About Me
Hi! My name is Dr Aana Shah.
I am a consultant psychiatrist with 5+ years of experience holding an MD degree in Psychiatry from B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad (Gold Medalist) and a clinical Post-Doctoral Fellow degree in Women's Mental Health from NIMHANS, Bangalore. I also hold the Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK (MRCPsych) as of 2025.
I have certifications in
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Trauma-focused Psychotherapy (Dr. Shalini Anant)
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) under Swasti Institute, affiliated with the Beck Institute
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Sexual Medicine with Allo Health (Dr. Sandip Deshpande)
I have experience with managing both acute and chronic psychiatric illnesses while training in these major centres. I also have specific experience working with women with perinatal (i.e. pregnancy and postpartum-adjacent) mental health issues such as postpartum depression (PPD), postpartum psychosis, postpartum OCD and anxiety, etc. I also have experience in the management of child and adolescent mental health issues and trauma-related disorders such as complex trauma/cPTSD, PTSD; grief and bereavement; eating disorders, etc.
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Depression
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Anxiety and Phobias
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OCD
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Bipolar Disorder
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Psychosis
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Eating Disorders
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Complex PTSD
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Grief, Loss, or Bereavement
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Sexual health issues for men and women
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Other Issues


Languages I Speak:
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English
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Hindi
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Gujarati
Education
2011-2017
Degree
University Name
MBBS
G.C.S Medical College, Ahmedabad
1st rank in College for NEET PG
2018-2021
Degree
University Name
MD (Psychiatry), Awarded Gold Medal in University Final Exams
B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad
2021-2022
Degree
University Name
Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF) in Women's Mental Health
NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Awards & Publications
2020
2021
2022
TYSA (Torrent Young Scholar Award) - West Zone Finalist
Thesis on "Psychiatric Side-Effects of MDR-TB Drugs"
Publication, 1st author:
Perinatal Depression – Case Review in Clinical Grand Rounds. Journal of Psychiatry Spectrum
DOI: 10.4103/jopsys.jopsys_60_22