Child & Community Mental Health Specialist · MBBS · MD Psychiatry
MBBS · MD Psychiatry
Fellowship in Child Psychology (Singapore)
Dr. Ayushi Shukla is a Consultant Psychiatrist with over 6 years of clinical experience in government tertiary care settings. She holds an MBBS from Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, and an MD in Psychiatry from the prestigious Topiwala National Medical College & Nair Hospital, Mumbai.
Her expertise spans adult, child, and community psychiatry, psychiatric emergencies, and the implementation of public mental health programs under DMHP. She is fellowship trained in Child Psychology from NHCA Singapore, with a focus on developmental disorders, behavioural therapy, and school mental health.
As the DMHP Nodal Officer for Thane District, she led mental health outreach across 127+ community programs in schools, colleges, rural areas, old age homes, and Thane Central Jail. She has been published in Hindustan Times (Health Shorts) and received the Dr. P.C. Shastri Best Thesis Award for her research on schizophrenia prodrome.
Awarded for exemplary research on Schizophrenia Prodrome. Also published in Hindustan Times (Health Shorts) for mental health awareness articles.
Completed clinical internship at Sawai Man Singh Medical College & Government Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Pursued post-graduate specialisation in Psychiatry at Topiwala National Medical College & Nair Hospital. Awarded Best Thesis for Schizophrenia prodrome research.
Managed complex cases in psychiatric emergencies, mood disorders, psychosis, and addiction. Provided patient education, discharge planning, and specialist referrals.
Completed international fellowship focused on developmental disorders (ADHD, Autism), behavioural therapy, and school mental health interventions.
Led district-level implementation of the District Mental Health Programme. Conducted 127+ community programs across schools, colleges, rural areas, old age homes, and Thane Central Jail. Operated Tele-Manas tele-psychiatry services and Disability Certification Boards.