Dr. Pradeep Chakravarthy Bollu, MD

Pradeep Bollu, MD, MBA, is a graduate of Kurnool Medical College in Kurnool, India. After receiving his medical degree, he completed an internship in internal medicine and a residency in neurology at the University of Missouri in Columbia. He then completed his fellowship training in sleep medicine and is board certified in neurology, sleep medicine, electromyography and headache medicine.

Dr. Bollu is currently a member and a diplomate of American Academy of Sleep Medicine and a clinical professor of neurology with the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

Before joining Prisma Health, he worked as faculty at the University of Missouri, supervising residents and fellows as the associate program director for the neurology residency and sleep medicine fellowship. He also served as the associate director for sleep disorders center at MU Health Care.

Bollu predominantly practices outpatient neurology at Taylor Street in Columbia, South Carolina. He sees a diverse population …of patients with neurologic illnesses including chronic migraines, sleep disorders (sleep apnea, hypersomnia, narcolepsy), headaches, spasticity, dystonia and Parkinson's disease.

He offers comprehensive neurologic care along with many procedural interventions such as botulinum injection therapy (for migraines, dystonia, spasticity, etc.), deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy, duopa infusion therapy, nerve blocks for headaches and trigger point injections.

Dr. Bollu has numerous peer-reviewed articles, case reports and book chapters. He is the editor of the book Neurochemistry in Clinical Practice, and is co-editor of the book Sleep Issues in Neuromuscular Diseases.