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    Dr Venkateswaran R

    Psychiatrist

    M.B.B.S. , M.D.

    5 years experience overall

    Apollo Children’s Hospitals 15, Shafi Mohammed Road Thousand Lights Chennai 600 006 PH:044-2829 6262, Chennai

    Specialities
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    Experience
    1. Worked as Assistant professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent psychiatry, CMC Vellore from August 2015 to February 2016
    1. Attended the senior residency programme (post doctoral fellowship) for a period of 2 years (July 2013 – July 2015) in Child and adolescent psychiatry unit, CMC Vellore.
      • Training: Spent 14 mths in Emotional And Behavioral Disorder Unit, 6 months in Neurodevelopental Disorders Unit, 1 month in Pediatric Neurology, 15 days each in Pediatric Endocrinology, General Pediatrics Unit, Pediatric Oncology, Developmental Pediatrics and Physical medicine and rehabilitation. I also had one week of training in Community Child Psychiatry.
    2. Worked for 3 months as tutor in child and adolescent psychiatry, CMC Vellore (March 2013 to June 2013).
    3. Worked for 6 months as senior resident in department of psychiatry in MMCHRI, Kancheepuram (September 2012 – February 2012)
    1. Attended 3 years of the Junior Residency Programme (Post graduation – MD) in Department of Psychiatry, PSGIMSR,Tamilnadu,India. (May 2009– May  2012)
    1. Training: Spent 29 months in Adult Psychiatry units including De-addiction units, consultation liaison psychiatry, Rehabilitation &  Community psychiatry and 3 months in Internal medicine at PSGIMSR; 15 days in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & 15 days in Forensic psychiatry at NIMHANS; 3 months in Neurology at St John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India.
      • Trained towards the management of emergencies during these postings.
      • Trained in Metabolic clinic, Child and Adolescent clinic & De-addiction clinic of PSGIMSR, Coimbatore, India. (directed towards assessment and management of a spectrum of clinical situations and oriented towards research in these fields)
      • Trained in Electroconvulsive therapy and repetitive Trans Cranial Magnetic Stimulation during the course of residency.

     

    Certifications
    1. Awarded “Young Scholarship Award” in South Indian zonal level quiz conducted by Torrents and was selected for the national level finals in December 2011. 
    1. Winner of Dr. Kuruvilla Gold medal in Psychiatry in 2012.

     

    1. Palaniappan P, Rajaraman V. Visual hallucinations: a treatment-emergent adverse effect of linezolid.J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2015 Winter; 27(1): e65.
    2. Adjunctive aripiprazole in risperidone-induced hyperprolactinaemia: double-blind,   randomised,placebo-controlled trial. G. Raghuthaman, R. Venkateswaran and R. Krishnadas. BJPsych Open (2015) 1, 172–177. doi: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.001248
    3. I. Syed Ummar, Venkateswaran Rajaraman, N. Loganathan. Cushing’s syndrome presenting as treatment-resistant bipolar affectivedisorder: A step in understanding endocrine etiology of mood disorders. Indian journal of psychiatry, April 2015
    4. MK Nair, DeepaChacko, Venkateswaran Rajaraman,Babu George, LeenaSamraj, and Paul Swamidhas Russell. The Diagnostic Accuracy and Validity of the Teen Screen Questionnaire-Mental Health for Clinical and Epidemiological Studies in Primary-Care Settings. Indian J Psychol Med. 2014 Apr-Jun; 36(2): 187–191.
    5. M. K. C. Nair, Venkateswaran Rajaraman, Deepa Chacko, Sushila Russell, Babu George, Leena Sumaraj, Paul Swamidhas Sudhakar Russell. Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy and validity of a short version of teen screen questionnaire-mental health (TSQ -M-short) for use in community.ijpm.info on Saturday, July 18, 2015
    6. Yoganathan S, Arunachal G, Sudhakar SV, Rajaraman V, Thomas M, Danda S. Beta Propellar Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration: A Rare Cause of Infantile Autistic Regression and Intracranial Calcification. Neuropediatrics. 2016 Apr;47(2):123-7
    7. Raghuthaman G, Venkateswaran R. “Training of Nursing staff in symptom triggered treatment for Alcohol withdrawal- An evaluation”. MGR University e Journal, Jan 2012. (As a part of my MD curriculum)

     

    Services
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    Languages spoken

    English,Hindi,Tamil

    Gender

    male

    Apollo Children Hospital Chennai

    Apollo Children’s Hospitals 15, Shafi Mohammed Road Thousand Lights Chennai 600 006 PH:044-2829 6262, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600006