Dr. Farhan Ansari, DM (Neurology), PDF (Movement Disorders)
Consultant Neurologist & Movement Disorders Specialist
Holy Spirit Hospital, Andheri (East), Mumbai
Profile Summary:
Dr. Farhan Ansari is a fellowship-trained Consultant Neurologist and Movement Disorders Specialist with a special interest in the comprehensive care of Parkinson’s disease and related movement disorders, including dystonia, essential tremor, ataxia, hemifacial spasm, and tics. With advanced training in deep brain stimulation (DBS) and botulinum toxin therapy, Dr. Ansari is committed to providing personalized, evidence-based neurological care using the latest therapeutic approaches.
He completed his DM in Neurology from the prestigious National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, and further pursued a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Movement Disorders at Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai, where he actively contributed to DBS programming, pre-surgical evaluations, and Botox therapy for various hyperkinetic and hypokinetic movement disorders.
Dr. Ansari has also been associated with the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (KaBHI) and has worked extensively in clinical neurology and public health neurology.
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Areas of Expertise:
• Parkinson’s Disease: Diagnosis, medical management, and advanced therapies including apomorphine, duodopa, and DBS
• Tremors & Dystonia: Comprehensive evaluation and botulinum toxin injection
• Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS): Pre-DBS assessment, intra-op planning, and post-op programming
• Spasticity Management: Post-stroke and other neurological causes; Botox injections
• Migraine & Chronic Headache: Preventive and interventional approaches
• Ataxia, Tics, Myoclonus, and Functional Movement Disorders
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Services Offered at Holy Spirit Hospital:
• Outpatient consultation for all neurological and movement disorder conditions
• Specialty Movement Disorders Clinic
• DBS programming and troubleshooting for Parkinson’s, dystonia, and tremor
• Botulinum Toxin Therapy for dystonia, spasticity, migraine, and hemifacial spasm
• Neurophysiology services (EMG, NCS) for evaluation of peripheral and motor neuron diseases
• Counselling for advanced Parkinson’s disease therapies and caregiver support
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Academic and Clinical Training:
• DM Neurology – NIMHANS, Bangalore
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Movement Disorders – Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai
• Former Consultant, Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (KaBHI)
• Ex-Physician, Kasturba Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Mumbai
