1980 

M.B.B.S. 

University of Madras 

 

1988

M.D, Ph.D, D.P.M, D.C.B.D

University of Madras 

 

1981

Neurology & Psychiatry

NIMHANS, Bangalore 

Professor and Head, Dept. of Psychiatry, MAP Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, a 1000 bed teaching Hospital with Medical College.

Member of the Education & Research Foundation, of the Indian Psychiatric Society in Charge of Continuing Professional Development

Member of the Executive Committee of the Indian Association for Geriatric Mental Health (IAGMH)

Chairman of the Website Committee of the Indian Psychiatric Society

Dr. Gautham has appeared on NDTV 24X7 alongside personalities such as Kapil Sibal. He has also done live phone-in Q & A programs on Sun TV, Podhigai, Raj TV, and Jaya TV. He has written articles on various mental health issues for various newspapers and magazines including the Times Group, and the Hindu, and local language Tamil magazines including Dinakaran Vasantham, Kumudam etc. 

Fellow of Indian Psychiatric Society, Fellow of Indian Association for Geriatric Mental Health, Member of World Psychiatric Association, and Fellow of the Association of Industrial Psychiatry of India. 

Consultant Neuropsychiatrist to the Al Hayat Multi-specialty Medical Center, Muscat, Republic of Oman (1995 to 2001)

Visiting Scholar (Professor), California Lutheran University, USA (2007 & 2008)

Associate Faculty, and Course team member, Open University Business School, United Kingdom (1997 - 2001)

Honorary Director, Child-to-Child South India Resource Group, the Indian wing of Child to Child Trust, London (1996 to 1999)

Director of the disaster mental health program, National Lutheran Health & Medical Board (2005 to 2008)

Critical reviewer of the "National Disaster Management Guidelines - Psychosocial Support and Mental Health Services" compiled by National Disaster Management Authority, Government of India.

Academic council member of the Annamalai University (1993 to 1995)

Sole resource person from India for the WHO Early Childhood Care & Development program in Developing countries (1993 to 1996)

Member of the Board of studies in Psychology, Annamalai University (1993 to 1996)

Planning committee member, Department of Distance Education, Annamalai University (1992 to 1996)

Academic Council member, MOP Vaishnav College for Women (2001 to 2005)

Member of the Doctoral Board, Martin Luther Christian University (2006 to 2009)

Visiting faculty and trainer, Tamilnadu Police Training Academy, 1997 to 2001

Post-graduate Examiner, Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University

Question Paper Setter, National Board of Examinations