Vasavi Raju Poolacherla MBBS, DPM, MRCPsych, CCT (UK)
Psychiatrist
Assistant Professor
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Med School: | Sri Venkateswara Medical College, NTR University of Health Sciences India |
| Residency: | Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK | |
| Additional Training: | Specialist Area: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, specialist training in UK Psychotherapy: Family Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, Solutions Focused Therapy, Attachment Narrative Therapy Medical-legal aspect: Structured assessment of risk of violence and aggression in youth |
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| Clinical area of expertise: | Emergency Psychiatry, Inpatient, Community Outreach, Developmentally Informed care to Transitional Age Youth, Adult Inpatient and ambulatory program | |
| Phone: | 519-685-8500 x77092 | |
| Administrative Partner: | Brianna Morin B8-114 |
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| Administrative Partner Contact: |
brianna.morin@lhsc.on.ca |
Profile
Dr. Poolacherla is a Consultant Psychiatrist working at London Health Sciences Centre based at Victoria Hospital and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Western University. She is also the Quality Improvement (QI) Physician Lead for Psychiatry. Her area of practice involves Inpatient Psychiatry with focus on developmentally informed care for transitional age youth on the Adult Inpatient Mental Health Unit, Ambulatory care for youth transitioning from child mental health program to adult mental health program, community outreach service and Psychotherapy at LHSC.
Dr. Poolacherla completed her psychiatry residency and specialist training in child and adolescent psychiatry. She was awarded the membership and completion of specialist training certificate from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK. Dr. Poolacherla holds a postgraduate degree in Psychological Medicine from the University of Cardiff, Wales.
She is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. Dr. Poolacherla is the recipient of UGE MEDS 5207 Course Lecturer of the Year Award 2018-2019, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.
