Garima Shukla

Garima Shukla is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, where she holds a joint appointment in the Translational Institute of Medicine (TIME). She previously served at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, from 2001 to 2018. Her academic roles include Secretary of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group and editorial board member of Sleep Medicine.

Educational Background:

• MBBS, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (1994)
• MD in Internal Medicine, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (1998)
• DM in Neurology, AIIMS (2002)
• Epilepsy and Sleep fellowship, Cleveland Clinic (2008)
• FRCPC, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (2019)

Research Interests: Dr. Shukla focuses on the intersection of Sleep Medicine and Epilepsy. Key areas include Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), non-seizure outcomes in pharmaco-resistant epilepsy, and cannabis use impacts on sleep. Her work bridges clinical care and translational research.

Recent Research Trends: Her publications analyze sleep abnormalities' cognitive effects in epilepsy, cannabis-sleep interactions, and RLS in neurological populations. Ongoing work includes randomized controlled trials on sleep interventions for temporal lobe epilepsy.

Awards: Over 25 international awards in RLS and epilepsy research, including the Best Resident Medal in Internal Medicine/Neurology and FRCPC recognition.

Advising & Grants: Secured federal funding in India for epilepsy/sleep projects. Leads interdisciplinary collaborations on RLS phenotypes and epilepsy surgery outcomes.

Labs/Teams: Active in Queen's Centre for Neuroscience Studies and TIME, emphasizing translational research in neurological disorders.