Board-Certified Psychiatrist (Adult) | MPH | Access & Quality-Focused | Experienced NP Collaborator About Dr. Sudha K. Dr. Sudha K. is a board-certified adult psychiatrist with 25+ years of experience across outpatient, inpatient, partial hospital, and long-term care. She brings a rare blend of front-line clinical work and senior payer leadership (Optum, New Directions, Humana), where she led complex-case rounds, utilization management, credentialing, and quality initiatives—and helped develop telepsychiatry policies and ROI frameworks. Earlier in her career she cared for wounded warriors (PTSD​/​trauma focus), supervised NP​/​PA teams in geriatric settings, and served as an academic instructor. NPs choose Dr. K. for her practical, responsive collaboration: clear guardrails, documentation coaching that aligns with medical-necessity criteria, and risk-smart support for high-acuity patients. With an MPH and a career devoted to system-level access, she’s passionate about empowering NP-led care to expand timely, evidence-based mental health services. Areas of Expertise • Adult Psychiatry: depression, anxiety, bipolar, psychotic disorders • Trauma & PTSD (including veteran populations) • Geriatric Psychiatry & LTC consultation • Substance Use Disorders & coordination of MAT • Collaborative Care integration with primary care • Telepsychiatry workflows, safety, and compliance • Utilization Management & Prior Authorization strategy • Quality, credentialing, and payer-aligned documentation • High-risk case consultation & safety planning • NP Supervision: onboarding, chart review, and rapid consults Collaboration style: approachable, email-responsive, and solutions-oriented—supporting NP autonomy while helping you keep patients safe, care plans defensible, and operations smooth.

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