SUDHA PRATHIKANTI, M.D.
CURRICULUM VITAE
CURRENT TITLE
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
EDUCATION
1980-86 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
B. S. Degree: Double Major in Biomedical Sciences/ Anthropology
1986-90 University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor
M.D. Degree
1990-94 University of California, San Francisco
Psychiatric Residency
1994-95 Travel Abroad, visiting India's diverse cultural regions
1995-96 University of California, San Francisco
Consultation Fellowship in Psychiatric Aspects of Women's Health
LICENSURE
1992 California Medical License, G74510
1998 Board Certification in Psychiatry, 45321
PRINCIPAL POSITIONS HELD
1996-98 Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
1998-now Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
2001-now Director of Behavioral Medicine, Dept of General Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
2003-now Consulting Psychiatrist, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
HONORS AND AWARDS
1980 University of Michigan Regents Alumni Award
1980-84 Michigan Competitive Scholarship
1992-93 American Psychiatric Association/ Mead Johnson Fellow in Public Psychiatry
1993-94 American Psychiatric Association/ NIMH Fellow in Cross-cultural Psychiatry
2001-02 UCSF School of Medicine Teaching Scholar Award
2002-03 UCSF Library Instructional Grant Award
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
1993-now American Psychiatric Association
1993-now Northern California Psychiatric Society
1993-now Indo-American Psychiatric Association
ATTENDANCE AT SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS / WORKSHOPS
International:
Annual Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society, Madras, India, Jan 1994
Symposium on Methods in Biological Psychiatry Research. Bangalore, India, Jan 1994
National:
APA Institute on Hospital & Community Psychiatry, Toronto, Oct 1992
Mid-Winter Meeting of the Amer Assoc of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, San Diego, Jan 1993
Scientific Meeting of the Indo-American Psychiatric Association, San Francisco, May 1993
Annual Meeting of the APA, San Francisco, May 1993
APA Components Meeting, Washington, D.C., Sept 1993
APA Institute on Hospital & Community Psychiatry, Baltimore, Oct 1993
Annual Meeting of the APA, Philadelphia, May 1994
Scientific Meeting of the Indo-American Psychiatric Association, New York, May 1996
Annual Meeting of the APA, New York, May 1996
Scientific Meeting of the Indo-American Psychiatric Association, San Diego, May 1997
Annual Meeting of the APA, San Diego, May 1997
Scientific Meeting of the Indo-American Psychiatric Association, Washington D.C., May 1999
Annual Meeting of the APA, Washington D.C., May 1999
Annual Meeting of the APA, Chicago, May 2000
Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Monterey, March 2001
Annual Meeting of the APA, New Orleans, May 2001
Harvard Symposium on Natural Remedies for Psychiatric Disorders, Boston, April 2003 (pending)
Annual Meeting of the APA, San Francisco, May 2003
Scientific Meeting of the Indo-American Psychiatric Association, San Francisco, May 2003
Regional:
A.K. Rice Institute/ Tavistock Group Relations Conference, San Rafael, Oct 1991
Northern California Psychiatric Society Annual Meeting, Monterey Peninsula, March 1993
SFGH Cultural Sensitivity Training Workshop for Residents, Staff, & Faculty, San Francisco, Oct 1995
UCSF Symposium on Women's Psychological Development, San Francisco, March 1996
Northern California Psychiatric Society Annual Meeting, Napa, March 1996
UCSF Symposium on Cultural Issues in Women's Psychological Development, San Francisco, March 1997
UCSF South Asian Health Forum, San Francisco, April 1997
UCSF South Asian Health Forum, San Francisco, April 1998
UCSF Dynamic Teaching Conference for Psychiatry Faculty, April 1998
Symposium of the Center for Mental Health Services: Racial Identity in the Clinical Encounter, June 1998
Northern California Psychiatric Society Annual Meeting, Sonoma, April 1999
C.G Jung Institute Professional Program on Hinduism and Jung, April 1999
UCSF Symposium on Cultural Competence in Clinical Supervision, October 1999
Northern California Psychiatric Society Annual Meeting, Squaw Valley, April 2001
INVITED LECTURES, PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS (*** indicates particular importance)
1989 "Treatment of the Sexual Assault Survivor in the Emergency Room Setting"
Presented at St. Joseph Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
"Psychodynamic Considerations in Pregnancy Delusions of Psychotic Women"
Presented at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
1991 "Choosing a Career in Psychiatry: Developmental Stages"
Presented at the UCSF Medical School, San Francisco, CA
"Sexual Boundary Violations in Psychiatric Practice"
Presented at the VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
"Multiple Personality Disorder: A Possible Diagnosis for One Female Veteran"
Presented at the VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
1992 "Basic Concepts in Neuroleptic Treatment"
Presented at the UCSF Medical School, San Francisco, CA
1993 "Molecular Biology of the Fragile X Syndrome"
Presented at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, San Francisco,
CA
*** "Mentorship of Ethnic Minority Psychiatry Residents"
Presented at the Mid-Winter Meeting of the American Association of
Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, San Diego, CA
*** "Mentorship of Women and Ethnic Minorites in Psychiatry"
APA/Mead Johnson Fellowship Workshop;
Presented at the APA Institute on Hospital & Community Psychiatry,
Baltimore, MD
"Successful Management of Borderline Patients in the Outpatient Obstetric Clinic"
Interdisciplinary Team Conference of the High Risk OB Clinic;
Presented at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
1994 *** "The Caged Bird Sings: Exploring Cultural Identity Through the Works of Minority Artists"
APA/NIMH Fellowship Workshop;
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the APA, Philadelphia, PA
*** "Mentorship and the Minority Resident"
UCSF Psychiatry Department Grand Rounds;
Presented at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, San Francisco,
CA
1995 "Using Literature to Explore Asian Women's Self-Identity"
Seminar for the Women's Issues Elective Course;
Presented at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, San Francisco,
CA
1996 "Domestic Violence in the South Asian Community"
Lectures for the SFGH Psychiatry Department's Trauma Seminar;
Presented at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
*** "South Asian Women's Identity: The Short Story as Case History"
SFGH Psychiatry Department Grand Rounds;
Presented at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
*** "Bhaji on the Beach: Bicultural Identity Formation in Second Generation S. Asians"
Film analysis and one of four principle didactic papers;
Presented at the Scientific Meeting of the Indo-American Psychiatric
Association, New York, NY
*** "South Asian Women & Domestic Violence: A Video Presentation"
SFGH Psychiatry Department Grand Rounds;
Presented at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
*** "Bhaji on the Beach: Using Film to explore Bicultural Identity Formation"
SFGH Psychiatry Department Grand Rounds;
Presented at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
1997 *** "Sociocultural Context and the Sense of Self for Women of Color"
Keynote Address for the UCSF Symposium on Women's Psychological Development
Presented at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, San Francisco,
CA
"Cross-Cultural Aspects of Domestic Violence"
Video presentation and panel discussion;
Presented at the UCSF South Asian Health Forum, San Francisco, CA
*** "Domestic Violence in the South Asian Community"
Audiovisual Workshop Discussant
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the APA, San Diego, CA
*** "Exploring Bicultural Identity Through Film"
Special Issues Workshop
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the APA, San Diego, CA
1998 "Formation of Bicultural Identity"
Presented at the UCSF South Asian Health Forum, San Francisco, CA
"Assessment and Treatment of Dually Diagnosed Women Patients"
Presented at the Kaiser Center for Chemical Depenency, Oakland,
CA
"Clinical Implications of the Relational Model in Treating Women of Color"
Presented at the Symposium of the Center for Mental Health Services,
San Francisco, CA
1999 "Bicultural Identity Formation in South Asian Americans"
Presented at the Stanford Medical School Cultural Diversity Series,
Palo Alto, CA
"Application of Relational Self Theory to South Asian Americans"
Presented at the UCSF South Asian Health Forum, San Francisco, CA
"Surviving the Psychiatry Board Exams"
Presented at the Northern California Psychiatric Society Annual
Meeting, Sonoma, CA
"Asian Americans and Psychological Paradigms for the Self"
Presented to the MD-PhD Joint Program, UC-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
"Domestic Violence in the South Asian Community"
Lectures for the SFGH Psychiatry Department's Trauma Treatment Program.
Presented at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
"Cultural Competence in Assessment of Domestic Violence"
Presented at the Clinical Symposium of the San Francisco Legal Aid Foundation.
San Francisco Civic Center, San Francisco, CA
"Toward a Feminist Psychology of Self"
Co-presented to the UCSF Women Psychiatry Residents Association,
San Francisco, CA
"The Challenge of Dynamic Therapy with a Psychiatric Inpatient"
Case Discussion for the SFGH Psychopharmacology Conference, San
Francisco, CA
*** "Cultural Competence in Clinical Supervision"
Presented film vignettes and moderated discussion on cultural issues in teaching/supervision
UCSF Teaching Symposium, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, San
Francisco CA
"Assessing for Domestic Violence in the Asian Community"
Presented to the Chinatown Child Development Center, San Francisco, CA
2000 *** End of Life Care: Professional and Patient Perspectives
Media Session Chairperson and Discussant
Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Chicago IL
Asian Families and Domestic Violence
UCSF Asian Medical Student Symposium, San Francisco, CA
"Domestic Violence in the South Asian Community"
Lectures for the SFGH Psychiatry Department's Trauma Treatment Program.
Presented at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
2001 Academic Psychiatry as a Career
Presented at the Northern California Psychiatric Society Annual Meeting, Squaw Valley, CA
*** Living and Dying: The Search for Meaning
Media Session Chairperson and Discussant
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Chicago IL
Diagnosis and Treatment of Antenatal Mood Disorders
Presented to students of the UCSF Nurse-Midwife Program
2002 Diagnosis and Treatment of Antenatal Depression
Presented to students of the UCSF Nurse-Midwife Program
2003 *** Beyond the Blackboard: Using Computer Technology to Enhance Psychiatric Education
Issues Workshop Chairperson and Presenter
Presented at Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, San Francisco, CA
Integrative Psychiatry: The Power of Visual Imagery
Presented at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, San Francisco, CA
COMMUNITY SERVICE
1984-87 Hotline Counselor, Ann Arbor Women's Crisis Center
1987 Educational Workshop Organizer, Michigan United Coalition Against Racism
1987-90 On-Call Crisis Team Member, Ann Arbor Domestic Violence Project
1996-now Psychiatric Consultant, Narika (South Asian Domestic Violence Organization)
1996-now Psychiatric Consultant, Maitri (South Asian Domestic Violence Organization)
1998-now Expert Witness, Legal Defense for Battered Women
RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY
Audiovisual Productions
2002-03 Prathikanti, S. "Psychiatric Evaluations in Primary Care Medicine"
(production This is a series of Internet-based teaching modules, currently under development,
pending) designed to help residents in primary care medical settings effectively identify and treat
common mental problems in the outpatient clinic.
1996 Prathikanti, S. "South Asian Women and Domestic Violence" (32 minute video)
This documentary video explores the cultural issues affecting South Asian women in
abusive marriages, and educates health providers on factors which may prevent
South Asian women from seeking help.
Clinical Investigations
1995-2001 Prathikanti, S. Huang, B. Stegner, B. Boccilari, A. Spielvogel, A. Ryan, L.
"Frequent Users of the Labor & Delivery Service at San Francisco General Hospital:
Candidates for Psychiatric Case Management? "
Retrospective chart review and study; data currently in analysis
Book Chapters
1999 Lu, F. Lee, K. and Prathikanti, S (contributing author). Minorities in Academic Psychiatry.
In Kay, J. (ed.), Handbook of Residency Training.
Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, 1998
1998 Prathikanti, S. Women's Issues in Mental Health.
In Elkin, D. (ed.), Review of Psychiatry for Medical Students.
Stamford, CT : Appleton and Lange, 1998
1997 Prathikanti, S. East Indian American Families.
In Lee. E. (ed.), Working with Asian Americans: A Guide for Clinicians.
New York: Guilford Press, 1997
Original Articles (Publication Pending)
2003 Prathikanti, S. Development of a Curriculum on Psychoanalysis and Feminism.
Article currently in preparation for Academic Medicine
2003 Prathikanti, S. Psychodynamic and Clinical Considerations in Women With Delusions of Pregnancy.
Article currently in preparation for Birth Journal
2003 Prathikanti, S. Mentorship of Women & Minorities in Psychiatric Residency.
Article currently in preparation for Journal of the American Medical Women's Association
2003 Prathikanti, S. Sociocultural Context and the Development of Self in Women of Color.
Article currently in preparation for Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development
1996 Prathikanti, S. Costs and Compassion.
Psychiatric Physician: Newletter of the Northern California Psychiatric Society , p3, Oct 1996