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Biography

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Dr. Parikh was born and raised in Northeast Ohio. He attended The Ohio State University as a member of the 7-year BS/MD program, and graduated Summa Cum Laude with honors. He went on to earn his Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2013.

 

Dr. Parikh matched into the adult psychiatry residency program at Mount Sinai-St. Luke’s/West Hospitals, and fostered his passion to teach during this time, earning the ‘Resident as Teacher’ award during his fourth year. Dr. Parikh also developed an interest in treating young adults and professionals, working as a junior attending at the Fordham University Counseling and Psychological Services center and as a consulting psychiatrist at the John Jay College Wellness Center.

Dr. Parikh formerly served as the Medical Director of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai-St. Luke’s Hospital and was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Icahn

School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. During this time, he earned his MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he developed interests in digital health and alternative payment models in behavioral health.

Dr. Parikh is now a local Los Angeleno, where he serves as the Chief Medical Officer for an growth-stage, next-generation outpatient mental health platform. He also continues to be involved in teaching and supervising medical students, residents, and fellows (as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California) in addition to his clinical work treating psychiatric and substance use disorders and advising early-stage digital mental health founders.

Education & Training

2009-2013

MD, The Ohio State University College of Medicine | Columbus

2013-2017

Residency, Adult Psychiatry, Mount Sinai-St. Luke's / Roosevelt Hospitals | New York City

2018-2020

MBA, Healthcare Management, The Wharton School / UPenn | Philadelphia

Certifications and Appointments

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Keck School of Medicine at the Univeristy of Southern California

Board Certified, General Psychiatry

American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology

Board Certified, Addiction Medicine

American Board of Preventive Medicine

Board Eligible, Healthcare Administration, Leadership, and Management

American Board of Preventive Medicine

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