Rate My Professor Sheffali Gulati

Professor Sheffali Gulati serves as Professor and Faculty-in-charge of the Child Neurology Division in the Department of Pediatrics at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. She is also Chief of the Child Neurology Division, Coordinator of the DM Pediatric Neurology Programme, and Faculty In-charge of the Centre of Excellence and Advanced Research for Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders. She earned her MBBS from AIIMS in 1988 as a gold medalist and her MD from AIIMS in 1994. She holds additional qualifications including FRCPCH (UK), FAMS, FIAP, and FIMSA. Gulati joined AIIMS as an undergraduate student in 1988 and has been a faculty member contributing to pediatric neurology.

She was part of the team that established the first DM Pediatric Neurology Programme in South Asia in 2004 and has coordinated it since 2008. Her work focuses on pediatric neurology, with interests in autism, neuromuscular disorders, cerebral palsy, ADHD, specific learning disabilities, epilepsy including dietary therapies for intractable cases, neurometabolic disorders, electrophysiology, and neurogenetics. Gulati has mentored numerous trainees including DM residents, PhD scholars, and MD students, and has contributed to the development of pediatric neurology as a specialty in India and the region. She has received recognitions including the National Women Bio-scientist Award and the Dr. I A Modi Award for clinical excellence.