Dr. Korak Sarkar completed his undergraduate education at Johns Hopkins University where he studied applied mathematics, biomedical engineering and neurosciences. He earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine. Dr. Sarkar completed a neurology residency at the University of California at Davis in Sacramento. Following residency, he completed a Brain Injury Medicine fellowship at Northwestern University and the Shirley Ability Institute (formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) in Illinois. Dr. Sarkar is board-certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, as well as in Brain Injury Medicine by the American Board of Medical Specialties. He joined the Ochsner Neuroscience Institute in 2015. His research on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has been published in peer-reviewed journals and awarded the American Academy of Neurologys (AAN) Founders Award in Translational Research. He also serves on the AANs Health Policy subcommittee where he advocates for the needs of neurological patients and providers. He founded and currently serves as the Clinical Director of Ochsners Medical 3D (m3D) Lab and contributes to Ochsners efforts to innovate advanced visualization using 3D Printing, and Virtual and Augmented Reality.

Medical Education

University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Field of Study: Medical Degree

Internship

Ochsner Clinic Foundation - GME Office
Field of Study: Internal Medicine

Residency

University of California at Davis Schoool of Medicine
Field of Study: Neurology

Fellowship

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Field of Study: Brain Injury Medicine

Northwestern University - Attn: Sonia Kim
Field of Study: Medical Innovation