Best Psychiatric & Mental Health Hospital in Bangalore

The Department of Psychiatry is a part of the medical hospital of VIMS & RC since 2001-02. It provides comprehensive care for all mental disorders across the life span. It functions like a General Hospital Psychiatry unit (GHPU) with co-ordination & referrals from and to all other departments. It also imparts training to undergraduates & post-graduates in Psychiatry. It has well qualified staff that has varied interests and vast experience. Apart from Psychiatrists, the department consists of Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatric nurses & Social workers and thus follows a multidisciplinary approach for patient care & training. It also has an entire Rehabilitation wing attached that offers appropriate services.

The Department of Psychiatry in Vydehi Hospital is committed to provide exemplary clinical care, consultation services and treatment, both to inpatients and outpatients, along with crisis and emergency services. We venture to offer integrated, comprehensive psychiatric services that empower individuals to change their lives.

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Our clinical mission will integrate biological, psychological, and social approaches in the care of our patients and their families, as it provides the foundation for our teaching and research missions. The department seeks to provide outstanding education and training in Psychiatry to undergraduate medical students and post-graduate trainees and has a very good team of teachers with good experience.

Every week seminars, journal club, case presentation are held both at departmental level and at interdepartmental level.

The postgraduates in the department will have clinical exposure in General Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, and Rehabilitation Psychiatry & Neurology.

Postgraduate lectures are taken every week by faculty. Research activities form an important part of the curriculum for the students.

VYDEHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH CENTRE, BANGALORE

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY

LIST OF FULL TIME TEACHING FACULTIES

Month and Year of submission of details : 05.09.2025(5th September 2025)

SL.NO	FACULTY NAME	AEBAS ATTEND.ID	MEDICAL REGISTRATION NO.	PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION(S)	DEPARTMENT	DESIGNATION	NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT	TOTAL TEACHING EXP.
1.	Dr Kiran Kumar K	54497593	71326	MBBS,MD	Psychiatry	Professor HOD	Permanent	8Years 2Months
2.	Dr Yamini D	12246615	84692	MBBS,MD	Psychiatry	Assistant Professor	Permanent	5Years 9Months
3.	Dr Tanvi Desai	34206060	118040	MBBS,MD	Psychiatry	Assistant Professor	Permanent	5Years 0Months
4.	Dr Sudharshan Raghunathan	33215541	TMN 2017 0001565 KTK	MBBS,MD	Psychiatry	Senior Resident	Permanent	3Years 10Months
5.	Dr Megha C N	41893266	133966	MBBS,MD	Psychiatry	Senior Resident	Permanent	18Years 11Months
6.	Mr Baby Augustine	36463150	N/A	BSc, MSC, MPhil- Clinical Psychology	Psychiatry	Clinical Psychologist	Permanent	12Months
7.	Dr Gauthami	5112202	167401	MBBS	Psychiatry	Junior Resident	Permanent	1Years 11Months
8.	Dr Sujay Segu N	58298731	163070	MBBS	Psychiatry	Junior Resident	Permanent	1Years 10Months
9.	Dr Sneha	54328007	134275	MBBS	Psychiatry	Junior Resident	Permanent	1Years 10Months
10.	Dr Anusha H V	9930904	111495	MBBS	Psychiatry	Junior Resident	Permanent	1Years 10Months
11.	Dr Keerthi V	8517784	143735	MBBS	Psychiatry	Junior Resident	Permanent	1Years 10Months
12.	Dr Shrinithya H	62201196	163327	MBBS	Psychiatry	Junior Resident	Permanent	9Months
13.	Dr Komal Kumar	69082166	133812	MBBS	Psychiatry	Junior Resident	Permanent	8Months
14.	Dr K Guna Sekhar Moorthy	45893673	147455	MBBS	Psychiatry	Junior Resident	Permanent	8Months
15.	Dr Pratiksha	29231394	165954	MBBS	Psychiatry	Junior Resident	Permanent	8Months
16.	Dr R Anuhya	9790639	130276	MBBS	Psychiatry	Junior Resident	Permanent	8Months
17.	Dr Shreya Mishra	2203942	10431	MBBS	Psychiatry	Junior Resident	Permanent	8Months

Facilities Provided

Name of the Equipment
1.Electroconvulsive Therapy Machine with computerized EEG & ECG monitoring.
2. Multi channel biofeedback
3.Multi channel digitalized biofeedback – Relax 701
4.Quadramind for : Sex Therapy, Electro sleep, Brain polarizer & Aversion therapy
5.State of the art minor OT for ECT.
6.Psychometric and psycho diagnostic equipment

Facilities: / Service Provided:
Service Provided
1. Emergency Psychiatry care
2. Acute Psychiatry care
3. Consultation liaison psychiatry
4. Sub-acute and chronic Psychiatry care
5 .Psychosocial Rehabilitation services

In-patient:

Acute Care & Emergency services both for male and female
General Psychiatry Ward separate for Male and female
De-addiction services
High Risk Suicide prevention services
Facility for Special wards available

Out-patient:

Well Equipped Consultation Rooms
Consultation with highly qualified and experienced faculty
Therapy – Biological, Psychological & Behavioral
Psycho-social interventions
Crisis intervention services

Specialty clinics run by Psychiatry department

Name of the Clinic	Weekday/s	Timings
1. Neuro-psychiatry elderly clinic	Monday	2pm – 4pm
2. Child guidance clinic	Wednesday	2pm – 4pm
3. Clinic for Senile disorder	Monday	2pm – 4pm
4. Psycho Motor clinic	Thursday	2pm – 4pm
5. Deaddiction	Tuesday	2pm – 4pm
6. Memory clinic	Monday	2pm – 4pm
7. Family Counselling	Friday	2pm – 4pm
8. Community psychiatry	Friday	2pm – 4pm
9. National Mental Health Prgm.	All Days	2pm – 4pm
10. Headache Clinic	Thursday	2pm – 4pm

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