Faculty & Staff
Johnson-Pradeep. R
MBBS, MD (Psychiatry)
Professor & HOD, Department of Psychiatry
Languages
English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
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Professor & Head, Department of psychiatry
I am a clinical psychiatrist, graduated from St. John’s Medical College, and later completed my postgraduate in psychiatry at the same institute. Currently, I am the Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry (SJMCH) and the Head of the Division of Mental Health and Neurosciences (SJRI). I am also a faculty at the Department of Medical Ethics and Institutional Ethics Committee. I was mentored by Dr. Srinivasan. K, Dr. Sunita Simon K, and Dr.Ashok.MV during my tenure as a postgraduate and junior faculty. I am involved in clinical services, teaching undergraduates, postgraduates, and nursing students, and involved in research. I have completed my advanced course in Research Methodology and statistics. I have been involved in ICMR, NIH, and Investigator-initiated research studies. I also mentor undergraduates, postgraduates, nursing students, and faculty in mental health research. My areas of expertise include Community Psychiatry, Mental Health in NCDs, Alcoholism, Tobacco Control, Common mental disorders, and Biomarkers in ADHD.
Qualification/ Education
- M.D. (Psychiatry)—St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore; Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. September, 2005
- M.B.B.S. - St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore; Bangalore University, 1998
Experience
Clinical experience: As of January 2005, 21 years of experience in general hospital psychiatry with management of patients in outpatient and inpatient settings.
Teaching experience: As of January 2005, 21 years of experience in teaching psychiatry to undergraduate medical, nursing and other healthcare students. I am a recognized postgraduate teacher in psychiatry under Rajiv Gandhi of Health Sciences since 2015
Field of Expertise
Clinical Services
- Brief Intervention in Gastroenterology (BIG) services:
This is a Nurse-conducted Brief Intervention service for alcohol use disorder patients admitted to ga
Fellowship & Membership
- Faculty, Department of Medical Ethics, St. John's Medical College
- Member, Institutional Ethics Committee (Member), St. John's Medical College & Hospital
- Member, Friday Clinical Meeting Forum, St. John's Medical College & Hospital
- Member, Purchase Committee, St. John's Research Institute
- Assistant Editor, Journal of Addictive Diseases
- Member, Student Grievance Redressal Committee for SJRI.
Other formal training/certification
- Member, Institutional Ethical Committee, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore
- Ex-Officio, Research Society, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore
- Incharge of Community Mental health programme - “MAANASI”
- Incharge of Undergraduate Psychiatry education and training
- Social Service Secretary: St Johns Medical College Student Committee (1994-1995)
- Member, Richmond Fellowship governing board (2020 onwards)
- Organizing Chairperson, the National Conference on Psychiatry Teaching Learning Practices in Indian Medical Institutions at St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru on 16.11.24.
Clinical experience: As of January 2005, 21 years of experience in general hospital psychiatry with management of patients in outpatient and inpatient settings.
Teaching experience: As of January 2005, 21 years of experience in teaching psychiatry to undergraduate medical, nursing and other healthcare students. I am a recognized postgraduate teacher in psychiatry under Rajiv Gandhi of Health Sciences since 2015
No areas of interest specified.
No groups and associations specified.
No project details available.
| S.I. No | Publication Title | Authors | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Development, evaluation, and implementation of a tablet device-based depression screening and management tool for rural women’s self-help groups. | Bharat Kalidindi, Abijeet Waghmare, Krishnamachari Srinivasan, Johnson Pradeep, Ramakrishna B Goud, Amritha Bhat, Dhinagaran Devadass, Tony D S Raj | Journal | 2025 |
| 2 | ICMR’s multistate implementation research study on integration of screening and management of mental and substance use disorders with other non-communicable diseases (ICMR-MINDS)–An implementation research study protocol. | Johnson-Pradeep Ruben, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Ajay Chauhan,Abhishek Ghosh,Limalemla Jamir,Anindo Majumdar,Arpit Parmar,Debasish Basu,Debadatta Mohapatra,Prem Mony,Chirag Parmar,Sharad Philip,Renjith-R. Pillai on behalf of ICMR | (ICMR-MINDS)–An implementation research study protocol. | 2025 |
No Others Contributions details available.