Biographical summary
Shirshendu Sinha, M.B.B.S., M.D., is a general adult psychiatrist with specialty interest in addictions. His clinical focus includes:
- Expertise in management of addictive disorders, such as alcohol use disorder
- Complex coordination of care and assessment of emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial aspects of organ transplantation
- Providing comprehensive assessment of mental health and substance use disorders in patients with other complex medical conditions
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Dual diagnosis
- Transplant psychiatry
- Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Psychopharmacology
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2016
FellowRST Addiction Psychiatry, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2016
Fellowship - Addiction PsychiatryMayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
- 2015
Chief Resident - Academic/TeachingUniversity of Connecticut Health Center
- 2015
Residency - General Adult PsychiatryUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine
- 2011
Post Doctoral Research - FellowshipMayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- 2005
InternshipNorth Bengal Medical College and Hospital, University of North Bengal
- 2004
MBBSNorth Bengal Medical College and Hospital, University of North Bengal
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2016
Addiction PsychiatryAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- 2015
PsychiatryAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Awards and honors
- 2023
Recipient of Project Specific Category Time AwardDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Arizona
- 2019
First Place Poster Winner
Neuroscience Education Institute Psychopharmacology Congress
- 2018
$75,000 grantUCare Foundation
- 2016
American Psychiatric Association Research Colloquium American Psychiatric Association
- 2015
Clinical Trial Fellowship Travel Award American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology
- 2015
First Place Poster WinnerNeuroscience Education Institute Psychopharmacology Congress
- 2014
Janssen Academic Research Mentorship AwardUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine
Professional memberships
- 2024 - present
Journal Club and Research Peer Support meeting ChampionDepartment of Psychiatry & Psychology
- 2023 - present
Quality Improvement ChampionDepartment of Psychiatry & Psychology
- 2023 - present
Associate DirectorPsychiatry Clerkship, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Arizona, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- 2023 - present
FacultyAddiction Psychiatry Fellowship, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- 2023 - present
Education Liaison for AddictionsDepartment of Psychiatry & Psychology
- 2023 - present
MemberWorld Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
- 2023 - present
MemberAssociation of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP)
- 2021 - present
FellowAmerican Psychiatric Association
- 2020 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
- 2019 - present
MemberIndo-American Psychiatric Association
- 2018 - 2020
MemberHospital Practice Committee, Southwest Minnesota Region, Mayo Clinic Health System
- 2018 - 2021
ChairBehavioral Health Leadership Committee, Southwest Minnesota Region, Mayo Clinic Health System
- 2018 - 2021
MemberEmergency Medicine Behavioral Health Task Force, Southwest Minnesota Region, Mayo Clinic Health System
- 2018
FacilitatorBurnout Focused Groups, Southwest Minnesota Region, Mayo Clinic Health System
- 2017 - 2021
ChairMonthly Regional Behavioral Health Meeting, Southwest Minnesota Region, Mayo Clinic Health System
- 2017 - 2018
MemberBehavioral Health Leadership Committee, Southwest Minnesota Region, Mayo Clinic Health System
- 2016 - present
MemberAmerican Society of ADHD and Related Disorders
- 2016 - 2018
MemberMentorship Committee, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
- 2016 - 2018
MemberResearch Committee, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
- 2015 - 2016
MemberMayo Fellows Association, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- 2014 - 2016
MemberEditorial Board, Indo-American Psychiatric Association
- 2014 - 2015
MemberPGY-1 Residency Selection Committee, University of Connecticut Health Center
- 2014 - 2015
MemberQuality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee, University of Connecticut Health Center
- 2012 - 2015
MemberClinical Education Committee, University of Connecticut Health Center
- 2009 - 2011
MemberMayo Clinic Research Fellows Association
Publications