NIMHANS Bangalore Doctor List 2026 — Complete Department-Wise OPD Schedule
Looking for the complete NIMHANS Bangalore doctor list with OPD timings and unit-wise schedule? Here is a full department-wise guide covering all doctors, their units, new patient OPD days, and follow-up OPD days, sourced from the official NIMHANS website and the PDMDS sub-specialty portal.
Patients from Bangalore, across Karnataka, and from all over India visit the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences every day for neurological disorders, mental health conditions, movement disorders, neurosurgical problems, and related conditions. Knowing the unit-wise doctor list and OPD day schedule before visiting saves a lot of time and confusion at the registration counter.
About NIMHANS Bangalore
The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences was established in its current form on 27 December 1974, though its history goes back to 1847 when it began as the Bangalore Lunatic Asylum and later became the Government Mental Hospital in 1925. Today it consistently ranks among the top five medical institutes in India. It functions as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, and is spread across 174 acres with five campuses in Bengaluru. The current Director is Dr. Pratima Murthy. The institute has 249 academic staff members and treats hundreds of patients every day through its OPD system.
Neurology — Brain and Nerve Specialists
Neurology New OPD (Room F1) is located on the first floor of the Main OPD Building. Neurology Follow-Up OPD (Room F2) is adjacent to F1 on the same floor. For new OPD consultation, patients must first go to the OPD Screening Room G1, or if they have a referral letter, they can directly register at the counter near the entry gate on the ground floor. Follow-up OPD registration counter is inside Room F2.
The Neurology department is divided into six units. Each unit has its own fixed days for new patient OPD and follow-up OPD.
Neurology Unit 1
New OPD F1: Monday | Follow-Up OPD F2: Thursday
| Doctor Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Ravi Yadav | Professor of Neurology |
| Dr. Ravindranath | Faculty, Neurology |
| Dr. Seena Vengalil | Faculty, Neurology |
| Dr. Jennifer Mathew Kovoor | Faculty, Neurology |
Neurology Unit 2
New OPD F1: Tuesday | Follow-Up OPD F2: Saturday
| Doctor Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. P.S. Mathuranath | Faculty, Neurology |
| Dr. Rohan R Mahale | Faculty, Neurology |
| Dr. Pooja M | Faculty, Neurology |
| Dr. Hansashree P | Faculty, Neurology |
Neurology Unit 3
New OPD F1: Wednesday | Follow-Up OPD F2: Tuesday
| Doctor Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Sanjib Sinha | Faculty, Neurology |
| Dr. Madhu Nagappa | Faculty, Neurology |
| Dr. D.V. Seshagiri | Faculty, Neurology |
| Dr. Nagabushan Hesarur | Faculty, Neurology |
Neurology Unit 4
New OPD F1: Thursday | Follow-Up OPD F2: Wednesday
| Doctor Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Pramod Kumar Pal | Professor of Neurology |
| Dr. M. Netravathi | Faculty, Neurology |
| Dr. Nitish Kamble | Additional Professor of Neurology |
| Dr. Vikram V Holla | Associate Professor of Neurology |
Neurology Unit 5
New OPD F1: Friday | Follow-Up OPD F2: Monday
| Doctor Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. M. Veerendrakumar | Faculty, Neurology |
| Dr. K. Raghavendra | Faculty, Neurology |
| Dr. Ajay Asranna I.P | Faculty, Neurology |
| Dr. Ramesh Patil | Faculty, Neurology |
Neurology Unit 6
New OPD F1: Saturday | Follow-Up OPD F2: Wednesday
| Doctor Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Suvarna Alladi | Faculty, Neurology |
| Dr. Girish B Kulkarni | Faculty, Neurology |
| Dr. P.R. Srijithesh | Faculty, Neurology |
| Dr. Saraswathi Nashi | Faculty, Neurology |
Neurology Specialty Clinics (F2 OPD)
These are disease-specific clinics run within the Neurology department. Follow-up patients are advised to attend these clinics on the specified days after being directed by their treating doctor.
| No. | Clinic Name | Day and Timing | Doctors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Headache Clinic | 1st and 2nd Tuesday, 2 PM to 4:30 PM | Dr. Girish B Kulkarni, Dr. P.R. Srijithesh |
| 2 | Stroke Unit | 2nd and 4th Thursday, 2 PM to 4:30 PM | Dr. Girish B Kulkarni, Dr. P.R. Srijithesh |
| 3 | Cognitive Disorder Clinic | All Thursdays, 2 PM to 4:30 PM | Dr. Suvarna Alladi, Dr. P.S. Mathuranath, Dr. R. Subasree |
| 4 | Refractory Epilepsy Clinic | 1st and 3rd Saturday, 10 AM to 2 PM | Dr. Sanjib Sinha, Dr. Ravindranath, Dr. K. Raghavendra |
| 5 | Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Clinic | 1st and 3rd Saturday, 10 AM to 2 PM | Dr. Ravi Yadav, Dr. Nitish Kamble, Dr. Vikram V Holla, Dr. Dwarakanath Srinivas |
| 6 | Neuromuscular Clinic | 4th Saturday, 9 AM onwards | Dr. Nalini A, Dr. Saraswathi Nashi |
| 7 | Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Clinic | 4th Saturday, 9 AM to 2 PM | Dr. M. Netravathi |
| 8 | Neuropathy Clinic | 2nd and 4th Friday, 2 PM to 4:30 PM | Dr. Madhu Nagappa |
| 9 | Pediatric Neurology Clinic | 1st and 3rd Wednesday, 12 PM onwards | Dr. K. Raghavendra, Dr. Hansashree P |
Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Sub-specialty (PDMDS)
This is a dedicated sub-specialty within Neurology at NIMHANS focused on Parkinson's disease, atypical and secondary parkinsonism, dystonia, tremor, chorea, and all other movement disorders. The team also has expertise in deep brain stimulation, botulinum toxin therapy, electrophysiology, sleep disorders, neuroinflammation, and movement disorder genetics.
New patients must visit on either Monday or Thursday depending on the doctor they wish to see. Patients with a referral letter from a registered medical practitioner or from a NIMHANS neurologist are sent directly to the concerned consultant.
| Doctor Name | Designation | New Patient OPD (F1) | Follow-Up OPD (F2) | PDMD Specialty Clinic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Pramod Kumar Pal | Professor of Neurology | Thursday | Wednesday | 1st and 3rd Saturday |
| Dr. Ravi Yadav | Professor of Neurology | Monday | Thursday | 1st and 3rd Saturday |
| Dr. Nitish Kamble | Additional Professor of Neurology | Thursday | Wednesday | 1st and 3rd Saturday |
| Dr. Vikram V Holla | Associate Professor of Neurology | Thursday | Wednesday | 1st and 3rd Saturday |
| Dr. Dwarakanath Srinivas | Professor of Neurosurgery | Thursday (Neurosurgery OPD) | Thursday (Neurosurgery OPD) | 1st and 3rd Saturday |
For PDMDS appointments you can write to mds.nimhans@gmail.com with the subject "APPOINTMENT" to check doctor availability.
Neurosurgery — Brain and Spine Surgery
Neurosurgery OPD Room G2 is located on the ground floor of the Main OPD Building. New cases and follow-up cases of the same unit are seen on their respective OPD days. The registration counter is inside Room G2.
Neurosurgery Unit NS-I
OPD Day: Monday
| Doctor Name | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Prof. Malla Bhaskara Rao | DNB, FRCS |
| Dr. Abhinith Shashidhar | MS, MCh |
| Dr. Harsh Deora | MS, MCh |
Neurosurgery Unit NS-II
OPD Day: Wednesday
| Doctor Name | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Prof. Arivazhagan A | MS, MCh |
| Prof. K.V.L. Narasinga Rao | MCh |
| Prof. Vikas V | MS, MCh, PhD |
Neurosurgery Unit NS-III
OPD Day: Friday
| Doctor Name | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Prof. B. Indira Devi | MS, MCh |
| Dr. Nishanth Sadashiva | MCh |
| Dr. Subas K Konar | MCh |
Neurosurgery Unit NS-IV
OPD Day: Tuesday
| Doctor Name | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Prof. Nupur Pruthi | MCh |
| Dr. A.R. Prabu Raj | MS, MCh |
| Dr. Alok Mohan Uppar | MS, MCh |
Neurosurgery Unit NS-V
OPD Day: Saturday
| Doctor Name | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Prof. Dwarakanath Srinivas | MS, MCh (Head of Department) |
| Dr. Manish Beniwal | MS, MCh |
| Dr. Gyani Jail Singh | MCh |
Neurosurgery Unit NS-VI
OPD Day: Thursday
| Doctor Name | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Prof. Dhaval Shukla | MCh |
| Dr. Lingaraju T.S | MS, MCh |
Psychiatry — Mental Health Specialists
Psychiatry OPD starts from 9 AM onwards at the first floor, Rooms F14 and F15 of the Main OPD Building Complex. The department has one Head of Department and each unit has one senior consultant or Professor along with assistant and associate professors.
Psychiatry Unit 1
New OPD F15: Saturday | Follow-Up OPD F14: Monday
| Doctor Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. G. Venkatasubramanian | Professor |
| Dr. Shivarama Varambally | Professor |
| Dr. Muralidharan K | Professor |
| Dr. Naren P Rao | Additional Professor |
| Dr. Vijay K G | Associate Professor |
Psychiatry Unit 2
New OPD F15: Monday | Follow-Up OPD F14: Tuesday
| Doctor Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Sanjeev Jain | Senior Professor |
| Dr. V. Senthil Kumar Reddi | Professor |
| Dr. Sydney Moirangthem | Additional Professor |
| Dr. Biju Viswanath | Associate Professor |
| Dr. Ajit Dahale | Associate Professor |
Psychiatry Unit 3
New OPD F15: Tuesday | Follow-Up OPD F14: Wednesday
| Doctor Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. John P John | Professor |
| Dr. Santosh Loganathan | Professor |
| Dr. Preeti Sinha | Additional Professor |
Psychiatry Unit 4
New OPD F15: Wednesday | Follow-Up OPD F14: Thursday
| Doctor Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Prabha S Chandra | Professor |
| Dr. S.K. Chaturvedi | Senior Professor |
| Dr. Geetha Desai | Professor |
| Dr. Harish T | Professor |
| Dr. Sundarnag Ganjekar | Associate Professor |
Psychiatry Unit 5
New OPD F15: Thursday | Follow-Up OPD F14: Friday
| Doctor Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Jagadisha Thirthalli | Professor |
| Dr. Suresh Bada Math | Professor |
| Dr. C. Naveen Kumar | Professor |
| Dr. N. Manjunatha | Associate Professor |
| Dr. Urvakhsh M Mehta | Associate Professor |
Psychiatry Unit 6
New OPD F15: Friday | Follow-Up OPD F14: Saturday
| Doctor Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Y.C. Janardhan Reddy | Professor and Head of Department |
| Dr. A. Shyamsundar | Additional Professor |
| Dr. T.S. Jaisoorya | Faculty, Psychiatry |
| Dr. Janardhanan C.N | Associate Professor |
Center for Addiction Medicine (CAM)
New OPD: Saturday | Follow-Up OPD: Monday and Thursday
| Doctor Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Pratima Murthy | Professor and Director, NIMHANS |
| Dr. Vivek Benegal | Professor |
| Dr. Prabhat Kumar Chand | Professor |
| Dr. Arun Kandasamy | Additional Professor |
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
OPD Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday | Venue: CAP 200 OPD
| Doctor Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Prof. K. John Vijay Sagar | Professor and Head of Department |
| Prof. Satish C Girimaji | Senior Professor |
| Dr. Preeti Jacob | Associate Professor |
| Dr. Rajendra K M | Assistant Professor |
| Dr. Eesha Sharma | Assistant Professor |
| Dr. Sreyoshi Ghosh | Assistant Professor |
Geriatric Clinic and Services
OPD Days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday | Venue: Room G15 OPD
Clinical Psychology
| Doctor Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Seema Mehrotra | Professor and Head of Department |
| Uma H | Professor |
| Anisha Shah | Professor |
| Dr. Mahendra P Sharma | Professor |
| L.N. Suman | Professor |
| Jamuna Rajeswaran | Professor |
| Paulomi M. Sudhir | Professor |
| Keshav Kumar | Professor |
| Manoj Kumar Sharma | Professor |
| M. Manjula | Professor |
| Devvarta Kumar | Professor |
| Poornima Bhola | Professor |
| Roopesh B.N. | Additional Professor |
| Thomas Kishore | Additional Professor |
| Veena Satyanarayana | Associate Professor |
| Aruna Rose Mary Kapanee | Associate Professor |
| Shantala Hegde | Associate Professor |
| Rajakumari P. Reddy | Associate Professor |
| Nitin Anand | Associate Professor |
| Gitanjali Narayanan | Associate Professor |
| Nithya Poornima | Associate Professor |
| Jyotsna Agrawal | Associate Professor |
| Ajay Kumar | Associate Professor |
| Himani Kashyap | Associate Professor |
| Ravikant Pinjarkar | Assistant Professor |
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
| Doctor Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Dr. Jagadisha Thirthalli | Psychiatry |
| Dr. Santosh K. Chaturvedi | Psychiatry |
| Dr. Devvarta Kumar | Clinical Psychology |
| Dr. Poornima Bhola | Clinical Psychology |
| Dr. Sailaxmi Gandhi | Psychiatric Nursing |
| Dr. Krishna Prasad M | Psychiatry |
| Dr. T Sivakumar | Psychiatry |
| Dr. Aarti Jagannathan | Psychiatric Rehabilitation |
| Dr. Hareesh Angothu | Psychiatry |
| Dr. Deepak Jayarajan | Psychiatry |
| Dr. Shanivaram Reddy | Psychiatry |
Psychiatry Specialty OPDs
| No. | Clinic | OPD Day | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OCD Clinic | Tuesday | OPD Building |
| 2 | Schizophrenia Clinic | Wednesday | OPD Building |
| 3 | Perinatal Clinic | Friday | OPD Building |
| 4 | Center for Addiction Medicine | Saturday (New), Monday and Thursday (Follow-Up) | Specialty OPD Building |
Biophysics
| Doctor Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Balasundaram Padmanabhan | Professor and Head of Department |
| Dr. Indrani Datta | Associate Professor |
| Dr. Bhupesh Mehta | Assistant Professor |
| Dr. Yogananda S Markandeya | Assistant Professor |
| Dr. Padavattan Sivaraman | Assistant Professor |
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (GKRS) Unit
| Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Bhanumathy G | Consultant Radiation Oncologist |
| Mr. Ponnusamy N | Senior Scientific Officer, RSO |
| Mrs. Jeeva B | Senior Medical Physicist |
| Mr. Nanda Karthik S.G | Medical Physicist |
| Mr. Vadivel M | JSO, Radiation Safety |
Integrative Medicine
OPD Days: Monday, Thursday and Friday | Timing: 9 AM onwards
This department offers treatment combining Ayurveda, Yoga and modern medicine for mental health and neurosciences patients.
How to Book an Appointment at NIMHANS
For online appointments, patients can visit the Government ORS portal at ors.gov.in. The steps are as follows: verify yourself using your mobile number, choose the hospital and department, select the date, verify using your Aadhaar number, and you will receive a confirmation SMS. Note that you cannot choose a specific doctor through the portal. Checking the unit-wise OPD day schedule before booking will help you arrive on the right day for your doctor.
For offline appointments, patients must visit the hospital and register at the counter. The registration counter opens at 8:00 AM and closes at 11:30 AM. Registration is done on a first come, first served basis.
Patients with a referral letter from a registered medical practitioner or from a NIMHANS neurologist are sent directly to the concerned consultant in the F1-OPD. Patients without a referral letter are first screened in the General Screening Block and then directed to the appropriate department.
There are three lines at the OPD Screening Block: the General Line (Line 1), the Referral Line (Line 2), and the Online Portal Line (Line 3).
Patient Tips Before Visiting NIMHANS
Carry all previous medical records, investigation reports, MRI and CT scan films, and current medications during your visit. Arrive before 8:00 AM on busy days since registration is done on a first come, first served basis. Do not skip medications or fast before your visit unless your doctor has specifically asked you to do so. For follow-up visits, carry your NIMHANS hospital card which contains your N number and the follow-up day assigned by your doctor. Since OPD days and doctor availability can occasionally change, patients should confirm before travelling from other cities.
NIMHANS Bangalore Contact Details
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Hospital Name | National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences |
| Address | Hosur Road, Lakkasandra, Wilson Garden, Bangalore 560029 |
| OPD Enquiry | 080-26972230 and 080-26995530 |
| Medical Superintendent | 080-26995201 and 080-26995202 |
| ms@nimhans.ac.in | |
| PDMDS Email | mds.nimhans@gmail.com |
| Online Appointment | ors.gov.in |
| Official Website | nimhans.ac.in |
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the OPD timings at NIMHANS Bangalore?
OPD services are available all days except Sunday and general OPD holidays. The registration counter opens at 8:00 AM and closes at 11:30 AM. F2 follow-up OPD registration is open from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Psychiatry OPD starts from 9:00 AM.
How are Neurology OPD days decided at NIMHANS?
NIMHANS Neurology is divided into six units. Each unit has a fixed day for new patient consultation (F1-OPD) and a separate fixed day for follow-up (F2-OPD). Once you are registered under a unit, all your future visits are on that unit's follow-up day.
Where is the Neurology OPD located inside NIMHANS?
New Neurology OPD is in Room F1 on the first floor of the Main OPD Building. Follow-up OPD is in Room F2, adjacent to F1 on the same floor.
Where is the Psychiatry OPD located?
Psychiatry OPD is on the first floor of the Main OPD Building Complex in Rooms F14 (follow-up) and F15 (new patients).
Is NIMHANS a government or private hospital?
NIMHANS is a government institution functioning as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Treatment costs are significantly subsidised compared to private hospitals.
Who is the Director of NIMHANS?
The current Director of NIMHANS is Dr. Prabha S Chandra.
How can I contact the PDMDS team for a movement disorder consultation?
Write to mds.nimhans@gmail.com with the subject "APPOINTMENT" to check availability of PDMDS doctors. New patients need to visit on either Monday or Thursday depending on which doctor they wish to see.
