SPECALIST: CONSULTANT NEURO-PSYCHIATRIST
Consultant Neuro-Psychiatrists
Qualifications
Education and professional qualifications
Education and professional qualifications
Subject / Qualification Place of study
Training courses attended
Training courses attended
Course title
Grade / Result
Year obtained
M.B.B.S. PAD D.Y.PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, PUNE , MAHARASHTRA , 67.75% 2015 INDIA
DIPLOMA IN INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH, PSYCHIATRY (D.P.M.) KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
77% 2018
Training provider
Duration
Year completed
75th ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INDIAN PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY
INDIAN PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY 23 hours 2024
genetics testing relevant to psychiatry & pharmacogenetics medical education deparment, ELFT 4 hours 2024
CESR pathway & routes to specialist registration Prof. Dr. Nandini Chakraborty 4 2023 HOURS
Introduction to theory & practice of Compassionate focused therapy
The Compassionate Mind Foundation 23 hours 2023
Hearing voices and odd beliefs – psychopathology and psychological perspectives
Dr. Amit Bir Chawla 8hours 2023
Clinical skills Training for CASC Dr Michael albert 4 2023 HOURS
National webinar series – bridging the gap in ADHD Takeda group 12 hours 2023
WORKSHOP IN PSYCHIATRY EPIDEMIOLOGY WORKSHOP IN PSYCHIATRY EPIDEMIOLOGY 4 hours 2022
WORKSHOP ON BASIC STATISTICS FOR CLINICIANS NATIONAL DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT 28 hours 2021 CENTER, AIIMS, NEW DELHI, INDIA
SEMINAR ON INJECTABLE RISPERIDONE IN CASE TREATMENT RESISTANT SCHIZOPHRENIA
PROF. DR PRADEEP KUMAR SAHA 4 hours 2022
Anti-psychiatry & its effect in improving mental health services
medical education deparment, ELFT 1 hour 2024
Professional registration
Professional registration
Professional body
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Please provide details below
Membership / Registration number 7963574
Expiry / renewal date 30/01/2027
Employment
Employment history
Employment history
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Employer name
East london foundation trust
Employer address
298 shrewsbury road, east ham memorial building, east london E13 8QP
Type of business
Reporting to (job title) CONSULTANT
Telephone
Your job title
SPECIALTY DOCTOR PSYCHIATRY- ADULT GENERAL COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH
Start date March 2024
End date
Grade
SPECIALTY DOCTOR
Salary 74662
Period of notice
Reason for leaving (if applicable)
Brief description of your duties & responsibilities
1. Attending and chairing duties are fulfilled at the morning community mental health
referral meeting, including provision of insights based on knowledge and experience
in the consultant's absence.
2. Leadership is taken in the review process for follow-up patients, ensuring a minimum
of 2 patients receive attention daily.
3. Chairing of assessment medical interviews are conducted, and pharmacological
treatment is administered to clients visiting community mental health services for the
first time or after a prolonged absence.
4. Monthly participation in the GP huddle meeting, offering pertinent input
derived from expertise.
5. Weekly involvement is maintained in CPD sessions organized by the Medical
Education Department, enriching the knowledge base.
6. Collaboration with various psychological, psychosocial, and nursing staff facilitates for necessary support and referrals for clients' holistic treatment and development.
7. Home visits are conducted for clients who are unable to attend clinic appointments for medical reviews or assessments.
8. Following each medical interview, discharge and review letters are diligently
composed and addressed to GPs, ensuring comprehensive communication.
9. Engagement in staff away days allows exploration of strategies for service
improvement and deepening collective understanding of mental health, fostering
mutual learning and growth as a cohesive team.
10. Guidance and recommendations are provided to psychiatry colleagues, nurses,
psychological staff, and social support workers, drawing upon knowledge and
experience.
11. Biweekly participation is maintained in clinical supervision sessions with the
consultant, furthering professional development and ensuring high-quality patient
care.
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Employer name
NORFOLK & SUFFOLK FOUNDATION TRUST (NSFT)
Employer address
HELLESDON HOSPITAL, NORWICH NR6 5BE
Type of business
Reporting to (job title) CONSULTANT
Telephone
Your job title
SPECIALTY DOCTOR IN ADULT IN-PATIENT WARD
Start date January 2023
End date January 2024
Grade
SPECIALTY DOCTOR
Salary
74000 GBP ANNUALLY
Period of notice
Reason for leaving (if applicable)
WANTING TO WORK, EXPERIENCE LONDON LIFE & EXPERIENCE LIFE IN COMMUITY PSYCHIATRY
Brief description of your duties & responsibilities
1. Attending MDT meetings in the ward altogether twice every week, occasionally chairing in absence of consultant
2. Chairing red to green meetings for every in-patient in the ward altogether thrice every week
3. Chairing & Attending (in presence of consultant) medical review for each patient separately once a week
4. Doing admission clerking & physical examination of patients admitted on the very same day of admission
5. Taking bloods & reading ECG transcripts for patients whenever necessary
6. Writing discharge summaries for patients discharged
7. Writing tribunals reports for patients who have appealed against their sections
8. Attending tribunals as an expert
9. Attending once a week supervision with consultant
10. Supervising the work of clinical fellow/clinical trainees so that optimal level of service is provided to the service users
11. Provided cover to PICU for 3 weeks from 26th june 2023 till 14th july 2023 for my colleague when he was on annual leave where I have chaired multiple seclusion reviews
12. Involved in teaching of University of East Anglia (UEA) medical students on placement during rotation for the month of May 2023 13. Participation in various CPD programs
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Employer name
WEST BENGAL MEDICAL EDUCATION SERVICE (WBMES)
Employer address
WBMES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE, SWASTHYA BHAVAN, GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL GN-29 SECTOR-V, SALT LAKE, KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
PIN 700091
Type of business
Reporting to (job title)
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, PSYCHIATRY, IPGME&R, KOLKATA
Telephone
+91 9051386220
Your job title CLINICAL TUTOR
Start date July 2019
End date January 2023
Grade A
Salary
57800 INR PER MONTH
Period of notice
Reason for leaving (if applicable)
Brief description of your duties & responsibilities
*Diagnosis & treatment of patients with neuro-psychiatric illnesses at the OPD (out-patient) & IPD (in-patient).
• Four 24 hours on duty psychiatry emergency duty per month
• Attending referral calls as a psychiatrist to other departments of IPGME&R which need psychiatric intervention for their IPD patients.(liason psychiatry)
• Taking lectures on topics of psychiatry as a tutor for the post graduate trainees (PGTS)/junior residents at department of psychiatry, IPGME&R.
• Review of treatment of patients suffering from Neuro-psychiatric illnesses as a member of medical boards constituted by the department
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Employer name
Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (I.PG.M.E.&R.) and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial(S.S.K.M.) Hospital IPGME&R, KOLKATA
Employer address
25 A.J.C. BOSE ROAD, KOLKATA : 700025
Type of business
Reporting to (job title) ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Telephone
91 72592 35691
Your job title
POST GRADUATE TRAINEE
Start date May 2016
End date August 2018
Grade A
Salary
Period of notice
Reason for leaving (if applicable)
Brief description of your duties & responsibilities
• diagnosis & treatment of psychiatry patients at OPD 3 days a week diagnosis & treatment of psychiatry patients at IPD 3 days a week
• case presentation once per month
• journal club presentation once per month
• twelve 24 hour psychiatry emergency on call y duty per month
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Employer name
INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY, KOLKATA, department of health & family welfare, government of west bengal
Employer address
7, D.L.KHAN ROAD, KOLKATA : 700020
Type of business
Reporting to (job title)
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY, INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY, KOLKATA,
Telephone
+91 9830277607
Your job title MEDICAL OFFICER
Start date April 2015
End date May 2016
Grade A
Salary
Period of notice
Reason for leaving (if applicable)
Brief description of your duties & responsibilities
1. diagnosis & treatment of psychiatry patients at OPD 2 days a week
2. diagnosis & treatment of psychiatry patients at IPD 3 days a week
2. eight 24 hour psychiatry emergency on call duty per month
3. attending psychiatric conferences/seminar held at the institute
4. part of the state(county) investigating team for the digital study of lifetime prevalancel, incidence of psychiatric morbidity in various geographic & demographic regions of India
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Employer name HAPPY MINDS CLINIC
Employer address
HAPPY MINDS CLINIC, 174/B NETAJI SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE ROAD, KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
Type of business
NEURO-PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION & PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION ISSUES
Reporting to (job title) Telephone
Your job title
DIRECTOR & PRACTICING PSYCHIATRIST
Start date August 2019
End date December 2022
Grade
Salary
30000 INR PER MONTH
Period of notice
Reason for leaving (if applicable) COMING TO UK
Brief description of your duties & responsibilities
Brief description of your duties & responsibilities
1. diagnosis & treatment of psychiatry(adult, addiction, geriatric) patients at Out patient department & In patient department under my own supervision & care
2. personal house/home visit for psychiatry patients (adult, addiction, geriatric) who are unable to visit the clinic for diagnosis & treatment of mental health issues
3. once a month free mental health treatment camp-programs for the under-priveledged sections society
4. once a month free mental health awareness programmes
5. monthly clinical & financial audit for this set up
6. conduction of internship training program on basics of psychiatry & psychomteric assesment & therapy in practical basis for under graduates & post graduates of psychology
Gaps in employment
Gaps in employment
If you have any gaps within your employment history, please state the reasons for the gaps below.
FEBRAURY 2024 - WENT TO PILGRIMAGE IN INDIA BEFORE JOINING ELFT IN MARCH 2024, LONDON AFTER DRAWING SALARY TILL JAN 2024 FROM NSFT
NHS service
NHS service
Start date of continuous NHS service January 2023
Months since most recent employment ended (if applicable)
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SupportingInfo
Personal statement
Personal statement
Provide a personal statement which you can use as a starting point to your supporting information for specific applications.
Reasons for applying
• I would like to study, understand and gain experience the way psychiatrists & other mental health professionals in the United Kingdom help people in mental and emotional distress
• I would like to become a fellow of the royal college of psychiatry & undergo MRCP Psychiatry course
• I would like to also explore the natural wonders, social life & the beauty of the united kingdom
Talents and strengths
• I am well behaved, patient, an able listener
• I am good at playing leadership role when required
• I thrive working as a part of a team
• I have an experience of total 6 years in the field of psychiatry till date
• I have diagnosed & treated more than 28000 patients of mental health since my introduction to the field of psychiatry (minimum 100 patients per
week)
• I have good public speaking skills
Preferred employment type
Preferred employment type
What is your preferred employment type? Full time
Part time Flexible hours
Medical and/or dental practical experience
Medical and/or dental practical experience
Please list your practical experience. This should refer to verifiable Log Book/Portfolio Evidence which will need to be presented by all appointed candidates. Please list the most recent first.
Number completed under Number completed Practical experience senior supervision independently
management of client presenting with acute mania, yes
management of client presenting with acute psychosis, yes
participated in tribunal as a member where I was called as the supervising doctor for clients under section 3 MHA
yes
mamagement of EUPD patients in the community who have poor compliance to medication
yes
management of clients who have been secluded in PICU yes
management of clients admitted at in-patients ward yes
management of clients admitted in PICU yes
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Please briefly describe the extent of your proficiency and experience in the procedures highlighted above, along with any particular clinical skills/experience/special interests you possess that you may wish to highlight.
1. verbal de-escalaltion techniques used primarily when there is an acute presentation of long standing schizophrenia in in wards & PICU where it helped me gain much needed rapport with the client & maintain medicinal compliance for the patients & prevented the need of injectable anti-psychotics.
2. establishing good rapport with clients of EUPD by virtue of frequent follows ups, let them ventilate their pent up emotions who have a chrinic feeling of emptiness which helped in maintaining medicinal compliance for the patients & helping them use mature coping strategies when in stress
In reflecting on your own skills and abilities, are there any areas where you might seek further development and support? areas where I want seek further development and support
1. undergo training in ADHD (adult & child) management
2. undergo training in PScyhotherapy
3. undergo training in CBT & DBT
4. complete MRCPsych
5. Rehabilitation therapy techniques for patients of long standing schizophrenia 6. relapse prevention of EUPD patients by Psychological therapy
7. undertake experience in the field of addiction psychiatry
Teaching
Teaching
Please briefly describe both formal and informal teaching you may have undertaken, the main topics taught, your audience (numbers and composition) and which teaching methods you have used. If you have attended formal training or courses on teaching, please identify them here, and include any feedback you may have received about your teaching skills.
Please provide details about your teaching experience
1. Basics of EEG & Neuroradiology for psychiatrists in daily clinical setting (local level)
2. Regional brain volumes, diffusivity & metabolic changes after ECT for severe depression (regional level)
3. A curious case of catatonia with epilepsy in an adolescent girl : Paper Presentation At 70thAnnual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (national all India level)
4. Symptoms, pharmacological & psychotherapeutic management of Autism Spectrum disorder, ADHD, ODD, Conduct Disorder, Intellectual Disability disorder (regional level) to nursing post graduates trainees
5. Freud’s psychosexual stages of development & its implications in modern society for post graduates trainees of psychiatry (local level) 6. Jean Piaget theory of cognitive development & its implications in modern society for post graduates trainees of psychiatry (local level) 7. mental status examination & neurologicalexamination of clients for undergraduate medicalstudents of university of east anglia (local level)
Do you hold any particular qualifications in teaching? NO.
Change management
Change management
Please briefly describe changes (including audits and quality improvement projects) you may have personally undertaken over the past 5 years and wish to highlight. Include the aim and outcome, whether you led the change independently or worked under the supervision of a senior.
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Description of change
implementation of feedabck questionnaire from the service users after every session
Date 10/05/2020
Aim & measure of the change
to understand the drawbacks & correct them
Conclusions/Actions
drawbacks
1. receptionist unwelcoming behaviour 2. poor follow up reminder
3. impunctuality by professionals
4. poor spending on marketing
Actions taken
1. 2 months hands on training to receptionist 2. strict enforcement of time management
3. timely regular follow up reminders to clients 4. increased spending on marketing
Description of change
objective assesment of pre & post acute treatment of persons with mental illness
Date 21/01/2022
Aim & measure of the change
to understand the scope of improvement & help in the maintenence of compliance towards treatment
Conclusions/Actions
gave us platform to explain to client that with the current treatment protocol how far they have moved towards positive outcome & need to continue treatment which will lead to recovery , additionally in some cases it helped into looking which aspect we missed out, later worked upon it.
Of the change/audits/projects you have undertaken, which has been of most value, and why?
objective assesment of pre & post acute treatment of persons with mental illness is the most valuable as it not only helped in identifying our drawbacks & loopholes in terms of treatment /management but also helped us our strenghts , by which became a better service provider towards people with mental illness & illicit substance use.
Describe the impact of a change initiated by you on wider members of your team.
1. believing that the we can prevent relapse & re-use of illicit substances by service provider if we can change the thought process & motivation of drug intake
2. punctuality of service providers made us value the time of service users which helped in further building a better therapeautic relationship & trust which improved compliance
Research
Research
Briefly describe any research projects you have undertaken over the past 5 years, the research aim and outcome, whether you initiated and led the research independently or worked under the supervision of a senior.
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Project title
National Mental Health Survey of India
Date
April 2016
Aim of research
Prevalence, Pattern and Outcomes (national all India level) : co-investigator
Conclusions/Actions
mental morbidity prevalence - 10.56%
Mental, behavioural problems due to psychoactive substance - 22.44% , mood disorders- 5.61% , neurotic & stress-related disorders -3.70%
Project title
Distribution and determinants of psychiatric disorders among urban adults of Kolkata in2015 (regional level) : co-investigator
Date
July 2015
Aim of research
To find out the Burden of psychiatric diseases in Kolkata
Conclusions/Actions
In Kolkata, Agoraphobia :29.6%, Obsessive-compulsive disorder: 28%, Major Depressive Disorder: 17.4%, Psychotic disorders: 16.6%, social phobia: 13.5%
Please summarise your main learning point from an effective audit/quality improvement project you have undertaken.
1. an audit is always necessary to find the drawbacks plaguing an organisation & each person should do it.
2. drawbacks found in a audit/QI project should be dealt with the understanding of areas of improvement rather than undue false crtiticim
3. every audit should be checked if correct methodology was followed or not
Do you hold any particular qualifications in research? NO
Publications in peer reviewed journals
Publications in peer reviewed journals
Please list up to six publications in peer reviewed journals (most recent first).
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Category of publication NATIONAL
Date of publication 11/12/2023
Journal title
Indian Journal of Psychiatry
Publication title
Prevalence and pattern in West Bengal from the national mental health survey of India 2016
Authors
Sukanto Sarkar1, Aniruddha Basu1, Sucharita Mandal1, Pavithra Jayashankar2, Pradeep K. Saha3, Raghunath Misra4, Debasish Sinha5, Rajarshi Neogi6, Soumyadeep Saha7, Vivek Benegal2, Girish N. Rao8, Mathew Varghese2, Gopalkrishna Gururaj9
Category of publication NATIONAL
Date of publication
Journal title
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Publication title
Magnitude, extent and burden of substance use disorders (SUD) in the state of West Bengal(WB): Findings from the National Mental Health Survey(NMHS), 2016
Authors
Sukanto Sarkar1, Aniruddha Basu1, Sucharita Mandal1, Pavithra Jayashankar2, Pradeep K. Saha3, Raghunath Misra4, Debasish Sinha5, Rajarshi Neogi6, Soumyadeep Saha7, Vivek Benegal2, Girish N. Rao8, Mathew Varghese2, Gopalkrishna Gururaj9
Presentations
Presentations
Please list details of up to six presentations you have made (most significant first).
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Title
Symptoms, pharmacological & psychotherapeutic management of Autism Spectrumdisorder, ADHD, ODD, Conduct Disorder, Intellectual Disability disorder
Type Regional
Year presented 2022
Title
Basics of EEG & Neuroradiology for psychiatrists in daily clinical setting
Type Local
Year presented 2021
Title
Freud’s psychosexual stages of development & its implications in modern society forpost graduates trainees of psychiatry
Type Local
Year presented 2020
Title
A curious case of catatonia with epilepsy in an adolescent girl : Paper Presentation At70thAnnual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society
Type National
Year presented 2017
Title
Regional brain volumes, diffusivity & metabolic changes after ECT for severe depression
Type Regional
Year presented 2018
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Title
Jean Piaget theory of cognitive development & its implications in modern society forpost graduates trainees of psychiatry
Type Local
Year presented 2018
Prizes or other academic distinctions
Prizes or other academic distinctions
Please list details of up to six prizes or other academic distinctions you have received (most recent first).
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Awarding body
Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee in 2020
Description and purpose of award
Certificate of thanks for work during the COVID pandemic
Year received 2020
Awarding body
for outstanding dedication & highly esteemed contributions in the bicentennial celebrations of Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata by organizing committee of bicentennial celebrations of Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata
Description and purpose of award Certificate of appreciation
Year received 2017
Awarding body
for distinction marks in pathology, pharmacology, ENT during MBBS by Dr. D. Y. Patil university
Description and purpose of award Rank certificate
Year received 2015
Awarding body BhartiVidyapeeth, Pune
Description and purpose of award
Second prize in inter college zonal pharmacology quiz
Year received 2011
Management and leadership experience
Management and leadership experience
Please highlight experience you may have, not necessarily limited to professional activities.
1. chairing R2G meeting every 2 days in a week for in -patient wards at NSFT
2.chairing multiple psychiatric MH, Capacity risk assesemnts of clients in communty mental health service in week at ELFT
3. chairing multiple follow up reviews of clients in communty mental health service in week at ELFT
4. taking pharmcological & other treatment based decisions for clients in absence of consultant in NSFT & ELFT
5. founded & was director of Happy Minds Clinic & Psychological Services catering to mental health for populations of south kolkata
6. organised free mental health camps for the under-priveledged as the head of the organisation of Happy minds clinic & psychological services
7. Establishment of empathetic professional relationship with clients as a norm for allservice providers at Happy Minds Clinic & Department of Psychiatry, IPGME&R which led to improved compliance towards therapy & medication leading to faster recovery towards total sociooccupational rehabilitation of clients with mental illness.
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Team working
Team working
Describe situations where you have been involved in working in a team, not necessarily limited to professional activities.
1. management of clients with MH issues admitted in in-patient wards as a yare ward team, NSFT
2. management of clients with MH issues under our commuity care, ELFT along with team of psychologits, Pscyhiatric nurses, care coordinators, social worker, council members & psychiatrists
3. organised free mental health camps & Awareness programs for the under-priveledged as a part of out reach program for Happy minds clinic & psychological services
4. part of the member of Indian bengali community in UK (IBUK) & bilete bangali group which organises hindu festivals & gathering for the community.
5. During the corona pandemic, I was a part of the mental health team of IPGME&R, Kolkata as an expert from the field of psychiatry in spreading awareness about preventive measures & the mental health aspect of the pandemic in local communities of Kolkata & adjoining areas which led to decrease in the decrease in fear, anxiety, depression due to the direct & indirect impacts of Covid 19 pandemic& lockdown of the country in 2020-
2021
SPECALIST: CONSULTANT NEURO-PSYCHIATRIST
Psychiatric diagnoses
• Outpatient and Inpatient evidence-based mental health care
• Psychopharmacology
• Working proficiency in psychotherapy
• Psychiatry teaching
• Team-building
• Mental health research - experience in publishing, working proficiency
2012 -2013
1year of rotational internship at Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital.
2016 - 2018
2 years of Psychiatry residency at Central Institute of Psychiatry, including posting in general psychiatry as well as specialized services like addiction psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, neurology, women mental health.
2019 - 2021
2 years of Psychiatry residency at Silchar Medical College and Hospital, including posting in outdoor, emergency and inpatient psychiatric services, as well as active participation in consultation and liaison with other medical specialties.
Continued telepsychiatry service in COVID pandemic through government and various NGOs. Providing counselling and psychiatric care for quarantined individuals during COVID pandemic through AASTHA program under DMHP, Cachar, Assam.
??2021 - till date
~3 years as Senior resident at Institute of Psychiatry - Centre of Excellence, Kolkata. In this position I provided Outpatient, Psychiatric ward management and telepsychiatry services. I was a member of Student Academic Committee, and taught 3 successive batches of MD Psychiatry trainees and MPhil Psychiatric Social Work students who performed par excellence, chaired numerous case presentations and seminars.
SPECALIST: CONSULTANT NEURO-PSYCHIATRIST
Senior resident, Calcutta national medical college, Kolkata
areas of interest, OCD, Autism, ADHD, schizophrenia, epilepsy
SPECALIST: CONSULTANT NEURO-PSYCHIATRIST
Consultant Neuro-Psychiatrists
HOD, dept. of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Institute of Psychiatry- COE, Kolkata
Expertise:
Child Psychiatry
Psychiatric Epidemiology
Preventive Mental Health
Early detection of mental health disorders
Support therapy
Experience:
3 years of work experience in preventive Psychiatry in a hospital
3 years of experience working as health consultant in the field of Neuropsychiatry
Belief : Any type of Mental illness is preventable , treatable and curable
