About Dr. Sanya Virani, MD, MPH, FAPA

Dr. Sanya Virani is a triple board-certified general adult, addiction and forensic psychiatrist in Indianapolis, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine, and an addiction psychiatrist at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center. Trained at Yale and Brown, she brings 10 years of experience across New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Washington and Indiana.

Board certification

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology:

General Psychiatry (2022)
Forensic Psychiatry (2023)
Addiction Psychiatry (2024)

Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (FAPA).

Training

Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (2021–2022)
Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, Yale School of Medicine, VA Connecticut Healthcare System (2020–2021)
General Psychiatry Residency, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY (2016–2020); Chief Resident, Education and Research
Master of Public Health, Administration and Policy, University of Minnesota School of Public Health (2015)
MBBS (medical degree, MD equivalent), K. J. Somaiya Medical College, Mumbai (2012); valedictorian

Current appointments

Founder, SV Forensic and Addiction Psychiatry (private practice), Indianapolis and Lakewood, WA
Addiction Psychiatrist, Substance Use Disorders Recovery Program, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine
Forensic Evaluator for criminal cases, Marion County Superior Court
Evaluator for health professionals, HAVEN (Connecticut physician health program)
Consultant, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (Western State Hospital)

Previous roles

Director of Addiction Services and Forensic Psychiatrist, Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital; Assistant Professor and Associate Program Director, Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, UMass Chan Medical School (2022–2024)

Leadership and service

American Psychiatric Association: Board of Trustees (2020–2022, elected nationally); Council on Psychiatry and Law; APA Books Editorial Board
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law: Vice Chair, Early Career Psychiatrists Committee
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Addiction Psychiatry Certification Committee
Editorial Board, BMC Psychiatry; Assistant Editor, Tasman's Psychiatry; research update author, The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
Host, "Finding Our Voice" podcast (APA Publishing)

Selected honors

AAPL Charles Dike Award for Early Career Psychiatrists (2023)
NIDA–AAAP Mentor Facilitated Training Award (2024)
American College of Psychiatrists Laughlin Fellowship (2021)
Indo-American Psychiatric Association Outstanding Resident Award (2022)

Publications and presentations

More than 35 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, including work in JAMA Network Open, Psychiatric Services, the American Journal on Addictions and Academic Psychiatry, and chapters on legal technologies in substance use disorders and juvenile homicide offenders. Recent presentations include panels on the legal and ethical aspects of behavioral addictions and on human trafficking survivors at the AAPL Annual Meeting, and on behavioral addictions at the APA Annual Meeting.

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Languages

English, Hindi and Gujarati.

Work with Dr. Virani

Call (463) 282-7235 or book a free 15-minute call.