Amritha Bhat, MBBS, MD, MPH

Faculty Appointment(s)

Associate Professor

Leadership Role(s)

Co-Director, Perinatal Mental Health & Substance Use Education, Research & Clinical (PERC) Center

amritha@uw.edu

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Personal Statement

I am a perinatal psychiatrist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. I earned my medical degree from Bangalore Medical College, India, and completed a psychiatry residency in St. John’s Medical College, India. I completed a second residency in Psychiatry with a focus on women’s mental health and integrated care from the University of Washington, and a fellowship in Primary Care in Psychiatry. I also earned a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Washington School of Public Health. I am board certified with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Education

Psychiatry in Primary Care, University of Washington, 2015-2017
Psychiatry, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore,India, 2002-2005
Psychiatry Internship, University of California, San Diego, 2011-2012
Psychiatry, University of Washington, 2012-2015
MD, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, 1994-2000
MPH, Maternal and Child Health Services, University of Washington , 2015-2017

Department Affiliations

Centers/Programs

Other Affiliations

Barnard Center for Infant Mental Health

Recent Publications

Development of a Multiuser Interactive Health Response Application (MITHRA) for depression in women from a community-based organisation in India.
(2025 Mar 25)
BJPsych Open 11(2): e58
Ruben JP, Devadass D, Goud BR, Navarro-Aguirre Y, Kalidindi B, Waghmare A, Raj T, Srinivasan K, Collins PY, Bhat A
Microfluidic human physiomimetic liver model as a screening platform for drug induced liver injury.
(2024 Oct)
Biomaterials 310(): 122627
Dey S, Bhat A, Janani G, Shandilya V, Gupta R, Mandal BB
Postpartum Psychosis: A Preventable Psychiatric Emergency.
(2024 Jan)
Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ) 22(1): 44-52
Toor R, Wiese M, Croicu C, Bhat A
Increasing Access To Perinatal Mental Health Care: The Perinatal Psychiatry Access Program Model.
(2024 Apr)
Health Aff (Millwood) 43(4): 557-566
Schaefer AJ, Mackie T, Veerakumar ES, Sheldrick RC, Moore Simas TA, Valentine J, Cowley D, Bhat A, Davis W, Byatt N
The role of doulas in supporting perinatal mental health - a qualitative study.
(2024)
Front Psychiatry 15(): 1272513
Quiray J, Richards E, Navarro-Aguirre Y, Glazer D, Adachi J, Trujillo E, Perera D, Garcia EP, Bhat A
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