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About Dr Mathew Koshy
Personal Profile
Dr Koshy is a Consultant Physician in Neuro-Rehabilitation and providing services in the local private hospitals in Buckinghamshire.
He started his career in medicine at The Kottayam Medical College, Kerala, India. During his residency he trained in almost all aspects of medicine and surgery, and obtained the MBBS degree from the University of Kerala.
He got to train in Rehabilitation Medicine in the United Kingdom, and trained in all parts of this branch of specialist medicine; the speciality covers head & spinal cord injury, and neurological conditions following a stroke, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, etc. He underwent training in the use of botulinum toxin for spasticity (a condition that can lead to abnormal postures and deformities of limbs; and presenting after a stroke, in multiple sclerosis, head and spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, etc.). Having completed the training in neuro-rehabilitation, and orthotics & prosthetics (e.g., artificial limbs or replacement of a lost or missing part of the body due to either birth defect, accidental injury or through surgical removal)), he gained accreditation in the United Kingdom.
Dr Koshy initially obtained the MRCP (UK) from the Royal College of Physicians and then progressed on to obtaining the FRCP (Fellow of The Royal of Physicians of the United Kingdom). He has also completed training in General Practice in the United Kingdom; and also gained a Diploma in Geriatric Medicine (DGM) from The Royal College of Physicians.
Clinical Interests
- Spasticity (change in muscle tone leading to abnormal postures of the body and limbs, high tone and deformities arising from neurological conditions described herein
- The use of botulinum toxin where necessary in the above situations
- Joint injections
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Spinal cord Injury & complications
- Multiple Sclerosis complications & rehabilitation
- Cerebral Palsy
- Post stroke complications & rehabilitation
- Prostheses & Orthotics
- Chronic Fatigue
Professional Memberships
- FRCP (Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, UK)
- Certificate of the European Board of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine
- Accreditation in Rehabilitation Medicine (UK)
- Accreditation in General Practice (UK)
- DGM (Diploma in Geriatric Medicine) from the Royal College of Physicians, UK
- M.B.B.S.
