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Mahendra T Bhati
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Clinical Professor, Neurosurgery
Postdoctoral research, University of Pennyslvania, Neuropsychiatry (2007)
Residency, University of Pennsylvania, Psychiatry (research track) (2005)
Medical Education: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Registrar (2001) LA
B.S., Emory University, Biology (1996)
B.A., Emory University, Chemistry (1996)
Dr. Bhati is an interventional psychiatrist with expertise in psychiatric diagnosis, psychopharmacology, and neuromodulation. He completed postdoctoral research studying language abnormalities and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) evoked potentials in schizophrenia. He was a principal investigator for the DSM-5 academic field trials, and his research experiences included roles as an investigator in the first controlled clinical trials of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and low-field synchronized TMS for treatment of depression. His current interests include studying magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and augmented reality to target TMS, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for treatment-resistant depression, responsive neurostimulation (RNS) for treatment of impulse and fear-related disorders, and focused ultrasound (FUS) for treatment-resistant obsessive compulsive disorder and depression. Dr. Bhati is also interested in better understanding consciousness, psychedelics, and their role in mental illness. He provides electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and collaborates with projects studying the genetics of treatment-resistant depression.