Prof. Dr. Prakash Mehta

Prof Dr. Prakash Mehta

Psychiatry

Consultant Psychiatry

35 Years of Experience

Psychiatry

Prof. Dr. Prakash Mehta is a highly experienced Psychiatrist with over 35 years of clinical, academic, and research experience. An M.D. in Psychiatry from M.S. University of Baroda, he has held senior academic positions — including Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry — at leading medical colleges across Gujarat, and currently practises as a Consultant Psychiatrist at Marengo CIMS Hospital, Ahmedabad. He brings a modern, neuroscience-based approach to the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions.

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ABOUT Prof Dr. Prakash Mehta

Prof. Dr. Prakash Mehta is a highly experienced Psychiatrist with over 35 years of clinical, academic, and research experience. An M.D. in Psychiatry from M.S. University of Baroda, he has held senior academic positions — including Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry — at leading medical colleges across Gujarat, and currently practises as a Consultant Psychiatrist at Marengo CIMS Hospital, Ahmedabad. He brings a modern, neuroscience-based approach to the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions.

With 25 years of direct experience in managing all types of psychiatric patients and over 23 years of EEG reporting (approximately 3,000 EEGs), Prof. Mehta specialises in advanced treatment modalities including ECT, Ketamine therapy, immunotherapy, psychopharmacotherapy, and psychotherapy. Committed to integrating psychiatry with modern medical science, he focuses on identifying the underlying disease processes behind psychiatric symptoms. He has also contributed 21 research publications to national and international journals.


Work Experience

  • Consultant Psychiatrist, Marengo CIMS Hospital, Ahmedabad (Present)
  • Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Ananya College of Medicine and Research, Kalol (Present)
  • Chairman, Institutional Ethics Committee, Hospital for Mental Health, Shahibaug, Ahmedabad (8+ years, current)
  • Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, GMERS Medical College, Sola, Ahmedabad (12 years) — also served as in-charge Medical Superintendent and Dean
  • Assistant Professor to Professor, Department of Psychiatry, C.U. Shah Medical College, Surendranagar (11 years)
  • Private Practice, Rajkot (10 years)
  • Medical Officer, Civil Hospital, Rajkot – Medical Ward (2 years)

Qualifications

  • M.D. (Psychiatry), 1990 – M.S. University of Baroda
  • M.B.B.S., 1986

Areas of Expertise

  • Management of All Types of Psychiatric Disorders
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
  • Ketamine Therapy
  • Immunotherapy in Psychiatry
  • Psychopharmacotherapy
  • Psychotherapy
  • EEG Reporting & Interpretation
  • Neuroscience-Based Psychiatric Care

Research & Publications

  • 21 research papers published in national and international journals

Clinical Approach

  • Practises psychiatry based on modern neuroscience.
  • Focuses on identifying the actual disease or pathological processes producing psychiatric symptoms.
  • Continually integrates psychiatry in line with modern medical science.

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