Bala Vignesh Kalyanasundaram

Neuromuscular Researcher @MayoClinicNeuro AZ
Match Applicant 2026
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Egalitarian
Perennially passionate about cultures, languages, and food

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Neurology was a scary subject during my undergraduation. Our fervent prayer was not to get a hemiplegic patient as a long case in the final MBBS Medicine practical exam. CVS or abdomen was fine. Even respiratory was a nightmare.
Come, internship and i had to take Neurology as a 2 week elective. The very first day, i was asked to present a case. It was a case of PSP and i had never heard of this disease before. I practically ran away from the ward and surfaced only after a few days. My interest in Neurology blossomed only during my MD in Internal medicine, after I was forced to present a traumatic complex brachial plexopathy as a long case. Coupled with some enigmatic teachers, finally Neurology looked interesting.
The wheel came full circle and my DM long case again turned out be PSP-FTD, by which time i was well versed in movement disorders and Parkinsonism.

Funny, how you interpret the same situation at different times of your life. Nearly the exact same presentations, once i ran away with Neurophobia, and the second time, I was head over heels with neurology and a 'Neurophilic'

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Palo Verdes in bloom is quite a sight!

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@akshay_sivaji92 @neelmed @guadalupefbv @JunParkSZMD @luisavictorial @CwruNeuro @TheNRMP @NMatch2026 Congratulations!! So happy to see your success brother!

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Hi everyone! Sadly I went unmatched again. If anyone knows of any obgyn or general surgery PGY1 or PGY2 openings, or any obgyn or general surgery research fellow year positions, or anything at all please let me know #SOAP2026 #Unmatched2026 #OBGYN #GeneralSurgery

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Unfortunately I went unmatched. I will be grateful for any leads/referrals for IM/pediatric positions for soap.

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@MAlAbbas97 Thank you my brother!

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Grateful to have matched!
I know this is a difficult time for those who are going into SOAP. I am here to help in any capacity I can. My DM is open! You got this!
#Match2026 #SOAP

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@neurophiliac Thank you!!

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@UzairSarfraz7 Congratulations Uzair!

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@patelanshum Absolutely!

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@Carbonara_80 Thank you for supporting all along Maurish! Hope you are doing well.

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Update: I unfortunately did not match this cycle. I will be participating in #SOAP2026 and actively looking for any open residency positions.

If you know of programs with unfilled spots or are open to connecting, I would be grateful for your guidance.
#Match2026 #IMG #MedTwitter

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@singhprerna01 Thank you Prerna!

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@drhussnainsadiq It is!

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@notumarafzal Thank you Dr. Umar!

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@mann_govind Thank you bro!

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@simplyserotonin Congratulations!

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@CwruEpilepsy @akshay_sivaji92 @AmEpilepsySoc @aartisarwal Congratulations @akshay_sivaji92 !!