Psychiatry

Psychiatry

Overview

Psychiatric illness is a major contributor to human suffering. A large number of persons are suffering from depression, schizophrenia, epilepsy and may commit suicide. We are aware of these shifting trends of morbidity and mortality in humans and the changing need to gear up to face the challenges. The Under-graduate (MBBS) students in the institute during their career go through lectures on various aspects of Psychiatry and undergo clinical exposure.

As a post graduate (MD-Psychiatry) student, they are trained to provide clinical services in the daily Outpatients Department (about 27,000 patients attend per annum), offer inpatients care (30 beds - about 350 admissions in a year) and emergency/casualty service. One senior resident and one consultant are available for guidance and supervision.

In addition, the department of Psychiatry runs various speciality services in the form of speciality clinics like Community Psychiatry clinic, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry clinic, De-addiction clinic, Sleep Disorder clinic, Geriatric Psychiatry clinic (includes memory clinic and Neuropsychiatry clinic).

The students are exposed to various clinical facets, laboratory investigation, and technological advancements in the field viz. video synchronized Level I polysomnography, overnight attended manual CPAP/Bi-PAP titration, extended montage for movement disorder, screening of drugs of abuse in body fluids and various biochemical tests to assess health damage including neuro-imaging.

The training programme is comprehensive and covers all the major and minor psychiatric illness including super specialty branch of psychiatry. The training is supervised and monitored and the students interact with the faculty closely and on day to day basis. Besides these, the students regularly hold Seminars, Book Reviews, Group Discussions, Journal Presentations, Research Fora, Thesis Presentations and Case Conferences. The environment in the department is friendly and conducive to learning.

Other clinical facilities available in the department are: EEG monitored modified ECT, Community Psychiatry help-line, Family Counselling, Biofeedback, Psychometric assessment, Psychotherapy and Counselling.  Finally, the department/University provides ample opportunity to interact with allied disciplines related to brain and behavior.

PG Admission Intake: 3 Seats

Eligibility: Admissions to all postgraduate broad-specialty programmes are conducted nationally through the competent authority as prescribed by the Statutory Council (NMC) and as per Government of India Gazette notifications, based on NEET-BS merit.

FACULTY

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Dr PRIYA RANJAN AVINASH
Professor & Head
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Dr-Robin-Victor
Dr ROBIN VICTOR
Associate Professor
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Dr PRAVEEN RIKHARI
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Simrat Kaur (Asst. Prof.-6679)
Dr SIMRAT KAUR
Assistant Professor
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Malini Srivastava
Dr MALINI SRIVASTAVA
Associate Professor (Clinical Psychologist)
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Professor

Dr Priya Ranjan Avinash

Qualifications: MBBS, M.D., D.P.M.

Teaching & Research Experience: 18 years

Publications: 45

Area of Interest: Bipolar disorder, Neuroendocrinology, Neuropsychopharmacology, Addiction Psychiatry, Neuromodulation, Sexual Medicine, Forensic Psychiatry

Membership:

  • Vice President, Indian Psychiatric Society (Uttarakhand State Branch)
  • Advisor, Behavioral and Neurosciences Academy of India (BANAI)
  • Expert Member, Draft Committee of Rules, Regulations and Minimum Standards of Mental Health Establishments, Uttarakhand Government
  • Honorary Treasurer, Indian Association of Private Psychiatry (UP-UK Branch)
  • Fellow, Indian Association of Biological Psychiatry
  • Fellow, Indian Psychiatric Society
  • Fellow, Addiction Psychiatry Society of India
  • Member, State Mental Health Authority Uttarakhand

Awards:

  • Torrent Young scholar Award -2010.
  • Early career psychiatrist travel fellowship - European Psychiatric Society -2017.
  • Tara Naidu Award, Central Zone, AIIMS RISHIKESH, 2023.
  • 3rd Prize in poster Award, International Sleep conference, AIIMS RISHIKESH, 2023.
  • 2nd Prize in Poster presentation, ANCIAPP, Goa, 2023.
  • Best poster prize at CIPCON, AIIMS Rishikesh 2023.
  • 2nd Best Poster prize at CIPCON 2024 at Agra.
  • Expert member of draft committee of rules, regulations and minimum standards of mental health establishments, Uttarakhand Government.
  • Vice President, Indian Psychiatric society ( Uttarakhand state branch) Advisor of Behavioral and Neurosciences Academy of India (BANAI).
Associate Professor

 Dr Robin Victor

Qualifications : MBBS, MD (Psychiatry)

Teaching Experience : 08 + year

Publications : 33

Area of Interest : Neuropsychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Addiction Medication, Sexual Disorders, Neuromodulation

Membership:

  • Honorary Editor, Himalayan Psychiatric Society
  • Life Member, Indian Association of Private Psychiatry
  • Life Member, Indian Psychiatric Society
  • Life Fellow, IPS – Central Psychiatry Zone
  • Life Member, Indian Medical Association – Dehradun Branch

Awards :

  • 3rd prize at Dr. Indeshwar Dutta Memorial Award Paper Presentation in the 26th Annual conference of the IPS, Assam State branch.
  • Award of appreciation by IMA Dehradun 2023.
  • Tara naidu award,CIPCON 2023.
  • 2nd prize in Poster Presentation, CIPCON 2023.
  • 3rd prize in poster presentation National conference of Sleep, AIIMS Rishikesh 2023
  • 2nd prize in poster paper presentation, ANCIAPP 2023.
  • 2nd Best Poster prize at CIPCON 2024 at Agra.
Assistant Professor

Dr Praveen Rikhari

Qualifications: MBBS, MD

Teaching & Research Experience: 10 Years

Publications:10

Area of Interest: Biological Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology, Bipolar Disorder

Membership: Indian Psychiatric Society, Central Psychiatric Society, Indian Association Of Social Psychiatry

Awards:

  • Expert reviewer for several national and international journals in field of neuroscience and psychiatry.
  • 2nd Best Poster prize at CIPCON 2024 at Agra
Assistant Professor

Dr Simrat Kaur

Qualifications: MBBS, MD Psychiatry

Teaching & Research Experience: 6 years

Publications: 05

Area of Interest: obsessive complulsive dirorder, schizophrenia

Membership: Indian Psychiatric Society

Associate Professor & Head Department of Clinical Psychology
Dr Malini Srivastava

Qualification: Ph.D. Psychology, M.A. (Psychology with specialization in Clinical Psychology), Post Graduate professional Diploma in Preventive Promotive Health Care(Apollo Hospital Hyderabad)), UGC-NET , RCI CRR registration (A17902)

Experience: Teaching and Research Experience in Experimental, Clinical and Yoga Psychology: 20 years Research Supervisorship/Co supervisorship (for Ph.D. and MD programs at HIMS): 10 Research Thesis

Publications: 30

Special Interest: Yoga psychology, Biofeedback, Integrated psychotherapy

Awards:

Certificate of appreciation (Prevalence study of 08 psychological disorders) by Hon. V.C. of HIHT (2011)

Award & Grant ( Concept and mechanics of development of miniaturized, low cost, user-friendly biofeedback devices) by Department of Science and Technology (DST) and IIM Ahmedabad (2012)

Honor of Award (Development of Social skill training module for children with intellectual impairment) by RCI (2012)

Community based model to manage natural disaster ( Psychological first aid for post traumatic disorder) by adopted by Uttarakhand academy of administration for training and replicated by CBM international in Nepal (2015)

Membership- American Psychological Association (APA)
Neuro and Biofeedback Society

Fellowship- International Association of Holistic Psychology (FIAHP)

ALM-IACP- Life time membership of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologist

FNAOP – Membership of National Academy of Psychology India

International Endowed Chair Professor

Prof Rakesh Kumar

Prof Rakesh Kumar is the Founder and President of the Breast Cancer in Young Women Foundation (USA), dedicated to vaddressing the distinct issues affecting young women with breast cancer. He also serves as the International Endowed Chair Professor at the Cancer Research Institute of the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences. Additionally, he holds adjunct professorships at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Dr Kumar earned his Ph.D. from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1984 and began his research career at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in January 1986. From 1988 to 2017, he held various academic and leadership positions —including faculty member, tenured professor, distinguished professor, endowed chair, department chair, and research leader—at esteemed institutions such as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. From 2017 to 2022, he served as the National Chair for Cancer Research for the Government of India and as a distinguished professor, continuing his innovative work in breast cancer research.

With nearly 40 years of research and professional experience, Dr. Kumar has made conceptual contributions to the field of cancer research (h-index 108, citations >50,000). He has authored over 325 peer-reviewed publications, edited or co-edited nine books, and delivered 290 invited lectures worldwide. His work has been featured on the covers of 18 major cancer journals and has been highlighted in institutional research reports of the MD Anderson Cancer Center.

A passionate educator and mentor, Dr. Kumar has guided 67 trainees throughout his career. He serves on the editorial boards of multiple leading cancer journals and has served on the editorial boards of 21 top cancer journals. His global reputation is further demonstrated by his participation in about 100 peer-review panels for cancer research funding in the US and internationally over the past 28 years.

Dr. Kumar's innovative research has earned him numerous prestigious honors, including the Hinkle Society Faculty Award at Penn State University (1994), the Dalla/Fort Worth Living Legend Faculty Achievement Award in Basic Sciences (2004), the Ranbaxy Research Award (2006), and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Indian Scientists in Cancer Research (2013), among others. Dr. Kumar's pioneering research continues to have a profound influence on the fields of oncology and breast cancer, opening up new opportunities for biomedical scientists and trainees worldwide.