Psychiatry & Psychiatric Facility Administration Expert Witness | Maryland

Expert Qualifications

This highly qualified board certified expert completed residency and fellowship training at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She has given several lectures on prevention of aggression and violence, prevention of elopement, and the root cause analyses of adverse events over the past 20 years to medical students, residents, and fellows. The expert has also lectured on the rapid response team calls, safety protocols, and the unique requirements for addressing administrative issues in the psychiatric unit. She is well known and recognized for her contributions to Community and Global Psychiatry and is actively involved in mentoring, supervising, and teaching medical students, residents, and fellows. Currently, she is, among several leadership positions, a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, the Director for the Inpatient Acute Treatment Service, and the Director of Short Stay at a highly ranked university affiliated medical center. She has won national and international awards for her work and is a leader among women psychiatrists.

Bio Snapshot

Location: MD

BS, National College,Bangalore, India

MBBS. St Johns Medical College, India

MBA, Johns Hopkins University

Internship, Delaware State Hospital/ Thomas Jefferson University

Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Board Certification: Psychiatry

Member, American Psychiatric Association

Member, Indo-Indian Psychiatric Association

Member, American Association of Physicians from India

Member, Maryland Psychiatric Society

Past President, American Association of Psychiatric Administrators

Member, Council Governor's Advisory Council for Mental Health Advocacy

Member, Med Chi of Maryland

President Elect, Association of Women Psychiatrists

Member, American Medical Association

Member, Rotary Club of Howard West, Rotary International

Member, World Association of Cultural Psychiatry

Member, National Patient Safety Foundation

Publications, 85+original peer reviewed articles, 6 book chapters, 3 books, 40+ invited lectures/ presentations

Former, Staff Physician, solo private practice

Former, Medical Director, County Directorate of Mental Health, Prince George's County, MD

Former, Courtesy Staff, Greater Laurel Beltsville Hospital, Laurel, MD

Former, Courtesy Staff, Howard County General Hospital, Columbia, MD

Former, Medical Director & Director, university affiliated medical center

Former, Physician Advisor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, university affiliated medical center

Former, Course Instructor, Psychiatry" Family Practice Residency Program, Prince Georges County Hospital

Former, Director, Community Psychiatry Program

Current, Director, Inpatient Acute Treatment Service, university affiliated medical center

Current, Director-Meyer Short Stay, major university affiliated medical center (in the top 3 in the country)

Current, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, university affiliated medical center

Current, Visiting Professor of Psychiatry, international university affiliated medical center

Current, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, university affiliated medical center/ public health program

Current, Associate Professor of Nursing, university affiliated medical center/ nursing program

Current, Associate Professor of Patient Safety, university affiliated medical center/ institute

Current, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, university affiliated medical center

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