Dr. Meena Gnanansekharan

Dr Meena Gnanansekharan is a highly reputed Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Bengaluru. With 30 years of experience, she is currently associated as a Consultant with:

• Manipal Hospital, Hebbal
• Manipal Hospital, Yeshwanthpur
• Reach Psychiatry and Counselling Centre, Kalyan Nagar
• Cloudnine Hospital, Horamavu

She has previously worked with Columbia Asia Hospitals and Reach Psychiatry and Counselling Centre.

Her speciality interests are:

1. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
   
2. Addiction Psychiatry
3. Neuropsychiatry
4. Geriatric Psychiatry
5. General Adult Psychiatry

Upon graduating with an MBBS from Madras Medical College, Chennai in 1995, Dr Meena further completed her:

• Certificate of Completion of Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from South Dakota School of Medicine, South Dakota, USA in 2005
• MD in Psychiatry from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in 2006
• Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in 2016

Beyond clinical practice, she has been actively involved in research, international academic presentations, and advancing evidence-based mental health care.

Her notable abstracts and academic achievements, includes:

• Abstract chosen for a Travel Grant from the American Thoracic Society Meeting: Heterogeneity of smooth muscle cells in the hypoxic neonatal distal pulmonary artery, Toronto, Canada (2000)
• Abstract & poster selected for the Resident Challenge Award, South Dakota State Medical Association: A Case of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (2001)
• Abstract & poster selected for the Resident Challenge Award, South Dakota State Medical Association: Dementia secondary to a general medical condition in a 55-year-old male (2002)
• Nominated Resident Reporter to represent psychiatric residents of USDSM at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting, supported by Wyatt Pharmaceuticals (2003).

Dr Meena is a member of:

• American Psychiatric Association (APA)
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
• Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS)
• South Dakota Medical Association (SDMA)

She is known for her warm communication style and her ability to connect with children, adolescents, adults, and elderly patients.

To inquire about Dr Meena Gnanansekharan’s OPD timings, contact number and consultation fees, give us a call at 8069923891. For seamless online appointments and priority service, reach out to the medical team at HexaHealth.