Dr. Hetashri Shah

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MBBS, MD Psychiatry (KS Hegde Medical Academy)

Dr. Hetashri Shah is a Psychiatrist with overall six years of experience in clinical psychiatry, community mental health, sexual health and medicine, psychiatric research, and evidence-based treatments. She is fluent in English, Hindi, Gujarati, and Kannada.

She completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, Gujarat, in 2017, followed by her Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Psychiatry from KS Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE (Deemed to be) University, Mangalore, in 2023. She has subsequently cleared both Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych) Paper A and Paper B examinations, reflecting her commitment to maintaining internationally benchmarked standards in psychiatric practice.

Following her postgraduate training, Dr. Shah worked as a Senior Resident in the Department of Psychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, from 2023 to 2024. During her tenure, she gained experience in the assessment and management of a broad range of psychiatric disorders across age groups, outpatient psychiatry, emergency care, child and adolescent mental health and short-stay inpatient services. She was actively involved in teaching postgraduate trainees, clinical supervision, departmental academic activities, and the organisation of state- and national-level conferences.

Dr. Shah has significant experience in community mental health and telepsychiatry. At NIMHANS, she was involved in the implementation of a pan-India digital mental-health capacity-building programme that empowered approximately 42,000 primary healthcare workers in mental healthcare delivery. She also served as a resource person for skills-strengthening, on-site training of mental-health counsellors across three Indian states under the National Tele Mental Health Programme (Tele-MANAS).

She is currently also attached as a Sexual Health Physician with Allo Health, Koramangala, Bengaluru, where she provides comprehensive outpatient care for a range of sexual health-related disorders. She has been attached as a specialist reviewer of psychiatry with the research organisation: MMS Holdings, Bangalore, since August/2025. She has past experience in administering evidence-based repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) treatment and previously worked as a Consultant Psychiatrist at TMS Mindspace Clinic, Bengaluru.

Dr. Shah’s areas of clinical interest and expertise include adult psychiatry, de-addiction medicine, consultation-liaison psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, psychotherapy, sexual health and medicine, and neurodevelopmental disorders, including ADHD and autism spectrum disorder. She is committed to delivering compassionate, evidence-based, and holistic care through multidisciplinary collaboration.

Dr. Shah has a strong academic and research orientation and has been involved in an Effectiveness–Implementation Hybrid pragmatic Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial examining digitally delivered mental-health training for primary care doctors in Karnataka.

Research and Publications

  1. Shah H, Sabbella C, Hegde PR, et al. Understanding the Contours of a Successful Digitally Driven Capacity Building Program for Primary Care Doctors: A Mixed Method Study from a High-performing District of Southern India. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2025. doi:10.1177/02537176251358470.
  2. Shah H, Sabhahit GG, Patley R, et al. A Pan India Digitally Driven Capacity Building Program to Strengthen Primary Mental Healthcare: Summary of Its Implementation and Performance Evaluation. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2025. doi:10.1177/02537176251358469.
  3. Shah H, Ramachandraiah R, Sabbella C, et al. Barriers and Facilitators for Translating Skills into Clinical Practice in Primary Psychiatry Care: Primary Care Doctors’ Survey Through the Lens of Implementation Research. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2025. doi:10.1177/02537176251369080.
  4. Sabbella C, Shah H, Hegde PR, et al. Redefining Access to Mental Health Care Through Sustained Tele-mentoring: A Report of the Instant Collaborative Video Consultations with Primary Care Doctors. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2025. doi:10.1177/02537176251375301.
  5. Jayashri S, Sabbella C, Singh S, et al. Diagnostic and Treatment Concordance Among Primary Care Doctors Delivering Mental Health Care: Results from an Effectiveness–Implementation Hybrid Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of an “Add-on Online Mental Health Training”. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2025. doi:10.1177/02537176251393412.
  6. Sabbella C, Ramachandraiah R, Singh S, et al. Short-term Clinical Outcomes and Implementation Insights: A Hybrid Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of an “Add-On Online Mental Health Training” for Primary Care Doctors. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2025. doi:10.1177/02537176251399045.
  7. Understanding Nuances of Treatment Gap: Concepts to Practice. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2024;66(Suppl 1)–S159. doi:10.4103/0019-5545.394302.

Academic Presentations.

  • “Translating Digital Training into Clinical Competence: Concordance Analysis of Substance Use Disorder Diagnoses and Treatments between Medical Officers and Psychiatrists” — 4th Annual National Conference of the Addiction Psychiatry Society of India (ADDICON), 2024.
  • “Understanding Nuances of Treatment Gap: Concepts to Practice” : 75th Annual National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS), 2023.
  • “Cumulative Childhood Stress and Psoriasis” : 1st National Conference of the Psychodermatology Association of India (PSYDERMCON), 2023. Award paper presentation.
  • “Perspectives on Mechanical Restraints” : ETHOS 5.0: International Bioethics, Medical and Research Conference, 2022
  • “A Case of Complete Resolution of Neuropathic Pain with Antidepressant” : CME, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, 2021. Awarded Second Prize.

Certificates and Professional Training

  • Good Clinical Practice (Version 5) : NIDA Clinical Trials Network, 2025.
  • Sexual Medicine Certificate Course for Healthcare Professionals : Allo Health, India, 2025.
  • National-level Workshop on “Strengthening Health Services and Care in India” — NITI Aayog, 2024.
  • “Translation Review Exercise” Workshop for the National Mental Health Survey-2 (NMHS-2), 2024.
  • Structured Learning in Clinical Ethics (SLICE Model) : ETHOS 5.0, 2022.
  • “Gender and Ethics” : ETHOS 5.0, 2022.
  • Secured consolidated score of 85% in Basic Course in Biomedical Research by Indian council of medical research (ICMR): 12/2020.

Dr. Shah is committed to continuous professional development through research, conferences, advanced clinical training, and evolving evidence-based approaches. She believes in a patient-centred and multidisciplinary approach to psychiatric care, combining clinical expertise with empathetic communication, psychotherapy, and collaborative interventions to support meaningful and sustainable recovery.