Psychiatrist and public health doctor with experience across mental health and public health. My broad interdisciplinary interests are; 1. Clinical: Intellectual disability & Child/ Adolescent Psychiatry 2. Public Mental health- Interest in using public policy approaches to address challenges in young people with neurodevelopmental disorders/Learning disabilities. Current research interests: Service inequalities in Children/ Adolescents/ Neuro Developmental Disorders (NDD) with Learning disabilities, Building evidence base in Neurodevelopmental disabilities using EBM approaches. Life course approaches in Child/ Adolescent Psychiatry. 3. Extensive experience of research capacity building with expertise in engaging government in LMIC. I have led monitoring of complex interventions , developed networks and managed innovations in large national public health programs. Skilled in strategic management of Health Systems/ services and mass casualty management.