Iype Thomas

Thomas Iype is currently an Emeritus Professor with the Department of Neurology, Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. He is an astute clinician and has played a mentoring role for a generation of neurologists across India. He has over 80 published articles and has written 17 book chapters. He has a Research Interest Score of 410.3 (April 7, 2023), 642 citations, and an H-index of 16. He has played a key role in several national and international studies, some of the notable ones being PUREMIND study in India, which is a substudy of PURE Dementia Prevention and Care (DePEC) under the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Group IMPETUStroke (IMPlementation of an Evaluation and Treatment Package for Uniform Stroke Care and Outcomes in the Medical Colleges in India. An Implementation Research Study). His research was funded by ICMR’s multicenter national study for which he was Site Principal Investigator). He has received several accolades and awards, including the Certificate of Honor received from the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme in Thiruvananthapuram District for outstanding performance and dedication in March 24, 2012, on World TB Day, State Best Doctor Award 2011 in the medical education category, Government of Kerala, and the Master Teachers Award 2020 SHINE 2020.