What a DM (Neurology) means on a doctor's profile
What DM (Neurology) is, who awards it, what it qualifies a doctor to do, and how many doctors on this site hold it.
The DM in Neurology is the super-speciality degree of the brain-and-nerve physician: three years after an MD or DNB in medicine, training in stroke, epilepsy, headache, Parkinson's disease, dementia, neuropathies and the rest of neurological medicine. Its holder is a neurologist, who diagnoses and treats but does not operate; the surgeon of the brain and spine is the neurosurgeon, who holds the MCh in Neurosurgery. Patients confuse the two constantly, and the degree on the profile is the way to tell them apart.
DM (Neurology) is one branch of the DM — the Doctorate of Medicine page covers the degree itself: its length, its entry examination, and how it sits beside the other postgraduate routes. Everything there applies here; this page is about what this branch trains for and what its holders do.
How to check whether a doctor holds a DM (Neurology)
- Read the register entryA doctor's record on the Indian Medical Register names the qualification the state medical council recorded at registration, and further qualifications where the doctor has had them added. If the doctor says they hold a DM (Neurology) and the register shows only the primary degree, the DM (Neurology) has not been registered — which is common and not by itself a warning, but it does mean the register cannot confirm it.
- Check the college was recognised for the courseThe NMC's College and Course Search lists which institutions are recognised for which courses. a DM (Neurology) from a college not recognised for it on the year in question is a qualification the NMC does not recognise, whatever the certificate says.
- Ask the awarding body when it mattersUniversities verify degrees on request, usually for a fee; a hospital credentialing a doctor does this, and a patient can ask whether it has been done. On this site a qualification is marked verified only when it has been checked against the awarding body and the date is shown; otherwise it is marked as supplied.
82 doctors record a DM (Neurology)
None of them has the qualification checked against the awarding body yet. All are recorded as supplied. Counts are read from the live database and refresh hourly.
Branches as written on profiles
| Branch | Doctors |
|---|---|
| Neurology | 78 |
Specialities they practise
Where they practise
Questions people ask
- Is a DM (Neurology) a recognised qualification in India?
- Yes, when awarded by an institution recognised for it. The National Medical Commission maintains the list of recognised qualifications and of the institutions permitted to award each; a DM (Neurology) from a college that was not recognised for the course in that year is not a recognised qualification, and a registering body can refuse to enter it on the register.
- Does DM (Neurology) make a doctor a specialist?
- Yes. DM (Neurology) is a recognised super-speciality qualification, and its holder is a specialist in that branch in the sense the National Medical Commission uses. The speciality page on this site lists the doctors who practise it, with the qualification each one records and whether it has been checked.
Every profile lists its qualifications as supplied and says which of them have been checked against the awarding body and when. Where none has, the profile says so.
General information about medical qualifications in India, checked against the sources listed on 25 Sep 2026. Not advice about your situation. Errors can be reported through the corrections process.