Dr. Sujit R. Varma, MBBS, MD, FAPA
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
4444 West 76th St Suite 400 Edina MN, 55435About
Sujit R. Varma, MBBS, MD, FAPA, is a psychiatrist who diagnoses and treats patients at Psy-Fi TMS Behavioural Health Clinic in Edina, Minnesota. As a psychiatrist, he has dedicated training and unique experience in the management of mental disorders, including maladaptation related to mood, behavior, cognition, and perceptions. Dr. Varma’s professional journey spans twenty years, including seventeen years in the United States. His expertise covers psychiatric consultation/psychotropic medication evaluation and management. In addition to psychiatric medication management, Dr. Varma offers saliva drug testing, vivitrol monthly injections for alcohol and opioid dependence, Brainsway Deep TMS, nasal Ketamine, alpha stim for anxiewty and more.
Education and Training
Manipal Academy of Higher Education/Kasturba Medical College Medical Degree 1997
Mangalore University MBBS 1991
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Treatments
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ect)
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ect), Psychiatry, Inpatients
Professional Memberships
- American Psychiatric Association
- Diplomate of American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Indo-American Psychiatric Association
- Minnesota Psychiatric Society
- American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
- Indian Psychiatric Society
Fellowships
- The University of British Columbia, Vancouver Psychiatry 1999
Experience & Accolades
- Medical Director2005 - 2009Range Mental Health CenterSupervisor of psychiatry
Fellowships
- University of British Columbia in Vancouver - Mood Disorders
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Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. Sujit R. Varma, who serves patients in Maplewood, Minnesota.
Dr. Varma is a psychiatrist who has been working in the mental health field since 1993. His practice includes psychiatric consultation / psychotropic medication evaluation and management.
Dr. Varma is currently affiliated with Minnesota Mental Health Clinics – Maplewood. Minnesota Mental Health Clinics offers a wide variety of therapy programs that can be tailored to specific types of mental health goals. The mission of Minnesota Mental Health Clinics is to be the leading provider of mental health services to clients in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metro area.
Dr. Varma is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). The ABPN is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to serving the public interest and the professions of psychiatry and neurology by promoting excellence in practice through certification and continuing certification processes.
Dr. Varma is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (FAPA). Fellow status is an honor that reflects one’s dedication to the work of the APA and signifies their allegiance to the psychiatric profession.
Dr. Varma received his medical degree from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (India) and followed that up with a fellowship in mood disorders at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada. He then went on to complete his residency in American psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Dr. Varma has admitting privileges at Fairview Southdale in Edina, MN and at Unity Hospital in Fridley, MN. He sees adults, children, adolescents, geriatric populations, as well as patients from various cultural backgrounds.
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions. Psychiatrists evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with mental disorders. They may prescribe medication or suggest therapy according to their patients’ needs. In addition to psychiatric medication management, Dr. Varma offers saliva drug testing, vivitrol monthly injections for alcohol and opioid dependence, Brainsway Deep TMS, and more. He will refer patients for psychotherapy, psychological testing, hypnotherapy, medical cannabis and other non-pharmacological interventions if deemed appropriate.
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