Dr. Charan Kumar Pottem

Dr. Charan Kumar Pottem, MD is a compassionate and highly skilled Consultant Psychiatrist currently practicing at Apollo Clinic, Sarjapur Road and at Balaji Skin and Polyclinic, Jayanagar 3rd block, Bengaluru. He earned his MD in Psychiatry from the prestigious National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, and brings with him extensive clinical experience in the diagnosis and management of a wide range of psychiatric conditions.Dr. Charan is known for his empathetic, patient-centred approach rooted in evidence-based care. His clinical expertise spans schizophrenia and psychosis spectrum disorders, mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, sexual medicine, addiction psychiatry, adult ADHD, and neuropsychiatric conditions. He offers tailored treatment plans that combine psychopharmacology with various psychotherapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).He is also proficient in interventional psychiatry and advanced non-invasive brain stimulation techniques such as ketamine treatment protocols, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), deep TMS, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), and high-definition tDCS (HD-tDCS), allowing him to offer cutting-edge treatment options to patients who may not respond to conventional therapy.To stay current with evolving practices, Dr. Charan actively pursues advanced training and certification. His continuing education includes the Motivational Interviewing ECHO Module by Dr. William Miller & NIMHANS, the Emergency Psychiatry ECHO Module by LGBRIMH Tezpur, and the ICD-11 Online Certification by AIIMS, New Delhi & Global Mental Health Academy. He has also trained in the Bergen Four-Day Treatment (B4DT) approach for OCD and completed a hands-on workshop in non-invasive brain stimulation techniques at NIMHANS.Dr. Charan offers both in-person and telepsychiatry consultations, ensuring accessible care for patients across different geographies. He is adept at working with individuals of all age groups and excels in building therapeutic rapport through effective communication. His academic contributions include a research thesis on the feasibility and acceptability of tele-psychotherapy among psychiatric residents, underscoring his interest in expanding access to mental health care through digital platforms.