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Dr Shamsah Sonawalla, Psychiatry

Dr Shamsah Sonawalla

Psychiatry
MBBS, MD - Psychological Medicine
35 yrs experience Mumbai
3clinics

About Dr Shamsah Sonawalla

Dr. Shamsah Sonawalla is Associate Director of Psychiatry Research and Consultant Psychiatrist at the Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai; founder, TransMag Well-Being Clinic, Mumbai, and former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, U.S.A. and Duke University Medical Center, U.S.A. Dr. Sonawalla is a practicing psychiatrist for over 20 years, and has a rich and extensive clinical and research experience in this field across India and the United States. At Harvard, she did pioneering work in depression and received several prestigious awards for the same, including the NARSAD Young Investigator Award. Her department at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, was voted number one department of psychiatry in the United States for over 16 consecutive years by U.S. News. Dr. Sonawalla has over 100 publications to her credit in national and international journals..

Expertise

Services offered
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) (brain stimulation therapy) Depression Treatment (clinical depression therapy) Bipolar Disorder Treatment (bipolar mood disorder therapy) OCD Treatment (Obsessive compulsive disorder treatment) Anger Management (controlling anger problems) Anxiety Disorder Treatment (excessive worry disorder care) Schizophrenia Treatment (psychotic disorder therapy) Unexplained Physical Symptoms (symptoms without clear cause) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (therapy for thoughts and behavior) Marital Counselling (relationship conflict guidance) Child and Adolescent Problems (Treatment for emotional and behavioral issues) Affective and Emotional Difficulties (problems managing emotions) Online Counselling (mental health support online) Drug De-addiction Therapy (drug addiction recovery therapy) Suicidal Behavior (Treatment for suicidal thoughts and behavior) Career Counselling (career guidance and planning) Panic Disorder Treatment (Treatment for panic attacks) ADHD Treatment (Treatment for attention deficit disorder) Mood Disorders (mood disorder treatment) Anxiety Disorders Treatment (anxiety condition therapy) Infertility with Stress (Stress related fertility issues) Stress Management (coping with stress)

Credentials & experience

Education
MBBSTopiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, none
MD - Psychological MedicineTopiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, none
Work & experience
Resident in Psychiatry — B.Y.L. Nair HospitalThanesar Haryana
1991 – 1995
Postdoctoral Fellowship — Mass General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAThanesar Haryana
1997 – 1999
Instructor in Psychiatry — Mass General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAThanesar Haryana
1999 – 2000
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry — Mass General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAThanesar Haryana
2001 – 2007
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry — Duke University Medical Centre, Durham, NC, USAThanesar Haryana
2007 – 2011
Honarary Consultant Psychiatrist — Jaslok Hospital and Research CentreThanesar Haryana
2002 – Present
Associate Director, Psychiatry Research — Jaslok Hospital and Research CentreThanesar Haryana
2007 – Present
Founder & Psychiatrist — TransMag Well-Being ClinicThanesar Haryana
2010 – Present
Registrations & certifications
Indian Psychiatric SocietyIndian Psychiatric Society
American Psychiatric AssociationAmerican Psychiatric Association
Awards & recognitions
NARSAD Young Investigator Award, USAAward
New Investigator Award, NCDEU, USAAward
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Jaihind College, MumbaiAward
Bombay Psychiatry Society President's Award for best paperAward
Bhagwat Award for best paper, Indian Psychiatric SocietyAward

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