Qualifications
MB BS 2002 Tamil Nadu; FRANZCP 2015
Profile
Dr Venkat Naga is a Consultant Psychiatrist who has been working in various community mental health centres around Auckland. He specialised in Adult Psychiatry with a focus on helping patients with anxiety, clinical depression, A.D.H.D, A.S.D and other mood disorders.
He is dedicated to reaching the underlying root cause of the symptoms and provides conservative but effective medication management to help balance life. With extensive work experience around N.Z. and Australia, Venkat has developed cultural competence and associated clinically relevant knowledge to treat a diverse population.
Venkat channels his energy into serving well-proven, traditional evidence-based treatments, but is also very comfortable with updating himself on the latest clinically proven innovative therapies like r T.M.S. and pharmacology.
Venkat believes the Gut-Brain connection is real and is currently performing clinical research at the University of Auckland to understand the effect of probiotics in depression. Venkat’s particular interest lies in mindfulness, philosophy, and culture.
Interests
- Adult Psychiatry with a focus on helping patients with anxiety, clinical depression, A.D.H.D, A.S.D and other mood disorders.
- Mindfulness, philosophy, and culture.
Title or Designation
Psychiatrist
Gender
Male / Tāne
Full NZ Registration Date
18 December 2008
Vocational Scope
Psychiatry
Languages Spoken
English, Tamil
Contact Details
Dr Venkat Naga is available at the following service:
Venn Mind Health
This service is available at the following location: