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About Vijay Swahari, M.D.
After obtaining his medical degree, Dr. Vijay Swahari completed a postdoctoral/ fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he studied brain development and maturation and the ensuing disorders that occur during neurodevelopment. Following his research fellowship, he trained in the psychiatry residency program at Duke University./ During his training at Duke, he was particularly drawn to the biopsychosocial approach of treating psychiatric illness. This approach involves careful medication management with equal emphasis on therapy and improving social support. Training first as a Tarheel and then a Blue Devil, Dr. Swahari has made North Carolina his home./
Partial List of Treatment Areas
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- ADD/ADHD
- Adjustment Concerns
- Alcohol Use
- Anger
- Anxiety / Stress
- Bipolar I & II
- Cognitive Disorder
- Depression
- Depression with Psychosis
- Depression with Suicidality
- Developmental Disability / Autism
- Eating Disorder
- Functional Neurological Disorders
- Compulsive Gambling
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control (non-alcohol / drug)
- Irritability
- Memory Concerns
- OCD
- Personality Disorder
- Phobias
- Post-Partum / Pregnancy Depression
- Psychological Aspects of Mental Illness
- Psychosis
- Psychosis w/ Long-Acting Injectable
- PTSD/Trauma
- Schizophrenia / Schizoaffective
- Severe Bipolar with Psychosis
- Sex / Pornography Addiction
- Tourette's Syndrome
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Treatment Resistant Depression
- Women's Health - Hormonal Imbalance
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TelehealthSignifies the completion of a mental health telehealth training program
TelehealthEducation & Certifications
– Psychiatry Residency Program at Duke University
– Masters in Science in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport
– Doctorate in Medicine from Andhra Medical College
– Resident Intern at King George Hospital
– DEA License
– Suboxone Waiver
