Parna Prajapati, MD, MPH, FAPA
Specialty
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Department
Psychiatry
Locations
1308 Sherwood Avenue
Richmond, VA 23220
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Education
Graduate education
Master of Public Health (MPH) - University of North Texas Health Science Center - Fort Worth, Texas
Medical School
Gujarat University Ahmedabad - Gujarat, India
Residency
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University - Camden, New Jersey
Fellowship
Children's Hospital of Dallas - UT Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, Texas
Biography
Dr. Prajapati joined VCU in 2018 and he has served in a dual role of providing consultations to the Children's Hospital of Richmond Pediatrics Departments on the mental health care needs of the patients and also played a critical role in developing the pediatric consultation-liaison service. He currently has an outpatient clinic at Virginia Treatment Center for Children and is actively involved in training the next generation of adult and pediatric psychiatrists.
Dr. Prajapati is a member of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He has been elected as the Fellow of the APA which is an elite group of psychiatrists with this honorary distinction to those who continue to make significant contributions to the field of psychiatry. His service to the patients and the trainees has been recognized with awards and honors. He has been awarded Richmond’s Top Doc Award in 2020, 2021, and 2022 by the Richmond Magazine.