Contact & Appointment Information
- Greenwich Office
- 81 Holly Hill Lane
- Greenwich, CT 06830
- 203-792-0400
Department: Psychiatry & Advanced Neuromodulation
About Tarique Perera, MD
Psychiatry joins science, care, and new methods. Few doctors changed mental health like Dr. Tarique Perera, MD. He ranks in America’s Top 50 Doctors. Lists name him a top psychiatrist each year. Dr. Perera leads psychiatric studies, research, and strong care. His efforts shift how we grasp and treat depression, plus other mental issues. Patients gain hope when standard care fails.
His path holds top training from Harvard Medical School. He did key research at Columbia University. He started Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy. He pushed ketamine treatments. Dr. Perera stays true to better psychiatry science and care. He built Contemporary Care Centers (CCC) in Connecticut. It’s a team psychiatric practice. He keeps reshaping full, personal mental health support.
This full look covers Dr. Tarique Perera’s fine career, care views, and lasting mark. He leads thought in the field. His work saves lives. It forms psychiatry’s path ahead.
A Foundation of Academic Excellence at Harvard Medical School
Dr. Tarique Perera entered psychiatry with a strong base at Harvard Medical School. It ranks as a top school worldwide. Harvard taught him hard science checks, teamwork across fields, and peak patient care.
At Harvard, Dr. Tarique Perera grew keen on mental illness. He looked past just symptoms in psychiatric issues. He probed deep brain processes that shape mood, thought, and actions. This start set his path to link brain science with psychiatric care.
Harvard stressed studies, new findings, and school leadership. It shaped Dr. Perera’s work path. He saw psychiatry as care plus science for big changes.
Residency Training at Columbia University and the New York Psychiatric Institute
After med school, Dr. Tarique Perera did his psychiatry residency at the New York Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University. It stands as a top training spot worldwide. He sat at the heart of school psychiatry. Top researchers, doctors, and teachers joined him.
At Columbia, Dr. Tarique Perera learned to spot and treat many mental states. These include major depression, bipolar issues, anxiety, psychosis, and hard-to-treat cases. Training built therapy skills and drug knowledge. It set a full, balanced care style.
Here, Dr. Perera’s research drive grew strong. The place knew psychiatric advances. He dug into depression biology. He sought fresh treatments for patients who skipped standard help.
Groundbreaking Research on Major Depression Research Fellow and Assistant Professor at Columbia University
Post-residency, Dr. Tarique Perera stayed at Columbia. He served as Research Fellow, then Assistant Professor. He led key studies on major depression brain processes. He checked how brain shifts spark and fight depression.
Dr. Perera’s work brought fresh ideas and results. He proved that new neurons in the hippocampus aid in depression care. That brain spot handles mood and memory. His findings moved views from chemical gaps to brain change models.
Awards and funds came to his research. It held weight in school circles. His steps grew in knowledge. They cleared paths for new treatments now used worldwide.
A Vision for Modern Psychiatry: Founding Contemporary Care Centers
With deep school skills and clear goals, Dr. Tarique Perera built Contemporary Care Centers (CCC). It’s a team psychiatric practice. It blends old psychiatry with the top new mental health tools.
CCC rests on one key idea. Each patient needs proven treatments fit to their body and mind’s needs. Dr. Perera leads it. Patients come for mood issues, anxiety, trauma, and depression that resist care.
Integrating Traditional and Novel Treatments
Contemporary Care Centers blends old psychiatric help with new therapies. Dr. Perera holds that new ways boost personal care, not swap it.
At CCC, patients get:
- Full psychiatric checks
- Drug care by pros
- Proven talk therapy
- Brain stimulation methods
- Quick treatments for bad depression
This mix hits the body and mind sides of mental illness. Dr. Perera’s team gives smart, close care.
Global Leadership in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) One of the World’s Leading TMS Practitioners
Dr. Tarique Perera ranks as a top TMS doctor worldwide. His TMS work started in early studies at Columbia University. He helped test it for mental disorders.
TMS uses magnets to stimulate brain spots for mood. It skips cuts. For depression that skips drugs, TMS changes lives. Dr. Perera helped make it common in psychiatry.
Founding President of the Clinical TMS Society
Dr. Tarique Perera leads past his clinic. He started the Clinical TMS Society. It pushes safe, good TMS use in mental care around the world.
In 2016, he wrote the lead on the TMS Guidelines. The group put them out. Clinicians worldwide use them now. They set top ways and even care for TMS.
His work puts science, skill, and safety first in TMS.
Pioneering Ketamine Therapy in Psychiatry: Early Use of Ketamine Treatments
Dr. Tarique Perera leads in TMS work. He also brought ketamine therapies to depression care first. Contemporary Care Centers started IV and nasal ketamine in a few psych offices. This adds choices for patients with tough, resistant mood problems.
Ketamine changes how we treat mental health. It brings quick antidepressant relief. The effects can save lives for people with sudden suicidal thoughts or deep depression. Dr. Perera’s skills show his focus on the best new options for patients.
Skills in Spravato® and Key Roles
Dr. Tarique Perera knows Spravato® (esketamine) well. It’s an FDA-approved nasal spray for hard-to-treat depression. His knowledge put him on Janssen’s Advisory Board. There, he helps shape ketamine care in psych.
This spot proves Dr. Perera’s trust as an expert. His views guide daily practice and rules in the field.
A Top Mind in Psychopharmacology
Others see Dr. Perera as a key thinker in psychopharmacology. He knows meds well in hard cases. He grasps how drugs work, their side effects, and personal plans. This lets him treat with care and sure steps.
He taught psychopharmacology to Columbia residents and doctors. He shares know-how with new psychiatrists. He still teaches at Columbia’s ECT and TMS course. He stays active in training.
His teaching drive fits a big goal. It pushes the field forward. Clinicians gain skills for top patient care.
Skills in Every Part of Psychiatry
Dr. Perera shines worldwide in neuromodulation and psychopharmacology. He excels in all psych areas, like therapy, too. True healing needs body and mind care blended right.
He links with patients and gets their stories. He fits treatments to them. Patients call him sharp, kind, and all-in for their health.
Named Among America’s Top 50 Doctors
Dr. Perera keeps getting picked as one of America’s Top 50 Doctors. It marks his career with new ideas, guidance, and steady patient focus. The award covers his skills, research, teaching, and care advances.
Each year, he lands on America’s Top Psychiatrists list. It builds his name as a top name in mental health today.
Work and Life in Greenwich, Connecticut
Dr. Perera sees patients in Greenwich, Connecticut. Contemporary Care Centers draws people from the area and farther. His spot there raises local psych care levels. Patients get top treatments only at big schools.
A Strong Mark in Psychiatry
Dr. Tarique Perera’s work shows modern psych at its best. Science, top skills, and kind care join under smart guidance. From early depression brain growth studies to world impact in TMS and ketamine, he changed illness views and fixes.
As a doctor, researcher, teacher, and new-thinker, Dr. Perera tests limits in mental health. His Top 50 Doctor nod is more than a prize. It mirrors a path of healing, finds, and hope.
Patients want high-level psych care. Clinicians seek new ideas and skills. Dr. Tarique Perera guides mental health’s path ahead.
FAQs
Q1. Who is Dr. Tarique Perera, MD?
Dr. Tarique Perera is a top psychiatrist known nationwide. He leads in mental health. America lists him in its Top 50 Doctors. He stays among the top psychiatrists.
Q2. What is Dr. Perera’s medical specialty?
He focuses on psychiatry. He excels in psychopharmacology, neuromodulation, and hard-to-treat depression.
Q3. Where does Dr. Perera practice?
He works in Greenwich, Connecticut. His practice is at Contemporary Care Centers.
Q4. How can patients contact Dr. Perera’s office?
Call the Greenwich office at 203-792-0400. Or check the practice website.
Q5. Is Dr. Perera experienced in TMS therapy?
Yes. Experts call him one of the best TMS doctors worldwide.
Q6. What role did Dr. Perera play in the development of TMS guidelines?
He started the Clinical TMS Society as its first president. He wrote the main part of the 2016 TMS Guidelines.
Q7. Does Dr. Perera offer ketamine therapy?
Yes. CCC was an early site for IV and nasal ketamine.
Q8. Does Dr. Perera teach other physicians?
Yes. He taught psychopharmacology at Columbia University. He still teaches in their ECT and TMS course.
Q9. Does Dr. Perera also practice psychotherapy?
Yes. He does talk therapy well. He mixes it with drug treatments when it fits.
Q10. What does “America’s Top 50 Doctors” recognition represent?
It praises doctors for their top skills, leadership, new ideas, and patient care focus.
