Bhaskaran Aandi Subramaniyam

Senior Registrar in Psychiatry – Inpatient Mental Health Unit & Continuing Care Team (CCT)
Advanced psychiatric care, leadership, and continuity across inpatient and community settings

Clinical responsibility & Care Delivery:

• Delivered comprehensive psychiatric care through daily inpatient reviews, formulation, and treatment planning.
• Provided expert input in multidisciplinary case conferences and clinical review meetings.
• Liaised with families, carers, and external stakeholders to ensure person-centred care.
• Coordinated care transitions with community teams (CCT, CAAT, MST, HITH) to support recovery and continuity.
• Prepared clinical documentation and presented evidence at Mental Health Tribunal hearings.
• Participated in ECT procedures and on-call duties, supporting acute psychiatric interventions.

Community Psychiatry – Continuing Care Team (CCT):

• Conducted psychiatric assessments and longitudinal reviews for patients with complex, enduring mental illness.
• Supported recovery-oriented care planning and relapse prevention in community settings.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated, assertive outreach and follow-up.
• Facilitated transitions between inpatient and community care, ensuring continuity and engagement.

Service Management & Quality Improvement:

• Supervised junior medical staff and coordinated inpatient admissions.
• Managed ECT rosters and weekend handover processes to ensure operational continuity.
• Led monthly clinical audits to drive service improvement and compliance.
• Contributed to administrative coordination and service-level planning within the unit.

Postdoctoral Fellow – Emergency Psychiatry (Post-Specialist Qualification, India)
High-acuity psychiatric care, clinical training, research, and service development

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Delivered psychiatric care in emergency and high-dependency settings, managing acute presentations across all age groups.
• Conducted rapid assessments and interventions for psychiatric emergencies, addressing both psychiatric and organic causes.
• Managed a broad spectrum of conditions including schizophrenia, mood and anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, and neurological presentations.
• Led daily ward rounds focused on risk management, aggression, and suicidality in collaboration with junior residents.
• Completed external postings in Neuroanaesthesia and Neuroradiology, gaining experience in critical care and neuroimaging interpretation.

Teaching & Training:

• Trained junior residents in emergency and acute psychiatric care.
• Delivered seminars and lectures to residents, nursing trainees, and medical officers.
• Participated in the Gate Keeper Training Program to support early identification and referral of psychiatric emergencies.

Research Activities:

• Conducted original research on catatonia and suicide as part of fellowship requirements.
• Published findings in peer-reviewed journals, contributing to the evidence base in emergency psychiatry.
• Participated in protocol development, ethics submissions, data collection, statistical analysis, and manuscript preparation.

Administrative Duties:

• Managed daily operations of the emergency psychiatry ward in collaboration with supervisors and nursing staff.
• Developed and implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to enhance clinical efficiency and safety in emergency services.

Senior Resident Psychiatrist – Adult Psychiatry Unit (Post-Specialist Qualification, India)
Comprehensive psychiatric care, telemedicine leadership, academic teaching, and research coordination

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Delivered psychiatric care across inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and telemedicine settings.
• Managed acute presentations including psychosis, suicidality, substance intoxication, and catatonia.
• Conducted detailed psychiatric assessments and formulated individualized treatment plans.
• Provided nationwide telepsychiatry consultations via synchronous and asynchronous platforms (e.g., e-Sanjeevani OPD).
• Supervised junior residents in tele-consultations, ensuring quality through case-based discussions.
• Administered non-invasive brain stimulation therapies including ECT, rTMS, and tDCS.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams and liaised with other medical departments for integrated care.

Teaching & Training:

• Mentored junior residents and allied health professionals in clinical psychiatry and tele-psychiatry.
• Delivered training to primary care physicians under the “Diploma in Primary Care Psychiatry” program.
• Trained lay counsellors using flipped classroom techniques and supported collaborative care clinics.
• Participated in mental health training for correctional staff and state authorities.
• Served as a resource person for virtual undergraduate psychiatry classes across 50 medical colleges.

Research Activities:

• Co-investigator in a funded tele-mentoring project for primary care psychiatry.
• Conducted research on catatonia, suicide, and COVID-19-related mental health issues.
• Involved in protocol development, ethics submissions, data analysis, and manuscript writing.

Administrative Duties:

• Supervised daily operations of the telemedicine centre, including staff coordination and reporting.
• Managed clinical rosters, leave schedules, and NABH audit requirements.
• Drafted project proposals and obtained ethical clearance for research initiatives.
• Member of the journal club committee, contributing to academic scheduling and discussions.

Consultant Psychiatrist – Outpatient, Inpatient (including CL) & Emergency Services
Expert psychiatric care, clinical supervision, academic coordination, and service administration

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Delivered outpatient consultations for referred and walk-in patients across a range of psychiatric presentations.
• Provided psychiatric evaluations and treatment for inpatients referred from medical and surgical departments.
• Managed emergency psychiatric cases during weekly on-call duties, including acute crises and complex presentations.
• Led multidisciplinary ward rounds with psychiatrists, residents, interns, nurses, and psychologists.
• Supervised junior and senior residents in clinical assessments, diagnosis, and management planning.

Teaching & Academic Coordination:

• Conducted daily case discussions for MBBS students, fostering diagnostic reasoning and treatment planning.
• Served as academic coordinator for MBBS and MD students, overseeing curriculum delivery and clinical training.
• Delivered structured lectures and tutorials to undergraduate medical students.
• Participated in departmental academic activities and contributed to psychiatry resident training.

Administrative Duties:

• Coordinated Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) services, ensuring safe and guideline-compliant delivery.
• Oversaw scheduling and operational aspects of academic and clinical departmental activities.