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{{Short description|Indian neurologist, health activist, researcher (born 1970)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bindu Menon
| image = Bindu Menon.jpg
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1970}}
| birth_place = [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| education = [[MBBS]], [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] (Medicine), [[Diabetic neuropathy|DM]] (Neuro), [[Diplomate of National Board|DNB]] (Neuro)
| alma_mater = [[Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal]] [[Gajara Raja Medical College]] [[Bombay Hospital |Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences]] [[University College London]]
| occupation = [[Neurologist]], [[Academic staff|Academic]], [[Health activist]], Founder of Neurology-on-Wheels
| awards = Mridha Spirit of Neurology Humanitarian Award (2022) by [[American Academy of Neurology]] A. B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award (2022) by [[American Academy of Neurology]] J J Rao Oration Award (2019) by the Geriatric Society of India H. C. Bajoria oration Award (2016) by Indian Epilepsy Association and Indian Epilepsy Society
| website ={{URL|http://drbindumenon.com/| Official website}}
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'''Bindu Menon''' (born 1970) is an Indian neurologist, health activist, researcher and academician from [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="E5">{{cite news |last1=Rajpal |first1=Seema |title=This Nellore doctor is hitting the road to spread awareness about strokes, epilepsy and more |url=https://www.edexlive.com/happening/2019/sep/05/dr-bindu-menon-from-nellore-is-hitting-the-road-to-spread-awareness-about-strokes-eplipsey-and-more-7801.html |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=5 September 2019}}</ref> She is known for providing free treatment to patients with [[Neurological disorder]] in rural areas of India through her organization, the Dr. Bindu Menon Foundation.<ref name="A1"/><ref name="C3">{{cite news |title=Neurologist takes up mission to spread health awareness |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/neurologist-takes-up-mission-to-spread-health-awareness/article29676082.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=14 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Reddy |first1=Mahesh B |title=Free neurology services for villagers.. Doctor's generosity..! (పల్లెవాసులకు ఉచితంగా న్యూరాలజీ సేవలు.. వైద్యురాలి ఉదారత్వం..!) |url=https://manalokam.com/news/dr-bindu-menon-free-neurology-services-to-villagers.html |publisher=Manalokam |date=16 February 2020 |language=Telugu |archive-date=31 January 2023 |access-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131130355/https://manalokam.com/news/dr-bindu-menon-free-neurology-services-to-villagers.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> She runs an initiative called Neurology-on-Wheels, offering free healthcare services to remote areas since 2013.<ref name="A1">{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=D Surendra |title=Sa, re, ga, ma...musical notes to fight stroke |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2022/apr/24/sa-re-ga-mamusical-notes-to-fight-stroke-2445841.html |publisher=[[New Indian Express]] |date=24 April 2022}}</ref>

Menon received the Mridha Spirit of Neurology Humanitarian Award<ref>{{cite news |title=Celebrate these 2022 AAN Award Recipient |url=https://issuu.com/americanacademyofneurology/docs/22_aannews_april_web_v11 |agency=[[American Academy of Neurology]] |publisher=[[American Academy of Neurology|AAN News]] |date=April 2022}}</ref> and the A. B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award<ref>{{cite news |title=A.B. Baker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Neurologic Education |url=https://www.aan.com/research/education-award-recipients |publisher=[[American Academy of Neurology]] |date=2022}}</ref> from the [[American Academy of Neurology]] in 2022. In 2021, the [[World Stroke Organization]] honoured her with the [[World Stroke Organization|Fellowship of the World Stroke Organization]] (FWSO).<ref name="A1"/> She is also noted for her research in the field of epilepsy and other neurological diseases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Bindu Menon |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bindu-Menon-4|publisher=[[ResearchGate]] |date=2025}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
She was born in 1970. She received her [[MBBS]] at [[Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal|Gandhi Medical College]] in [[Bhopal]] and her MD at [[Gajara Raja Medical College]]. In 2002, she obtained her DM Neurology and [[Diplomate of National Board]] in Neurology from [[Bombay Hospital |Bombay Hospital Institute Medical Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr Bindu Menon: Past Events: Speakers |url=https://www.tedxaiimsbhubaneswar.com/past-events |publisher=TEDX |access-date=9 January 2023 |archive-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131125731/https://www.tedxaiimsbhubaneswar.com/past-events |url-status=dead }}</ref> She conducted research on the effects of prolonged medication on [[Epilepsy]] patients on bone health as part of a project funded by the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]].<ref name="C3"/> Menon received additional training in neurology at [[University College London]].<ref>{{cite web |title=We reach, We teach, We treat |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf5049qxiyE |publisher=TEDx Talks |date=17 September 2019}}</ref>

== Work ==
Bindu Menon began her career as an assistant professor at [[Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences]] in [[Tirupati]]. After eight years there, she moved to [[Nellore]] and worked as the Professor and Head of the Department of Neurology at Narayana Medical College and Hospital.<ref name="E5"/> She is currently serving as a Professor and Head of the Neurology Department at [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Specialty Hospitals]] in Nellore.<ref name="D4"/>

Bindu Menon founded the Dr Bindu Menon Foundation in 2013 as a non-profit organisation. She runs a program called Neurology on Wheels, which she started in 2015 and provides medical care to needy patients in rural areas using a small van. As of 2019, the program served hundreds of patients in about 23 villages in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The program delivers medical screenings, distributes medications, and holds awareness programs to educate the community about stroke and epilepsy risks and symptoms. It operates in randomly selected villages on Sundays. She also conducts school and college awareness camps.<ref name="B2">{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Ankita |title=Neurology On Wheels – The Doctor Carrying Her Services To The Villages Of India |url=https://thelogicalindian.com/exclusive/dr-bindu-menon-neurologist/ |publisher=The Logical Indian |date=16 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="D4">{{cite news |last1=Dagar |first1=Nisha |title='न्यूरोलॉजी ऑन व्हील्स': 5 सालों से खुद गाँव-गाँव जाकर लोगों का मुफ्त इलाज करती हैं यह न्यूरोलॉजिस्ट! |url=https://hindi.thebetterindia.com/medical/andhra-pradesh-nellore-neurologist-dr-bindu-menon-started-neurology-on-wheels-free-healthcare-to-village-poor-people-india/ |publisher=[[The Better India]] |date=20 January 2020 |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Richi |first1=Priyanka |title=Neurology on wheels: This AP doctor is treating patients in villages for free |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/neurology-wheels-ap-doctor-treating-patients-villages-free-109301 |publisher=[[The News Minute]] |date=22 September 2019}}</ref>

Menon has launched an app for persons with epilepsy to track their treatment and manage their seizures. The app includes features such as a medication list with reminders and the ability to upload videos of seizure events for review by a doctor.<ref name="B2"/> She has been working to create awareness about [[Epilepsy]], [[Stroke]], and other [[Neurological disorder]] since 2008.<ref name="A1"/> Her Neurology on Wheels has provided stroke and epilepsy screening and treatment to over 12,000 people. Menon has organized 250 free medical camps and through her Neurology on Wheels initiative as of September 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dr Bindu Menon Foundation celebrates 11th anniversary |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/dr-bindu-menon-foundation-celebrates-11th-anniv-905463 |publisher=[[The Hans India]] |date=September 9, 2024}}</ref> She has provided treatment for 352 cases of hypertension, 129 cases of diabetes, 138 cases of stroke, and 105 cases of epilepsy, as of January 2023. She has also conducted 210 awareness programs, reaching approximately 35,000 people and educating them on epilepsy, brain stroke, and other related diseases.<ref name="A1"/><ref>{{cite news |title=బ్రెయిన్ స్ట్రోక్, మూర్చ వ్యాధిగ్రస్తులకు వరం డాక్టర్ బిందు మీనన్ ఫౌండేషన్…. |url=http://suryaepaper.com/viewclip.php?img=ldii64ht.png |publisher=[[Suryaa (newspaper)|Suryaa]] |date=23 January 2023 |language=Telugu |archive-date=31 January 2023 |access-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131121853/http://suryaepaper.com/viewclip.php?img=ldii64ht.png |url-status=dead }}</ref>

She also serves as the Convenor of the [[Indian Women Scientists' Association]], Nellore. In 2019, she delivered a TEDx talk at [[AIIMS Bhubaneswar]] about her life and her project, Neurology on Wheels.<ref>{{cite journal |title=TEDx Talk by Prof. Bindu Menon |journal=IWSA Newsletter |date=August 2019 |volume=46 |issue=2 |page=36 |url=https://iwsa.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IWSA-Newsletter-May-August-2019.pdf |publisher=[[Indian Women Scientists' Association]] |issn=0972-6195}}</ref> She was chosen as a OneNeurology Ambassador by the European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA) and the [[European Academy of Neurology]] (EAN) to collaborate on the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO)'s global action plan for epilepsy and other neurological disorders.<ref>{{cite web |title=OneNeurology Ambassadors |url=https://oneneurology.net/ambassadors/ |publisher=Oneneurology |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229135647/https://oneneurology.net/ambassadors/ |archive-date=29 December 2022}}</ref>

In 2020, the [[World Federation of Neurology]] awarded her an education grant to study the impact of community intervention to reduce the risk of stroke in the rural community.<ref>{{cite news |title=2020 Educational Grants |url=https://wfneurology.org/activities/education-grants-and-awards/educational-grants/educational-grant-recipients |publisher=[[World Federation of Neurology]] |date=2020}}</ref> She also serves as the chief editor for the Epilepsy India Newsletter, a magazine published jointly by the Indian Epilepsy Association and the Indian Epilepsy Society.<ref>{{cite web |title=Editorial Team |url=https://epilepsyindia.org/editorial-team/ |website=Epilepsyindia.org}}</ref>

In July 2023, Menon was elected Secretary General of the Indian Epilepsy Association.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murali |first1=S. |title=Nellore neurologist elected Indian Epilepsy Association’s Secretary General |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/nellore-neurologist-elected-indian-epilepsy-associations-secretary-general/article67138178.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=July 30, 2023}}</ref> In November 2024, Menon was appointed as Adjunct Faculty at the [[Indian Council of Medical Research|ICMR]]–[[National Institute of Epidemiology]], Chennai.<ref>{{cite web |title=Updated Result Notification of Selected ICMR Adjunct Faculty |url=https://www.icmr.gov.in/icmrobject/uploads/Documents/1743499857_adjunct_faculty_list_updated_signed_ao.pdf |publisher=[[ICMR]] |date=March 20, 2025}}</ref> She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.

== Awards and honours ==
In February 2025, Menon received the Asian and Oceanian Outstanding Achievement Epilepsy Award from the [[International League Against Epilepsy]] at the 15th Asian and Oceanian Epilepsy Congress.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dr Bindu Menon gets Asian & Oceanian Outstanding Achievement Epilepsy Award |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/dr-bindu-menon-gets-asian-oceanian-outstanding-achievement-epilepsy-award-948463 |publisher=[[The Hans India]] |date=February 24, 2025}}</ref> In May 2024, Menon was elected to the Board of Directors of the [[World Stroke Organization]] for the 2024–2028 term<ref>{{cite news |title=WSO Board of Directors elections results 2024-2028 |url=https://www.world-stroke.org/news-and-blog/news/wso-board-of-directors-elections-2024-2028 |publisher=[[World Stroke Organization]] |date=May 22, 2024}}</ref> and is also a member of its Gender Equity and Diversity in Stroke Care (GENESIS) Committee.<ref>{{cite web |title=Committees |url=https://www.world-stroke.org/about-wso/committees |publisher=[[World Stroke Organization]] |date=May 2024}}</ref>

In August 2023, she was selected to participate in the Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum of the [[American Academy of Neurology]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murali |first1=S. |title=Nellore neurologist chosen for prestigious Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/international-recognition-for-nellore-neurologist/article67190621.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=August 13, 2023}}</ref> In the same year, 2023, Menon received the Indian Medical Association Doctors Day Award by the [[Indian Medical Association]] in New Delhi and the Achiever Award from the [[Indian Women Scientists' Association]] in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nellore doctor receives IMA Doctors Day award |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/030723/nellore-doctor-receives-ima-doctors-day-award.html |publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=July 3, 2023}}</ref>

In April 2022, she was awarded the Fellowship of the [[American Academy of Neurology]] (FAAN) and the Mridha Spirit of Neurology Humanitarian Award from the [[American Academy of Neurology]] and the American Brain Foundation.<ref name="A1"/> In 2021, she received the A. B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award from the [[American Academy of Neurology]] for her work in education. She also received the Fellowship of the World Stroke Organization (FWSO) from the [[World Stroke Organization]].<ref name="A1"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Apollo Consultants Honour list |url=https://www.apollohospitals.com/apollo_pdf/Honors-list-April-2022.pdf |work=[[Apollo Hospitals]] |date=April 2022}}</ref> She has been a research committee member of the World Stroke Organization since 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Committees |url=https://www.world-stroke.org/about-wso/committees |publisher=[[World Stroke Organization]]}}</ref>

In 2018, she received the World Stroke Organization Award in the Individual Achievement category from the [[World Stroke Organization]]. In 2019, she was honoured with the J J Rao Oration by the Geriatric Society of India.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Awards and Recognitions for Dr. Bindu Menon, Convenor, IWSA, Nellore Branch |journal=IWSA Newsletter |date=December 2019 |volume=46 |issue=3 |page=26 |url=https://iwsa.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IWSA-Newsletter-September-to-December-2019.pdf |publisher=[[Indian Women Scientists' Association]] |issn=0972-6195}}</ref> In August 2019, she received the Sakshi Excellence Award for Healthcare at a ceremony in [[Hyderabad]], presented by [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]], the [[Governor of Telangana]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Prof. Bindu Menon receives "Sakshi Excellence Award in Health Care" |journal=IWSA Newsletter |date=August 2019 |volume=46 |issue=2 |page=35|url=https://iwsa.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IWSA-Newsletter-May-August-2019.pdf |publisher=[[Indian Women Scientists' Association]] |issn=0972-6195}}</ref>

In 2017, she received the International League Epilepsy (ILAE) Leadership Award at the International Epilepsy Congress and in 2016,<ref>{{cite news |title=Prof. Bindu Menon |url=http://storage.unitedwebnetwork.com/files/340/708d224b6de779cbc32ab50f70b840ba.pdf}}</ref> she was given the H. C. Bajoria oration Award at the Joint Annual Conference of the Indian Epilepsy Association and Indian Epilepsy Society.<ref>{{cite news |title=Recepients[sic] of Prof. B.M. Sharma Oration and H.C. Bajoria Award Prize |url=https://epilepsyindia.org/about-iea/ |work=Indian Epilepsy Association}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://drbindumenon.com/ Official website]
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