Dr.

Arun V. Ravindran

Faculty

MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRCPC, FRCPsych

Full Professor

Mood & Anxiety Disorders

Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Global Mental Health Affairs, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Graduate Faculty, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto
Graduate Faculty, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto
Clinical Director, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

CAMH – College Street Site

250 College Street

Ste. 1124

Toronto, ON

M5T 1R8

416-979-6933

arun_ravindran@camh.net

416-260-4171

Dr. Arun Ravindran is a Full Professor and Director of Global Mental Health Affairs for the Department of Psychiatry. He is cross-appointed as Graduate Faculty in the Department of Psychology and at the Institute of Medical Sciences. He is also the Clinical Director of the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Dr. Ravindran trained in Psychiatry at the University of London, completed his MSc in Neurobiology at Brunel University UK, and received his PhD in Behavioural Neurosciences at Johns Moore University and the University of Liverpool UK.

Involved in several international mental health initiatives in different parts of the globe, Dr. Ravindran is an active member of the International Health Group at CAMH. He is a founding member of the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations (AFPA) (which is affiliated with World Psychiatric Association) and the current Chair of the South Asian Forum for Mental Health and Psychiatry International, Canadian Chapter. Both of these organizations have as their mission improving mental health in the developing world through training, capacity building and humanitarian aid.

Dr. Ravindran’s clinical interest is in the area of mood and anxiety disorders. His research focus is on the behavioural pharmacology of psychotropic agents and their synergy with psychological and alternative therapies, and the use of functional neuroimaging to examine the etiology and treatment correlates of these illnesses. He has held or currently holds grant funding from national and international agencies and is a two-time recipient of the R. O. Jones Research Paper Award from the Canadian Psychiatric Association.

Dr. Ravindran is a Founding Member and sits on the Board of Director of the Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT).
http://www.canmat.org

Dr. Ravindran is also appointed as a Professor of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa.