About the Doctor

About

Dr. Piyush Ojha Neurologist, Stroke Specialist & Neurointerventionist

Dr. Piyush Ojha is a neurologist providing comprehensive care across a wide range of neurological conditions, with specialised expertise in stroke care and neurointervention. He evaluates and treats patients with headache and migraine, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, peripheral neuropathy, and other nerve and muscle disorders. His areas of special interest include acute stroke management, mechanical thrombectomy, cerebral aneurysms, carotid artery disease, intracerebral haemorrhage, advanced stroke imaging and minimally invasive treatment of neurovascular disorders.

He is among the few neurologists in India with formal fellowship training in both stroke neurology and neurointervention, bringing together expertise in the medical and endovascular management of stroke. He completed his Stroke Fellowship at the Calgary Stroke Program, University of Calgary, Canada, followed by a Neurointervention Fellowship at Medanta Institute of Neurosciences, Gurugram.

He also completed a Pain Medicine Fellowship at Delhi Pain Management Centre through Aesculap Academy. This additional training complements his neurological practice in the assessment and management of headache, neuropathic pain and other persistent pain conditions. His individualised approach focuses on identifying the underlying cause, relieving symptoms and improving daily functioning and quality of life.

Dr. Ojha has contributed to the development of stroke units and training programmes, with an emphasis on timely recognition, coordinated emergency care and stroke prevention. He is actively involved in teaching and mentoring neurology residents and stroke fellows, and regularly participates as invited faculty at national conferences and academic meetings. His community initiatives focus on improving awareness of stroke symptoms, the importance of immediate treatment and measures to reduce stroke risk.

Actively involved in research and medical education, Dr. Ojha has authored or co-authored more than 50 research publications and serves as a reviewer for national and international neurology journals. His research interests include stroke imaging, thrombectomy, intracerebral haemorrhage and neurovascular disorders. His publications include work in JAMA Network Open, the American Journal of Neuroradiology, the European Stroke Journal and the Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology.

He also co-authored the Hindi patient-education handbook, ‘पक्षाघात (ब्रेन स्ट्रोक) मार्गदर्शिका: जनउपयोगी सूचनाएं एवं मार्गदर्शन’, released at the Indian Academy of Neurology’s national conference in Chennai in 2017. The handbook provides accessible information on stroke for patients and their families.

Dr. Ojha currently serves as Convener of the Interventional Neurology Subsection of the Indian Academy of Neurology. He is a life member of several national professional societies, including the Indian Academy of Neurology, Indian Stroke Association, Neurological Society of India, Society of Therapeutic Neurointerventions, Society of Neurovascular Interventions, Society of Neurosonology and Association of Physicians of India. His international professional memberships include the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, European Stroke Organisation and World Stroke Organization. He is also a member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.

He received the Young Investigator Award at the World Stroke Congress 2022 for his research on thrombectomy in medium-vessel occlusion stroke. He was also awarded the Gold Medal for Best Postgraduate Student in Medicine at MGM Medical College, Indore.

Education & Qualification

  • Neurointervention Fellowship (26th August 2020- 31st August 2022) : Medanta Institute of Neurosciences, Gurugram, Haryana
  • Stroke Scholar (10th December 2019 to 21st January 2020) : Medanta Institute of Neurosciences, Gurugram, Haryana
  • Stroke Fellowship (November 2018 to October 2019) : Calgary Stroke Program, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Neurology Residency (2014 – 2017) : Government Medical College, Kota, Rajasthan, India.
  • Medicine Residency (2010 – 2013) : M.G.M. Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Internship (2007 – 2008) : R.N.T. Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Medical School: MBBS (2002-2007) : R.N.T. Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Stroke Scholar (10th December 2019 to 21st January 2020) – Medanta Institute of  Neurosciences, Gurugram, Haryana
  • Stroke Summer School, 2018 at Goa, India
  •  Pain Medicine Fellowship at Delhi Pain management Centre by Aesculap Academy
  • Senior Consultant – Neurology & Neurointervention (September 2022 – June 2025)

    Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram , Haryana, India

    Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India

    Fortis Hospital, Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Attending Neurologist (February 2020 – August 2020)

     Columbia Asia Hospital, Palam Vihar, Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Attending Neurologist (2017 -2018)

     Shalby Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

  • Senior Resident in Medicine (2013 – 2014)

     N.S.C.B. Medical College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

  • Medical Council of India (MCI)
  • Madhya Pradesh Medical Council (MPMC), India
  • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA)
  • Stroke Fellowship, University of Calgary, Calgary

–  Management of Tandem lesions, January 2019

–  Unexpected Early Re-occlusion after successful EVT, January 2019

–  ENCHANTED Trial, April 2019

  • Attending Neurologist, Shalby Hospital, Jabalpur, India

–  Invited Lecture

    Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke, January 2018

  • Invited Lecture at Meetings/ Symposium

–  Transient Ischemic Attacks: approach, management and recent evidence

     Association of Physicians of India, Jabalpur Chapter, March 2018

–  Acute Ischaemic Stroke Management -A stitch in Time saves Nine:19th MP CG Neurocon 2021

  • Acute Ischaemic Stroke Management – from drug to endovascular management at API Jabalpur Chapter Meet in November 2022
  • Faculty at multiple conference – Indian Stroke Association National Conference, Stroke Summer School (organised by ISA)
  • Invited Speakers in Community Events

–  Stroke recognition, prevention and treatment – Shalby Hospital, Jabalpur, India

  • Membership in Professional Societies

–  American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) – Member

–  European Stroke Organisation (ESO) – Member

–  World Stroke Organisation (WSO) – Member

–  Canadian Stroke Congress – Member

–  Indian Academy of Neurology – Life Member

–  Interventional Neurology subsection (IAN) – – Life Member

–  Neurological Society of India – Life Member

–  Indian Stroke Association – Life Member

–  Society of Therapeutic Neurointerventions (STNI) – Life Member

–  Society of Neurovascular Interventions (SNVI) – Life Member

–  Society of Neurosonology – Life Member

–  The Association of Physicians of India – Life Member

  • Blogger

–  Stroke

  • Reviewer – Active reviewer for many national and international journals – Stroke Journal, Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN), Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology , The Canadian Journal of Neurosciences etc.
  • Awarded “WSC 2022 Young Investigator Award” at the World Stroke Congress, held in Singapore (October 2022) for Paper presentation on “Efficacy of endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke secondary to medium vessel occlusions (MeVOs)”
  • Was invited as a Chairperson on a session on Neurointervention aspects of Acute Stroke Management at the 16th Annual Indian National Stroke Conference, INSC 2023, held in Chennai in August 2022.
  • Secured 2nd position in Platform presentation for paper “Efficacy of endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke secondary to medium vessel occlusions (MeVOs): a tertiary centre experience in Indian National Stroke Conference (INSC), held in Mumbai in April 2022.
  • Moderated a session on “Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS)” in the CASTLE – Calgary Stroke Distance Learning Program in March 2022
  • Invited as a Faculty in the Stroke Summer School organised by the Indian Stroke Association to conduct a session on “NIHSS and ASPECTS certification”in August 2022 at Udaipur.
  • Awarded GOLD MEDAL for Best Postgraduate Student 2013 in the Department of Medicine, MGM Medical College, Indore
  • Awarded Certificate for BEST POSTGRADUATE STUDENT in the Batch of 2010-2013 at MGM Medical College, Indore.
  • Secured 2nd position in APHASIA QUIZ in the “Single Theme Workshop Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Rehabilitation Education” held at Indore in August 2012 (Accredited by WFN, WFNR, IAN, NSI and MPMC)

Publications

  1. Pensato U, Kaveeta C, Tanaka K, et al. Initial intraventricular involvement and early intracerebral hematoma retraction: The “ventricular washout”. European Stroke Journal. 2025;0(0). doi:10.1177/23969873251330186
  2. Ojha, Piyush; Goel, Gaurav1; Waghralkar, Mandar1; Mahajan, Anshu1. Remote Intracerebral Haemorrhage Secondary to Vessel Rupture Following Bridging Intravenous Thrombolysis (Causal or Incidental) with Successful Endovascular Treatment: A Rare Case Report. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 27(4):p 438-440, Jul–Aug 2024. | DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_285_24
  3. Timing of Spot Sign Appearance, Spot Sign Volume, and Leakage Rate among Phases of Multiphase CTA Predict Intracerebral Hemorrhage Growth. MacKenzie Horn, Ericka Teleg, Koji Tanaka, Abdulaziz Al Sultan, Linda Kasickova, Tomoyuki Ohara, Piyush Ojha, Sanchea Wasyliw, Sina Marzoughi, Ankur Banerjee, Girish Kulkarni, Kennedy Horn, Amy Bobyn, Anneliese Neweduk, Nishita Singh, Wu Qiu, David Rodriguez-Luna, Dar Dowlatshahi, Mayank Goyal, Bijoy K. Menon and Andrew M. Demchuk.American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2024, 45 (6) 693-700; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8254
  4. Benali F, Singh N, Fladt J, et al. Mediation of Age and Thrombectomy Outcome by Neuroimaging Markers of Frailty in Patients With Stroke. JAMA Netw Open.2024;7(1):e2349628. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.49628.
  5. Unusual Intracerebral Hemorrhage Secondary to Delayed Posttraumatic Middle Meningeal Artery Pseudoaneurysm, Successfully Treated by Endovascular N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate Embolization. Mandar G. Waghralkar, Piyush Ojha, Gaurav Goel, Anirban Deep Banerjee, Anshu Mahajan. Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2024; 13(02): 172-175, DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1761602
  6. Sinus Pericranii with Dural Venous Lakes in a Woman with a Pulsatile Frontal Mass: Piyush Ojha, Anshu Mahajan, Tanmoy Pal, Sudhir Dubey, Gaurav Goel. December 2021 Neurology .DOI: 1212/WNL.0000000000013223
  7. MRI Diffusion-Weighted Imaging to Measure Infarct Volume: Assessment of Manual Segmentation Variability: Petra Cimflova,,Jiri Kral,Ondrej Volny,MacKenzie Horn,Piyush Ojha,Martin Cabal,Linda Kasickova,Jaroslav Havelka,Tomas Jonszta,Michal Bar,Wu Qiu. Journal of neuroimaging February 2021 DOI: 10.1111/jon.12850
  8. Assessment of Discrepancies between Follow-up Infarct Volume and 90-Day Outcomes among Patients with Ischemic Stroke Who Received Endovascular Therapy. Aravind Ganesh, Johanna M. Ospel, Bijoy K. Menonet al. JAMA Netw Open. 2021
  9. Y Stenting in Wide-Necked Bifurcation Aneurysms: A Single-centre experience: Apratim Chatterjee, Anshu Mahajan, Vinit Banga, Piyush Ojha, Gaurav Goel. Indian J Neurosurg 2022; 00:1–6.
  10. “Double Protection Closed Compartment” Aspiration Technique for Left Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) Free Floating Thrombus: Piyush Ojha, Gaurav Goel, Apratim Chatterjee, Vasudha Singhal, Anshu Mahajan. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 4103/aian.aian_271_21
  11. Unusual Cerebral Metallic Emboli: Ankur Wadhwa, Piyush Ojha, Bijoy K. Menon, Manish Joshi. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. DOI: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_175_20
  12. Ghost Aneurysm in Atraumatic Acute Subdural Hematoma: A Sign of Caution or a Mere Finding – A Case  Report: Apratim Chatterjee, Gaurav Goel, Piyush Ojha, Anshu Mahajan, Anirban Deep Bannerjee. Asian J Neurosurg 2021;16:587-8.
  13. Acute Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage following Coital Headache successfully treated with Endovascular Flow Diversion: Anshu Mahajan, Apratim Chatterjee, Piyush Ojha, Gaurav Goel. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 2021;18(1):57-60
  14. Spasticity as a dilemma in acute stroke management in the emergency. Apratim Chatterjee, Anshu Mahajan, Vineet Banga, Piyush Ojha, Gaurav Goel. Indian J Case Reports. 2020;6(3):148-149
  15. Etiological Spectrum of Non-compressive Myelopathies in Tertiary Care Centre: Sumit Kamble, Vijay Sardana, Dilip Maheshwari, Bharat Bhushan, Piyush Ojha. Journal of The Association of Physicians of India Vol. 67 September 2019
  16. Clinical Profile of Patients with Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage and ICH Score as an Outcome Predictor on Discharge, 30 Days and 60 Days Follow-up: Journal of The Association of Physicians of India Vol. 67 August 2019
  17. Immune‑mediated neurological manifestations of dengue virus‑ a study of clinico‑investigational variability, predictors of neuraxial involvement, and outcome with the role of immunomodulation: Bharat Bhushan, Vijay Sardana, Dilip Maheshwari, Piyush Ojha, Sankalp Mohan, Parag Moon, Sumit Kamble, Nishtha Jain, Sunil K Sharma. Neurol India 2018;66:1634-43.
  18. When All roads fail, Direct Carotid Puncture comes to the Rescue: Piyush Ojha, Anshu Mahajan, Vinit Banga, Apratim Chatterjee, V P Singh, Gaurav Goel. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology (Under Peer Review)
  19. Disseminated Cysticercosis: Sardana V, Ojha P, Sharma D, Sharma SK, Saxena S, Rai NN.  Neurology India 2016; 64:1058‑60.
  1. Metronidazole induced Reversible Cerebellar Ataxia in a patient of multiple liver abscesses: a case report: Piyush Ojha, Mahendra Chourasiya, Harshal Shah, Ved Prakash Pandey: International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research; Vol 5, No 12 (2014): Dec
  2. A retrospective study of perioperative outcomes following surgery for brain tumors : objective assessment and risk factor evaluation in rural centre : Sachidanand Gautam, Ojha Piyush, Sharma Anubhav. Romanian Neurosurgery (2018) XXXII 2
  3. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Current Review: Vijay Sardana, Piyush Ojha. Int J Med Res Prof. 2016, 2(1); 8-14.
  4. Stroke Unit Care Outcome in Patients with Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion Presenting beyond Window Period: Dilip Maheshwari, Vijay Sardana, Bharat Bhushan, Sankalp Mohan, Piyush Ojha: Int J Med Res Prof.2016; 2(4); 108-10.
  5. Awareness about stroke symptoms and treatment options amongst stroke patients admitted to a tertiary care centre. Dilip Maheshwari, Vijay Sardana, Sankalp Mohan, Bharat Bhushan, Parag Moon, Sumit Kamble, Piyush Ojha. Indian Journal of Neurosciences oct 2016:2(4).77- 78
  6. Extracranial and intracranial arterial stenoocclusive disease in acute ischemic stroke patients: A study from north India – Evaluation with MR angiography. Trilochan Srivastava, Sujit Kumar, Vijay Sardana, Piyush Ojha, Dilip Maheshwari, Bharat Bhushan. Indian Journal of Neurosciences, January-March,2017;3(1):21-25
  7. Clinical and radiological profile of post stroke seizures. Sumit Kamble, Trilochan Srivastava, Vijay Sardana, Dilip Maheshwari, Bharat Bhushan, Piyush Ojha: Indian Journal of Neurosciences, January-March,2017;3(1):3-7
  8. Role of D-dimer in Aseptic cortical venous sinus thrombosis. Dilip Maheshwari, Vijay Sardana, Parag Moon, Bharat Bhushan, Sankalp Mohan, Sumit Kamble, Piyush Ojha. Indian Journal of Neurosciences, January-March,2017;3(1):16-20
  9. Dilip Maheshwari, Vijay Sardana, Sankalp Mohan, Bharat Bhushan, Parag Moon, Sumit Kamble, Piyush Ojha. A Study of Vitamin B12 Level as a Risk Factor for Ischemic Stroke. Int J Med Res Prof. 2017; 3(1):84-88.
  10. ICH score as an outcome predictor for patients presenting with acute intracerebral hemorrhage on discharge, 30 days and 60 days follow-up –Journal of Association of Physicians of India (JAPI) 2019 Aug;67(8):14-18.

 

Manuscript under review

  1. Awareness of symptoms and treatment modalities in patients of Intracerebral Hemorrhage at a tertiary level hospital – Under review in Journal of Association of Physicians of India (JAPI)
  2. A comparative study of low dose Sodium Valproate, Levetiracetam and Lamotrigine for the treatment of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME) – Under review in Neurology India

 

Book

  • Co-authored a Handbook on Stroke for patients and relatives in Hindi “पक्षाघात (ब्रेन स्ट्रोक) मार्गदर्शिका : जनउपयोगी सूचनाएं एवं मार्गदर्शन” which was released at National conference of Indian Academy of Neurology at Chennai, 2017

 

Published Abstracts

  1. Non-contrast CT signs in acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage(ICH) expansion: Predictive value and inter-observer variability. Piyush Ojha , Mackenzie Horn ,Abdulaziz Sulaiman Al Sultan, Ericka Teleg, Tomoyuki Ohara , Girish Kulkarni , Mayank Goyal, Bijoy K. Menon, Andrew M. Demchuk. ESOC-WSO 2020
  2. Ongoing Leakage Revealed by Second Phase Spot Sign Volume Expansion in Multi-Phase Computed Tomography Angiography Strongly Predicts Intracranial Hemorrhage Growth. Abdulaziz Al Sultan, Ericka Teleg, MacKenzie Horn, Piyush Ojha, Tomoyuki Ohara, Mayank Goyal, Bijoy K Menon, Andrew M Demchuk. (International Stroke Conference 2020) Stroke. ;51:A77
  3. ICH score as an outcome predictor for patients presenting with acute intracerebral haemorrhage on discharge, 30 days and 60 days follow-up. Int J Stroke. 2016;11 (Suppl 3): 118
  4. Awareness of symptoms and treatment modalities in patients of intracerebral hemorrhage at a tertiary level hospital. Int J Stroke. 2016;11 (Suppl 3): 149
  5. A comparative study of low dose sodium valproate, levetiracetam and lamotrigine for the treatment of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). Ann Indian Acad 2016
  6. Tubercular meningitis presenting as Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a rare association.  Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2017;20, Suppl S1:7-31
  7. Neurocutaneous Melanosis: a rare entity: a case report. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2017, Sep; 20(Suppl 2): S28–S138