Dr.Pradeep Rangasamy

• M.D. Post Graduate Trainee / Junior Resident at Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital (June 2013 – May 2015).
• Consultant Psychiatrist in Private Clinics Chennai and Mamallapuram (June 2015 – Till Date).
• Senior Resident / Consultant Psychiatrist at A.C.S. Medical College and Hospital (June 2015 – Dec 2015).
• Assistant Professor / Consultant Psychiatrist at Tagore Medical College & Hospital, (June 2016 – Dec 2020).

• Principal Investigator – A study on prevalence and determinants of delirium in a Tertiary care hospital; Presented in National level conference – IPSOCON 2013.
• Principal Investigator – A study on prevalence and determinants of delirium in a Tertiary
  care hospital; Presented in National level conference – IPSOCON 2013
• Principal Investigator – Effectiveness of vaping as nicotine replacement therapy among cigarette smokers; Ongoing Research
• Principal Investigator – Assessment of sleep & psychiatric comorbidities in patients undergoing hemodialysis; Ongoing Research
• Guide – Medical professionals’ perspective on electro-convulsive therapy; Presented in World Congress of Mental Health 2018 – New Delhi
• Guide – Assessment of quality of sleep and daytime sleepiness among doctors.
• Guide – Evaluation of Quality of life and its correlation with treatment modality and cancer staging n patients with cancer; Presented in III International Winter School Oncology 2018 held at AIIMS, Bhopal in February 2018.
• Guide – Assessment of Sleep Quality in patients with Osteoarthritis; Ongoing research
• Co-Investigator – Feasibility and effectiveness of community-based tobacco cessation intervention through nicotine patches among migrant construction site workers in Chennai; Ongoing research
• Co-Investigator – Effectiveness of focus group discussion for hospital doctors to enhance consultation-liaison psychiatry services; Ongoing research
• Co-Investigator – An explorative study on Branched-chain amino acid levels, mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR), and it’s up and downstream signaling molecules in the pathophysiology of Depression; Research temporarily Withheld for funding related issues
• Co-Guide – Prevalence and Risk factors of depression and anxiety in cancer patients undergoing palliative care; Presented in III International Winter School Oncology 2018 held at AIIMS, Bhopal in February 2018.
• Co-Guide – Prevalence and risk factors of deliberate self-harm in patients with cancer; Presented in III International Winter School Oncology 2018 held at AIIMS, Bhopal in February 2018.
• Co-Guide – Prevalence and risk factors of psychoactive substance abuse in patients with cancer; Presented in III International Winter School Oncology 2018 held at AIIMS, Bhopal in February 2018.

PUBLICATIONS

• Depressive features and suicidal ideation in adults with obsessive compulsive disorder – a hospital based cross sectional study. J. Evid. Based Med. Healthc.
• Evaluation of insight and its correlation with psychopathology and executive functioning in patients with schizophrenia. J. Evid. Based Med.Healthc. 2019
• Assessment of sleep quality in patients with osteoarthritis. Journal of evidence-based medicine 2020;
• Health Care Professional’s Perceived Stress Levels and Novel Brief COPE-4 Factor Structure-Based Assessment of Coping Methods during COVID-19 Pandemic in India: A Multi-Modal Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of family medicine & primary care 2021
• Tele-health Consultations during COVID Times – Barriers and Facilitators: A Multi-State Exploratory Study from India International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics 2022
• Tobacco Harm Reduction Approach in Clinical Practice: A Qualitative Study among Multi-Specialty Healthcare Professionals in an Indian Metropolitan City -National Journal of Community Medicine 2022
• The pattern of tobacco use and the associated socio‐demographic factors among transgenders living in Chennai city of Tamil Nadu, India. J Family Med Prim Care 2022;11:4452-9
• “National Journal of Research in Community Medicine”. – “Prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients suffering from hypertension and diabetes mellitus” – 2017.
• “International Journal of Pediatric Neurology” – “Conversion disorder in childhood presenting as movement disorder with severe injuries” – 2012