Archana Purushotham

Archana Purushotham, M.D., Ph.D.

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Archana Purushotham, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Email

archana.purushotham@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor: Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Director, Headache Center of Excellence and Stroke Specialist: Neurology Care Line
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Addresses

Department of Neurology (Office)
: Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center
McNair Campus
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

Fellowship at Stanford University: 12/2009 - Palo Alto, California United States; Vascular Neurology

Residency at University of Arizona: 04/2008 - Tucson, Arizona United States; Neurology

Internship at The Cleveland Clinic: 06/2004 - Cleveland, Ohio; Internal Medicine

PhD from University of Minnesota: 06/2003 - Minneapolis, Minnesota United States; Biomedical Engineering

MS from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay: Powai, Mumbai India; Biomedical Engineering

MBBS from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research: Pondicherry, Puducherry India

Certifications

Neurology: #55438; American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Vascular Neurology: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Headache Medicine: #HM6912 (10/13/2022); United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties

Professional Statement

Dr. Archana Purushotham is a board-certified Vascular and Headache Neurologist and a Neuroscientist. She is clinically affiliated to the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC), where she directs the Headache Center of Excellence for veterans.
Her past research has focused on Neuroimaging including fMRI and acute stroke imaging. An ongoing project relates to studying the neural basis of cognitive ability using MRI. In recent years, she has become very interested in Integrative Medicine - especially Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation - and how best to integrate them with the modern medical paradigm. She conducts research into these complementary modalities, and has published the first ever study of stand-alone Ayurvedic treatment of acute stroke.
She is able to offer Battlefield acupuncture and Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle counselling as part of medical care to her patients. As a Whole Health Champion at MEDVAMC, she is at the forefront of the transformation of health care to the Integrative care model at the VA.

Websites

Dr. Purushotham's Bibliography

Comprehensive list of publications and presentations

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Selected Publications

A. Purushotham, B. C. Campbell, M. Straka, M. Mlynash, J-M. Olivot, R. Bammer, et al "Apparent diffusion coefficient threshold for delineation of ischemic core." Int J Stroke. 2015;10(3):348-53. Pubmed PMID: 23802548
B. C. Campbell, A. Purushotham, S. Christensen, P. M. Desmond, Y. Nagakane, M. W. Parsons, et al "The infarct core is well represented by the acute diffusion lesion: sustained reversal is infrequent." J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2012;32(1):50-6. Pubmed PMID: 21772309
R. D. Seidler, A. Purushotham, S-G. Kim, K. Ugurbil, D. Willingham, J. Ashe "Cerebellum activation associated with performance change but not motor learning." Science. 2002;296(5575):2043-6. Pubmed PMID: 12065841
U. Shehzad, A. Tumati, R. Reinsel, D. Singh, D. Dadra, A. Purushotham*, J. Mathew* "Evaluating the utility of fasting lipid panel in addition to random lipid panel in determining lipid-lowering therapy in acute ischemic stroke or TIA patients." Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2020;197

J. A. Harini, A. Luthra, S. Madeka, P. Shankar, P. Mandava, R. Pervaje, S. Aaron and A. Purushotham "Ayurvedic treatment of acute ischaemic stroke: a prospective observational study." Global Advances in Health and Medicine. 2019;8:1-8.
K. Monahan, A. Purushotham, A. Biegon "Neurological implications of nonfatal strangulation and intimate partner violence." Future Neurol. 2019;14(3)
A. Purushotham & A. Hankey "Vegetarian diets, Ayurveda and the case for an integrative nutrition science." Medicina. 2021;57(9):858.