SPECIAL INTEREST	:	Woman, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
QUALIFICATIONS	:	MRCPsych (UK), MD (Psych), DNB, DPM, MBBS
EXPERIENCE	:	Dr. Jalpa has worked 16 years post MD (Psychiatry), in best hospitals in India and United Kingdom, with special focus on woman, child and adolescent mental health.
MEMBERSHIPS	:	Honorary Child Psychiatrist 1.    BJ Wadia Hospital for Children 2.    LTMMC & LTMGH (Childe Guidance Clinic) Consultant Women & Child Psychiatrist 1.    Global Hospital (Parel) 2.    Criticare Hospital (Andheri West) Consultant Child Psychiatrist 1.    EN1 Neuro Centre (Multidisciplinary Neurodevelopmental Centre for Children)

BIOGRAPHY (EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE)

Dr Jalpa Bhuta has done her medical training at Sir J J Group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College.

She then secured a Gold Medal in MD Psychiatry, having trained at Seth G.S Medical College and KEM Hospital for 3 years . After further doing her DNB at the National Board Level,and DPM, she worked as a Research Officer at a Prestigious WHO Project, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of India. She worked as a Lecturer in General Psychiatry in KJ Somaiya Hospital, Department of Psychiatry.

She has then subsequently trained and worked in various sub speciality in General Psychiatry with the best hospitals in the United Kingdom.ie. Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, Kings College London ( Anthony Davies, Frank Holloway, Dr McIvor,, Dr Mathew Hotopf). She has been acquainted with psychopharmacological advances, research and Psychological therapies here. She has worked in Belfast City Hospital, Royal Victoria Hospital for Children and Adolescents and the Oxford Deanery Rotation at Northampton General Hospital. Here she has subspecialised in Child and Adolescent and Family mental Health. The Emphasis has been on Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, ADHD Clinics, Autism Clinics , Neurodevelopmental and Neuro psychiatric Disorders, Self harm in children, Adopted children etc.She has subsequently worked with dysfunctional families and done certified courses in Brief Solution Focussed Family therapy with hands on experience under trained Supervisors.

She has done Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Dr Maureen ( Maudsley) and Dr. R. Ingram.

She has done Cognitive Behaviour Therapy certified courses in Oxford and London, and Balint Psychotherapy in Belfast.

She has had Advanced training in Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Chicago and Barcelona.

She has attended various National and International Conferences and presented papers at the same. She has several Publications to her credit.

From 2008 - 2012, she has been the Clinical Lead in the Department of Psychiatry as a Woman and Child Psychiatrist at Kokhilaben Hospital, Mumbai. She has been instrumental in setting up and the running of the Psychiatry Dept. for the 750 bedded, multi- speciality tertiary care Hospital. Subsequently, from 2012 upto now, she is at Global Hospital (Parel), Criticare Hospital (Juhu), Wadia Hospital for Children (Parel), LTMMC & LTMGH (Sion), EN1 Neuro Centre (from 2015).

Dr Jalpa has held several workshops in preschools and schools to create awareness amongst teachers and parents.

She has been faculty in conferences & workshops for medical professionals.

 

AIM

Dr Jalpa Bhuta’s aim is to use the knowledge, training , communication skills gained abroad and integrate it with our Indian culture and value system so as to provide the highest standard of care to her patients. She also believes in working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, so that the patients can have adequate intrvention in different problem areas.