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Kapil Gururangan, MD, Neurology, Los Angeles, CA

KapilGururanganMD(He/Him)

Neurology Los Angeles, CA

Epilepsy, Hospital/Neurohospitalist, Neurophysiology

Epilepsy Fellow at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

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Summary

  • Fellow and clinical researcher in epilepsy at UCLA Medical Center and scientific advisor to Ceribell Inc.

    Author of publications on novel medical device solutions to facilitate faster detection and treatment. Recipient of NINDS-funded R25 training grant and former chief resident in neurology at The Mount Sinai Hospital. Graduate from UC Berkeley (BA/BS) and Stanford University (MD).
  • The Mount Sinai Hospital Neurology Residency: Dr. Kapil Gururangan

    Dr. Gururangan, PGY-4 resident, talks about his experience in the Mount Sinai Hospital Neurology Residency program and how it's shaping him as a neurologist.

    Brain stethoscope listens for silent seizures | Stanford News

    By converting brain waves into sound, even non-specialists can detect “silent seizures” – epileptic seizures without the convulsions most of us expect.

    Detecting Silent Seizures By Their Sound

    Video abstract of our study describing the use of sonified EEG to detect seizures published in Epilepsia (2018). Produced by researchsquare.com

Education & Training

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Epilepsy, 2023 - 2024
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2022 - 2023
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalChief Residency, Neurology, 2021 - 2022
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Neurology, 2019 - 2022
  • Kaiser Permanente Northern California (Santa Clara)
    Kaiser Permanente Northern California (Santa Clara)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2018 - 2019
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2018, MD, Scholarly Concentration in Clinical Research and Neuroscience, Behavior, & Cognition
  • University of California, Berkeley
    University of California, BerkeleyBA/BS, Molecular & Cell Biology and Business Administration, Honors in Neurobiology, 2009 - 2013

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
  • American Heart AssociationACLS/BLS

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Resident Reviewer of the Year Journal of Student-Run Clinics, 2020
  • Distinguished Poster Neurocritical Care Society Annual Meeting, 2019
  • Grant Recipient Stanford Medical Scholars Research Program, 2015-2016, 2018
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Implementation of an Evidence-Based Health Equity Curriculum for Reducing Implicit Bias at a Student-Run Free Clinic  
    Gururangan K, Hooda C, Osterberg L, Journal of Student-Run Clinics, 8/27/2021
  • Review 2: "The utility of established prognostic scores in COVID-19 hospital admissions: a multi-centre prospective evaluation of CURB-65, NEWS2, and qSOFA"  
    Gururangan K, Rapid Reviews COVID-19, 8/24/2020
  • Review 2: "Neurological manifestations associated with COVID-19: a nationwide registry"  
    Gururangan K, Rapid Reviews COVID-19, 8/10/2020
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Analysis of Brief Potentially Ictal Rhythmic Discharges (BIRDs) and Seizures in Epilepsy Patients with Responsive Neurostimulation undergoing Scalp Electroencephalography
    Lemus HN, Gururangan K, Jetté N, Fields MC, Bolden D, Yoo JY, 2021 American Clinical Neurophysiology Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX [Virtual], 2/2021
  • “Hub and Spoke” TeleEEG Model Utilizing Ceribell Rapid Response EEG System in a Community Hospital
    Gururangan K, Madill E, Krishnamohan P, 74th American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 12/7/2020
  • Diagnostic Utility of Reduced Electroencephalography for Seizure Detection: A Systematic Review
    Gururangan K, Razavi B, Popat R, 72nd American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 4/27/2020
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Lectures

  • Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Encephalitis, Dementia, Neuroleptic and Serotonergic Toxicity 
    Mount Sinai Hospital Psychiatry Residency Noon Conference (New York, NY) - 7/21/2021
  • Overview of Neuroanatomy and the Neurological Exam 
    Mount Sinai Hospital Psychiatry Residency Noon Conference (New York, NY) - 7/19/2021
  • Brain Tumor-Related Epilepsy: Comparing seizure outcomes after lesionectomy and tailored epilepsy surgery 
    Mount Sinai Epilepsy Research Rounds (New York, NY) - 4/7/2021
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Press Mentions

  • Stanford Researchers Listen for Silent Seizures with "Brain Stethoscope" That Turns Brain Waves into Sound
    Stanford Researchers Listen for Silent Seizures with "Brain Stethoscope" That Turns Brain Waves into SoundMarch 20th, 2018
  • Ralph Lauren honors NYC frontline workers at the 2020 US Open
    Ralph Lauren honors NYC frontline workers at the 2020 US OpenJanuary 24th, 2021

Grant Support

  • Fellowship in NeuroscienceLeon Levy Foundation2021–2022
  • R25 Research Education GrantNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke2021–2022
  • Medical Scholars Research ProgramStanford University School of Medicine2015–2018
  • Tuition Revenue Sharing Medical Education Innovation GrantStanford University School of Medicine2016–2017

Committees

  • Chief Resident, Mount Sinai Hospital Neurology QA/QI Committee 2021 - Present
  • Chief Resident, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Neurology Grand Rounds Committee 2021 - Present
  • Chief Resident, Mount Sinai Hospital Neurology Residency Research Committee 2020 - Present

Research History

  • Research AssistantLaboratory of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology - Stanford University PI: Josef Parvizi MD PhD2014 - 2016
  • Research AssistantHelen Wills Neuroscience Institute - University of California, Berkeley PI: Robert Knight MD, Mark D'Esposito MD2011 - 2014
  • Lab ManagerWalter A. Haas School of Business - University of California, Berkeley PI: Cameron Anderson PhD Undergraduate Research Assistant from August 2010 to May 20122012 - 2013
  • Research AssistantInstitute of International Studies - University of California, Berkeley PI: Pradeep Chhibber PhD2010 - 2012

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Tamil, German

Industry Relationships

  • Scientific Advisor, Ceribell, Inc.2018 - Present