Dr. Mukul Varma did his MBBS, MD (medicine) and DM (Neurology) from the prestigious King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, where he pursued his teaching and research interests as a Pool Officer in neurology for a few years before joining Regency Hospital, Kanpur, as Senior Consultant Neurologist, and single handedly set up and established a very successful neurology department there. He then moved to Delhi and joined Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals in 1996, and since been working here as Senior Consultant Neurologist.

Dr. Varma is a general neurologist but is more interested in movement disorders, headache, and multiple sclerosis. He attended courses and special training in the United State in movement disorders in 2004. Dr. Varma initiated botulinum toxin injection treatment for the treatment of dystonia and was instrumental in initiating the deep brain stimulation (DBS) program for advanced Parkinson’s disease at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals. He is the principal investigator in several clinical trials on Parkinson’s disease, headache and multiple sclerosis, and has several publications to his credit.

Dr. Varma is a member of many academic societies, the most prestigious being the Indian Academy of Neurology, the American Academy of Neurology and the Movement Disorders Society (International). He has attended a large number of national and international conferences and has been a guest speaker, panelist, chairperson, or judge on several such occasions. Apart from medicine, Dr. Varma is an adventurer at heart and loves the outdoors. He is into adventure sports such as river rafting and skydiving. He is also a PADI certified Open Water Scuba Driver, and has logged several dives in different parts of the world.