Dr Devi Priya Rathna Sabapathi

Qualifications

MBBS, MRCP (UK), CCT (Clinical Neurophysiology)

GMC number: 6088273

Practising since: 2002

Specialties

Clinical Neurophysiology

Consultation times

  • Friday AM
  • Wednesday PM
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About

Dr Devi Priya Rathna Sabapathi is a Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist at University Hospital Southampton, UK.

After completing her medical degree in India, she underwent training in Emergency medicine and core medical specialities in the UK between 2005 and 2011. She obtained Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) in 2011. She achieved her Certificate of Completion of Training in Clinical Neurophysiology in 2018, following extensive specialist training in both Neurology and Neurophysiology at leading UK institutions, including the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Liverpool and the Wessex Neurology Centre in Southampton.

Dr Rathnasabapathi has wide-ranging expertise in electrodiagnostic testing, including EMG, Nerve conduction studies, EEG, Evoked potentials and advanced neurophysiological techniques such as single-fibre EMG. She has a particular interest in neuromuscular disorders and neuromuscular ultrasound.

An active contributor to research, Dr Rathnasabapathi has authored publications in Brain, JAMA Neurology, and the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. She regularly presents at national and international conferences and is a member of the British Society of Clinical Neurophysiology and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Beyond her clinical commitments, she is deeply engaged in teaching, mentorship and service development.

Special interests

  • Neurophysiology testing, including nerve conduction studies and electromyogram for brachial neuritis
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Ulnar neuropathy
  • Uncommon nerve entrapments
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • GBS
  • CIDP
  • Cervical radiculopathy
  • Lumbar radiculopathy, sciatica
  • Traumatic nerve injuries
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Motor neuron disease
  • Myopathy, Myositis
  • Genetic neuromuscular conditions
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome.

Languages spoken

English, Tamil, Kannada

Treatments and tests offered by Dr Devi Priya Rathna Sabapathi at Nuffield Health

  • Nerve conduction study
  • Electromyography (EMG)
  • Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Locations Dr Devi Priya Rathna Sabapathi works with

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    Winchester Road, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 2DW

    02380 266 377
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Research

Keddie et al., "Epidemiological and cohort study finds no association between COVID-19 and Guillain-Barré syndrome," Brain (Dec 2020).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33313649/

D. Rathnasabapathi et al., "Solitary sclerosis: Progressive neurological deficit from a spatially isolated demyelinating lesion," Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine (July 2015).

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4612213/#:~:text=Such%20a%20myelopathy%2C%20i.e.%20a,and%20...'

D. Rathnasabapathi et al., "Transverse Myelitis Associated With an Itchy Rash and HyperCKemia: Neuromyelitis Optica Associated With Dermatitis Herpetiformis," JAMA Neurology (2014).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24637913/

Memberships

  • BSCN AANEM

Other posts held

  • University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
  • Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist

Insurers Dr Devi Priya Rathna Sabapathi works with

Dr Devi Priya Rathna Sabapathi works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • Bupa
  • Healix
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)