Dr. Shreekumar S. Vinekar, MD, DLFAPA, DLFAACAP, FACPsych, Psychiatrist
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Dr. Shreekumar S. Vinekar, MD, DLFAPA, DLFAACAP, FACPsych

Addiction Psychiatrist | Addiction Psychiatry

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2525 NW Expressway Suite #312 Oklahoma City OK, 73112
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Dr. Shreekumar Vinekar practices General Psychiatry, Adult, Geriatric, Forensic, Addiction, and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in Oklahoma City, OK. Dr. Vinekar evaluates patients throughout the lifespan, including childhood and adolescence, utilizing various assessment procedures to determine beneficial treatments that relieve symptoms, attain and maintain remission and stability while improving quality of life and promoting better lifestyle choices. As both a General Psychiatrist and Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr. Vinekar is trained and certified to offer psychotherapy, medication management, and numerous other treatment modalities. He helps patients improve their adaptation to past and present stressors, striving to enhance overall wellbeing, achieve wellness, optimize available resources, foster well-bonded family and social environments, support educational achievements, meet occupational and professional goals, and maximize functionality—or to make the best of any disability to live as normal a life as possible as a "differently abled" individual. His forensic practice primarily focuses on helping those who have suffered psychological injuries and trauma to qualify for workers' compensation and/or public assistance. He is also a certified disability analyst. Dr. Vinekar brings extensive experience in Rural Psychiatry, Correctional Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry, Acute and Long-Term Inpatient Psychiatry (Adult, Geriatric, Child and Adolescent), Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Psychiatric Care, and the treatment of Chronic Major Mental Disorders. Currently he is engaged in full-time out-patient psychiatry and maintains his academic affiliation as a Professor Emeritus at OU College of Medicine.

Education and Training

Seth G. S. Medical College MB,BS 1966

Board Certification

Senior Disability Analyst and Diplomate (Disability Analysts)

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (Psychiatry and Neurology)

Provider Details

Male English, Hindi, Urdu, Marathi

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Areas of expertise and specialization

Narco-analysis and Narco-synthesis 1976-1995 (Sodium Amytal and Pentothal treatment)Play therapy, Individual Psychoanalytically Oriented Psychotherapy, Behavior Therapy (Systematic Desensitization) 1974- PresentElectro-convulsive Therapy 1976-2022Psychopharmacological Treatment (Medication Treatment) 1974-PresentVagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy 2000-2004Interpersonal and Supportive Therapy, 1974-PresentFamily Therapy, 1974-1977 and intermittently 1977-presentGeriatric PsychiatryChild and Adolescent PsychiatryGeneral Psychiatry (all ages)Addiction PsychiatryForensic PsychiatryEvaluation and referring for R. Trans-cranial Magnetic Stimulation TherapyEvaluation and referring for Ketamine Infusion and Nasal Spray TherapyAdministrative PsychiatryPsychiatric Education: Individual Supervision of Medical Students, Residents and Fellows in Psychiatry 1973-presentPsychiatric Education: Teaching and Individual Supervision of Medical Students, Residents & Fellows in Psychiatry, 1974-PresentContinuing Medical Education (CME) for Seasoned Clinicians in Psychiatry: 1994-PresentPsychiatric Education of Mental Health Paraprofessionals, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Social Work Students, Post -doctoral Interns in Psychology, 1999-PresentTrauma Intervention and Disaster Psychiatry, 1995-Present

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Professor Emeritus OU College of Medicine 2014 - Present
  • Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Oklahoma College of Medicine 1998 - 2014

Awards

  • Numerous Best Teacher and Distinguished Faculty Awards including Gordon Deckert Award for Sustained Educational Excellence 2005 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, OU College of Medicine, 1999-2014 
  • Povl Toussieng Distinguished Service Award 2012 Oklahoma Council for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 

Professional Memberships

  • Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association, 1974-Present  
  • Distinguished Life Fellow, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1978-Present  
  • Fellow, American College of Psychiatrists, 1999-Present  
  • Member, American Medical Association, 1974-Present  
  • Psychiatric Consultant and Member, Oklahoma Society for Psychoanalytic Study (OSPS), 1999-2014  
  • Member, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 1977-1988  

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

  • Paul Harris Fellow, International Rotary Club

Treatments

  • As listed aboveYogic Treatment for Pelvic Floor Prolapse in Women - Published in Yoga Mimansa

Internships

  • Church Home and Hospital, Affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, and University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, 1966-1967

Fellowships

  • Fellowship, in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 1972-1974

Professional Society Memberships

  • As listed above and additionallyMember of Oklahoma County Medical SocietyMember of Oklahoma State Medical AssociationMember of Southern Psychiatric Society

Professional Affiliations

  • As listed above

Articles and Publications

  • As listed in Google ScholarOpen Journal of Psychiatry several articles on Visual Recognition of Facial Emotional Expressions

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Sustained dedication to patient care

Areas of research

  • As listed aboveTrauma PsychiatrySensory IsolationVisual Recognition of Facial Emotional ExpressionApplication of Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis in Artificial IntelligenceYoga Science

Awards

  • Multiple best teacher and distinguished faculty awards including Gordon Deckert Award for Sustained Educational ExcellencePaul Toussieng Award for Distinguished Service as Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, awarded by Oklahoma Council for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012

Philanthropic Initiatives

  • Paul Harris Fellow of International Rotary ClubContributing financially to various educational institutions, and charitable organizations for last several decades

Teaching and speaking

  • Various speaking engagements at Professional Organizations too numerous to listKaynote Speaker in Psychiatry at Southern Medical Association in early 2000's

Favorite Place to Vacation

  • India, Europe, UK, Canada, Mexico, South America, Singapore, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, San Diego (California)

Hobbies / Sports

  • Reading WritingTravelTable TennisPoolSwimmingMusic, Presented a weekly Radio program on Classical, Film, and Folk Indian Music on KCSC Radio Station 1982-1987 with Co-director Mrs. Vinekar

Favorite professional publications

  • As listed in Google Scholar

Areas of research

Trauma Psychatry

Sensory Isolation

Visual Recognition of Facial Emotional Expressions

Yoga Science

Dr. Shreekumar S. Vinekar, MD, DLFAPA, DLFAACAP, FACPsych's Practice location

Integrity Behavioral Medicine

2525 NW Expressway Suite #312 -
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
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