Vinod H. Srihari MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Residential College Associate Fellow in Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Associate Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Training; Director, STEP Program

Biographical Info

Dr. Srihari's clinical and research interests are focused on the evaluation and treatment of individuals with psychotic disorders. He directs a clinic that provides a specialized model of care to individuals who are early in the course of a psychotic disorder. The clinic for Specialized Treatment Early in Psychosis (STEP) is based at the Connecticut Mental Health Center where Dr. Srihari is a staff psychiatrist.
Dr. Srihari's teaching efforts are focused on the use of the Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) approach as a tool for making clinical decisions and keeping up with the scientific literature.

International Activity

• Early Intervention services development
  Bangalore, India (2008)
  Developing a collaboration to improve the delivery of services to individuals who are early in the course of a psychotic illness and improving clinical research capacity.
• Evidence-Based Mental Health / Practice Based Learning
  Oxford, United Kingdom (2003 - 2010)
  Developing expertise in teaching postgraduates about information management, research literacy and risk communication using the EBM model.

Education & Training

B.A.

University of Rochester (1994)

M.D.

University of Rochester (1998)

Resident

Yale University School of Medicine, Psychiatry Residency Training Program (2000 - 2003)

Fellow

Yale University School of Medicine, Yale-VA Schizophrenia Research Clinic (2003 - 2005)

Honors & Recognition

• Resident Teaching Award
  Yale University Department of Psychiatry (2004)
• Model Curriculum in Evidence-Based Mental Health
  American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (2011)
• Chairman's Award
  Yale University Department of Psychiatry (2007)
• PRA Teaching Award
  Yale Psychiatry Residents Association (2011)