DPM, DNB, MRCPsych

Professor- Department of Psychiatry St John’s Medical College and Hospital Bangalore

• MBBS from Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore 1987
• DPM & DNB from National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 1991 and 1993
• MRC Psych from Royal College of Psychiatrist London 1996
• Also underwent training in child and adolescent psychiatry in premier institutes in England

After working as lecturer and assistant professor at Devaraj Urs Medical College and Bangalore Medical College and Victoria hospital, is currently working as Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at St John’s Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore.

Areas of special interest include

• Eating disorders
• ADHD
• Work in the area of adolescence and sexual behaviour in typically growing children and in intellectually disabled people