Biswaroop Chakrabarty

Professor Biswaroop Chakrabarty,
Pediatric Neurology Division,
Department of Pediatrics,
AIIMS, New Delhi

Core Research Areas: Sleep, Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE), Demyelinating disorders, Neurocysticercosis, Idiopathic epilepsies
Pubmed indexed publications: 160, Chapters in books: 35, Funded projects as PI/Co-PI:8
Key research highlights in Sleep

• Developed the first ICSD-3 based screening instrument for sleep disorders in children and adolescents
• Evaluated prevalence of Pediatric sleep awareness in caregivers and healthcare providers
• Primary nocturnal enuresis and Sleep
• Evaluating cognition, behaviour and sleep comorbidities in idiopathic epilepsy
• Developed an algorithm using questionnaire and basic PSG parameters for diagnosing sleep disorders
• Sleep and air pollution

Awards

• AIIMS, New Delhi Research Excellence Awards 2020 and 2022
• AOCN, India All Presidents Young Investigator Award 2023 (for research profile under the age of 45 years)
• Excellence Award from AOPN, India and PGIMER Pediatric Neurology for research in childhood epilepsy