Geetha Jayaram

Background

Jayaram, Geetha was born on August 3, 1949 in Bangalore, India. Came to the United States, 1977.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honours, National College, Bangalore, India, 1968; Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Science, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, India, 1974; postgrad in Business of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1994-1998.

Career

Intern, senior house officer, St. Martha's Hospital, Bangalore, India, 1974-1977; intern in psychiatry, Delaware Eastern State Hospital, Thomas Jefferson U., Newcastle, Delaware, 1977-1978; resident, chief resident department psychiatry, behavioral science, Division Comty. Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1979-1982; psychiatrist, Department Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, since 1982; private practice psychiatry, Baltimore, since 1981. Active staff Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, since 1982.

Courtesy staff Greater Laurel Beltsville Hospital, Laurel, Maryland. 1984-1987, Howard County General Hospital, Columbia, Maryland., 1984-1987. Medical director 4 community mental health ctrs, Prince George's County Directorate of Mental Health, dir C.O.P.E.S. Outreach Program, 1981-1987, medical director, director Johns Hopkins Comty.

Psychiatry Clinic, 1987-1991, attending physician Meyer Short Stay Svc. Managed care community psychiatry inpatient unit, since 1991, quality assurance physician advisor, associate professor Johns Hopkins Hospital Dept Psychiatry, since 1991.

Achievements

• Geetha Jayaram has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Gov's. Advisory Council Mental Health, Baltimore, 1996. Fellow American Psychiatric Association (member commission on Asian-American psychiatrists since 1994, representative department psychiatry to commission on transcultural psychiatry Washington since 1993). Member Maryland. Psychiatric Society (county member, committee psychopharm. since 1993, peer review committee since 1995, Chairman of Commission education 1998), American Association Physiciansfrom India, Women's Medical Association, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Med.and Surgical Association, MedChi Maryland, Rotary Club Colombia (board directors Rotary 4-wau Test award 1996).

Connections

M. July, 1974; 2 children.