Dr. H. Rai Kakkar

Dr. H. Rai Kakkar to hold neurology clinic at MMH
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Dr. H. Rai Kakkar to hold neurology clinic at MMH

Melissa Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce H. Rai Kakkar, M.D. will begin holding a neurology clinic starting Tuesday, Aug. 12.Dr. Kakkar is a Board Certified Neurologist in private practice in the Lowry/Aurora, Parker and Lonetree areas.He completed a residency in psychiatry at Columbia University in New York City and is board certified in psychiatry in addition to neurology.His main area of interest, however, is diseases of the nervous system for which he completed a residency in neurology at UCLA in Los Angeles.He has completed two fellowships, one in internal medicine at Montefiore Hospital in New York and one in gerontology at UCLA.His past professional experience includes medical directorships of a Senior Neuropsychiatric Assessment Program and of a Memory Assessment Program.Dr. Kakkar has helped develop stroke protocols for several Front Range hospitals. Kakkar maintains an adult neurology practice engaged in treating major neurological disorders including stroke, seizures, multiple sclerosis, neuromuscular disease and atypical headaches.He utilizes the latest tools in electroneurodiagnostic technology.He has a special interest in diseases of aging, such as dementia and Parkinson's disease. Kakkar moved to Colorado in 1999.He is married with three children, one grown son, a 6-year-old daughter and a 4-year-old son.Both of his younger children were adopted from China.He has family in Venango, Neb. and looks forward to serving the citizens of the district as well as others in northeastern Colorado.

"By obtaining this certification, Littleton has taken an important step towards providing standardized care to stroke patients in our community," said H. Rai Kakkar, M.D., neurologist, Advanced Neurology of Colorado.

"We are excited to have been a grant recipient," said H. Rai Kakkar, neurologist and Littleton Adventist Hospital Stroke Team chairman.

• Eat right: "A healthier diet that doesn't promote hyperlipidemia (high fat levels in blood) and increased cholesterol and is high in antioxidants (vitamins A, C and E) is good for brain function," says Dr. H. Rai Kakkar, a Denver neurologist.Decreased circulation resulting from cardiovascular disease is a chief contributor to dementia, he says.

It concerns us, however, that this group underestimates their risk," said H. Rai Kakkar, M.D., neurologist associated with Spalding Rehabilitation Center and a volunteer for the American Stroke Association.

It concerns us, however, that this group underestimates their risk," said H. Rai Kakkar, M.D., neurologist associated with Spalding Rehabilitation Center and a volunteer for the American Stroke Association.

Americans' tendency to retire and slow down adds to cognitive and memory problems, said Dr. H. Rai Kakkar, a neurologist with Porter and Littleton Adventists hospitals in Denver.

"We tend to be more inactive, and we tend to withdraw both personally and in our social life," Kakkar said.

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Exercise, which spurs the release of hormones that boost mood, also can help to prevent mild depression, which Kakkar believes is the reason for most of the memory-loss complaints he receives.It also can allay the effects of stress, which can cause forgetfulness.

Eat right: "A healthier diet that doesn't promote hyperlipidemia (high fat levels in blood) and increased cholesterol and is high in antioxidants (vitamins A, C and E) is good for brain function," said Dr. H. Rai Kakkar, a Denver neurologist.Decreased circulation resulting from cardiovascular disease is a chief contributor to dementia, he said.

Americans' tendency to retire and slow down adds to cognitive and memory problems, said Dr. H. Rai Kakkar, a neurologist with Porter and Littleton Adventists hospitals in Denver.

"We tend to be more inactive, and we tend to withdraw both personally and in our social life," Kakkar said.

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Exercise, which spurs the release of hormones that boost mood, also can help to prevent mild depression, which Kakkar believes is the reason for most of the memory-loss complaints he receives.It also can allay the effects of stress, which can cause forgetfulness.