatric Epilesy Training Certification from British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA), U.K
• NESSAN EEG Certification from National Epilepsy Surgery Support Activity Network, India
• prize in paediatric neurology paper at 12th AOCN 2022, Ahmedabad, for the paper entitled "Genetic variations and genotypic - phenotypic correlations in children with drug resistant epileptic encephalopathy - a retrospective analysis."
• 2nd prize in paediatric neurology paper at Child Neuron 2022, (21st Annual conference of Academy of Paediatric Neurology of Kerala) for the paper entitled "Clinical utility of film array meningitis/ encephalitis panel in acute encephalitis syndrome in children at a tertiary care centre"
• All India 61st rank holder for paediatric group at NEET SS 2022 (DM/MCh entrance exam)
• Dr. Ankegowda award for scientific paper titled "Serum NGAL - An early and reliable predictor of AKI in asphyxiated neonates" at XXXIV Karnataka State Pedicon in 2015
• Winner in the 9th IAP Paediatric quiz for Post Graduates in Mysore division held at Yenepoya Medical College in 2015
• Winner in the 9th IAP Paediatric quiz for Post Graduates in Karnataka State division held at NIMHANS, Bangalore in 2015
• Talk on " Interesting case of recurrent stroke in a young child with DADA2 vasculitis" at Learning from the little ones- virtual case discussion organised by Education vertical of AOCN, 2021
• State 7th rank holder for 10th board examination (SSLC) Kerala, for the academic year 2004

Languages Spoken

English, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi