Appointment Information
Mankato, MN
Eastridge Clinic
101 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Mankato, MN 56001Hospital and Clinic
1025 Marsh St., Mankato, MN 56001Provider's Bio
My practice philosophy centers on integrative, evidence-based psychiatric care that supports the whole person — not just symptoms. I prioritize thoughtful, minimal use of psychotropic medications when appropriate, while incorporating emerging research and individualized strategies to promote lasting patient wellbeing.
Training & Credentials
Education
- Topiwala National Medical College and Bai Yamunabai Laxman Nair Charitable Hospital
- Master of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Residency
- Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Certificate in Research Methodology, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
- Physician Educator Certificate Program, McGovern Medical School
- Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, American Society of Addiction Medicine
Academic Appointment
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Special Interests
- Anxiety disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Bipolar disorder
- Neuropsychiatric disorders
- Treatment-resistant depression (TRD)
Research & Publications
- Akathisia, Movement Disorders in Psychiatry, September 2022.
- Correlations between peripheral levels of inflammatory mediators and frontolimbic structures in bipolar disorder: an exploratory analysis, June 2021.
- Eotaxin-1/CCL11 correlates with left superior temporal gyrus in bipolar disorder: A preliminary report suggesting accelerated brain aging, August, 2020
- Higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome in child-adolescent patients with bipolar disorder, May, 2020
- Exploring the evidence implicating the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in the physiopathology of mood disorders, 2020