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Pratik Yashvant Chhatbar

Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology
Neurology, Stroke and Vascular Neurology
40 Duke Medicine Circle, Duke South, Suite 3052, DUMC Box 3824, Durham, NC 27710
40 Duke Medicine Circle, Duke Clinic Suite 3052, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Neuromodulation / Neuroprosthetics / Upcoming technologies

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology · 2023 - Present Neurology, Stroke and Vascular Neurology, Neurology

Recent Publications


Safety and efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation in addition to constraint-induced movement therapy for post-stroke motor recovery (TRANSPORT2): a phase 2, multicentre, randomised, sham-controlled triple-blind trial.

Journal Article Lancet Neurol · May 2025 BACKGROUND: Motor impairments contribute substantially to long-term disability following stroke. Studies of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), combined with various rehabilitation therapies, have shown promising results in reducing motor impai ... Full text Link to item Cite

Revisiting Transcranial Light Stimulation as a Stroke Therapeutic-Hurdles and Opportunities.

Journal Article Transl Stroke Res · December 2023 Near-infrared laser therapy, a special form of transcranial light therapy, has been tested as an acute stroke therapy in three large clinical trials. While the NEST trials failed to show the efficacy of light therapy in human stroke patients, there are man ... Full text Link to item Cite

Numerical and experimental evaluation of low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound wave propagation using human skulls for brain neuromodulation.

Journal Article Med Phys · January 2023 BACKGROUND: Low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) has gained considerable attention as a promising noninvasive neuromodulatory technique for human brains. However, the complex morphology of the skull hinders scholars from precisely predictin ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


TRANScranial direct current stimulation for POst-stroke motor Recover - a phase II sTudy (TRANSPORT 2)

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2025

Optimizing Parameters of Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Cortical Modulation in Stroke Patients

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by American Heart Association · 2021 - 2023

Realistic Measurements of tDCS-Modulated Activity and Electric Fields in the Human Brain In Vivo

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2022

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Education, Training & Certifications


State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center · 2011 Ph.D.
Gujarat University, B.J. Medical College (India) · 2005 M.B.B.S.