Sudha Prathikanti, MD
Professor
Psychiatry
School of Medicine
Sudha Prathikanti, MD, is Board-certified in Adult Psychiatry, a diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine, and a certified Ayurvedic practitioner. At the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, she founded both the Integrative Psychiatry and the Ayurveda consultation services, and currently directs the Integrative Psychiatry Teaching Clinic at this site.
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Her research on treating depression with yoga has been featured in local and national media.
In her clinical care at the Osher Center, Dr. Prathikanti is attuned to the many dimensions that may affect distress, healing and wellness, including psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual elements. Dr. Prathikanti has helped individuals discover balance and resilience amidst serious medical illness, chronic pain, and lifecycle transitions related to pregnancy, infertility, or interpersonal loss. Her treatment plans may include health-promoting lifestyle changes, Ayurveda, yoga, meditation, herbs, and Jungian psychotherapy and dreamwork.
At Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG), Dr. Prathikanti serves as the medical director for Primary Care Adult Psychiatry. She consults to primary care physicians on the diagnosis and treatment of outpatient mental health problems, while providing preceptorship to General Medicine and Family Medicine residents and to the Public Psychiatry Fellowship Program. Dr. Prathikanti collaborates closely with ZSFG clinicians to develop, research and implement holistic psychiatry interventions that are accessible to the culturally-diverse and vulnerable populations served by the city’s community health system.
Education & Training
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- Fellowship Psychiatric Consultation to Ob/Gyn Patients University of California, San Francisco 1996
- Residency Psychiatry University of California, San Francisco 1994
- MD Medicine University of Michigan Medical School 1990
- BS Double Major in Anthropology & Biomedical Sciences University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1986
Websites
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- Integrative Psychiatrist: Sudha Prathikanti, MD (prathikanti.com)
Publications (10)
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RitonavirSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeOrganophosphatesSelf ConceptBuprenorphineOpiate Substitution TreatmentSelf EfficacyCarbamatesNarcotic AntagonistsRifampinSulfonamidesAntitubercular AgentsYogaDepressive Disorder, MajorRifabutin
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Treating major depression with yoga: A prospective, randomized, controlled pilot trial.
PloS one 2017 Prathikanti S, Rivera R, Cochran A, Tungol JG, Fayazmanesh N, Weinmann E -
Integrative Treatment of Depression. In Women’s Integrative Health (ed. Maizes, V and Low Dog, T). Oxford: Oxford University Press, Inc
2015 Lam, N and Prathikanti, S -
Interactions between buprenorphine and the protease inhibitors darunavir-ritonavir and fosamprenavir-ritonavir.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2011 Gruber VA, Rainey PM, Moody DE, Morse GD, Ma Q, Prathikanti S, Pade PA, Alvanzo AA, McCance-Katz EF -
Rifampin, but not rifabutin, may produce opiate withdrawal in buprenorphine-maintained patients.
Drug and alcohol dependence 2011 McCance-Katz EF, Moody DE, Prathikanti S, Friedland G, Rainey PM -
Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Depression. In Evidence-Based Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Ed. Gundling, K and Jacobs, B). American College of Physicians Press
2009 Prathikanti, S
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Ayurveda and Mental Health. In Clinical Manual of Complementary and Alternative Treatments in Mental Health (Ed. Lake, J and Spiegel, D). American Psychiatric Press: Washington, DC
2007 Prathikanti, S -
Ayurvedic Herbs for Psychotic Disorders. Elements Journal, June 2005 3(2): 6-9
Ayurvedic Herbs for Psychotic Disorders. Elements Journal, June 2005 3(2): 6-9 2005 Prathikanti, S -
Minorities in Academic Psychiatry. In Handbook of Residency Training (ed. Kay, J). American Psychiatric Press: Washington, DC
Minorities in Academic Psychiatry. In Handbook of Residency Training (ed. Kay, J). American Psychiatric Press: Washington, DC 1999 Lu, F, Lee, K, Prathikanti, S -
Women's Issues in Mental Health. In Review of Psychiatry for Medical Students (ed. Elkin, D ). Stamford, CT: Appleton and Lange
Women's Issues in Mental Health. In Review of Psychiatry for Medical Students (ed. Elkin, D ). Stamford, CT: Appleton and Lange 1998 Prathikanti, S -
East Indian American Families. In Working with Asian Americans: A Guide for Clinicians (ed. Lee. E). New York: Guilford Press
East Indian American Families. In Working with Asian Americans: A Guide for Clinicians (ed. Lee. E). New York: Guilford Press 1997 Prathikanti, S