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Dr. Alok Banga
MD, MPH (Health Policy & Management), MS (Clinical & Translational Research)
State of California License since 2014
Board Certified in Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychiatry
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Dr. Banga is board certified in child, adolescent and adult psychiatry. In addition, he has graduate degree qualifications in clinical research and public health. Prior to coming to California, he was an assistant professor at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He is well published and a former co- principal investigator for a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant. During his extensive training, Dr. Banga was trained in various treatments by some of the best mentors. He is well versed in combining various psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic approaches. His mind thrives in finding new ways to solve old problems. He combines knowledge from the past to the current ones to come up with solutions that are 'simple' and effective. Dr. Banga individualizes his treatment method for each patient based on their unique situation. The goal is to treat a person as a whole and keep them at the center of the exchange.
Education
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Training Specialty Institution__________________________________________________________________
*Graduate School MS (Clinical & Translational Research) University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut
*Fellowship Child & Adolescent Psychiatry University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
*Residency Adult Psychiatry University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
*Graduate School MPH (Health Policy and Management) School of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
*Medical School MBBS (Medicine) Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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Awards & Honors
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Fellowship Award, The American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology
Best Teaching Attending, The University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Best Outpatient Attending, The University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Travel Award, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
Chief Resident, Adult Psychiatry Residency, The University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Chief Resident, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, The University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Selected Peer Reviewed Publications
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Abhishek Wadhawan, Alok Banga, Yinghui Duan, Michel Mennesson and Zhao Helen Wu. (2015) Current Psychopharmacology, 3(3): 158-183.
Sleep Disturbances and Behavioral Disturbances in Children and Adolescents.
Sinha, Shirshendu; Jhaveri, Ronak; Banga, Alok. (2015). The Psychiatric clinics of North America, 4, (38), 705-21.
Connor, D.F., Banga, A. (2014) Journal of Child and Family Studies, 4, (23), 686-703.
An open-label study of guanfacine extended release for traumatic stress related symptoms in children and adolescents.
Connor, D,F., Grasso, D,J., Slivinsky, M,D., Pearson, G,S., and Banga, A. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. May;23(4):244-51. doi: 10.1089/cap.2012.0119.
Late-life onset bipolar disorder presenting as a case of pseudo-dementia: a case discussion and review of literature. Banga, Alok; Gyurmey, Tsewang; Matuskey, David; Connor, Daniel F; Kaplan, Richard F; Steffens, David C. (2013). The Yale journal of biology and medicine, 2, (86), 235-44.
Psychopharmacology column: the use of lithium carbonate with pediatric populations.
Pearson, Geraldine S; Banga, Alok. (2012). Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, Inc, 4, (25), 232-4.
Banga, Alok; Connor, Daniel F. (2012). Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology, 5, (22), 396-8.
SSRIs and placental dysfunction.
Banga, Alok; Handratta, Venkatesh; Ibrahim, Lobna; Connor, Daniel F. (2011). Medical hypotheses, 2, (77), 311-2.
Kundra, Arun; Jain, Anil; Banga, Alok; Bajaj, Girish; Kar, Premasish. (2005). Clinical biochemistry, 8, (38), 696-9.