DM Neurology; SCTIMST; 2014

MD General Medicine; Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences; 2009

MBBS; University of Kerala; 2005

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology; 29/06/2018 onwards

Assistant Professor; Department of Neurology, SCTIMST; 29/06/2015 to 28/06/2018

Assistant Professor Adhoc; Department of Neurology, SCTIMST; Aug 2014 to Jan 2015

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Dr SM CSI Medical College, Karakonam, Trivandrum; Jan 2010 to Dec 2010

Young Neurologist Award at 9th World Stroke Congress, Istanbul, 2014 for poster on 'CT angiogram as a predictor of outcome in symptomatic ICA occlusion'

Paediatric Neurology especially neurometabolic and neurodevelopmental disorders

Neuro-otology and Neuro-ophthalmology

Neuro-intensive care

Neuroimmunology

IIT, Gandhinagar

National Institute of Speech and Hearing, Thiruvanananthapuram

In charge--Paediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Consultant, Neuro-intensive care program

Short Term Indian Council of Medical Research- Department of Health Research (ICMR-DHR) lnternational Fellowship for Senior Bio-medical Scientists 2019-20 in Autism Spectrum Disorder at UNSW, Australia

International Child Neurology Association

Association of Child Neurology (AOCN)

Indian Academy of Neurology

Paediatric neurology, neuro-ophthalomology, neuro-otology and rare disease subsection of IAN

Kairali Neurology Society

Kerala association of Neurology

Indian Medical Association

World Stroke Organization

Establishing `Comprehensive Care Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CCCND)

Emotional Face Recognition Understanding the underlying Neural connectivity in High functioning adolescents with autism

Indian Multiple Sclerosis and Allied Demyelinating Disorders Registry and Research Network

Evaluation of intermediate term cardiac and neurodevelopmental outcomes of children undergoing arterial switch operation for complete transposition of great arteries

A study on clinical and radiological profile of NMO spectrum disorders with particular focus on MOG antibody mediated demyelination

Genotype-phenotype correlations and predictors of cognitive outcomes in Dravet syndrome & Dravet borderline phenotypes.

Short term fellowship in Autism Spectrum Disorder from University of New South Wales, Australia

National Institute of Speech and Hearing, Thiruvananthapuram

Autism spectrum disorders: Barriers in implementing home training programs

Validation of Malayalam translation of broad autism phenotype questionnaire and assessment of the autistic traits in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder

Clinical and etiological profile of neurodevelopmental disorders?a single centre experience

Unmet needs and services used by children with autism spectrum disorders

COVID 19 associated neurological manifestations at a tertiary care centre in Indi

Emotional Face Recognition Understanding the underlying Neural connectivity in High functioning adolescents with autism

Joint Secretary of Trivandrum Neurological Society

Comprehensive Care Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Award paper presentation on `Collateral assessment by CT angiography as a predictor of outcome in symptomatic cervical internal carotid artery occlusion? at Indian Academy of Neurology Conference (IANCON), 2015, Agra, India

Platform presentation on ?PACNS: Clinical profile and outcome of 45 patients from a single centre? at 25th Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurology 2017, Chennai, India

Poster presentation on `Clinical and Electrophysiological Profile of Patients with Metachromatic Leukodystrophy? at 6th Asian-Oceanian Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology (AOCCN) held at Bengaluru, India on 9-12, November 2017

E-Poster presentation on `Autism spectrum disorder: Clinical, electroencephalogram and neuroimaging profile in 60 patients? at 44th annual conference of British Pediatric Neurology Association, at Kings College, London, United Kingdom from January 3-5, 2018.

Platform presentation on `Clinical and genetic profile of Autism-Epilepsy overlap syndrome Two sides of the same coin!? at 27th Annual Conference of the Indian Academy of Neurology at Hyderabad from October 03 to 06, 2019.

`Approach to genetic leukoencephalopathies? at Travancore Neurocon-2022,

`Neuroanatomical and Neuropsychological correlates in Autism? at Center for Autism and other Disabilities Rehabilitation Research and Education (CADRRE) on June 3, 2019

`Complex pediatric neurological disorders? at Government Medical College, Ernakulum on September 24-25, 2019

`Inherited metabolic causes of dementia? at 23rd Alzheimer?s and related disorders society of India (ARDSI) national conference-2019 held at IMA Kerala Doctor?s club on November 15-17, 2019

`Leukodystrophy-clinical and radiological approach? in monthly meet of Trivandrum neuroclub held at Hotel Central Residency, Thampanoor on November 28, 2019

'Common co-morbid disorders among children with neurodevelopmental disorders? in webinar conducted as part of World disability day on December 11, 2020 organised by A Community Based Disability Management Model By Calicut University, Government of Kerala.

`Inherited Neuropathies' in continuing medical education, practical neurology-part 2 (Webinar) organised by Department of Neurology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad on December 28, 2020

`Acute paediatric neurology: Coma, metabolic encephalopathy and neurometabolic crisis? at State Level Conference ?Updates in Neuro Critical Nursing held at AMC auditorium, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum on July 28, 2018

Karunakaran S, Menon RN, Nair SS, Santhakumar S, Nair M, Sundaram S. Clinical and Genetic Profile of Autism Spectrum Disorder-Epilepsy (ASD-E) Phenotype: Two Sides of the Same Coin! Clin EEG Neurosci. 2020 Nov;51(6):390-398. doi: 10.1177/1550059420909673.

Vedartham V, Sundaram S, Nair SS, Ganapathy A, Mannan A, Menon R. Homozygous sequestosome 1 (SQSTM1) mutation: a rare cause for childhood-onset progressive cerebellar ataxia with vertical gaze palsy. Ophthalmic Genet. 2019 Aug;40(4):376-379. doi: 10.1080/13816810.2019.1666414.

Nambiar PN, Kumar S S, Menon R, Nair SS, Madhavilatha GK, Sundaram S. Horizontal gaze palsy and progressive scoliosis-a tale of two siblings with ROBO3 mutation. Ophthalmic Genet. 2020;41(1):99?100. doi:10.1080/13816810.2020.1727537

Pillai R, Nair SS, Nair MD, Sundaram S. `Whiskey in my pee? - Rhabdomyolysis in a patient with alcohol binge. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 2019;44:70?71.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2019.07.025

Raina A, Nair SS, Nagesh C, Thomas B, Nair M, Sundaram S. Electroneurography and advanced neuroimaging profile in pediatric-onset metachromatic leukodystrophy. J Pediatr Neurosci 2019;14:70-5. Doi: 10.4103/jpn.JPN_155_18

Nanda S, Tandon V Menon R, Soumya S, Nair M. Clinico-Genotypic Correlation: Recurrent Attacks of Paralysis and Skeletal Muscle SCN4A Mutation (p.Ile693Thr). Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease. 2019;21(1):42-46

Karunakaran S, Thomas B, Menon R, Nair M, Nair SS, Sundaram S. CErebral Dysgenesis, Neuropathy, Ichthyosis, and Keratoderma (CEDNIK) Syndrome with Brain Stem Malformation. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2021 Nov-Dec;24(6):979-981. doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_673_20.

Tandon V, Lotlikar RS, Nair SS, Sekar S, Sundaram S. Skeletal complications in congenital insensitivity to pain and anhidrosis: a problem to reckon with. Neurol Sci. 2021 Jul;42(7):3023-3026. doi: 10.1007/s10072-021-05181-7

Nair SS, Vysakha KV, Menon RN, Sundaram S. Adult-onset subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Pract Neurol. 2021 Apr 13:practneurol-2020-002880. doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2020-002880.

Chandrasekharan SV, Nair SS, Ganapathy A, Mannan AU, Sundaram S. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2S: identical novel missense mutation of IGHMBP2 gene in two unrelated families. Neurol Sci. 2022 Jan;43(1):719-722. doi: 10.1007/s10072-021-05668-3.

Pavuluri H, F A, Menon RN, Nair SS, Sundaram S. Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency Due to PDHA1 Mutation-A Rare Treatable Cause for Episodic Ataxia in Children. Indian J Pediatr. 2022 May;89(5):519. doi: 10.1007/s12098-021-04068-x.

Sundaram S, Sylaja PN, Menon G, Sudhir J, Jayadevan ER, Sukumaran S, Sreedharan SE, Sarma S. Moyamoya disease: A comparison of long term outcome of conservative and surgical treatment in India. J Neurol Sci. 2014 Jan 15;336(1-2):99-102.doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.10.014.

Sundaram S, Kannoth S, Thomas B, Sarma PS, Sylaja PN. Collateral assessment by CT angiography as a predictor of outcome in symptomatic cervical internal carotid artery occlusion. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2017 Jan;38(1):52-57.

Sundaram S, Menon D, Khatri P, Sreedharan SE, Jayadevan ER, Sarma P, Pagnoux C, Sylaja PN. Primary angiitis of the central nervous system: Clinical profiles and outcomes of 45 patients. Neurology India. 2019;67:105?12. doi 10.4103/0028?3886.253578

Sundaram S, Sylaja PN. Post stroke Dysphagia? Does Electrophysiology Help in Evaluation and Monitoring? Neurol India 2019;67:1467?8.

Sundaram S, Nair SS, Jaganmohan D, Unnikrishnan G, Nair M. Relapsing lumbosacral myeloradiculitis: An unusual presentation of MOG antibody disease. Mult Scler. 2020 Apr;26(4):509-511. doi: 10.1177/1352458519840747.

Ramanan S, Sundaram S, Gopalakrishnan A, Anija DV, Sandhya P, Jose DS, Baruah SD, Menon S, Dharan BS. Intermediate-term neurodevelopmental outcomes and quality of life after arterial switch operation beyond early neonatal period. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Jun 21:ezab223. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab223.

Sundaram S, Kumar PN, Sharma DP, Kesavadas C, Sreedharan SE, Prasad BA, Sylaja PN. High-Resolution Vessel Wall Imaging in Primary Angiitis of Central Nervous System. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2021 Jul-Aug;24(4):524-530. doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_106_21.

Sundaram S, Nair MD. Chapter on `Muscular Dystrophy? in An overview in the context of RPwD Act 2016 by Social Justice Department and National Institute of Speech and Hearing, Government of Kerala, published in 2019

Sundaram S and Sylaja PN. Chapter on ?Recent advances in management of transient ischemic attack?. Monogram of stroke, published by Association of physicians of India (API). 2015

Sundaram S., Nair S.S, Nair M. (2022) Spinal muscular atrophy. In: Gupta P (eds) PG text book of pediatrics. Jaypee brothers medical publishers, NewDelhi

Sundaram S., Ponnambath D.K., Nair S.S. (2022) Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in Neurological Disorders. In: Thomas S. (eds) Human Microbiome. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7672-7_7 Print ISBN 978-981-16-7671-0

Soumya Sundaram, Soumya VC and Sruthi S Nair. Metachromatic Leukodystrophy. In Sankar Surendran Editor. Neurochemistry of Metabolic Diseases: Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Phenylketonuria, and Canavan Disease. 3rd Edition. July 2020. NOVA publishers

Sruthi S Nair, Soumya Sundaram, Muralidharan Nair. Secondary Demyelinating Diseases. In Arabinda Mukherjee Editor. IAN Textbook of Neurology, first Edition. 2020. The Health Sciences Publisher Jaypee

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

World Journal of Pediatrics

Child Neurology Open