Inaugural Edition · July 2026

Indian Neuromuscular Summer School

Advancing
Neuromuscular
Excellence in India

A landmark advanced training programme bringing together India's foremost neurologists and world-renowned international faculty for an intensive week of learning, collaboration, and discovery.

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7days
Intensive Training
40
Indian Neurologists
38+
Global Faculty
7
Parallel Symposia

About the Programme

A Historic First for the Indian Subcontinent

Inspired by the renowned Paris Summer School—which has been empowering specialists in neuromuscular expertise for three decades—the Indian NMSS is a unique and landmark opportunity for the region.

Carefully selected mid-level and senior neurologists from India and neighbouring countries—Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Kenya, Nepal, Laos, Vietnam and Iraq—will come together for 7 days of intensive lectures, case discussions and multiple parallel workshops from July 20–26, 2026, hosted under the aegis of the Neurology and Paediatrics Department of St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru.

40
Indian Neurologists
10+
International Participants
12
International Faculty
26+
National Faculty

Venue

Where It Happens

St. John's Medical College
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences

One of India's premier medical institutions, St. John's Medical College Hospital provides the ideal backdrop for this milestone programme—combining world-class infrastructure with a legacy of excellence in medical education and research in the heart of Bengaluru.

The NMSS will be hosted under the aegis of the Neurology and Paediatrics Departments, with access to state-of-the-art lecture halls, simulation labs, and clinical facilities.

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🏨 Accommodation

Accommodation has been arranged within the St. John's campus. 100 rooms are booked in Annexe 3, providing convenient, on-site lodging for all participants throughout the programme.

For booking details and allocation queries, please write to  info@neuromuscularsummerschool.com.

🏨 Nearby Hotels & Accommodation

A selection of hotels within easy reach of the St. John's campus. Participants are advised to book early.

The Leela Palace Bengaluru
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  ·  ~3 km
ITC Gardenia
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  ·  ~5 km
Vivanta Bengaluru, Residency Road
⭐⭐⭐⭐  ·  ~4 km
Novotel Bengaluru Outer Ring Road
⭐⭐⭐⭐  ·  ~6 km
Lemon Tree Hotel, Koramangala
⭐⭐⭐  ·  ~2.5 km
FabHotel Prime BTM Layout
⭐⭐⭐  ·  ~3 km

For accommodation assistance write to info@neuromuscularsummerschool.com

Bangalore Cherry Blossoms — Jayanagar

The City

Bangalore — The Garden City of India

Called the Garden City of India, Bengaluru is renowned for its lush tree-lined avenues, pleasant climate, and vibrant intellectual culture. Every spring, the city bursts into spectacular bloom as Tabebuia Rosea trees—locally celebrated as Bangalore's "cherry blossoms"—carpet its boulevards in soft pink, turning roads like Jayanagar into enchanting canopies of colour.

Beyond its natural beauty, Bengaluru is India's Silicon Valley—a cosmopolitan metropolis brimming with culture, cuisine, and connectivity, making it the perfect host city for an international gathering of medical minds.

🌸 City of Gardens 🌡 Pleasant Year-Round Climate ✈ Well Connected Internationally 🍛 Rich Culinary Heritage 🏛 Premier Medical Hub

Programme Schedule

Your Week at NMSS

Seven intensive days spanning lectures, hands-on parallel workshops, expert panels, and symposia—designed to build deep, practical neuromuscular expertise. Select a day to explore.

Main Programme
08:00 am
Summer School Desk Open
08:45–09:00 am
Introduction & Welcome
Andoni Urtizberea, Ann Agnes Mathew
09:00–09:45 am
Introduction to Clinical Myology
Satish Khadilkar / Andoni
09:45–10:30 am
Practical Approach to the Floppy Infant/Child
Kumaran Deiva
10:30–10:45 am
Tea / Coffee Break
10:45–12:45 pm
Case Studies — Muscle
Andoni Urtizberea, V Vishwanathan, VY Vishnu, Edoardo Malfatti
12:45–02:00 pm
Lunch Break
02:00–04:30 pm
PMR/MDT Session Level 1 — Physio Assessments, Interventions, Orthosis, Wheelchair
04:30–04:45 pm
Tea / Coffee Break
04:45–06:00 pm
Plenary: From Bench to Bedside in Duchenne MD
Annemieke Aartsma-Rus
18:30
Network Reception
Parallel Workshops
02:00–04:30 pm
Imaging — Muscle MRI, Ultrasound, Nerve USG (Part 1)
Lokesh Bathala, Seena Vengalil, Volker Straub, Akshatha (SJMCH)
02:00–04:30 pm
Neuropathology Workshop
NIMHANS
Symposium (Non-NMSS)
DMD MDT Care, Updates & Institutional Readiness / Advocacy
Vineeth, Annemieke, Joanne, Andoni, Volker, Vishwanathan, Ann Agnes, Urvi Desai
Main Programme
08:00 am
Summer School Desk Open
09:00–09:45 am
Congenital Muscular Dystrophies
Renu Suthar, Satish Khadilkar / Andoni
09:45–10:30 am
Congenital Myopathies
Edoardo Malfatti, Kumaran Deiva
10:30–10:45 am
Tea / Coffee Break
10:45–12:45 pm
Case Studies — Motor Neuron
VY Vishnu, Sruthi Nair, Vineeth Jaison
12:45–02:00 pm
Lunch Break
02:00–04:30 pm
Basics of Myogenetics: Platform Selections & Interpreting Myogenetics
Dr. Meenakshi Bhat, Dr. Annemieke, Dr. Joanne Ng, Dr. Gauri Krishna
04:30–04:45 pm
Tea / Coffee Break
04:45–06:00 pm
Plenary: Dysferlinopathies & Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophies
Volker Straub
18:30
Dinner
Parallel Workshops
02:00–04:30 pm
PMR/MDT Level 2 — Physio Assessments, Orthosis, Wheelchair
02:00–04:30 pm
Nerve Conduction, RNS, MUNE (2 parallel rooms)
Nandedkar, Umapathi, Radhika, Umesh, Khushnama
02:00–04:30 pm
Neuropathology Workshop
NIMHANS
Symposium (Non-NMSS)
Translational Research — AONs, Gene Therapies, Cell & Regenerative Therapies, Repurposing of Drugs, Clinical Trial Networks, Policy & Advocacy
Meenakshi Bhat, Annemieke, Joanne Ng, Volker Straub
Main Programme
08:00 am
Summer School Desk Open
09:00–09:45 am
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Urvi Desai
09:45–10:30 am
Dysimmune Neuropathy
Umesh Kalane
10:30–10:45 am
Tea / Coffee Break
10:45–12:45 pm
Case Studies — Neuropathy
TBC
12:45–02:00 pm
Lunch Break
02:00–04:30 pm
Imaging — Muscle MRI, Ultrasound, Nerve USG (Part 2)
Lokesh Bathala, Seena Vengalil, Volker Straub, Akshatha (SJMCH)
04:30–04:45 pm
Tea / Coffee Break
04:45–06:00 pm
Plenary: Electrophysiology Applied to Nerve & Muscle Disorders
Nandedkar / Umapathi
18:30
Dinner
Parallel Workshops
02:00–04:30 pm
Clinical Trial Workshop
02:00–04:30 pm
EMG and SFEMG (2 parallel sessions)
Nandedkar, Umapathi, Radhika, Umesh, Khushnama
Symposium (Non-NMSS)
Physiotherapy Assessments & Interventions
Sneha, Gauri Khandekar, Victoria Selby, Vinitha Varghese
Main Programme
08:00 am
Summer School Desk Open
09:00–09:45 am
Dystrophic and Non-Dystrophic Myotonias
Sruthi Nair
09:45–10:30 am
Pompe and Metabolic Myopathies
Gauri Krishna
10:30–10:45 am
Tea / Coffee Break
10:45–12:45 pm
Case Studies — Neuromuscular Junction
TBC
12:45–02:00 pm
Lunch Break
02:00–04:30 pm
Advanced Myogenetics
Meenakshi Bhat, Annemieke, Joanne Ng, Gauri Krishna
04:30–04:45 pm
Tea / Coffee Break
04:45–06:00 pm
Plenary: FSHD and Repeat Disorders in NMD
VY Vishnu
18:30
Dinner
Parallel Workshops
02:00–04:30 pm
Respiratory Care in NMD Level 1 (2 parallel sessions) — BiPAP, Cough Assists, Masks, Respiratory Physio, Dysphagia, PFT
02:00–04:30 pm
Basics of Myogenetics: Platform Selections
Dr. Meenakshi Bhat, Dr. Annemieke, Dr. Joanne Ng, Dr. Gauri Krishna
Symposium (Non-NMSS)
Neurophysiology
Umesh, Radhika, Kushnuma, Sanjeev Nandedkar, Umapathi
Main Programme
08:00 am
Summer School Desk Open
09:00–09:45 am
Therapeutics in SMA — Update
Laurent Servais / Ann Agnes
09:45–10:30 am
Newer Experimental Therapeutic Approaches in Muscular Dystrophies
Dr. Joanne Ng
10:30–10:45 am
Tea / Coffee Break
10:45–12:45 pm
Case Studies — Potpourri
TBC
12:45–02:00 pm
Lunch Break
02:00–04:30 pm
PMR/MDT Session Level 1 — Physio Assessments, Interventions, Orthosis, Wheelchair
04:30–04:45 pm
Tea / Coffee Break
04:45–06:00 pm
Plenary: Myasthenia Gravis and Novel Therapies
Dr. Urvi Desai
18:30
Dinner
Parallel Workshops
02:00–04:30 pm
Respiratory Care in NMD Level 1 (2 parallel sessions) — BiPAP, Cough Assists, Masks, Respiratory Physio, Dysphagia, PFT
02:00–04:30 pm
Advanced Myogenetics
Meenakshi Bhat, Annemieke, Joanne Ng, Gauri Krishna
Symposium (Non-NMSS)
Respiratory Care in Neuromuscular Disorders
Ilin Kinimi, Supriya Shinde, Neha Mohan Rao, Anchal Khemani, Sourav Jain, George D'Souza, Victoria Selby, Mohan Das, Leah, Divya, Smitha Matthias
Main Programme
08:00 am
Summer School Desk Open
09:00–09:45 am
Serving the Underserved — MDT Approach in DMD as Prototype
Vineeth Jaison, Laurent Servais / Ann Agnes
09:45–10:30 am
Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome
A. Nalini
10:30–10:45 am
Tea / Coffee Break
10:45–12:45 pm
Case Studies: Chronic NMD Management Challenges
TBC
12:45–02:00 pm
Lunch Break
02:00–04:30 pm
Clinical Trial Workshop — How to Get Your Site Ready?
Annemieke, Joanne, Volker, Urvi
04:30–04:45 pm
Tea / Coffee Break
04:45–06:00 pm
Plenary: GNE Myopathies and Riboflavinopathies
Andoni Urtizberea
18:30
Dinner
Parallel Workshops

No parallel workshops today

Symposium (Non-NMSS)
SMA Updates, MDT Care & Institutional Readiness / Advocacy
Vishwanathan, Sruthi, Laurent Servais, Urvi, Vishnu
Main Programme
08:00 am
Summer School Desk Open
09:00–09:45 am
Trial Readiness in NMD
Ramya R Babu
09:45–10:30 am
Roundtable: MDT in NMD — Pulmonologist (Dr. Ilin), Cardiologist (Dr. Saravanan), Metabolic Bone (Dr. Suma Uday), PMR (Dr. Vinitha), Palliative Care (Dr. Ann Agnes), Orthopaedics (Dr. Jayanth Sampath)
10:30–10:45 am
Tea / Coffee Break
10:45–12:45 pm
Mock MDT — Cases Presented by Participants
TBC
12:45–01:30 pm
Quiz & Certificate Distribution
13:30
Closing Lunch
Parallel Workshops
All day
PMR/MDT Level 2 — Physio Assessments, Orthosis, Wheelchair
Symposium (Non-NMSS)
Rehabilitation in NMD (Cardiology)
Sneha, Gauri Khandekar, Victoria Selby, Vinitha Varghese
✦ Schedule is indicative. Final timetable with session timings will be shared with registered participants.

Faculty

Meet Your Faculty Across the Globe

An exceptional assembly of 12 international and 26+ national experts — clinicians, researchers, and therapists at the forefront of neuromuscular medicine.

AU
Prof. Andoni Urtizberea
International
UD
Dr. Urvi Desai
International
VS
Prof. Volker Straub
International
AA
Prof. Annemieke Aartsma-Rus
International
JN
Prof. Joanne Ng
International
SN
Dr. Sanjeev Nandedkar
International
EM
Prof. Edoardo Malfatti
International
KD
Prof. Kumaran Deiva
International
Um
Prof. Umapathi
International
RB
Dr. Ramya R Babu
International
VS
Ms. Victoria Selby
Respiratory Physiotherapist · GOSH, London
VY
Dr. V Y Vishnu
National
SN
Prof. Sruthi Nair
National
NA
Prof. Nalini Atchayaram
National
VJ
Prof. Vineeth Jaison
National
SK
Dr. Satish Khadilkar
National
VV
Dr. V Vishwanathan
National
Ga
Prof. Gayathri
National
AM
Prof. Anita Mahadevan
National
MB
Prof. Meenakshi Bhat
National
RS
Dr. Renu Suthar
National
GK
Dr. Gauri Krishna
National
SU
Dr. Suma Uday
National
UK
Dr. Umesh Kalane
National
RM
Dr. Radhika Manohar
National
KM
Dr. Kushnuma Mansukhani
National
IK
Dr. Ilin Kinimi
National
VV
Dr. Vinitha Varghese
National
SP
Dr. Saravanan Palaniappan
National
AA
Dr. Ann Agnes Mathew
National
LB
Dr. Lokesh Bathala
National

How Each Day Is Structured

Three Parallel Tracks Every Day

Each day of the NMSS runs three simultaneous tracks — giving participants a rich, multi-layered experience. The main school, hands-on workshops, and open symposia all happen in parallel.

🎓
Track 1

Main Programme

Intensive lectures, plenary sessions, and expert case discussions for selected NMSS participants. Covers the full breadth of neuromuscular disease — from clinical myology and neurophysiology to novel therapeutics and MDT care.

LecturesCase StudiesPlenaries
For: NMSS Participants only
+
🔬
Track 2

Parallel Workshops

Hands-on, skills-based workshops running simultaneously with the main programme. Topics rotate daily — muscle imaging, neurophysiology, genetics interpretation, respiratory care, and rehabilitation techniques.

Muscle MRI & UltrasoundEMG / NCSGeneticsRespiratoryRehab
For: NMSS Participants only
+
🌐
Track 3

Open Symposia

Seven standalone one-day symposia running in parallel — each a deep-dive into a focused topic, led by world-renowned faculty. Open to all registered delegates, not just NMSS participants.

DMD UpdatesSMA UpdatesTranslational ResearchNeurophysiologyPhysiotherapyRespiratory CareRehab & MDT
Open to: All Delegates
Symposia topics across the 7 days
Day 1
DMD MDT Care, Updates & Institutional Readiness
Day 2
Translational Research
Day 3
Physiotherapy Assessments & Interventions
Day 4
Neurophysiology
Day 5
SMA Updates & MDT Advocacy
Day 6
Rehabilitation in NMD
Day 7
Respiratory Care in Neuromuscular Disorders

Support

Our Sponsors

We are grateful to our sponsors and partners whose generous support makes this landmark programme possible.

Title Sponsor
Title Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Partner
Partner

Leadership

Our Organising Committee & Advisory Board

Steering Committee

  • Dr. Andoni Urtizberea
  • Dr. Ann Agnes Mathew
  • Dr. Vishnu VY
  • Dr. Sruthi Nair
  • Dr. Urvi Desai
  • Dr. Radhika Manohar
  • Dr. Vineeth Jaison
  • Dr. Umesh Kalane

Advisory Board

  • Dr. Thomas Mathew
  • Dr. Maria Lewin
  • Dr. Raghunandan
🎓
Patron
Dr. George D'Souza
Dean, St. John's Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru

Contact Us

Get in Touch

Have questions about the programme, participation, or logistics? Our team is happy to assist you.

✉ Email
info@neuromuscularsummerschool.com
📞 Phone
+91 91049 94297