C. M. Prasad

Channavajjala Mallikarjuna Prasad (born May 14, 1948), commonly known as C. M. Prasad, is an Indian born physician/psychiatrist in the Washington, DC area. He went on in 1972 to graduate with a master's degree in pharmacology from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He pursued postgraduate research work at the University of Bombay and obtained his PhD in Pharmacology in 1977.

Prasad started as a research scientist at the University of Texas Medical Center in Houston in 1978. He taught and carried out research in pharmacology at the University of Houston, TX in 1979. His research during 1978-1982 addressed studies into the mechanisms of neuronal and neurohumoral transmission. He obtained his medical degree in 1984 at the Medical School in Juarez, Mexico.

Career

Prasad has certifications in psychiatry and addiction medicine. He is also involved in geriatric psychiatry, pain management, prison psychiatry and electroconvulsive therapy. Prasad is a member of the American Psychiatric Association, Washington Psychiatric Society, American Board of Addiction Medicine, American Board of Physician Specialists, American Board of Psychiatric Medicine, American Board of Pain Management, American Association of Physicians of India Origin, the Indo-American Psychiatric Association, and the National Association of certified Hypnotherapists.

Prasad retired from his affiliation with St. Elizabeths Hospital in 2011 and continued to practice as an independent consultant psychiatrist in private practice in several Washington, DC area hospitals. He is the medical director in a Neighbors' Cosejo, a nonprofit organization for the benefit of homeless Hispanic population in need of services for mental health, alcohol/substance abuse, rehabilitation and affordable housing in Washington, DC.

Awards

He received the Pravasi Divas award for his achievements in the field of medicine at national and international levels from Lt. Governor of Pondicherry Sardar Dr. Iqbal Singh at an event held in Hotel Le Meridian of New Delhi. He was elected to the status of a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in December 2011. He was recognized by the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) in 2014 as one of its honorees who have excelled in the fields of education, business, industry, and community service. On 14 December 2010 he was honored by the "Maryland India Business Round Table"(MIBRT)