Back to search results
Parna Prajapati, MD, MPH, FAPA
Specialty
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Locations
1308 Sherwood Avenue
Richmond,
VA
23220
Get Directions
Education
Graduate education
Master of Public Health (MPH) - University of North Texas Health Science Center - Fort Worth, Texas
Medical School
Gujarat University Ahmedabad - Gujarat, India
Residency
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University - Camden, New Jersey
Fellowship
Children's Hospital of Dallas - UT Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, Texas
Biography
Dr. Prajapati joined VCU in 2018 serving in a dual role of providing psychiatric consultations at CHoR and also playing a critical role in expanding the pediatric consultation-liaison service. He has an outpatient clinic at Virginia Treatment Center for Children and is actively involved in training the next generation of adult and pediatric psychiatrists. He has been elected as the Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) which is an elite group of psychiatrists with this honorary distinction to those who continue to make significant contributions to the field of psychiatry. His service to the patients and the trainees has been recognized with numerous awards and honors. He has been awarded Richmond’s Top Doc Award in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, and 2025 by Richmond magazine. He is passionate about connecting with his patients, educating patients and families, and crisis prevention while conducting comprehensive psychiatric evaluations.
Clinical Interests
Mood and anxiety disorders (depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders);Neurodevelopmental disorders (ADHD, autism, intellectual disability);Psychiatric care of neurological disorders (multiple sclerosis, ALS, PANS, autoimmune disorders);Medically complex patients;Patient education and teaching
Ratings & Reviews
Learn More About the Press Ganey Survey
In order to provide our patients and visitors with the most accurate and useful information, we only post physician satisfaction data when a physician has received a minimum of 30 returned surveys. For this provider, we have not yet received the minimum.