Dr. Ankit Gautam

Expertise:

Areas of Interest

• Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
• Mood disorders (Bipolar disorder, Depression, mania, etc)
• OCD and anxiety related disorders
• Addiction disorders
• Psychiatric problems in the Elderly
• Sleep disorders
• Post Traumatic Stress disorder and other Trauma related disorders
• Psychiatric problems in neurological illnesses (Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, Epilepsy, Stroke, etc)
• Anorexia Nervosa and Eating disorders
• Somatoform disorders
• Dissociative disorders
• Psychosexual disorders

Education Qualification

• MBBS (JIPMER )
• MD Psychiatry (NIMHANS, Bangalore)

Treatment and Procedures Performed:

• Modified Electroconvulsive Therapy
• Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
• Biofeedback therapy
• Ketamine therapy for depression
• Psychotherapy and counselling
• Cognitive Function Assessment

Education and Training:

• MD PSYCHIATRY from the prestigious, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore (An Institute of National Importance) in 2021.
• MBBS from one of the top medical colleges of India, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry (An Institute of National Importance) in 2015.

Experience

Dr. Ankit Gautam is a dedicated and an empathic psychiatrist who has 6 years of experience in psychiatry. He is an astute clinician who has an excellent diagnostic and communication skills. He was trained in NIMHANS which is the best center for psychiatric training in Southeast Asia, where he had received training in various subspecialities of psychiatry like Adult psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Perinatal Psychiatry and Consultation Liaison Psychiatry. He has expertise in management of patients in both OPD and In-Patient setups. He had also received training in various psychiatric procedures like modified ECT and rTMS.

He also has 3 years of experience in private psychiatric hospitals including Cosmos Institute of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences, New Delhi where he gained more expertise in management of patients of various disorders in both OPD and In-Patient setups and carrying out procedures like mECT and rTMS.

He has expertise in management of psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, OCD, Dementia, Delirium, Panic disorders, Phobias,Anorexia Nervosa, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, ADHD, Erectile dysfunction, Premature Ejaculation, various addiction disorders like smoking, alcohol, ganja, smack, charas, bhang, chitta, heroine, etc.

He also has experience in various new procedures like Ketamine therapy for Depression.