Dr. Vikram Arunachalam is an award-winning Psychiatrist practicing at …read moreManipal Hospital,
Malleshwaram, Bengaluru. With over two decades of experience, he is widely respected for his
evidence-based, compassionate, and patient-centered psychiatric care.
He completed his MBBS from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College in 2000 and pursued psychiatry
specialization at the Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF), Chennai – a world-renowned,
WHO-affiliated mental health center – where he earned his DNB in Psychiatry in 2009. He then
advanced his training at NIMHANS, Bengaluru, an Institute of National Importance, where he
worked for more than a decade under distinguished mentors, contributing extensively to clinical
psychiatry, community psychiatry, research, and public health programs that have shaped
service delivery models across Karnataka.
Areas of Expertise
• Adult Psychiatry (mood, anxiety, psychotic, stress-related disorders)
• Addiction Medicine (specialized expertise in nicotine/tobacco de-addiction)
• Psychotherapy (CBT, supportive psychotherapy, family counseling)
• Holistic services including premarital counseling, adolescent psychiatry, dementia care, migraine
management, and community psychiatry modelsread less