Ruchira S Densert MD

Summary

• I am a board certified adult psychiatrist with over 28 years of experience in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic psychiatric illness. Within my profession, I have cultivated specific areas of skills, interest and specialization including but not limited to chronic depression and other mood disorders; anxiety, panic and obsessive compulsive disorders; attention, focus and memory problems; PTSD including sexual and military related trauma; sleep disorders and eating disorders.
  
  I am currently focusing on neuropsychiatric modulation treatments such as TMS and esketamine as well as medication management.
  
  I have expanded my psychiatric practice by integrating holistic approaches to traditional psychiatric medications and psychotherapy to treat the condition most effectively and enhance treatment outcomes. My approach focuses on the connection between the mind, spirit and whole body with comprehensive assessment of various physiological process such as genetics, hormonal imbalances, nutrition deficiency, environmental toxins, gut health, and epigenetics influencing mental health and disease.
  
  I received my undergraduate education from University of San Diego and medical education from Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. I completed my psychiatric residency at the National Capitol Consortium in Bethesda, Maryland. I am a diplomat of American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
  
  I have served over 26 years on active duty service in the Navy with additional 4 years in ROTC. Since retiring from the Navy in 2015, I have worked in various setting including outpatient private practice, emergency room, inpatient and intensive outpatient work in various psychiatric hospitals, as well as telemedicine.

Dr. Ruchira Densert M.D
Dr. Densert brings over 28 years of experience, knowledge, and skills and has expanded her traditional psychiatric practice by integrating natural approaches to