Dr. SAHANA NAGARAJ, M.B.B.S., M.D.
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CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS:
NAME : Dr. SAHANA NAGARAJ
DESIGNATION : M.B.B.S., M.D. (Psychiatry)
GENDER : Female
LANGUAGES KNOWN : Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Manipuri, English DATE OF BIRTH : 2nd May, 1991
FATHER’S NAME : Late. Mr. J. R. Nagaraj
MOTHER’S NAME : Mrs. T. Thejavathy
HOME ADDRESS : No. 14, 5th main, 5th block, 3rd phase Banashankari 3rd stage,
Bengaluru, Karnataka,
Pin code:560085
TELEPHONE : 809-***-****
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CITIZENSHIP : Indian
CURRENT POSITION : Postdoctoral fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
PLACE OF FELLOWSHIP : Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, India EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION AND TRAINING:
DEGREE AND INSTITUTE PERCENTAGE OF MARKS MONTH &YEAR OF COMPLETION
M.B.B.S.
Mysore Medical College and
Research Institute (MMCRI),
Mysore, Karnataka, India
1st MBBS – 77%
2nd MBBS – 74%
3rd MBBS – 75%
4th MBBS – 71%
(all exams passed in the first
attempt)
December 2013
M.D.
Regional Institute of Medical
Sciences (RIMS), Imphal,
Manipur, India
72%
(Passed in the first attempt)
May 2019
WORK EXPERIENCE:
POSITION PERIOD PLACE OF WORK
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry
July 2019 to current Christian Medical College,
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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MEDICAL LICENSURE:
Registered Medical Practitioner (M.B.B.S.) from 2015 – Registration no: KMC 110971, Karnataka Medical Council, Bengaluru, India
Registered MBBS and additional qualification (M.D. Psychiatry) in 2019 – Registration number: TNMC 139601, Tamil Nadu Medical Council, Chennai, India SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:
As an Undergraduate student:
Community work:
2010 to 2013 – as part of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), involved in the following:
Worked in the palliative care wing by conducting house visits, medicines procurement, health education of social workers and volunteers, discussions with care-givers and liaison with specialists
Skill building including leadership training
School-based programs – education of school teachers and staff about first-aid As a Postgraduate student:
Rotation postings (at NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka): Academic year of 2016-2018
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – 15 days
Adult psychiatry – 15 days
Behavioural Medicine Unit – 15 days
Electroconvulsive therapy and neuromodulation – 15 days
Neurology – 1 month
Teaching Experience:
Academic year of 2016-2018 - Case discussions and bedside teaching for undergraduate medical, nursing and psychology students, at RIMS
Community work:
October 2018 - participation in the World Mental Health Day awareness rally held in Imphal, Manipur
October 2017 – participation in the World Mental Health Day awareness rally held in Imphal, Manipur
Volunteer work:
8th September 2018 – “National Conference of Indian Association for Geriatric Mental Health” held at Imphal, Manipur, India – part of the organising team
6th January 2018 - “National CME on Opioid Substitution Therapy”, held at Imphal, Manipur, India – part of the organising team
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12th November 2016 – “Children drawing Festival 2016” for specially-abled children, held at Imphal, Manipur – part of the organising team
As a Post-Doctoral Fellow (at CMC, Vellore):
Clinical experience:
Part of the neurodevelopmental disorders and the emotional and behavioural disorders units
Part of the OP and IP team of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry department
Child psychiatry patient care, coordination with Clinical Psychologists, Occupational therapists, Special Educators and Physical therapists
Rounds (Inpatient Care Monitoring - ICM) - bedside, core team and departmental levels
Part of the Intervention facility for Neurodevelopmental disorders, namely, Infant Stimulation Programme, Autism Class, Early Intervention Programme and Advanced Intervention Programme
Part of the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry OPD team Rotational Postings:
Paediatric Neurology – 1 month
Paediatric Casualty – 1 week
Paediatric Speciality Clinics – 1 week (including Paediatric specialities of Oncology, Rheumatology, Eating disorder clinic, and Endocrinology) Teaching experience:
Bedside teaching – MBBS, MD Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Nursing students
Coordination/ moderation of PG seminars
Classroom Lectures and clinical classes – for MBBS, Nursing, and Occupational Therapy students
Professional experience and skills:
Application of diagnostic and therapeutic tools in patient care, like developmental assessments and training and supervision of the postgraduates in their application
Coached in the basics of research and statistical analysis software instruments like SPSS and Zotero
Community work:
25th and 26th November 2019 – as a resource person for a 2-day workshop for “Caregivers of children in institutional care”, funded by UNICEF, conducted at Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India
December, 2019 – awareness programme on neurodevelopmental disorders and their management in a facility for intellectually disabled children, at Jamnanbathur, Thiruvanamalai, Tamil Nadu, India
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PUBLICATIONS
PUBLISHED:
Original research
Hebbar NYR, Sahana N, Lenin RK. Psychiatric comorbidities in transgender and cisgender people of Manipur, India: A comparative study. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry 2018;19(2):1-6.
Magh S, Sahana N, Chingkheileima L, Singh RKL. Pattern of Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Geriatric Patients Attending Psychiatry Facility in a Tertiary Care. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences 2017;16:50-52.
Magh S, Lalhriatpuia L, Sahana N, Chingkheileima L, Singh HN. Psychiatric Referrals in a Multidisciplinary Teaching Hospital. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences 2017;16:30- 33.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
DATE CONFERENCES TYPE OF
PRESENTATION
TOPIC OF
PRESENTATION
30th and 31st January,
2021
Indian Psychiatric
Society – Tamil Nadu
Chapter – “ Current
challenges in Child
and Adolescent
Psychiatry”
Oral presentation An integrated
approach to
management of
neurodevelopmental
disorders
31st January to 3rd
February, 2019
71st Annual National
Conference of Indian
Psychiatric Society,
Indira Gandhi
Pratishthan, Lucknow
Paper presentation Prevalence and
correlates of
neurological soft signs
in treatment naïve
first episode psychosis
7th November, 2018 Medical Society,
Regional Institute of
Medical Sciences,
Imphal, Manipur
Paper
presentation
Profile of female
opioid users seeking
treatment from the
Drug treatment clinic
(DTC), RIMS, Imphal
9th and 10th
December, 2017
33rd All Manipur
Medical Conference,
Imphal, Manipur
Poster presentation Catatonia: an unusual
presentation of
Wilson’s disease
CONFERENCES, CMEs AND WORKSHOPS:
22nd May, 2021 – Online Workshop on “Medicolegal Management of Child Sexual Abuse”, conducted by Indian Child Protection Medical Professional Network, India
17th April, 2021 - Virtual CME on “Oral Antidiabetic Agents: A Case Based Approach for the Clinician”, conducted by Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, India
11th April, 2021 - 3rd Day of the Virtual Ecancer-TMC Oncology Skills Course 2021 on Cancer Communications and End of life care, conducted by Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, India Dr. SAHANA NAGARAJ, M.B.B.S., M.D.
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31st May, 2021 - World Autism Day webinar, by the Developmental Paediatrics Unit, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, India
30th and 31st January, 2021 – “Current challenges in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry” - Midterm CME, Indian Psychiatric Society – Tamil Nadu Chapter, held at Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India
10th August 2019 – “Journey into an Infant’s world” – one-day workshop on Infant mental health, sponsored by Bangalore child health and development study, held at NIMHANS, Bangalore, India
31st January to 3rd February, 2019 - “71st Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society”, held at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
12th December, 2018 – “19th Annual Conference of IPS, Manipur State Branch”, Indian Psychiatric Society, Manipur State branch, held at Imphal, Manipur, India
8th and 9th December, 2018 – “34th All Manipur Medical Conference” – Indian Medical association, Manipur State Branch, held at Imphal, Manipur, India
26th to 28th October, 2018 – “44th Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society – Eastern Zonal Branch”, held at Bodhgaya, Bihar, India
8th and 9th September, 2018 – “Geriatric care: Need for Integration” - 14th Annual National Conference of Indian Association for Geriatric Mental Health (IAGMH), held at Imphal, Manipur, India
18th August, 2018 – “12th PG CME, Indian Psychiatric Society, East Zone”, held at Dibrugarh Assam, India
18th and 19th August, 2018 – “Updates and Innovations in Psychiatry” – 21st Midterm CME of Indian Psychiatric Society, East Zone and National CME, Addictive Disorder Subspecialty, Indian Psychiatric Society, held at Dibrugarh, Assam, India
22nd March, 2018 – “Prevention, Early Intervention and Inclusive Education” – one-day workshop conducted by National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, held at Imphal, Manipur, India
7th January, 2018 – “18th Annual Conference of IPS, Manipur State Branch” – Indian Psychiatric Society, Manipur State Branch, held at Imphal, Manipur
6th January, 2018 – “National CME on Opioid Substitution Therapy” – Indian Psychiatric Society, Addictive Disorders Speciality Section, held at Imphal, Manipur, India
9th and 10th December, 2017 – “33rd All Manipur Medical Conference” – Indian Medical Association, Manipur State Branch, held at Imphal, Manipur, India
28th and 29th October, 2017 – “2nd Symposium on OCD and Related Disorders: An Update on Research and Treatment Practices”, held at NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
9th September, 2016 – “Investigation of Rape: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach” – Department of Forensic Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal held at Imphal, Manipur, India
AWARDS:
8th April, 2018 – 1st place in the “All India Postgraduate Quiz on Addiction”, Centre for Addiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, held at NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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INTERESTS:
Academic interests:
In the fields of Preventive mental health, Infant mental health and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with the special area of interest in Autism spectrum disorders and Developmental psychopathology
REFERENCES:
1. Dr. R K Lenin Singh,
Professor and HOD,
Department of Psychiatry,
Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)
Imphal, Manipur, India
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2. Dr. S Gojendra Singh,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Psychiatry,
Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)
Imphal, Manipur, India
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3. Dr. Priya Mary Mammen,
Professor and Head of Unit,
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit,
Christian Medical College,
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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4. Dr. Satya Raj,
Professor,
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit,
Christian Medical College,
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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5. Dr. Paul S S Russell,
Professor and Head of Department,
Department of Psychiatry,
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Christian Medical College,
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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