Meet the Doctor

Raghu Appasani, MD

Board-Certified Integrative Psychiatrist

Dr. Raghu Kiran Appasani is an Integrative Psychiatrist, Neuroscientist, and Social Entrepreneur focused on bridging the gap between western and eastern practices to create a wholesome society by taking a proactive approach to health.

His current interests lie at the intersection of psychodynamic psychotherapy, integrative/nutritional psychiatry, mental health literacy, advocacy, wellness, entrepreneurship, and psychedelics.

Clinically, Dr. Appasani is trained in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP), Cognitive Processing Therapy for Trauma, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Group Therapy, Exposure Response Prevention. He also completed the MAPS MDMA Psychotherapy Program as a Health Equity Scholar. His clinical interests lie in psychedelic therapy, mood disorders (depression, bipolar), addiction, anxiety disorders, OCD spectrum, eating disorders, trauma, and personality spectrum conditions.
 

Recognized as:

  • World Economic Forum Global Shaper
  • One Young World Delegate Ambassador
  • StartingBloc Fellow
  • Nexus Global Delegate
  • EchoingGreen
  • Kellogg Innovation Network Delegate.

Through his extensive scientific research, he has published over 35 peer-reviewed articles and edited five books. He has given over 120 talks on mental health, entrepreneurship, global health, and consciousness in parallel with authorship and features in CNN, Vogue, The Boston Globe, ThriveGlobal, The Better India, The Zoe Report, and The Huffington Post.


Education/Training

Wesleyan University l Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience & Behaviour/Science in Society
The University of Massachusetts Medical School l MD (Medical Degree)
LAC+USC Medical Center/University of Southern California l Psychiatry Residency Training & Chief Resident in Integrated Care Services
University of California San Francisco l Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
(MAPS) Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies l MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Training
 

Association Memberships

Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine
American College of Lifestyle Medicine
American Psychiatric Association
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
American Society of Addiction Medicine
California Society of Addiction Medicine
Psychedelic Medicine Association
Northern California Psychiatric Society
Southern California Psychiatric Society


Awards/Honors

Southern California Psychiatric Society PER Excellence in Psychiatric Education Award (2022)
MAPS Health Equity Scholar (2021)
Arnold P. Gold Foundation Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award (2018)
University of Southern California Resident Research Award (2022)
Della Martin Foundation Research Award (2019)