Kavya Mohankumar

• Currently serve as Associate Medical Director of Karma Peak Brain Health, an innovative mental health practice offering Personalized repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (PrTMS ®) therapy, which utilizes a proprietary, patented protocol for developing personalized treatment plans and has demonstrated proven results in treating conditions such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, sleep disorders, migraine, addiction, ADD/ADHD, autism and more, via a dynamic and individualized approach to neuro modulation.

Responsibilities include –

• Development of organizational policies, strategies, and objectives to drive equitable improvements in health service outcomes.
• Establishment and implementation of patient care standards, in alignment with healthcare policies, regulations, and guidelines.
• Assessment of patient suitability for PrTMS treatment by conducting medical evaluations and reviewing medical history.
• Collaborating with the healthcare team comprising physicians, neurotechnologists, therapists and PrTMS® providers to manage individualized treatment plans and optimize patient care.
• Overseeing patient scheduling and ensured treatment adherence, as well as creating and managing staff schedules and motivating them for quality care.
• Educating patients and families on PrTMS® treatment, addressing their concerns and providing continuing care instructions.
• Monitoring of patients during treatment, as well as assessment of treatment response and making necessary adjustments to treatment plan.
• Management of patient care documentation and maintenance of electronic health records (EHR) database.

• Actively contribute to multiple research projects, in collaboration with a global network of researchers and experts from various fields.
• Co-author research papers for publication in international peer-reviewed journals.

• Gained experience as an Intern TMS Clinician at this integrative Psychiatry practice in Palm Springs, California.
• Underwent hands-on training and obtained certification in TMS therapy.
• Also underwent training in administering EEGs and Personalized repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (PrTMS®).
• Responsibilities included administering rTMS treatments and EEGs to patients, as well as documentation and maintenance of electronic health records.
  
  
  
  

• Gained experience in formulating research proposals, data collection and organization, and recruitment of participants for research studies. Transcribed and translated several interviews that were conducted as part of a randomized controlled trial study.
• Also served as a facilitator and ethnographic researcher at a community hangout space, for mental health service users at SCARF. Worked with the members of the hangout space twice a week, in setting up and running the space.

• Completed Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship (CRRI) period of medical degree at Sri Ramachandra University hospital. Gained experience working as a Junior Doctor in outpatient and inpatient settings of the various departments, as well as the COVID Ward of the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Duties included patient history taking and examination, patient monitoring, patient follow-up, maintenance of patient medical records (physical and electronic), and assisting in medical and surgical procedures.