Question 1

Why do patients visit Dr. V A Prasad?

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Patients frequently visit Dr. V A Prasad for Outpatient treatment, Addiction Counselling, Nicotine cessation. To see more reasons visit the doctor's profile on Practo.

Question 2

What do patients say about Dr. V A Prasad?

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Dr. V A Prasad has been recommended by 58 patients and has recieved stories from 31 patients. You can read detailed patient stories of the doctor on Practo.

Question 3

What is Dr. V A Prasad's education qualification?

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Dr. V A Prasad has the following qualifications - MBBS.

Question 4

What does Dr. V A Prasad specialises in ?

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Dr. V A Prasad specialises as General Physician.

Question 5

How many years of experience does Dr. V A Prasad have?

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Dr. V A Prasad has an overall experience of 17 years. View where has Dr. V A Prasad practiced in the past.

Question 6

Who is Dr. V A Prasad?

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Dr Prasad works exclusively in the field of addiction medicine and family counselling since over a decade. Currently, works as program lead of the addiction clinic at Hope Trust, a globally renowned institute for mental health and addiction treatment. He focuses primarily on medical counselling, comprehensive denial management, relapse prevention and recovery guidance. Further, he is also interested in dual diagnosis – management and therapeutic guidance with coping skills for ongoing life process (substance Abuse/co- occurring disorders/mental health issues). He also deals with intervention services in family counselling along with the team in assessment and planning.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 7

Who is General Physician?

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A general physician (GP) is a medical doctor who specializes in non-surgical healthcare to adults. A general physician treats many diseases that affect the body, whose primary treatment does not require surgery. General physicians treat all conditions related to the cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, haematological, endocrine, and gastrointestinal systems. Some GPs can specialize in any one of the systems listed above.

Question 8

What are the education qualifications for a General Physician?

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General physicians are also referred to as primary care physicians. A general physician needs to complete a medical residency for primary care practice after graduating from medical school. The pre-requisites for residency are a bachelor’s degree based on sciences, minimum GPA, medical school, and basic medical training. The candidate should be committed to spend 3 years in residency.

Question 9

For which symptoms should one consult a General Physician?

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A general physician is usually the primary contact for any health issue. A general physician treats you for cardiovascular, respiratory, muscle-bone, neurological, gastrointestinal, and endocrine related health issues that can be treated without surgical intervention. So, if you have any symptoms related to any of these systems, you can consult a general physician.

Question 10

Do General Physicians provide home consultations?

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General physicians or practitioners provide routine healthcare like physical examinations and immunizations, and treat a host of medical conditions. They usually have regular, ongoing, long-term patients and provide medical care to patients of different age groups. Providing home consultations is a choice that the general practitioner has to make. General check-ups or routine examinations may be provided at home.