King's International visiting fellowships in movement disorders and Neuro-rehabilitation
King's Dubai's Parkinson's Centre of Excellence is pioneering international clinical and research training fellowships, including the first-ever Indonesian Visiting Program in Dubai.
Dr. Merrie, a consultant in neurorehabilitation at EMC Hospitals in Jakarta, completed her fellowship in Movement Disorders and Parkinson's at King's College Hospital london-Dubai under the supervision of Dr. Vinod Metta, the program director.
She praised the entire training program, noting her experience managing not only advanced Parkinson's patients but also complicated movement disorders. Dr. Merrie expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to witness rare neurological conditions such as corticobasal degeneration, ocular apraxia, and alien limb syndrome—diseases she had only encountered in textbooks.
Additionally, she gained hands-on experience treating patients with dystonia and spasticity through EMG-guided botulinum injections and managing elevated intracranial pressure, all under the mentorship of Dr. Metta and Professor Ray Chaudhuri.
Mr. Mohammed, a neuro-physiotherapist, also participated in the customized Parkinson's neurorehabilitation training program under Dr. Metta's supervision. He was thrilled to share his experiences, particularly how the Parkinson's Centre of Excellence effectively manages advanced Parkinson's cases across diverse races, ages, and stages with a dedicated team of neurophysiotherapists, speech and language therapists, and occupational therapists. He was impressed by the outcomes achieved and noted that this fellowship training provided him with invaluable experience in dealing with complex Parkinson's and movement disorder cases in Jakarta.
Both Dr. Merrie and Mr. Mohammed expressed their gratitude to the management of EMC Hospitals—Pak Jusup, Dr. Juni, Dr. Metta, and Dr. Sedjaya—for nominating them for this prestigious Indonesian overseas training program, as well as to the management team at King's Dubai, including Ms. Kimberley Pierce and Ms. Norafiz Gee, for their support.
They especially thanked the program directors, Dr. Vinod Metta and Professor Ray Chaudhuri, along with all mentors, including Dr. Guy Chung-Faye, Dr. George Kapsas, Dr. Nicandro, and Dr. John.
Dr. Vinod Metta, the Program Director, remarked that the Parkinson's Centre of Excellence at King's Dubai offers exceptional visiting training fellowships. These programs provide neurology residents, junior neurologists, neuro-rehabilitation consultants, and neuro-physiotherapists with comprehensive, hands-on training to manage a range of movement disorders and Parkinson's disease while gaining expertise in neuro-physiology, neuro-radiology, and neuro-spine. He expressed his satisfaction in receiving positive feedback from the first group of visiting fellows.
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