Dr. Prabhat Chand - Psychiatrist & Addiction Specialist

Dr. Prabhat Chand

Professor of Psychiatry & Addiction Specialist

Centre for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS , Bengaluru

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Professional Profile

A psychiatrist with specialty expertise in addiction medicine combining clinical care, academic research, and digital innovation to transform mental healthcare delivery.

Areas of Expertise

Addiction Medicine Digital Health Telehealth Capacity Building Healthcare Professional Wellness Medical Education

Education & Credentials

MBBS, MKCG Government Medical College, Brahmapur, Odisha
MD in Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
Diplomate of National Board (DNB) Psychiatry, National Board of Examination, New Delhi
Fellowship in Telehealth for Capacity Building, ECHO Institute, University of New Mexico Health Science Centre, USA

Leadership Roles

Officer in Charge, Centre for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS
Former Officer in Charge, NIMHANS Digital Academy
Principal Investigator, Quitline NIMHANS
Director, Tobacco Cessation Clinic, NIMHANS

Mentored Digital Academies

Gujarat Digital Academy for Mental Health, Ahmedabad
Odisha Digital Academy for Mental Health, Cuttack
LGBRIMH Digital Academy, Tezpur
Digital Academy at AIIMS Deoghar
Institute of Mental Health at Pt BD Sharma Medical College, Rohtak

Digital Healthcare Innovations

NIMHANS ECHO (2014)

VKN NIMHANS : An innovative Hub and Spoke knowledge-sharing network that has connected and mentored over 10,000 healthcare professionals across India, South East Asia, and Africa.

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NIMHANS E-Learning (2023)

NIMHANS E-Learning: An on-demand platform offering certificate modules in addiction disorders for healthcare professionals.

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Addiction Rx (2022)

Adiction Rx app: A clinical decision support tool for addiction management, downloaded 3,000+ times across 92 countries.

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NAMAH Initiative (2023)

NAMAH: Mental health and wellbeing resources for healthcare providers.

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Digital Ecosystem

Initiative	Launch	Purpose
VKN NIMHANS	2014	Case-based learning and mentoring for healthcare providers
Addiction Champions	2023	Repository of addiction specialists for public access
NIMHANS elearning Primer	2023	Self-paced foundational knowledge before intensive training
NIMHANSTobacco Quitline	2024	Tobacco Website cessation assistance
NAMAH NIMHANS	2024	Wellbeing of Healthcare professionals
Addiction Rx app	2023	Assistance in Management of Addictive disorders : Doctors

Research & Publications

Author of 80+ peer-reviewed publications in the fields of psychiatry, addiction medicine, and digital mental health.

View Dr. Prabhat Chand’s research contributions on Google Scholar.