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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.

Teaching Facility:

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 : 05-06-2026 (5th June 2026)

S. NOFACULTY NAMEAEBAS ATTENDIDMEDICAL REGISTRATION NOPROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION(S)DEPARTMENTDESIGNATIONNATURE OF EMPLOYMENTTOTAL TEACHING EXP
1.Dr. Kiran Kumar .K5449759371326MBBS, MDPsychiatryProfessor & HODPermanent19 Years 8 Months
2.Dr. Anuradha S N4288807793938MBBS, MDPsychiatryAssociate ProfessorPermanent10 Years 3 Months
3.Dr. Yamini.D1224661584692MBBS, MDPsychiatryAssistant ProfessorPermanent11 Years
4.Dr. Tanvi Desai34206060118040MBBS, MDPsychiatryAssistant ProfessorPermanent6 Years 7 Months
5.Dr. Sudharshan Raghunathan33215541TMN 2017 0001565 KTKMBBS, MDPsychiatryAssistant ProfessorPermanent5 Years 8 Months
6.Dr. Baby Augustine36463150N/AM.PhilPsychiatryClinical PsychologistPermanent8 Years 11 Months
7.Dr. Megha C N41893266133966MBBS, MDPsychiatrySenior ResidentPermanent4 Years 7 Months
8.Dr. R Anuhya09790639130276MBBS, MDPsychiatrySenior ResidentPermanent3 Years 4 Months
9.Dr. Keerthi V8517784143735MBBSPsychiatryJunior ResidentPermanent2 Years 7 Months
10.Dr. Anusha H V9930904111495MBBSPsychiatryJunior ResidentPermanent2 Years 7 Months
11.Dr. Sneha54328007134275MBBSPsychiatryJunior ResidentPermanent2 Years 7 Months
12.Dr. Pratiksha29231394165954MBBSPsychiatryJunior ResidentPermanent1 Years 5 Months
13.Dr. Shrinithya H62201196163327MBBSPsychiatryJunior ResidentPermanent1 Years 6 Months
14.Dr. K Guna Sekhar Moorthy45893673147455MBBSPsychiatryJunior ResidentPermanent1 Years 5 Months
15.Dr. Sujay Segu N58298731163070MBBSPsychiatryJunior ResidentPermanent1 Years 5 Months
16.Dr. Gauthami5112202167401MBBSPsychiatryJunior ResidentPermanent1 Years 5 Months
17.Dr. Tirumal Reddy32823472155705MBBSPsychiatryJunior ResidentPermanent5 Months
18.Dr. Bhanu Poojitha Puvvadi55483541175353MBBSPsychiatryJunior ResidentPermanent5 Months
19.Dr. Y Vani30635014181275MBBSPsychiatryJunior ResidentPermanent5 Months
20.Dr. Shruthi S69753546162315MBBSPsychiatryJunior ResidentPermanent5 Months
21.Dr. Siddhant Dahiya286625422025/09/10432MBBSPsychiatryJunior ResidentPermanent3 Months

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 ClinicWeekday/sTimings
1. Neuro-psychiatry elderly clinicMonday2pm – 4pm
2. Child guidance clinicWednesday2pm – 4pm
3. Clinic for Senile disorderMonday2pm – 4pm
4. Psycho Motor clinicThursday2pm – 4pm
5. DeaddictionTuesday2pm – 4pm
6. Memory clinicMonday2pm – 4pm
7. Family CounsellingFriday2pm – 4pm
8. Community psychiatryFriday2pm – 4pm
9. National Mental Health Prgm.All Days2pm – 4pm
10. Headache ClinicThursday2pm – 4pm