Dr. Lokesh Lingappa is a highly accomplished child and adolescent neurologist at Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, with extensive training from India and the UK. He played a pivotal role in establishing the Pediatric Neurology department at Rainbow, building a team of specialists that now spans multiple branches. Over the past 12 years, his vision has created a comprehensive service that includes pediatric neurologists, neurosurgeons, metabolic and genetic specialists, and child psychiatrists.

Educational Qualification:

• MBBS – Karnataka Medical College, Hubli
• MD (Pediatrics) – PGIMER, Chandigarh
• DM (Neurology) – NIMHANS, Bengaluru
• MRCPCH – UK

Professional Experience:

• Consultant Child & Adolescent Neurologist – Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad
• Founder – Pediatric Neurology Department at Rainbow (12 years of leadership)
• Organizer & Secretary – National & International Pediatric Neurology Conferences

Awards & Achievements:

• Best Outgoing Neurology Student – NIMHANS (2003)
• Travel Fellowship Grant – ICNA Conference, Montreal (2006)
• Best Paper Award – ICNA Conference, Brazil (2014)
• Best Poster Awards – National & International Conferences
• Guinness recognition – described new mechanism for childhood stroke (Mineralizing Angiopathy)

Professional Memberships:

• International Child Neurology Association (ICNA)
• Association of Child Neurology
• Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN) – LM 622
• Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)
• Secretary – Pediatric Epilepsy Society of Hyderabad (PESH)

Conference & Leadership Roles:

• Organizing Secretary – AOCN National Conference, February 2014
• Organizing Secretary – IAP Neurology Conference, July 2019
• Secretary – AOCN (2014–2016)
• Invited as Presidential Guest – British Pediatric Neurology Association Conference, Belfast, January 2020
• Chairperson – IAP Neurology Subsection (since January 2020)

Fellowships:

• Fellowship in Pediatric Neurology – Birmingham & Bristol Children’s Hospitals, UK

Publications:

• Multiple international and national publications
• Author of textbook chapters for IAP
• Research on epilepsy, neonatal disorders, and childhood stroke