Dr Siddharth Sarkar is an Additional Professor at the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. He has been working in the field of addiction psychiatry and is in charge of the dual diagnosis clinic at his institution. Has received travel fellowship from the International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) and the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (JSPN). He has received the Young Psychiatrist Award of the Indian Psychiatric Society. He has served on the editorial board of several journals in the field of psychiatry and is the deputy editor of the Indian Journal of Psychiatry. He has managed several funded projects.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UniCamillus (International Medical University in Rome) in Rome, he obtained the Specialization in Psychiatry at the University of Pisa and PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology – BiBiM 2.0 “Progetto Pegaso”, Cycle XXXII, University of Siena. He obtained the Second Level Master in Pharmaco-Toxicological and Behavioral Addictions, University of Pisa and completed the Specialization Course in «systematic reviews and meta- analysis for the production of evidence-based guidelines, Cochrane methodology», University of Milan. In 2017 he obtained the national scientific qualification to act as associate professor in psychiatry. He was a Research Fellow at the Rockefeller University (New York, USA) under the guidance of Dr. M.J. Kreek and the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) under the guidance of Dr. M. Krausz during his specialist training. He is a lecturer at the Master’s Degree in «Psychopathology of Neurodevelopment in Adults» (University of Pisa) and in «Addiction Medicine» (UniCamillus, Rome) and at the «School of Specialization in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (PerFormat, Pisa). He is part of the Editorial Board of «Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems», “Journal of Clinical Medicine”, «International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health», «Austin Addiction Science» and is Associate Editor of «Frontiers» in the «Addictive Disorders» section. He is president of the Italian Section of the World Association on Dual Disorder «WADD- Italia» and of the «Society of Clinical and Experimental Psychiatry of the School of Pisa». He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Italian Society of Drug Addiction «SITD», of the Board of Directors of the Regional Section of Tuscany in the Italian Society of Drug Addiction «SITD» and of the Association for the Use of Neuroscientific Knowledge for Social Purposes «AU-CNS». He worked as a full-time Medical Doctor at the UOC of Psychiatry, USL Toscana Nord Ovest (Versilia area) from May 2016 to March 2024. He is co-author of more than 160 scientific articles indexed on Scopus (H-index 27) and has taken part in more than 70 international and national conferences as a speaker.

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, University of Panama, 2011. PhD in Equality and Gender, University of Malaga. Master’s Degree in Bioethics, Panamericana, 2024. Master’s Degree in Psychiatry, University, 2021

As a psychiatrist, I have a clear vision of mental health and patient well-being, promoting a patient-centered approach. I strive to foster an environment of assertive communication and active listening, facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration to provide comprehensive care. As a researcher, I focus on advancing the knowledge and understanding of mental disorders, with the goal of developing effective and accessible interventions with a multidisciplinary approach that integrates basic and clinical research, promoting collaboration between professionals from diverse areas. Furthermore, I aim to contribute to the development of evidence-based mental health policies, advocating for the importance of mental health in the overall well-being of society. My commitment is to make a positive impact on the lives of people affected by mental health problems, ensuring that their voices are heard and their needs addressed.

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