Raghu Appasani MD (He/Him)
Addiction, Integrative Psychiatry
Addiction Psychiatry Fellow @ UCSF//CMO @ PYM Health//CEO @ The MINDS Foundation
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1996 Union StreetSan Francisco, CA 94123
Phone+1 424-432-0452
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Summary
- Clinically, Dr. Appasani is trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP), Cognitive Processing Therapy for Trauma, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Group Therapy, Exposure Response Prevention. His clinical interests lie in mood disorders (depression, bipolar), anxiety disorders, OCD, eating disorders, trauma, and personality spectrum conditions. His passion lies at the intersection of mental health literacy, consciousness, global psychiatry, mindfulness, digital health, personalized medicine, psychedelics, wellness, and social entrepreneurship. Dr. Appasani believes that we all have mental health and therefore believes that healing occurs through the integration of psychotherapy, medication management, supplementation with natural sources, nutrition, and physical fitness.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)/Veterans Affairs Medical CenterFellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2022 - 2023
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Chief Residency, Psychiatry, 2021 - 2022- University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Psychiatry, 2018 - 2022
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 2018
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2024 - Present
CO State Medical License 2024 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2021 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- SCPS/PER Excellence in Psychiatric Education PER Foundation/Southern California Psychiatric Society, 2022
- Resident Research Award LAC+USC Medical Center, 2022
- Della Martin Resident Research Award University of Southern California, 2020
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsPerceptions of perinatal depression among low-income mothers and families in Mumbai, India.Pragya Lodha, Tasfia Jahangir, Sagar Karia, Avinash DeSousa, Raghu Appasani
Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 2022-05-01 - 2 citationsCognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: 2021 Update.Barbara Van Noppen, Sean Sassano-Higgins, Raghu Appasani, Felicity Sapp
Focus. 2021-10-01 - 2 citationsImpact of a community-based mental health awareness program on changing attitudes of the general population toward mental health in Gujarat, India – A study of 711 res...Sandip Shah, Lennox Byer, Raghu Appasani, Neil Krishan Aggarwal
Industrial Psychiatry Journal. 2020-01-01
Press Mentions
Los Angeles Global Shapers Discuss Mental Health at Work and at HomeAugust 20th, 2021- Robin Williams’s Son Wants to Improve Your Mental Health with a “Mood Chew”October 23rd, 2020
Committees
- Student Member, Longitudinal Curriculum Committee 2014 - Present
- Treasurer, Student Body Committee 2014 - Present
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- Gold Humanism Honor SocietyMember
External Links
- Clinical Practicehttp://www.appasanimd.com
- Personal Pagehttp://www.raghuappasani.com
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