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Dr Venkateswaran R
M.B.B.S. , M.D.
Work Experience
5 yrs+
Registration No
84528
Language
English, हिंदी, தமிழ்
Location
Apollo Children Hospital Chennai
Work Experience
- Worked as Assistant professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent psychiatry, CMC Vellore from August 2015 to February 2016
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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.
- Worked for 3 months as tutor in child and adolescent psychiatry, CMC Vellore (March 2013 to June 2013).
- Worked for 6 months as senior resident in department of psychiatry in MMCHRI, Kancheepuram (September 2012 – February 2012)
- Attended 3 years of the Junior Residency Programme (Post graduation – MD) in Department of Psychiatry, PSGIMSR,Tamilnadu,India. (May 2009– May 2012)
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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.
Awards and Achievements
- Awarded “Young Scholarship Award” in South Indian zonal level quiz conducted by Torrents and was selected for the national level finals in December 2011.
- Winner of Dr. Kuruvilla Gold medal in Psychiatry in 2012.
Research and Publications
- Palaniappan P, Rajaraman V. Visual hallucinations: a treatment-emergent adverse effect of linezolid.J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2015 Winter; 27(1): e65.
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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)
