Dr. Abhishek Kumar Sharma

OPD Timings:

Qualifications & Education:

• MD (Psychiatry) – National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru
• MBBS – MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly

Areas of Expertise:

• Adult Psychiatry (Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Psychosis)
• Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• Addiction Psychiatry & Substance Use Disorders
• Sexual Health & Psychosexual Disorders
• Women’s Mental Health (Perinatal Psychiatry, PMDD)
• Geriatric Psychiatry (Dementia & Neuropsychiatric Disorders)
• Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders)
• Liaison Psychiatry & Psychosomatic Medicine

Clinical Expertise:

• Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and diagnosis
• Psychotherapy (CBT, ERP, supportive therapy, family therapy)
• Psychopharmacology and medication management
• Motivational interviewing and relapse prevention strategies
• Pre-transplant psychiatric evaluation and capacity assessment
• Multidisciplinary care coordination in hospital settings

Professional Experience:

• Consultant Psychiatrist (Adult & Liaison) – KIMS Hospitals, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru
• Community Mental Health Psychiatrist – Project Maanasi, Bengaluru
• Liaison Psychiatrist (On-call) – Safa Medicure Hospital & Sukino Neurorehab, Bengaluru
• Consultant Psychiatrist & Sexologist – Allo Sexual Health Clinics, Bengaluru
• Senior Resident – Centre for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
• Consultant Psychiatrist – Tulasi Healthcare, Gurugram
• Clinical Psychiatrist – Dwarka’s Specialist Clinic, Delhi

Research & Academic Contributions:

• Chapter: Addiction Research in South Asia – Current Perspectives on Substance Use Disorders
• Publication – Asian Journal of Psychiatry (2023): Smartphone-based relapse prevention app (“Quest”)
• Thesis – Development of a mobile application for relapse prevention in alcohol dependence
• Conference Presentations – ADDICON (Relapse prevention app & digital learning module)

Teaching & Training:

• Coordinator – Diploma in Community Mental Health (NIMHANS)
• Coordinator – Tobacco Cessation Training Programs (NIMHANS)
• Faculty – Addiction management and digital psychiatry workshops
• Panelist – Mental health & sexual education awareness programs

Certifications & Training:

• Supervised psychotherapy training (CBT, ERP, supportive therapy)
• Training in addiction, child, geriatric, and community psychiatry
• Good Clinical Practice (NIDA Clinical Trials Network)
• Telepsychiatry & mHealth training – NIMHANS

Languages Known:

English, Hindi, Magadhi, Kannada (basic), Bengali (basic), and Maithili