Dr Vishukumar H S

Work Experience

Dr. Vishukumar is currently involved in clinical psychiatry, research, and teaching. He worked as a Senior Resident in the department of Psychiatry at National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS). He has also been a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Forensic Psychiatry at NIMHANS, Bengaluru.

Education

Dr. Vishukumar has done MBBS from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS, Hubli), Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and Master of Medical Sciences and Technology (MMST) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He holds a MD degree in Psychiatry and Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry from National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS).

Honors & Awards

Research Experience: 

Dissertations:

Photo-Regulated steroid (Dexamethasone) Delivery System using multifunctional nanoparticle, Guide: Dr. Koel Chaudhury & Dr. Pradeep Singh, IIT Kharagpur 

Early epigenetic changes in childhood stress and its correlation with externalizing temperament and white matter microstructure changes in brain, Guide: Dr. Vivek Benegal.

Presentations: 

Poster presentation: The role of mSOD1 mutation in cytokine expression in primary Microglia and Astrocytes by intracellular cytokine staining, RIKEN BSI, Japan. Authors: Vishukumar H S, Okiru Komine, Koji Yamanaka. 

Poster Presentation: A case of Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Syndrome (EHS): Is rTMS a Treatment Option? At INA TSS Conclave in 2018. Authors: Soumitra Das, Vishu Kumar, Sayantanava Mitra, Urvaksh M Mehta, N Manjunatha, C Naveen Kumar, Ganesan Venkatasubramanian, Jagadisha Thirthalli.  

Brief Evidence-Based Introductory Psycho-drama Session on SELF-CONCEPT: A Value addition to Life skill modules for Adolescents, at MHECON 2018. Authors: Vishukumar HS, Rajendra M K, Shekar P Seshadri.  

Resource person for training of Prison Superintendents of Maharashtra State on Mental illnesses, in particular suicide prevention among prisoners; Feb 2022 – ongoing.

Awards: 

Summer Internship at RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako-Shi, Japan. From June 2012 to August 2012 under RIKEN BSI summer program

Best Oral Presentation Award at National Conference on Mental Health Education, April 2018 at NIMHANS Bengaluru

Memberships:

Indian Psychiatric Society, Life ordinary member 

Co-founder and current Joint General secretary of the Indian Association of Psychiatry trainees   

Indian Medical Association, Life Member

Area Of Expertise

• Mood Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders
• Adult ADHD
• Addiction issues (excluding opioid use disorders)
• Trauma and related disorders  (e.g. PTSD)
• Personality Disorders
• Psychosis