Qualifications: Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology Member, American Board of Medical Specialists
Professional Organizations:
Active Member, AACAP and North Carolina Chapter of AACAP (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Professional Activities:
Active patient care 90-95% of the time. Includes:
Individual Psychotherapy, Pharmacological management, Play therapy
Independent Medical Examinations
Disability Examinations
Forensic Evaluations and court cases depositions, expert witness testimony
Plus:
Educational activities, participate in Continuing Medical Education regularly.
Professional speeches: regularly to Medical and Legal Community.
Last board re-certification 2007
Next targeted of re-certification 2017
Scientific Presentations: Too numerous to shortly document. (Key recent presentations: Insanity defense, Civil and Criminal Competencies, Child Abuse, to name a few live presentations)
History:
Naturalized US Citizen
Family of physicians, nurses and senior administrator (late father)
Straight A school career, a national scholar in High School graduation. (1970)
Medical Education in India:
Graduated from BJ Medical School, Ahmedabad (1978)
Two years Internal Medicine training (1979-1980)
Medical Education in USA:
Resident in Psychiatry (1981-1983)
Fellow in Child Psychiatry (1983-1985)
Faculty at Medical College of Georgia Department of Psychiatry (1986)
Staff Psychiatrist Senior at Central State Hospital (Lousville, KY) (1987-1988)
Child Psychiatry Consultant at Seven County Services (Lousville, KY) (1987-1988)
Faculty ex-gratis, Psychiatry Department University of Louisville, Louisville, KY (1987-1988)
Associate Medical Director, Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, NC 28054 (1988 November - 1993)
Staff Psychiatrist and Department secretary and chairman on rotating basis Gaston Memorial Hospital (as assigned) (1988 till 2006)
Office based:
Private practice in Psychiatry Gastonia (1988 November till current 2014 onwards)