Dr Priya Raghavan has been practising as a consultant psychiatrist in Bangalore, India, since 2017, where she runs consults at Cadabams, a psychiatric hospital.

Here, she treats adults with disorders related to mood, anxiety, personality, addiction, and cognition and is additionally a specialist in caring for the elderly. She works in the in-patient, out-patient and rehabilitation settings. She is experienced in pharmacotherapy and ECT and is interested in newer treatments like RTMS and ketamine infusions.

She graduated from medical school in KIMS, Bangalore, followed by psychiatric training in West of Scotland (Glasgow suburbs) and Aberdeen, leading to an MRCPsych degree, followed by specialist training in Old Age Psychiatry and obtained CCT. She subsequently worked as an Old Age Psychiatrist (attending physician) consultant at NHS Lanarkshire between 2013 and 2017.

During this time, she developed the old age liaison psychiatry service to hospitals and nursing homes within Lanarkshire. She delivered clinical care to older adults in the psychiatric wards and outpatient clinics. She did home visits as part of the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) in the scenic Clydesdale area.

Throughout her career, Dr Raghavan has gained clinical expertise in dealing with people who have complex psychiatric issues, often requiring intervention under the Mental Health Act both in India and the UK. She has been closely involved in developing health services in these countries, be it the liaison psychiatry service in the UK, the memory clinic in Bangalore or the outpatient clinic in Maldives. She has experience in teaching a wide variety of audiences, for example, medical students, advanced nurse practitioners, consultant colleagues, physician associations, and school students on different topics related to psychiatry and wellness. She is a recruiter consultant training Advanced Nurse Practitioners at a private practice in the USA.

She likes travelling and listening to music in her free time.