Treatment Areas

Neuropsychiatry specialist and Director Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD specializes in diagnosis, testing, evaluation and treatment of the following:

• Adult and Child AD/HD Testing: Definitive Diagnosis
• Forensic Evaluations
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Dementia
• Stroke
• Epilepsy
• Brain Tumor
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Movement Disorders
• Mood Disorders
• Developmental Disorders*
• Neurological Disorders*
• TMS(Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation), a cutting edge, FDA approved treatment for medication/treatment-resistant depression (click here for a video describing the treatment)

*Developmental Disorders are conditions that begin at a very early age, and often before birth. Some examples include learning disabilities, mental retardation, and autism spectrum disorders, but can also include a variety of less common conditions. They can be caused by immune disorders, infectious disease, and genetic abnormalities.

*Neurological Disorders can cause mood, behavioral, and cognitive disorders. Traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease are mong the neurological disorders that can cause significant psychiatric consequences as part of the brain damge the diseases cause. 

Check out these resources for more information about brain-based conditions and mental health questions:

• National Institute of Mental Health
• Mental Help
• MentalHealth.gov
• Brain Injury Association of NC

Read Dr. Vaishnavi's chapter in the American Psychiatric Association Clinical Manual of Management of Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury