Dr. Nitin Kumar Sethi

Chairman - PSRI Institute of Neurosciences

Experience

19+ Years

Qualifications

MBBS

DNB

FAAN

Area of Expertise

Neurology & Clinical Neurophysiology

Brief Profile

NITIN K SETHI, MD, MBBS, FAAN is a board-certified neurologist with interests in Clinical Neurology, Epilepsy and Sleep Medicine. After completing his medical school from Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC), University of Delhi, he did his residency in Internal Medicine (Diplomate of National Board, Internal Medicine) in India. He completed his neurology residency from Saint Vincent’s Medical Center, New York and a fellowship in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology from Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York. Dr Sethi is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), a Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology (ABCN) with added competency in Central Clinical Neurophysiology, Epilepsy Monitoring and Intraoperative Monitoring, a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) with added competency in Epilepsy, Diplomate of American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology(ABPN) with added competency in Sleep Medicine and also a Diplomate American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)/Association of Ringside Physicians (ARP) and a Certified Ringside Physician. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN) and serves on the Association of Ringside Physicians board. He is also an Associate Professor of Neurology, at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center and Chief Medical Officer of the New York State Athletic Commission.

Qualification

MBBS

DNB

FAAN

Institute / Department

Maulana Azad Medical College University, New Delhi, India

Diplomate of National Board, Internal Medicine

American Academy of Neurology

Year

1999

2001

2014


    Member/Officer/Fellow/Role Organization Dates
    Board Member Medical Advisory Committee Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) 2020-Present
    Board Member and Secretary Association of Ringside Physicians (ARP) 2017-Present
    Member Indian Epilepsy Society (IES) 2016-Present
    Fellow (FAAN) American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2014-Present
    Member Association of Ringside Physicians (ARP) 2013-Present

      • Appointed Vice Chairman Sports Neurology Section, American Academy of Neurology (AAN) – 2022-2024

     

      • Awarded Certificate of Congressional Recognition “Heroes Humanity Award” awarded by U.S. Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano on behalf of the World Boxing Council (WBC) for serving communities in need. – August 13th,2020

     

      • Listed Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors (Neurology) – 2016,2017, 2018, 2019 2020, 2021

     

      • Appointed Chief Medical Officer (CMO), New York State Athletic Commission – 2016 till present

     

      • Appointed Unaffiliated Neurotrauma Consultant (UNC), National Football League (NFL) – 2013 till present

     

      • Appointed Independent Neurotrauma Consultant (INC), National Football League (NFL) – 2013 till present

     

      • Appointed Ringside Panel Physician, New York State Athletic Commission – 2012 till present

     

      • Listed Leading Physician of the World and Top Neurologist in New York (The International Association of HealthCare Professionals) – 2012

     

      • Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in America (sixty-third edition) – 2009

     

      • American Epilepsy Society (AES) TopScholar Fellowship Award -2007

     

    • American Epilepsy Society (AES) Epifellow’s Scholarship – 2006

      1. Sethi NK. Standardized post-fight medical evaluation protocol for boxers. ARP Journal of Combat Sports Med. Jan 2022. Volume 4 Issue 1. Pages 18-22.

     

      1. Sethi NK. Standardized post-concussion return to boxing protocol. ARP Journal of Combat Sports Med. Jan 2022. Volume 4 Issue 1. Pages 23-26.

     

      1. Sethi NK. Traumatic tympanic membrane perforation in boxing: a case series. ARP Journal of Combat Sports Med. Jan 2022. Volume 4 Issue 1. Pages 27-28.

     

      1. Sethi NK. Should a boxer with an incidentally detected arachnoid cyst be allowed to compete? ARP Journal of Combat Sports Med. Volume 4 Issue 1. Pages 29-32.

     

      1.  Sethi NK. Can boxing be made safer? Yes, but the culture needs to change. ARP Journal of Combat Sports Med. Volume 4 Issue 2. Pages 38-40.

     

      1. Sethi NK. Cerebral microhemorrhages in boxers’ MRIs: to fight or not to fight? ARP Journal of Combat Sports Med. Volume 4 Issue 2. Pages 41-43.

     

    1. Sethi NK. Individualizing medical suspension after knockout in boxing-no two knockouts are the same. MOJ Sports Med. 2022;5(1):18-19. DOI: 10.15406/mojsm.2022.05.00111

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