Dr. G. PALANI KUMAR
Professor and Dean / Director
College of Physiotherapy
E-mail: principal.physiotherapy@sumandeepvidyapeethdu.edu.in
Contact: 02668 – 245262 (Ext.-2646)
Dr. G. PALANI KUMAR graduated in the year of 1997, from the College of Physiotherapy, a constituent part of the prestigious Government Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (GIRM) of Madras Medical College, Chennai. He completed his Master Degree in Physiotherapy from Sardar Patel University, V.V. Nagar, with Neuro physiotherapy as his specialty. He has been a teacher for 25 long years and has served as an academician in various capacities. His students’ knew him for his exemplary knowledge and teaching in the subject of Electrotherapy. As a former student of a Rehabilitation Institute he has good working knowledge in Prosthetics and Orthotics. As a Neuro-physiotherapist his clinical interests are Spinal cord lesions, Peripheral Nerve lesions, Neuro Muscular junction disorders and muscle disorders. He specializes in Electro diagnostics and more specifically very skillful in Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) and Electromyography (EMG). He had been a part of WHO funded ICMR study on evaluating the Possible Health Effects of Pyrethroid Insecticides and conducted NCS& EMG for the studies. Currently developing a scale to find the risk of falls in Indian elderly considering various factors that are specific to India.
He had guided many Post graduate students in his career and many of them. Had published research articles in national and international journals, presented papers and posters in various national and international conferences. Have contributed chapters in books and his own book is in pipeline. Had delivered speeches in various conferences and participated in panel discussions.
He was Treasurer for Indian Association of Physiotherapists, Anand Kheda District branch from 2010 to 2012. As a team leader he had organized many national and international conferences and also played was a team member in organizing EBESCON 2019. His professional memberships includes Membership in International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS), Member in Maharashtra State Occupational therapy and Physiotherapy council, Member in Gujarat State Council for Physiotherapy and Life member in Indian Association of Physiotherapists.