Ameya Amritwar, MBBS, MD

Adult Psychiatrist; Associate Service Chief - ECT

Specialties

Addiction Medicine
Biological Psychiatry
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
LGBTQ+ Mental Health Issues
Neuroimaging

Dr. Ameya Amritwar is an adult psychiatrist at Sheppard Pratt specializing in addiction psychiatry; he also serves as associate service chief of ECT. Dr. Amritwar completed his residency training at St. Elizabeths Hospital, and completed a fellowship in addiction psychiatry at Kansas University Medical Center. He earned his MBBS from Maharashtra University of Health Sciences.

Medical School

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences

Residency

St. Elizabeths Hospital

Fellowship

Kansas University Medical Center, Addiction Psychiatry

Board Certification

General Psychiatry

Professional Organizations

Member, American Psychiatric Association

Recent Publications

Amritwar, A, Karia, S, De Sousa, A, Sonavane, S. (2016). Electroconvulsive therapy in a patient with glaucoma. Natl Med J India, 29(2):85-6.

Amritwar, AU, Lowry, CA, Brenner, LA, Hoisington, AJ, Hamilton, R, Stiller, JW, Postolache, TT. (2017). Mental Health in Allergic Rhinitis: Depression and Suicidal Behavior. Curr Treat Options Allergy, 4(1):71-97.