Mihir Kakara, MD
Mihir Kakara, MD
Academic Rank
PGY 4 Neurology Resident
Other Information
Why did you pick WSU/DMC Neurology residency: WSU/DMC offers a great opportunity to learn from the vast clinical exposure we get from being in a busy inner city hospital, and the gratification from trying to help one of the most vulnerable groups in Detroit. The entire faculty is very approachable and supportive, and easy to talk to and work with. Plus the Metro Detroit area provides a nice mix between city life and the great Michigan outdoors.
Medical
Rangaraya Medical College, India
Internships
DMC - Sinai Grace Hospital, Detroit, MI USA
Interests
I enjoy reading and writing a lot, especially literary fiction. A good weekend is one spent at a new brunch place in the city, followed by an afternoon at the Detroit Institute of Arts, or browsing through the Eastern Market or driving up to the beautiful northern Michigan. In short, a one when you’re not on call.
Research interest: Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy
Publications
1. Breu M, Zhang J, Porambo M, Pletnikov M, V, Goeral K, Kakara M, Johnston M, V, Fatemi A, Diffusion Tensor Imaging Abnormalities in the Cerebral White Matter Correlate with Sex-Dependent Neurobehavioral Deficits in Adult Mice with Neonatal Ischemia. Dev Neurosci 2016;38:83-95
2. Poster presentation: Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers 2018, Nashville: “Life Threatening Tumefactive Rebound of Multiple Sclerosis following Fingolimod Discontinuation”
3. Poster acceptance: American Epilepsy Society conference 2018, New Orleans: “Refractory Status Epilepticus in the Elderly: New-Onset versus Those with Epilepsy”