Dr. Ashwani Kumar is a senior psychiatrist with nearly four decades of experience diagnosing and treating a wide range of mental health conditions. He has worked extensively across hospitals, private practice, and inpatient psychiatric facilities, with deep expertise in addiction medicine, adolescent psychiatry, and chronic psychiatric disorders. Dr. Kumar has represented India in international mental health programs and is widely recognized for his contributions to drug de-addiction and community psychiatry.

Educational Qualifications:

• MD (Psychiatry) – Govt. Medical College, Patiala (1986)

Professional Experience:

• Principal Consultant – Psychiatry, Max Healthcare
• Visiting Consultant Psychiatrist – Paras Hospital, Gurgaon (Since 2018)
• OPD Clinic – South Point Mall, Sector 53, Gurgaon (Since 2018)
• Owned and operated an inpatient psychiatric care facility, West Delhi (1991–2018)

Awards & Achievements:

• Study Tour of Chemical Dependency Rehabilitation Centres, London (1989)
• Selected for International Visitor Program on Narcotic Prevention & Education, USA (1992)
• Navjyoti National Award for Outstanding Work in Drug De-addiction (1990)
• Invited speaker at international conference on Alcohol Problems in UK, US & Canada (1996)

Professional Memberships:

• Indian Psychiatric Society
• Indian Biological Psychiatry
• Indian Association of Private Psychiatry
• Association of Industrial Psychiatry of India

Research & Publications:

• New Trends in the Withdrawal Treatment of Narcotic Addicts Annual Conference of the Indian Psychiatry Society, Bombay, January, ‘83
• Methods Used By Suicide Attempters In North-West India & Psychiatric Morbidity In Suicide Attempters Brought to a General Hospital Annual Conference of the Indian Psychiatry Society Ranchi, January, ‘84
• Detection Of Attempted Suicide In Casualty Department North-Zone Conference of the Indian Psychiatry Society New Delhi, Oct. ‘86