Speaker
Dr Porpavai Kasiannan
Child, adolescent and family psychiatrist
Biography
Dr Porpavai is a child, adolescent and family psychiatrist with more than twenty years of experience in the field. After completing MBBS at Coimbatore Medical College she studied Diploma in Psychological Medicine and MD in Psychiatry at Christian Medical College, Vellore. She furthered her interests in child and adolescent psychiatry at Melbourne, Australia and received the Fellowship at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists in 2000. She was the recipient of the awards of best outgoing student in MBBS and DPM. She has worked in India, Australia and the UK. She currently works as a senior consultant child psychiatrist at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. She has further qualifications in ethics and philosophy of medicine and a masters degree in philosophy and mental health.