MedTeacher - Suriya Prakash Muthukrishnan

Name: Suriya Prakash Muthukrishnan

Educational Qualifications: MBBS from Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India (Admission Batch: 2004)

MD Physiology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India (Admission Batch: 2011)

1. Where are you working currently?

   I am currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi.

2. What are your areas of interest within your profession? 

   My areas of interest within my profession are Cognitive Neurophysiology.

3. Things that you are passionate about concerning the clinical/research/current aspects of your profession: 

   I am passionate about stroke rehabilitation and using tES for epilepsy treatment in the clinical and research aspects of my profession.

4. What made you choose teaching or mentoring as a profession?  

   I chose teaching and mentoring as a profession because I am inspired by the ideas from young minds, creating a symbiotic relationship.

5. According to your experience, what is more important: getting good scores or acquiring knowledge? 

   In my experience, acquiring knowledge and developing good skill sets to translate thoughts are more important than just getting good scores.

6. Any 3 topics/subjects that you like the most: 

   Three topics/subjects that I like the most are Brain imaging, Working memory, and Motor planning.

7. Any 3 topics/subjects that you dislike/ detest the most: 

   I have no dislikes when it comes to topics/subjects.

8. What are your fields of interest in Research/clinical practice?  

   My fields of interest in research/clinical practice are Clinical Neurophysiology.

9. What are your career goals or expectations? 

   My career goals and expectations include developing novel treatment protocols for stroke rehabilitation, drug-resistant epilepsy, and Parkinson's disorder.

10. What would you be doing if not the current profession?

    If I were not in my current profession, I would have pursued Aerospace Engineering.

11. What do you like to do in your leisure time?

    In my leisure time, I enjoy traveling.

12. What change would you like to bring about in the education sector?
    The change I would like to bring about in the education sector is a focus on skills rather than just knowledge. I wish to quote Confucius: 'I hear, and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.'

13. What is your mantra for success?
    My mantra for success is perseverance.

14. Who do you idolize and why?

    I idolize Prof. AS Paintal because I am inspired by his love for Physiology and Research.

15. Kindly mention your Publication(s), if any:

    1. Tripathi A, A.p. P, Muthukrishnan SP, Kumar L. TripCEAiR: A multi-loss minimization approach for surface EMG based airwriting recognition. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. 2023 Aug 1;85:104991.

    2. Tripathi A, Prathosh AP, Muthukrishnan SP, Kumar L. SurfMyoAiR: A Surface Electromyography-Based Framework for Airwriting Recognition. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 2023;72:1–12.

    3. Tayade P, Kaur S, Muthukrishnan SP, Sharma R, Saini G. EEG microstates in resting condition in young Indians. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2022 Oct 10;66(3):175–80.

    4. Soni S, Muthukrishnan SP, Sood M, Kaur S, Sharma R. Spectral perturbations of cortical dipoles during a dynamic visuo-spatial working memory task in schizophrenia. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging. 2022 Aug 19;326:111530. 

    5. Sambhav R, Jena S, Chatterjee A, Bhasin S, Santapuri S, Kumar L, et al. An Integrated Dynamic Closed Loop Simulation Platform for Elbow Flexion Augmentation Using an Upper Limb Exosuit Model. Front Robot AI. 2022;9:768841. 

    6. Gurja JP, Muthukrishnan SP, Tripathi M, Sharma R. Reduced Resting-State Cortical Alpha Connectivity Reflects Distinct Functional Brain Dysconnectivity in Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment. Brain Connectivity. 2022 Mar;12(2):134–45.

    7. Kumar Gurja JP, Muthukrishnan SP, Tripathi M, Mehta N, Sharma R. Multi-domain Cognitive Testing: A Biomarker for Classifying the Cognitive Status of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease. Neurol India. 2022 Jun;70(3):1057–63.

    8. Lal B, Alagarsamy R, Bhutia O, Roychoudhury A, Yadav R, Muthukrishnan SP. Does suprahyoid muscle complex pull cause relapse following genial advancement by distraction osteogenesis? An electromyographic study. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2022 Sep;60(7):956–62.

    9. Chandran DS, Muthukrishnan SP, Barman SM, Peltonen LM, Ghosh S, Sharma R, et al. Operations perspective to competency-based medical education: Experiences of IUPS-ICMR Physiology Education Workshop series (2018-2019) conducted in India. Indian J Med Res. 2022 Apr 6;

    10. Samanchi R, Muthukrishnan SP, Dada T, Sihota R, Kaur S, Sharma R. Altered spontaneous cortical activity in mild glaucoma: A quantitative EEG study. Neurosci Lett. 2021 Aug 10;759:136036.

    11. Muthukrishnan SP, Soni S, Sharma R. Cingulate oscillatory activity reflects the quality of memory representations in visuospatial working memory. Memory. 2020 Oct;28(9):1173–80.

    12. Muthukrishnan SP, Soni S, Sharma R. Brain Networks Communicate Through Theta Oscillations to Encode High Load in a Visuospatial Working Memory Task: An EEG Connectivity Study. Brain Topogr. 2020 Jan;33(1):75–85. 

    13. Chandran DS, Muthukrishnan SP, Barman SM, Peltonen LM, Ghosh S, Sharma R, et al. IUPS Physiology Education Workshop series in India: organizational mechanics, outcomes, and lessons. Adv Physiol Educ. 2020 Dec 1;44(4):709–21.

    14. Soni S, Muthukrishnan SP, Sood M, Kaur S, Sharma R. Altered parahippocampal gyrus activation and its connectivity with resting-state network areas in schizophrenia: An EEG study. Schizophr Res. 2020 Aug;222:411–22.

    15. Chandran DS, Muthukrishnan SP, Barman SM, Peltonen LM, Ghosh S, Sharma R, et al. Physiology without borders: report on physiology education workshops in India-IUPS Initiatives (2018-2019). Adv Physiol Educ. 2020 Sep 1;44(3):309–13.

    16. Muthukrishnan SP, Patel SK, Dubey M, Patil A, Deepak KK. Human Finger Muscle Twitch Recording: An Innovative Method to Demonstrate Nerve – Muscle Physiology Experiments Using Finger Muscle Twitch Recording in a Human Subject. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2019;63(1):86-93.

    17. Muthukrishnan SP, Mehta N. Microteaching enhances teaching skills of resident doctors in India: A pilot study. Natl Med J India. 2019 Feb;32(1):29–31.

    18. Muthukrishnan SP, Chandran DS, Afreen N, Bir M, Dastidar SG, Jayappa H, et al. Planning, implementation, and evaluation of multicomponent, case-based learning for first-year Indian medical undergraduates. Adv Physiol Educ. 2019 Dec 1;43(4):504–11.

    19. Soni S, Muthukrishnan SP, Samanchi R, Sood M, Kaur S, Sharma R. Pre-trial and pre-response EEG microstates in schizophrenia: An endophenotypic marker. Behav Brain Res. 2019 Oct 3;371:111964. 

    20. Soni S, Muthukrishnan SP, Sood M, Kaur S, Sharma R. Hyperactivation of left inferior parietal lobule and left temporal gyri shortens resting EEG microstate in schizophrenia. Schizophr Res. 2018;201:204–7.

    21. Batabyal T, Muthukrishnan SP, Sharma R, Tayade P, Kaur S. Neural substrates of emotional interference: A quantitative EEG study. Neurosci Lett. 2018 Oct 15;685:1–6.

    22. Soni S, Muthukrishnan SP, Sood M, Kaur S, Mehta N, Sharma R. A novel method for assessing patients with schizophrenia and their first-degree relatives by increasing cognitive load of visuo-spatial working memory. Asia Pac Psychiatry. 2018 Dec;10(4):e12333.

    23. Muthukrishnan SP, Gurja JP, Sharma R. Does Heart Rate Variability Predict Human Cognitive Performance at Higher Memory Loads? Indian J Physiol Pharmacol 2017;61(1):14-22.

    24. Muthukrishnan SP, Ahuja N, Mehta N, Sharma R. Functional brain microstate predicts the outcome in a visuospatial working memory task. Behav Brain Res. 2016 Nov 1;314:134–42.

16. Kindly mention your achievements or awards:

    Some of my achievements and awards include receiving the 'BK Anand Gold Medal - Physiology' for being the Best Post-Graduate Student of Physiology at AIIMS, Delhi, and the 'DR. BK Anand Research Prize' by the Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India (APPI) for the best paper published in Physiology. I also received the Young Researcher Award by the Society of Young Biomedical Scientists (SYBS).

17. And finally, what message would you like to give to today's youth?

    To today's youth, I would like to convey the message to follow your passion and prioritize your happiness in life."

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