Lena Palaniyappan

Please join us on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 11:00, for the next CIC Imaging Series.

Speaker

Lena Palaniyappan
Researcher, Douglas Research Centre
Inaugural Director, Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health
Full Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University
Psychiatrist, CIUSSS Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal

Title

Actionable Neuroimaging in Psychiatry

Short Bio

I received training in psychology (BA) and medicine (MBBS) in India and in psychiatry (residency) and neuroimaging (PhD) in the UK. My interest in psychiatry emerged from a brief but intense experience of restlessness (akathisia) and loss of pleasure (anhedonia) after taking haloperidol as a medical student. I continue to be restless in the quest for better treatments in psychiatric care, but have no anhedonia in doing so. In fact, I derive immense pleasure from the small amount of clinical work that I am able to do with people who learnt about psychosis and depression from their experience. I welcome residents who want to balance clinical care and research pursuits and trainees who want their research pursuits to benefit clinical care. I will be more than happy to share the interesting bits of a clinical academic career that people never put in their CVs. PS: Palaniyappan is pronounced as PALA – NEE – APEN [Tamil].

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