Dr. Vinayan K. P

Dr. Vinayan is a well-known academic neurologist who specialises in paediatric neurology and epilepsy. With over two decades of expertise, he has held major positions at prestigious medical institutes. He has coached many undergraduate students and residents, inspired by a desire to teach. His specialties include comprehensive care for paediatric epilepsy, sophisticated neurophysiological diagnostics, and presurgical evaluation for complex epilepsies

• Paediatric Epilepsy
• Autism
• Learning disorders

• English
• Malayalam 

• 2024 – Amrita Innovation and Research Award for Chancellor’s Publication Excellence in demonstrating dedicated effort, academic excellence and valuable contributions
• 2023 – Dr Eapen Samuel Award for the best published clinical research paper from Indian Medical Association Academy of Medical Specialties
• 2023 – Guide for the best DM research thesis award from Indian Journal of Pediatrics
• 2023-Dr.Anandam oration of Academy of Pediatric Neurology, Trivandrum
• 2023- Principal investigator, ILAE survey on the global accessibility of cannabinoids for the treatment of epilepsy .
• 2023 – Guest faculty, Sam Ratulangi University , Manado, Indonesia
• 2023 - Course Director, First ISA – IAN National Pediatric Stroke Conclave, Mumbai
• 2023 - Course Director, EPIC – 2023, The international update in epileptology, Hyderabad
• 2023- Course Director, 5th ILAE course on EEG in the first year of life, Cochin, India
• 2022- Co- director ILAE – ASEPA global outreach online epilepsy school, Sri Lanka
• 2021 – Asia–Oceania outstanding achievement in epilepsy award, International League Against Epilepsy
• 2021 – Organizing Secretary, Monsoon Summit 2021, the international neurology update
• 2020 –Nominated as a founder member, Specialty Board of Pediatric Neurology, National Board of Examinations, Government of India
• 2020-Course Director, ILAE international course on EEG in the first year of life-from newborn to toddler, Cochin, Kerala, India
• 2019- Nominated as a core member, Asian Epilepsy Academy
• 2019- Academic Convener, International Neurology Update –July 2019, Cochin
• 2018 Elected as Treasurer, Indian Epilepsy Society
• 2017-Academic Convener, International Neurology Update –July 2017, Cochin
• 2017 – Selected as Co-Editor, International Journal of Epilepsy
• 2017 – Nominated as member, Research Advocacy taskforce, International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE).
• 2017- Nominated as a core member, Diagnostic methods commission, International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE).
• 2017- Nominated as convener, Pediatric Neurology Subsection, Indian Academy of Neurology
• 2016 – Nominated to the Taskforce for Neonatal Seizures, International League Against Epilepsy
• 2016- Selected as the convener, IMA research Cell, Kerala state
• 2015 – Selected for the leadership training program, International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE).
• 2015 - invited as faculty, Venice International University- International school of neurological sciences of Venice, International course on epilepsy
• 2013 – Nominated as the member of Pediatrics Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)
• 2013- Elected as Editor, Epilepsy India, the official newsletter of Indian Epilepsy Association and Indian Epilepsy Society
• 2013 – Visiting Faculty, Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, London Health Sciences Center, University of Western Ontario, Canada
• 2013- Nominated as Section Editor, Pediatric Epilepsy, International Journal of Epilepsy
• 2012 – Best Poster award, annual scientific meeting, Indian Epilepsy Society, Cochin, India
• 2011- Received K.P Sinha- P.S Krishnan Award for best paper in Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry
• 2009 – Nominated as a member of the international task force for the development of guidelines for the diagnosis and management of epilepsies in infancy by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)
• 2008- Best poster award, Annual scientific congress of Indian Epilepsy Society, New Delhi
• 2008 - Awarded the Asia- Oceania Clinical Epileptology Fellowship by the Epilepsy, Society of Australia
• 2008 - Received the travel grant from the Asia- Oceania Epilepsy Congress, Xiamen, China
• 2007- Received the travel grant for young investigators from the International Epilepsy Congress, Singapore.
• 2006 - Represented India in the 5th International Summer course on Epilepsy, Venice, and got the financial support for young investigators.
• 2006 - Received travel grant from the Asia – Oceania Epilepsy Congress, Kuala Lumpur
• 2005 - Received the fellowship of the Japanese Epilepsy Research Foundation
• 2005 - Received the fellowship for the young investigators of the Indian Epilepsy Association.
• 2004 - Received travel bursary from the Asia – Oceania Epilepsy Congress, Bangkok.
• 2002 - Recommended for the APSSEAR fellowship in pediatric neurology by the Indian Academy of Pediatrics.
• 1998 - Best outgoing student, MD Pediatrics, University of Calicut, India
• 1995 - 2nd rank, Medical post-graduate entrance examination, Kerala state, India
• 1994 - Asoka Gold Medal in Surgery for the first rank in surgery, Final MBBS examination, University of Calicut, India
• 1994 - One in best 5 (out of 300 students), MBBS examination, University of Calicut, India
• 1986 - Winner, National Talent Search Scholarship, NCERT, Government of India
• 1986 - Third prize, State level science talent search examination by State Institute of Education, Kerala, India