Dr. Srikanth Challagundla, MD
Board-Certified Psychiatrist (New York, California, Alabama, Florida, and Texas)

Expertise
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Addiction
- Depression
- Schizophrenia
- Anxiety Disorders
- Substance Abuse
- Bipolar Disorder
- ADHD
- Insomnia
- Personality Disorder
- Anxiety
- OCD
Treatment Orientation
- Medication
- Psychotherapy
- Psychosocial interventions
- Talk Therapy
Work experience
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05/28/2022 to Present
Position: Psychiatrist (Telepsychiatry- Per Diem) Zeam Medical Group
508 Gibson Dr. #150 Roseville CA, 95678 -
2018 – Present
Position: Psychiatric Hospitalist
Houston Co Healthcare Authority D/, Southeast Health Medical Center
1108 Ross Clark Cir, Dothan, AL 36301 -
2021 – Present
Position: Per-diem Psychiatrist
Teladoc Telemedicine -
2019 – 2021
Position: Psychiatrist (Part-time)- Telepsychiatry River Region Psychiatry
Associates LLC 7125 University Court, Montgomery, AL 36117 -
2017 – 2018
Position: Staff Psychiatrist & Director of Forensic Psychiatry
Nassau County Correctional Center
100 Carman Ave, East Meadow, NY 11554 -
2015 – 2018
Position: Per-Diem Psychiatrist Psychiatrist
Long Island FQHC, Inc
380 Nassau Rd, Roosevelt, NY 11575 -
2016 – 2017
Position: Per-Diem Psychiatrist
Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Center 950 South Oyster bay road, Hicksville, NY 11801. -
2015 – 2017
Position: Psychiatrist & Director of Behavioral Health and Quality
Long Island FQHC, Inc
380 Nassau Rd, Roosevelt, NY 11575 -
2014 – 2015
Position: Full-time Staff Psychiatrist
Highland Hospital, Charleston, WV & Process Strategies,
300 56th St SE, Charleston, WV 25304 -
01/2005 – 12/2005
Position: Externship
Manasa Clinic, India -
2003 – 2004
Position: House Officer & Hospital Administrator
Srikanth Nursing Home, India
MEDICAL VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
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09/ 2002 – 09/2003 and 03/2004-12/2004
Katragadda Charities, India and Challagundla Charitable trust
Position: Volunteer supervisor. -
1997 – 2002
Position: Volunteer
Pulse Polio Immunization Program, India -
05/2009 – 09/2009
Research Associate (volunteer) at NUMC, East Meadow
Type of Work: Data collection and chart review for Psychiatry Departmental QI projects. -
2007 – 2009
Research Associate (volunteer) at Foundation for Mood Disorders, New York
Worked on Lithium Archive Project. He collected behavioral health data for the project using DSM IV criteria on mood disorder patients. He did a systematic chart review of mood disorder patients at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, investigating the role of lithium in neuroprotection.
Education
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1996 – 2001
MBBS – JJM Medical College, Davangere, India. -
2001 – 2002
Internship – Bapuji Hospital, Davangere & District Chigateri General Hospital -
2009 – 2013
Residency – Psychiatry
Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554 -
2013 – 2014
Fellowship: Addiction Psychiatry
UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655 -
01/2006 – 08/2006
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Masters – Health Services Administration, Completed one semester with a GPA of 4.0. -
2006 – 2007
Kaplan Test Prep, Charlotte
Masters – Health/ Medical preparatory programs -
08/2007 – 10/2007
Spanish American Institute, New York
Language training – Second language training -
2007 – 2008
Kaplan Test Prep, Manhattan International, NY
Medical studies – Health/ Medical preparatory programs -
2008 – 2009
American Language Communication Center, New York
Language training – Second language training -
05/2009 – 09/2009
Info serve Technologies Institute, Flushing, NY
Level of Education- Professional Certification
Major- Medical insurance specialist/ Medical billing
Honors and Awards
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2017: Five-star Excellence Award
(Professional Research Consultants, Inc for scoring in the top 10% nationally for ‘Excellent’ responses- Psychiatry Overall Quality of Physician Care) - June 2013: Most Valuable Player award (Residency).
- July 2012 – June 2013: Chief Resident (Residency).
- 2012 – 2013: Program Representative GME Committee, NUMC.
- 2011 – 2012: Program Representative IT Committee, NUMC.
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Dr. Srikanth Challagundla uses various treatment methods, including medications, psychotherapy, and talk therapy. His expertise is in depression, eating disorders, anxiety, OCD, bipolar disorders, insomnia, ADD, personality disorders, etc.
Dr. Srikanth Challagundha, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist. After completing his residency in psychiatry and fellowship training in addiction psychiatry, he worked as a staff psychiatrist at Highland Hospital Charleston, WV, from 2014-2015.
Dr. Srikanth has worked as Dir. of forensic psychiatry at Nassau County Correctional Center, East Meadow, NY. He has worked part-time as a psychiatrist and Dir. of behavioral health and quality at Long Island FQHC, Inc Roosevelt, NY. He has a license to practice in New York, California, Alabama, Florida, and Texas.