Healthy neurons and stem cells mean a healthy brain and body. When these neurons and cells get injured, harmed, or damaged, it leads to chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke and arthritis.

Patients battling these illnesses need the most advanced healthcare treatments and medicinal therapies available with some of the most prestigious and trusted healthcare institutions like Plexus Neuro and Stem Cell Research Centre–India’s First ISO Certified and an award-winning, knowledge-based Stem Cell and Neuro Centre–and the brainchild of the Founder–Director Dr Na’eem Sadiq, Medical Director, a highly regarded neurologist and stem cell specialist.

Dr Sadiq shares, “At Plexus, we are committed to providing advanced treatment to effectively treat a host of chronic diseases. Our comprehensive services, such as stem cell therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, traditional Chinese medicine, and ozone therapy, sensory integration therapy, early intervention therapy, hand rehabilitation, cognitive retraining therapy and behavioural therapy help treat and rehabilitate patients suffering from neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. When you choose Plexus, you can expect a swift diagnosis, a warm and friendly environment, and thorough treatment—all at an affordable price.”

Dr Sadiq has an experience of over 35+ years and has treated close to 5,00,000 patients with various neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. Along with expertise in neurology, he has also been applauded and globally recognized for his work in stem cell therapy. His journey in the field of stem cell therapy was inspired by his father’s health condition. When he found that his father was suffering from a progressive neurological condition which didn’t have any cure, he embarked on this journey to find a solution to such problems and began exploring the field of stem cells.

Dr Sadiq studied neurology and neurophysiology in NIMHANS and worked with some of the eminent medical institutions in the Middle East before he set his landmark in India. Over the years, Dr Sadiq has been growing his expertise through Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses and training sessions on tissue culture, stem cell therapy, and neurology. Many of his papers on the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, Migraine, and Demyelinating Polyneuropathy have been internationally recognised and published.

Today, Dr Sadiq is the proud recipient of over 60 national and international awards that make him the best Neurologist and Stem cell specialist, not only in India but pan-Asia.

He is not only an excellent doctor but also a great leader. He, along with his motivated team of rehabilitation professionals, makes the best combination for Regenerative Rehabilitation for patients suffering from debilitating and degenerative neurological conditions. His honesty, love for punctuality, passion and clarity are some of the many distinctive characteristics that make him an alien in today’s world. He is highly regarded and loved by his patients, who express their gratitude to him in different ways.

In an interview with CIOLook India, Dr Sadiq highlighted Plexus’s achievements in terms of proliferating a healthy second life amongst his half a million patients, challenges successfully encountered by him, and his vision for enhancing India’s healthcare ecosystem and advancing global healthcare ecology via advancing both neurology and stem cell research.

Sir, please brief our audience about Plexus, its USPs, and how you are currently positioned as one of the best Healthcare Providers.

Plexus Neuro and Stem cell research centre was started on the 15th of August 2011, with the vision of making it the leading healthcare service provider recognised globally for excellent patient care, advanced stem cell therapy and comprehensive rehabilitation services.

Plexus caters to a wide range of neurological conditions which are degenerative in nature. The treatment of these conditions is often described as “fighting a losing battle.” However, we aim to revive the daily functioning of these patients for whom mundane day-to-day tasks are Herculean in nature.

The mission statement of Plexus is to help individuals with neurological impairments to overcome their diseases and disabilities in the shortest possible time. The aim is to enhance and restore the functional abilities of patients and improve their quality of life, all at an affordable cost. Many neurological disorders have no cure; they lead to progressive deterioration in the patient’s health and ultimately lead to complete loss of functions. We aim to slow down or stop the progression of such debilitating disorders and maintain the patient’s functions.

Tell us more about Plexus’s offerings and what aspects make it stand out in the cutthroat competition.

Apart from inpatient rehabilitation services, Plexus offers complete recovery from several conditions on an outpatient basis. These include headache, migraine, neck pain and low back pain, bell’s palsy, neuropathies, post-traumatic conditions that lead to functional deficits, cognitive deficits, anxiety and stress-related disorders, other psychiatric and neuropsychiatric disorders, and childhood developmental and behavioural disorders.

The treatment model comprises a holistic approach which is client-specific and combines a variety of therapeutic interventions to achieve the desired results. The various treatment approaches include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, behaviour therapy, social skills training, hand rehabilitation and splinting, hand function and handwriting training, sensory integration therapy, developmental therapy and early intervention therapy.

Being an experienced leader, share your opinion on how adopting modern technologies like AI and ML impacts the Healthcare space and how Plexus is adapting to the change.

The pandemic has brought many changes to the practice of medicine. Online consultations, a remote possibility in the past, have now become a routine practice. These have helped to bridge the ever-growing gap between the masses and healthcare providers. Through the practice of online consultations, we are able to provide our services to a huge amount of people at a very low cost. The patient can avail themselves of these services from the comfort of their homes without travelling all the way to the hospital.

Considering the changing scenario what are the challenges you anticipate or are likely to face in the coming times?

Covid has greatly impacted an individual’s overall health which is beyond its impact on the respiratory system. We have seen a steep rise in the number of conditions affecting an individual’s brain and mind: autism, ADHD, Global developmental delay in children and Parkinson’s disease and dementia in adults. Addressing and tackling this disease burden is likely to be one of the major challenges that we are likely to face in the current scenario.

What would be your advice to budding entrepreneurs who aspire to venture into the Healthcare space?

Healthcare is not an easy field. If it’s your calling and you don’t mind spending your days and nights serving your patients without any complaints, go for it. Being an entrepreneur and having a brand of your own is itself very challenging; being in the healthcare industry multiplies those challenges by many folds.

How do you envision scaling Plexus’s operations and offerings in the future?

It’s been eleven years since we envisioned treatment through stem cell therapy here at Plexus. With such vast experience and expertise, and after treating lakhs of patients, we’ve come a long way since then. Presently, we are in the process of spreading our wings and opening new branches within the country and globally too.