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Dr. Abhishek Lenka is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, Virginia, specializing in Movement Disorders and Autonomic Medicine. His academic and clinical interests focus on autonomic dysfunction across neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Parkinson’s disease, multiple system atrophy, and pure autonomic failure. His research interests include biomarkers and phenoconversion in synucleinopathies, neurogenic orthostatic hypotension, and the mechanisms underlying supine hypertension.
Dr. Lenka completed his Neurology residency through the combined training program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), followed by fellowship training in Movement Disorders at Baylor College of Medicine and Autonomic Disorders at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Before residency, he earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Neurosciences from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India.
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