Venkat Srikar Lavu

Second-Year Resident

UAMS

Also affiliated: University of Florida Health (2024–2026); University of Florida (2024–2026); University of Florida Health Science Center (2024); Osmania University (2023); Osmania Medical College (2023)

Formerly Arkansas Resident, UAMS through 2029; now Second-Year Resident, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

3 h-index 15 pubs 31 cited

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Venkat Srikar Lavu's research focuses on neurological disorders, particularly Parkinson's disease and dystonia, and their treatment through deep brain stimulation (DBS). His work investigates motor outcomes associated with different DBS staging approaches for Parkinson's disease, including unilateral, bilateral rapid, and bilateral delayed methods. Lavu also explores the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in DBS, examining its potential applications and predictive capabilities. His publications address the prevalence and contributing factors of fatigue in Parkinson's disease and assess DBS as a treatment for dystonia, considering targets beyond the subthalamic nucleus and globus pallidus. Additionally, his research includes the study of rare neurological conditions, such as Lance Adams Syndrome in the context of COVID-19 pneumonia, and the application of AI for predicting acute ischemic stroke in young adults with cannabis use disorder.

Metrics

h-index: 3
Publications: 15
Citations: 31

Positions

Second-Year Resident publications 2025–2026

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institution web page
Resident 2025–2029

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Neurology ORCID
Research Fellow 2023–2025

University Of Florida Neurology ORCID

Selected Publications

Motor Symptom Localization Profiles to Track Disease Progression in Parkinson’s Disease (P1-16.010) (2026)

Neurology DOI OpenAlex
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Deep Brain Stimulation (2025)

Seminars in Neurology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex