Minal J Bhanushali, M.D

Current position:

02/2025-Present     Chief of Neurology, Sutter Health, California

01/2020- Present    Medical Director for Clinical Research, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, California

07/2016-Present     Neurologist, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Sutter health, California

Work experience:

07/2024- Present    Telestroke, Sutter health, California

01/2015- 01/2025    Telestroke Neurologist/ specialist, Providence Telehealth Network, Washington

11/2014- 07/2016    Neurohospitalist , Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, Washington

11/2012-11/2014     Neurologist and Director of Stroke, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, California

12/2010-11/2012     Clinical Research methodology fellow, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the National Institute of Health (NIH)

7/2008- 12/2010      Assistant Professor and Director of MDA/ ALS clinic, Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

8/2002-6/2003         Clinical Neuroscience Research Associate, Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Education and training:

7/2007-6/2008         Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG/EMG) fellowship, Emory University, Georgia

7/2004- 6/2007        Neurology Residency, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

7/2003- 6/2004        Internship, Sinai Grace Hospital/ Wayne State

                              University, Detroit, Michigan

8/1995-12/2001       Grant Medical College, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India

Medical Licenses: California, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Alaska, Texas, New Mexico

Board Certifications:

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• Diplomat of American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), Recertified 2018

Committees/ Invitations:

• Board Member for San Francisco Neurological Society (SFNS) 2021-present

• Medical Advisory Board for dementia, Eli Lilly, 2025

• Medical Advisory Board, Biohaven/ Pfizer, 2019

• Chair, Clinical Neurophysiology session, European Neurological Society annual meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011

• American Medical Association Young Physician credentialing committee, Houston TX, Nov 2009

Awards and honors:

• Scholarship, Clinical Trials Methodology Course at Vail, CO by the NINDS and University of Rochester, Aug 2011

• Resident Leadership Award; Wayne State University, 2007

• Outstanding research poster, Michigan Neurological Association conference, 2005

Publications:

• CherylD Stults, PhD¹, Xiaowei Yan, PhD², Sien Deng, PhD¹, EllisC Dillon, PhD¹, SuYing Liang, PhD¹, JB Jones, PhD,MBA², Minal Bhanushali, MD¹,and DominickL Frosch, PhD; “Patient Preferences for Preventive Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Large Integrated Health System” Journal of patient experience, Volume 9, 2022; doi: 10.1177/23743735221113160

• Bhanushali MJ, Gustafson T, Powell S, Conwit RA, Wolinsky JS, Cutter GR, Lublin FD, Cofield SS. “Recruitment of participants to a multiple sclerosis trial: The CombiRx experience”. Clinical Trials 2014;11(2):159-66. doi: 10.1177/1740774513517184.

• Bhanushali MJ, Kranick SM, Freeman AF, Cuellar-Rodriguez JM, Battiwalla M, Gea-Banacloche JC, Hickstein DD, Pavletic S, Fahle G, Nath A,  “Human herpes 6 virus encephalitis complicating allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.” Neurology. 2013 Apr 16;80(16):1494-500.

• Gregory Minisman, Minal Bhanushali, Robin Conwit, Gil I Wolfe, Inmaculada Aban, Henry J Kaminski, Gary Cutter “Implementing clinical trials on an International Platform: challenges and perspectives”, Journal of Neurological sciences, Nov 2011

• Robin Conwit, Minal Bhanushali, John Porter, Petra Kaufmann, Laurie Gutmann “ Adding more muscle and nerve to clinical trials”, Muscle and Nerve, Nov 2011, Vol 44 (5), 695-702
• Minal Bhanushali, Terrie E Taylor, Malcolm E molyneux, Monica Sapuwa, Eunice Mwandira, Gretchen L Birbeck “ Evoked potentials in pediatric cerebral malaria”; Neurology International, Vol 3, No 2, 2011.

• Kamakshi Patel, Minal Bhanushali, and Suraj Muley “Management strategies in Chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy”: Journal of Neurology India, May-Jun2010, Vol 58 (3) 351-60

• Hend Hazary, Muhammed Farooq, Minal Bhanushali, Arshad Majid, Mounzer Kassab “Peripheral neuropathy: differential and diagnosis”; Journal of American family physicians 2009 Vol 81(7); 887-92

• Minal Bhanushali, Joanne Wuu, Michael Benatar “ Treatment of ocular symptoms of myasthenia gravis”; Neurology, Oct 2008, vol 71, issue 17, 1335-41.
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•  Minal Bhanushali, Sandra Helmers “The diagnosis and management of hospitalized patient with epilepsy”; Hospital physician 2008, vol 44 (11), 37-48

• Minal Bhanushali and Suraj Muley “Diabetic and Nondiabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy”; Journal of Neurology India, Oct-Dec 2008, Vol 56 (4), 420-425

Textbook chapters:

• Minal Bhanushali, Robin Conwit, Jeffrey Metter, Luigi Ferrucci, Role of the central nervous system in sarcopenia, Textbook chapter, Sarcopenia: Current concepts and clinical perspectives, Wiley-Blackwell publishing, 2012

• Minal Bhanushali and Paul Tuite ‘The Evaluation and Management of Patients with the Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome’; Neurologic Clinics of North America; Apr 2004; vol 2; issue 22.

Abstracts and Platform presentations:

• Minal Bhanushali, Sarah Kranick, Sara Inati, Alexandra Freeman, Avindra Nath “Herpes Virus Infections of the Brain Complicating Allogenic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation”: platform presentation, American Academy of Neurology annual conference, 2012, selected for top 5% research.

• Minal Bhanushali, Terrie E. Taylor^,, Malcolm E. Molyneux, Eunice Mwandira, Monica Sapuwa, & Gretchen L. Birbeck ; ‘Cortical Evoked Potentials in Pediatric Cerebral Malaria’: European Neurological society annual conference, Germany, May 2010

• Minal Bhanushali, Praful Kelkar, and Suraj Muley, ‘Histopathology of Wartenberg’s sensory neuritis’: American Academy of Neurology annual conference, Washington, Apr 2009.

• Bhanushali Minal, and Coplin, William, ‘Role of CTAngiogram for diagnosis of brain death’; platform presentation, American Academy of Neurology annual conference; featured in highlights of Stroke and Critical Care, California, Apr 2006.

• C V Rao, M Bhanushali, D Radovanovic, Karen Krajewski, Michael Shy, Jun Li; ‘Prediction of HNPP mutation by an electrophysiological pattern’; American Academy of Neurology annual conference, California, Apr 2006.

• Minal Bhanushali, Fessler Richard, and Coplin William, ‘A tale of three paradigms: Combination therapy with rt-PA, eptifibatide and angioplasty for basilar artery occlusion’; Neurocritical Care Society meeting, Arizona, Feb 2005 and Michigan Neurological Association meeting, Michigan, Aug 2006

Clinical Research :

• • Principal Investigator: Understanding current patterns, barriers and perceptions for diagnosis and management of MCI, and pilot interventions to promote awareness and interdisciplinary care coordination for MCI, in a large integrated health care system across Northern California; March 2025- Present

• • Principal Investigator: Gaps in care Management in Patients with Mild cognitive impairment and Mild Alzheimer’s disease at Sutter health; October 2024-present

• • Principal Investigator: Pilot study for Digital and Personalized care for Parkinson’s disease using Apple healthkit (iPD study)- July 2023- present

• Principal Investigator ARTOIS study, Novartis, August 2020-22

• Principal Investigator: Natural history of Spinal muscular atrophy type 1: a pilot study, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 

•   Principal Investigator: Comparative efficacy of three doses of intravenous immunoglobulin in the chronic treatment of Myasthenia Gravis (MG), Michigan State University

• Co- Investigator:  “Role of evoked potentials in pediatric cerebral malaria for predicting neurological outcomes”, Department of International Neurology and epidemiology at Michigan State University

Professional Memberships:

American Academy of Neurology

San Francisco Neurological Association (Board member)

Minal J Bhanushali, M.D

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Current position:

02/2025-Present     Chief of Neurology, Sutter Health, California

01/2020- Present    Medical Director for Clinical Research, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, California

07/2016-Present     Neurologist, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Sutter health, California

Work experience:

07/2024- Present    Telestroke, Sutter health, California

01/2015- 01/2025    Telestroke Neurologist/ specialist, Providence Telehealth Network, Washington

11/2014- 07/2016    Neurohospitalist , Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, Washington

11/2012-11/2014     Neurologist and Director of Stroke, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, California

12/2010-11/2012     Clinical Research methodology fellow, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the National Institute of Health (NIH)

7/2008- 12/2010      Assistant Professor and Director of MDA/ ALS clinic, Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

8/2002-6/2003         Clinical Neuroscience Research Associate, Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Education and training:

7/2007-6/2008         Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG/EMG) fellowship, Emory University, Georgia

7/2004- 6/2007        Neurology Residency, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

7/2003- 6/2004        Internship, Sinai Grace Hospital/ Wayne State

                              University, Detroit, Michigan

8/1995-12/2001       Grant Medical College, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India

Medical Licenses: California, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Alaska, Texas, New Mexico

Board Certifications:

.

• Diplomat of American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), Recertified 2018

Committees/ Invitations:

• Board Member for San Francisco Neurological Society (SFNS) 2021-present

• Medical Advisory Board for dementia, Eli Lilly, 2025

• Medical Advisory Board, Biohaven/ Pfizer, 2019

• Chair, Clinical Neurophysiology session, European Neurological Society annual meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011

• American Medical Association Young Physician credentialing committee, Houston TX, Nov 2009

Awards and honors:

• Scholarship, Clinical Trials Methodology Course at Vail, CO by the NINDS and University of Rochester, Aug 2011

• Resident Leadership Award; Wayne State University, 2007

• Outstanding research poster, Michigan Neurological Association conference, 2005

Publications:

• CherylD Stults, PhD¹, Xiaowei Yan, PhD², Sien Deng, PhD¹, EllisC Dillon, PhD¹, SuYing Liang, PhD¹, JB Jones, PhD,MBA², Minal Bhanushali, MD¹,and DominickL Frosch, PhD; “Patient Preferences for Preventive Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Large Integrated Health System” Journal of patient experience, Volume 9, 2022; doi: 10.1177/23743735221113160

• Bhanushali MJ, Gustafson T, Powell S, Conwit RA, Wolinsky JS, Cutter GR, Lublin FD, Cofield SS. “Recruitment of participants to a multiple sclerosis trial: The CombiRx experience”. Clinical Trials 2014;11(2):159-66. doi: 10.1177/1740774513517184.

• Bhanushali MJ, Kranick SM, Freeman AF, Cuellar-Rodriguez JM, Battiwalla M, Gea-Banacloche JC, Hickstein DD, Pavletic S, Fahle G, Nath A,  “Human herpes 6 virus encephalitis complicating allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.” Neurology. 2013 Apr 16;80(16):1494-500.

• Gregory Minisman, Minal Bhanushali, Robin Conwit, Gil I Wolfe, Inmaculada Aban, Henry J Kaminski, Gary Cutter “Implementing clinical trials on an International Platform: challenges and perspectives”, Journal of Neurological sciences, Nov 2011

• Robin Conwit, Minal Bhanushali, John Porter, Petra Kaufmann, Laurie Gutmann “ Adding more muscle and nerve to clinical trials”, Muscle and Nerve, Nov 2011, Vol 44 (5), 695-702
• Minal Bhanushali, Terrie E Taylor, Malcolm E molyneux, Monica Sapuwa, Eunice Mwandira, Gretchen L Birbeck “ Evoked potentials in pediatric cerebral malaria”; Neurology International, Vol 3, No 2, 2011.

• Kamakshi Patel, Minal Bhanushali, and Suraj Muley “Management strategies in Chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy”: Journal of Neurology India, May-Jun2010, Vol 58 (3) 351-60

• Hend Hazary, Muhammed Farooq, Minal Bhanushali, Arshad Majid, Mounzer Kassab “Peripheral neuropathy: differential and diagnosis”; Journal of American family physicians 2009 Vol 81(7); 887-92

• Minal Bhanushali, Joanne Wuu, Michael Benatar “ Treatment of ocular symptoms of myasthenia gravis”; Neurology, Oct 2008, vol 71, issue 17, 1335-41.
•  
•  Minal Bhanushali, Sandra Helmers “The diagnosis and management of hospitalized patient with epilepsy”; Hospital physician 2008, vol 44 (11), 37-48

• Minal Bhanushali and Suraj Muley “Diabetic and Nondiabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy”; Journal of Neurology India, Oct-Dec 2008, Vol 56 (4), 420-425

Textbook chapters:

• Minal Bhanushali, Robin Conwit, Jeffrey Metter, Luigi Ferrucci, Role of the central nervous system in sarcopenia, Textbook chapter, Sarcopenia: Current concepts and clinical perspectives, Wiley-Blackwell publishing, 2012

• Minal Bhanushali and Paul Tuite ‘The Evaluation and Management of Patients with the Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome’; Neurologic Clinics of North America; Apr 2004; vol 2; issue 22.

Abstracts and Platform presentations:

• Minal Bhanushali, Sarah Kranick, Sara Inati, Alexandra Freeman, Avindra Nath “Herpes Virus Infections of the Brain Complicating Allogenic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation”: platform presentation, American Academy of Neurology annual conference, 2012, selected for top 5% research.

• Minal Bhanushali, Terrie E. Taylor^,, Malcolm E. Molyneux, Eunice Mwandira, Monica Sapuwa, & Gretchen L. Birbeck ; ‘Cortical Evoked Potentials in Pediatric Cerebral Malaria’: European Neurological society annual conference, Germany, May 2010

• Minal Bhanushali, Praful Kelkar, and Suraj Muley, ‘Histopathology of Wartenberg’s sensory neuritis’: American Academy of Neurology annual conference, Washington, Apr 2009.

• Bhanushali Minal, and Coplin, William, ‘Role of CTAngiogram for diagnosis of brain death’; platform presentation, American Academy of Neurology annual conference; featured in highlights of Stroke and Critical Care, California, Apr 2006.

• C V Rao, M Bhanushali, D Radovanovic, Karen Krajewski, Michael Shy, Jun Li; ‘Prediction of HNPP mutation by an electrophysiological pattern’; American Academy of Neurology annual conference, California, Apr 2006.

• Minal Bhanushali, Fessler Richard, and Coplin William, ‘A tale of three paradigms: Combination therapy with rt-PA, eptifibatide and angioplasty for basilar artery occlusion’; Neurocritical Care Society meeting, Arizona, Feb 2005 and Michigan Neurological Association meeting, Michigan, Aug 2006

Clinical Research :

• • Principal Investigator: Understanding current patterns, barriers and perceptions for diagnosis and management of MCI, and pilot interventions to promote awareness and interdisciplinary care coordination for MCI, in a large integrated health care system across Northern California; March 2025- Present

• • Principal Investigator: Gaps in care Management in Patients with Mild cognitive impairment and Mild Alzheimer’s disease at Sutter health; October 2024-present

• • Principal Investigator: Pilot study for Digital and Personalized care for Parkinson’s disease using Apple healthkit (iPD study)- July 2023- present

• Principal Investigator ARTOIS study, Novartis, August 2020-22

• Principal Investigator: Natural history of Spinal muscular atrophy type 1: a pilot study, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 

•   Principal Investigator: Comparative efficacy of three doses of intravenous immunoglobulin in the chronic treatment of Myasthenia Gravis (MG), Michigan State University

• Co- Investigator:  “Role of evoked potentials in pediatric cerebral malaria for predicting neurological outcomes”, Department of International Neurology and epidemiology at Michigan State University

Professional Memberships:

American Academy of Neurology

San Francisco Neurological Association (Board member)