P. C. Shastri

Priyavadan Chandrakant Shastri
Residence	Andheri, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Nationality	Indian
Education	University of Bombay
Alma mater	Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai
Occupation	Psychiatrist
Years active	1970–present
Religion	Hindu

Priyavadan Chandrakant Shastri (P. C. Shastri) (Marathi: प्रियवदन चंद्रकांत शास्त्री) is an Indian child psychiatrist, from Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Education

P. C. Shastri completed his post graduation in the field of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine in October 1970, from the Topiwala National Medical College and Nair Hospital in Mumbai.

Career

After attaining the degree, Shastri was elected at the post of Professor and Head of the Unit in the Department of Psychiatry in the same hospital. He retired only in 1997. Later he continued at the Nanavati hospital in Andheri and the Indian Armed forces Medical Services, (INHS Ashwini) as an Honorary Professor in Psychiatry in 2004 till date.

He has been the past President of the Indian Psychiatric Society in 2008-09 and has presided the SAARC Psychiatric Federation in the same year.

He has presided over many conferences and medical meets throughout the world and the region:

• The Research Society for the care Treatment & Training of Children in Need of Special Care- (1998–2008)
• Maharashtra State branch of Indian Psychiatric Society (2003–05)
• Indian Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (2005–2007)
• Bombay Psychiatric Society (1985–86)^[1]
• Indian Psychiatric Society -West Zone (1995–96)
• Integrated Sensations –India(1996–99)
• President of first National Conference of Integrated Sensations - India 1996

International Recognition

P. C. Shastri has the honor of having his name in International Directories like-

• Indo-European’s Who’s Who,
• Educationist’s Who’s Who,
• Intellectual’s Who’s Who,
• Reference Asia International Directory of Distinguished Leadership and
• Asia/Pacific Who's Who (1998) and
• South-Asia (Overseas) Pub. Co.-Twentieth Century Admirable Achievers: Distinguished Who’s Who- 1999.

Awards and Research

P. C. Shastri has made enormous work in the field of research in Psychiatry and the related branches. He won the Best paper -President Award four times in his career, in 1980, 1983, 1986 and 1996. The American Biographical Institute has awarded him the 'Key of Success Plague' for 'Leader in Education, Medical Excellence and Achievement in Research in 1992. The institute also gave him the 'Distinguished Leadership Award' for extra ordinary Service & Leadership to the Teaching Profession in 1992. A year later he was graced by 'The International Cultural Diploma of Honour in 1993. He also won the Silver medal with scroll of honors for Mental health and education by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra in September 1996. The Bombay Psychiatric Society acknowledged his work twice by awarding him the Dr. S. M. Lulla Oration Award in 1998 and Dr. V.N.Bagadia Life time achievement Award in 2007. He also went on to win the Dr. L.P. Shah Oration Award by the Indian Psychiatric Society's West Zone in 2007 and later the V.S. Mani Memorial Oration Award in 2009.^[2]

Associations

He has been awarded Life Membership or Fellowship through various distinguished organisations in the field of Psychiatry such as World Psychiatric Association, American Psychiatric Association, Indian Psychiatric Society, SAARC Psychiatric Federation, Bombay Psychiatric Society, World Congress of Asian Psychiatry and many others. He was the President of the Center for Help & Intervention in Learning & Development (CHILD) from 1988 to 2008.

References

1. ^ "BPS presidents". Bombay Psychiatric Society. http://bombaypsychiatricsociety.org/AboutUs.asp. Retrieved 2011-01-29. 
2. ^ "Dr. P. C. Shastri Profile". http://www.drpcshastri.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/Dr.-Shastri-Resume-Eloberated-Feb-2009.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-29. 

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