Dr. Kaustubh Kulkarni

Biography

Kaustubh Kulkarni is a Psychiatry Resident at Yale School of Medicine. He earned his MD and PhD through the Medical Scientist Training Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and completed his bachelor's degree in Neuroscience with minors in Computer Science and Philosophy at Rutgers University. His research investigates disruptions in brain architecture that drive psychiatric disorders and changes in cognitive and affective processing. He aims to utilize computational statistical modeling alongside brain imaging to infer the aberrant mental processes underlying psychiatric dysfunction, with a focus on identifying diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for addictive disorders. Furthermore, he is interested in interventional treatment modalities such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU), and ketamine-based therapies for treating refractory psychiatric illnesses. He is dedicated to evidence-based psychotherapy, particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). At Yale, Kaustubh seeks to bridge basic neuroscience and clinical psychiatry to inform personalized interventions for complex mental illnesses.

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