DR. USHA BACHANI, M.D.

I am Dr. Bachani, an experienced and highly qualified child and adolescent psychiatrist with over a decade of experience in the field. I completed my general psychiatry residency at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine and went on to pursue a fellowship in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. Additionally, I completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University at Buffalo.

I currently serve as the Medical Director of Dawn Psychiatry where I provide psychiatric outpatient care including medication management, in-depth psychotherapy and consultation. I am well-versed in various forms of therapy including psychodynamic psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, CBT and DBT.

Prior to this, I served as Service Chief of Life Launch at Sheppard Pratt, where I led the psychiatric care team in creating treatment plans, provided medical direction, clinical diagnosis and treatment for adolescents. I also worked as an Attending Psychiatrist at Retreat at Sheppard Pratt, providing psychiatric care including medication management and in-depth psychotherapy for complex mental illnesses. I am dedicated to improving the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents in my community and am committed to providing the highest quality of care to my patients.