Dr Jai R Ram is a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at Apollo Gleneagles, Kolkata and Founder Director, Mental health Foundation.
He has Developed and led service development in Psychiatry Department at Apollo Gleneagles Hospital since inception in 2002. The Psychiatry Department is now one of the busiest departments in the Hospital, which is a large 725 bedded multi-specialty hospital in Kolkata. The Department treats, evaluates and consults on more than 1500 patients in a month.
Started Mental Health Foundation (MHF), Kolkata an organisation working at the interface of Mental Health, Social Care and Education. MHF, is now recognised as one of the leading organisations in mental health in training, spreading public awareness and service delivery in Kolkata.
Designed and planned the Course content for MPhil in Clinical Psychology for Calcutta University.
He has also been a Clinical Investigator in Indian Clinical Trial for Invega Sustena and a Lead Investigator in training and monitoring Anganwadi workers in West Bengal to screen for Autism Spectrum Disorder, a state government project started in 2022.
Academic Achievements:
International Publications
He has developed training modules for parents, mental health professionals and teachers on Child Psychiatry, Child Abuse and Disability.
Regular Columnist in National Newspapers helping to destigmatise Psychiatry and mental illness
Visiting Faculty for Post Graduate students in Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Clinical Psychology
Professional Affiliations:
Member, Indian Psychiatric Society
Member Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK
Member, Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, UK