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Viga Naik, MD
Staff Psychiatrist
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Biography
I take a holistic approach when practicing, understanding the importance of an integrative treatment care model. I believe optimal patient care goes beyond psychopharmacology and requires incorporation of psychotherapy and psychosocial intervention. I am a strong advocate for my patients, dedicated to being an educator of mental illness to break self, societal, and systemic stigmas. I believe that a strong therapeutic alliance between clinician and patient is essential. I work on creating a safe and empathetic environment while providing psychoeducation to patients, empowering them to play an active role in their treatment. My practice focuses on medication management in combination with supportive therapy and providing psychoeducation to patients. I treat depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, general anxiety disorder, substance use disorders, and other associated psychiatric disorders.
I am an adult psychiatrist with specializations in Addiction Psychiatry and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, also known as psychosomatic medicine. I completed my residency training at New York Medical College and fellowship training at the Mount Sinai Health Systems located at Bronx Care and Beth Israel Hospital. I have worked in both inpatient and many outpatient specialty clinics such as psych/oncology, transplant, collaborative-care, medication assistance treatment, music and medicine, and gender affirmation surgery, treating patients with comorbid mental illness and substance use disorders as well as comorbid mental illness and general medical conditions.
Expertise and specialties
Education and training
- Saint George's University, MD
- New York Medical College, Residency
- Bronx - Lebanon Hospital Center - Fulton Campus, Fellowship