About
I am a consultant psychiatrist for older people and general adults, with 32 years of experience in India and the United Kingdom. After completing my graduation in medicine and surgery in 1990 from Gandhi Medical College, India, I gained experience in my own private practice as a GP at Secunderabad, India.
Later I started training in psychiatry in Hyderabad, India in 1993 and obtained the qualification of DPM (diploma in psychiatric medicine) from the Institute of Mental Health in 1995. I since worked as a tutor in psychiatry in Deccan Medical College, Hyderabad, India in 1996.
Along with my psychiatric qualifications, I also have experience in gynaecology & obstetrics as a senior resident at New Delhi India & at Saudi Arabia and also as an assistant professor in Gyn/Obs and civil surgeon in-charge at Community Hospital at Dhone, Kurnool District India from 1995 to 1999, before I relocated to UK in 1999.
There I was trained in psychiatry at North Trent Rotation until 2004, when I obtained my MRCPsych in 2005. I completed my higher training in old age psychiatry at Kent through London Deanery and obtained my CESR (certificate of eligibility for specialist registration) and worked as a locum and substantive consultant psychiatrist in general adult and in old age psychiatry since 2010 onwards, at various places like Haverfordwest, Leeds, Dorset, Aberystywth, Blackpool, Bradford, Gloucestershire, for over 15 years.
I am section 12 approved since 2004, an approved clinician since 2010 and I obtained my FRCPsych qualification from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, London in 2021. I am also a former CESR tutor and a former guardian of safe working hours (2021 to 2023 in Lancashire).
I use an holistic approach and a biopsychosocial model to treat my general adult and elderly patients, who have mental health problems, and my expertise is in Alzheimer’s, vascular, Lewy body, Parkinson’s, pre-senile and other types of dementia, late onset psychosis, hoarding disorders, senile squalor syndrome and other mental disorders in the elderly.
My extra-curricular activities include holding pageant contests for all age groups including the elderly, for their health and fitness, and I am a title holder of Mrs India Classic 2022, Mrs Global Cosmos Platinum 2023, Superwoman 2023 and Ms Royal Birmingham 2024.
Position at Priory
I am a visiting consultant at the Priory Bristol Park Clinic and I offer both face-to-face and online appointments.
Training
- MBBS - I obtained a bachelors degree in medicine & surgery at Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad, India in 1990
- DPM - I obtained a diploma in psychiatric medicine at the Institute of Mental Health, Hyderabad, India in 1995
- MRCPsych - I obtained the qualification of Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, London in 2005 after being trained at Sheffield
- FRCPsych - Fellow of Royal College of Psychiatrists London in 2021
- AC approved - obtained approved clinician status in 2010
- Section 12 approved since 2004 onwards
- CESR - obtained certificate of eligibility for specialist registration (old age psychiatry)
Research interests
- Patterns of alcohol consumption among medical specialists – presented this paper at the South Zone Conference (approx 500 delegates) at Dharwad India, October 1994
- “An Exploratory Placebo controlled, dose ranging study of the effects of Methythioninium Chloride ( MTC TR x 0014 ), 30mg tid, 60mg tid, and 100mg tid In patients with mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer type. (This is an International Multi-centred on going trial), Edward Street Hospital, June 2006
- Trial of treatment of agitation in dementia with memantine – 2008 MAGD Trial at Kent
- GRADUATE II (WN39658) – A Complex clinical trial – A Phase 111, Multicentre Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Efficacy, and Safety Study of GANTENERUMAB(RO4909832) in Patients with Early (Prodromal to Mild), Alzheimer’s Disease. April 2019 to September 2019 at National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), Preston
- Mission AD (Studies E2609) - G000-301/302 – A Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, 24-Month Study to Evaluate the Efficiency and Safety of ELENBECESTAT (E2609) in Subjects with Early Alzheimer’s Disease – April 2019 to September 2019 at National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), Presto
Publications:
- “A Newly Married Couple Seeking Marital Therapy” – A case report Published in Journal of Evolution of Medical &Dental Sciences in October 2015
- “Sexually disinhibited behaviour in an elderly patient “ – A case report Published in Journal of Evolution of Medical & Dental Sciences in November 2015
Languages
- English
- Telugu
- Hindi
- Urdu