Dr. Yogesh Bakhai MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
100 High St Buffalo NY, 14203About
Dr. Yogesh Bakhai is a psychiatrist practicing in Buffalo, NY. Dr. Bakhai is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Bakhai diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Bakhai may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Bakhai treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Provider Details
Awards
- 2008 Outstanding Contribution to Resident Education
- 2003 Mentor of the Year
- 1993-1995 Board Examiner for Adult Psychiatry
- 1993 Teacher of the Year
- 1989 Upjohn Award
- 1988 Sandoz Award
Treatments
- Addictions
Professional Memberships
- Fellow Distinguished Fellow - American Psychiatric Association Distinguished American Psychiatric Associ
- Fellow Fellow - American Psychiatric Association American Psychiatric Association
Experience & Accolades
- Member2011 - 2014Chief of Outpatient and Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Kaleida Health
- Member2010 - 2014 Psychiatry Consultant, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Vice Chair 2004 - 2014 Clinical Affairs, State University of New York at Buffalo
- Member2003 - 2014 Chief of Service, Psychiatry, Erie County Medical Center
- Member2000 - 2014 Lecturer, Daemen College PA Program
- Associate Professor 1998 - 2014 Clinical Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo
- Member1995 - 2014 Psychiatry Consultant, University at Buffalo Student Counseling Center
- Member2003 - 2011 Chief of Service, Psychiatry, Kaleida Health
- Member1989 - 2009 Psychiatry Consultant, Nursing Homes and Kenmore Mercy Hospital
- Interim Chair 2003 - 2004 State University of New York at Buffalo
- Medical Director 1999 - 2004 Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, Erie County Medical Center
- Member1989 - 2002 Lecturer - General Psychiatry, D'Youville College
- Associate Medical Director 1998 - 1999 Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, Erie County Medical Center
- Acting Medical Director 1995 - 1997 Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, Erie County Medical Center
- Clinical Assistant Professor 1991 - 1997 Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo
- Member1989 - 1996 Psychiatry Consultant, Disability Evaluations, Veteran's Hospital
- Assistant Medical Director 1991 - 1995 Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, Erie County Medical Center
- Member1989 - 1991 Attending Psychiatrist , Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, Erie County Medical Center
- Assistant Professor1989 - 1991 Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo
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