Specialty 1: Psychiatry

Medical School: University of Health Sciences, Mumbai, India

License(s): TX, LA, IL, VA, NY

Years in Practice: 16

Additional Information

Dr. Neha Kansara, an internationally renowned, locally trained psychiatrist, is a visionary in the field of psychiatric medicine. With her wide range of experience and dedication to all aspects of her patient’s physical and mental well-being, Dr. Kansara takes a truly holistic approach to mental health and uses her expertise to identify every individual’s unique medical needs. Dr. Kansara received her MBBS doctorate in 2005 from the Dr.D.Y. Patil Medical College University of Health Sciences and has an extensive research background working with both SUNY in Syracuse, New York and Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. After serving as a Psychiatry Medical Officer for several years, she elected to further develop her skills performing Residency Training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Within psychiatry, Dr. Kansara was immediately drawn to the unique diagnostic challenges of Infant, child and adolescent psychiatry. A desire to further sharpen her skills brought her to southeast Louisiana and Louisiana State University’s School of Medicine. At LSU she completed her Fellowship in Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She is currently Board certified in both General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. In addition to her expertise she also has special interest in treating pregnancy related mental health conditions and is a certified Perinatal Mental health Psychiatrist. Dr. Kansara has a deep interest in Developmental disorders of Infancy, Autism, ADHD, trauma, OCD, Transgender, Eating disorder and other common psychiatric conditions. She is also certified in performing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for treatment resistant depression and believes the most effective treatments address both “mind and body”. She encourages her patients to develop healthy lifestyles by pursuing a variety of mindfulness and meditation techniques. Combining cutting edge practices with proven traditional methods.