Dr. Shyam Bhat
Psychiatrist • People Tree Hospitals
Bangalore, India
Experience
20 years
Education
MD (Psychiatry)
Shyam Bhat is a leading psychiatrist practicing at People Tree Hospitals, with over 20 years of clinical experience.
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Psychiatrist • People Tree Hospitals
Bangalore, India
Experience
20 years
Education
MD (Psychiatry)
Shyam Bhat is a leading psychiatrist practicing at People Tree Hospitals, with over 20 years of clinical experience.
Psychiatrist • L H Hiranandani Hospital
Mumbai, India
Experience
30 years
Education
MD (Psychiatry)
Harish Shetty is a leading psychiatrist practicing at L H Hiranandani Hospital, with over 30 years of clinical experience.
Psychiatrist • Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF)
Chennai, India
Experience
45 years
Education
MD (Psychiatry)
R Thara is a leading psychiatrist practicing at Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF), with over 45 years of clinical experience.
Psychiatrist • Fortis Healthcare, Delhi
Delhi, India
Experience
25 years
Education
MD (Psychiatry)
Samir Parikh is a leading psychiatrist practicing at Fortis Healthcare, Delhi, with over 25 years of clinical experience.
Psychiatrist • Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Experience
35 years
Education
MD, PhD, FRCPsych
Emeritus professor of psychiatry at the University of Birmingham; consultant psychiatrist.
Psychiatrist • Foothills Medical Centre / Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Calgary, Canada
Experience
26 years
Education
MD, FRCPC, University of Alberta
Full Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, Epidemiology, and Pathology; Chair of the Canadian Consensus Conference on Dementia; recognized for research on Mild Behavioral Impairment.
Psychiatrist • SNEHA, Chennai
Chennai, India
Experience
40 years
Education
MD (Psychiatry)
Lakshmi Vijayakumar is a leading psychiatrist practicing at SNEHA, Chennai, with over 40 years of clinical experience.
Psychiatrist • King's College Hospital
London, United Kingdom
Experience
35 years
Education
MD, FRCP, FRCPsych, FMedSci
Regius Professor of Psychiatry at King's College London; past president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Psychiatrist • Cosmos Institute of Mental Health
Delhi, India
Experience
40 years
Education
MD (Psychiatry)
Sunil Mittal is a leading psychiatrist practicing at Cosmos Institute of Mental Health, with over 40 years of clinical experience.
Psychiatrist • UBC Hospital / Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver, Canada
Experience
30 years
Education
MBBS, FRCPC, MRCPsych, Mysore Medical College
Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry at UBC; Director of the Institute of Mental Health; world-leading expert in bipolar disorder.
Psychiatrist • 9401 Southwest Fwy
Houston, United States
Experience
8 years
Education
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Psychiatrist • MUHC – Jewish General Hospital
Montreal, Canada
Experience
40 years
Education
MD, McGill University
James McGill Professor and founding Director of the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry at McGill; leading authority on cultural aspects of mental health.
Psychiatrist • 20 W 74Th St
New York, United States
Experience
5 years
Education
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Psychiatrist • Banjara Academy
Bangalore, India
Experience
40 years
Education
MD (Psychiatry)
Ali Khwaja is a leading psychiatrist practicing at Banjara Academy, with over 40 years of clinical experience.
Psychiatrist • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Toronto, Canada
Experience
20 years
Education
MD, University of Manitoba
Senior VP Education and Chief Medical Officer at CAMH; Professor of Psychiatry at U of T; internationally recognized leader in consultation-liaison psychiatry and medical education.
Psychiatrist • Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Experience
30 years
Education
MBChB, MD, FRCPsych
Professor of psychiatry and head of the Division of Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh.
Psychiatrist • P D Hinduja Hospital
Mumbai, India
Experience
35 years
Education
MD (Psychiatry)
Kersi Chavda is a leading psychiatrist practicing at P D Hinduja Hospital, with over 35 years of clinical experience.
Psychiatrist • Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust
Manchester, United Kingdom
Experience
35 years
Education
CBE, MD, FRCPsych, FMedSci
Professor of psychiatry at the University of Manchester; director of the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health.
Psychiatrist • 1740 W Taylor St
Chicago, United States
Experience
7 years
Education
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Psychiatrist • Brain and Mind Centre, USyd
Sydney, Australia
Experience
35 years
Education
MD, FRANZCP — University of Sydney
Prof. Ian Hickie is a psychiatrist based at Brain and Mind Centre, USyd with extensive experience in clinical practice and research.
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