Vatsal G. Thakkar, M.D. is a
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine, and
Director of the GME (Graduate Medical Education) Wellness Team at NYU.
Dr. Thakkar received his Bachelor's degree from the University of
Tennessee in Knoxville and his Doctor of Medicine from the University of
Tennessee in Memphis. He trained in psychiatry at the
Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he was chief resident and then recruited as junior faculty. Prior to coming to New York, he was
Medical Director
for the Vanderbilt Mental Health Center, supervising residents and
nurse practitioners, and directing a course for second-year medical
students. In 2006, he completed two
textbooks on psychiatry
which serve as primers on mental health for a young adult audience. He
has been a psychiatric consultant to attorneys, an employee assistance
program (EAP), and the press including the
New York Times and NBC?s Today Show.
Dr. Thakkar also maintains pursuits outside of psychiatry, including
photography and filmmaking. His last photo exhibit, entitled
Fortitude,
consisted of portraits of cancer survivors and is part of the permanent
collection of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. He has also written
and directed a film entitled
Ravaged about the plight of a man
with post-traumatic stress disorder which debuted in 2001 and has
screened multiple times as recently as 2008. He is currently working on
several media projects and running a private practice, Solstice
Psychiatric Consulting, in Manhattan.
