Dr. Shashita Inamdar is a licensed physician and board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist and neuropharmacologist with over 20 years of clinical experience. She is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders using advanced neuromodulation and pharmacogenetic approaches. She trained in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) at the Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (Harvard Medical School affiliate) and is a member of the Clinical TMS Society.

Dr. Inamdar is recognized for her holistic, evidence-based, and integrative approach, which combines therapy, medications when needed, neuromodulation, and collaboration with naturopathic doctors, dietitians, nutritionists, and personal trainers. Families describe her as someone who “brings out the best in each person and gives them hope.” She enjoys reading, exploring new technologies, and traveling to support her son’s basketball, tennis, and rowing activities.

Academic and Clinical Leadership

• Founder and CEO: Achieve Concierge (2015–present)
• Founder and CEO: Achieve Premier (2024–present)
• Co-Founder and Chief Vision Officer: Headlight Health (2021–present)
• Medical Director: Achieve TMS Centers and TMS Centers of Alaska (2012–2023)
• Medical Director: Center for Discovery – Residential and outpatient treatment for women, teens, and adolescents with mental health and substance use disorders.
• Clinical Faculty:
  • Department of Psychiatry, UC Riverside School of Medicine
  • USD Sanford School of Medicine
  • Department of Family Practice, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • USD Hahn School of Nursing & Health Sciences (Preceptor in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program, 2013–present)
• Assistant Professor: Department of Psychiatry, UCSD School of Medicine
• Consultant Physician: Community Research Foundation, County of San Diego
• Telemedicine Director: State Treatment and Rehabilitation Academy (STAR), South Dakota Department of Juvenile Corrections
• Child, Adolescent, & Adult Psychiatrist: Southern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
• Staff Psychiatrist: Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital, San Diego

Education

• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS): Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Harvard Medical School (2018)
• Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship: UCSD School of Medicine (2003–2005)
• Adult Psychiatry Residency: UCSD School of Medicine (2003–2005)
• Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences (Neuropharmacology): UCSD School of Medicine (1993–1998)
• M.D.: Medical College, Baroda (1986–1992)

Licensure and Certifications

• California Medical License #A102089
• Board Certified: Psychiatry (ABPN)
• Board Certified: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (ABPN)
• Board Certified: NeuroModulation

Site Affiliations

• Achieve Concierge Center
  5060 Shoreham Pl. Ste 100, San Diego, CA 92122 – Ph: (858) 221-0344
• TMS & Depression Care Centers of Alaska – Anchorage
  2741 DeBarr Road Ste #411, Anchorage, AK 99508 – Ph: (907) 205-5772
• TMS & Depression Care Centers of Alaska – Wasilla
  1981 E. Palmer-Wasilla Hwy, Ste #230, Wasilla, AK 99654 – Ph: (907) 205-5772
• TMS & Depression Care Centers of Alaska – Fairbanks
  1867 Airport Way, Suite 220, Fairbanks, AK 99701 – Ph: (907) 313-7567

Services and Expertise

• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) – Non-invasive treatment for depression, OCD, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and schizophrenia, typically effective within 2–3 weeks of daily treatments.
• Ketamine and Spravato Treatments – Intranasal and intramuscular treatments for fast relief of treatment-resistant neuropsychiatric conditions.
• Pharmacogenomic Testing – Personalized genetic testing for medication selection, reducing trial-and-error, and assessing liver metabolism and vitamin pathways.
• Micronutrient Laboratory Testing – Comprehensive testing for nutritional deficiencies.
• Mindful DNA Genetic Testing – Genetic insights into disease risk and personalized wellness plans.
• Hormone Testing & Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy – Improving mental health, sleep, energy, sexual function, and addressing menopause/andropause.
• Gastrointestinal (GI) Testing – Functional GI testing for gas, bloating, IBS, and sensitivities.
• MRI-guided neuro-navigation and brain modulation – Innovative treatments for ADHD, high-functioning autism, and traumatic brain injuries.
• Neurofeedback and integrative therapies – Combining complementary treatments for holistic well-being.

Clinical Trial Experience

• Gender differences in behavior regulation
• Factors affecting substance-abuse disorders
• Genomic changes induced by antipsychotic drugs
• Metabolic effects of antipsychotic drugs

Academic Achievements and Honors

• “Future Leaders in Psychiatry” – Emory University School of Medicine, West Palm Beach, FL
• Innovations in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – Southern California Permanente Medical Group
• Grand Rounds – Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, USD Sanford School of Medicine
• Speaker and Facilitator – End of Life Issues Symposium, USD
• Speaker and Facilitator – NAMI
• Parenting, Adolescence and Drug Abuse, ADHD, The Teenage Brain – Crisis Intervention at schools in San Diego, Palm, and Minneapolis
• Panel Discussion: Innovations in Psychiatry

Teaching Experience

• Psychiatry Clerkship: Clinical encounters of third-year medical students (MSIII)
• Medical Pharmacology: Psychopharmacology for second-year medical students (MSII)
• Undergraduate Physiology (PHYS 210): Endocrinology labs and lectures
• Medical Physiology: Lab workshops for medical students
• Psychiatry NP Program
• Osteopathic medicine teaching – Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Publications

• SP Sattar, T Soundy, SR Inamdar – South Dakota Medicine: The Journal of the South Dakota Medical Association (June 2007)
• SR Inamdar, KM Eyster, and EH Schlenker – Appl. Physiol. Highlighted topics-Genome and Hormones (2001)
• SR Inamdar, SB Waller, KM Eyster, and EH Schlenker – Soc. Neurosciences (1997)
• EH Schlenker and SR Inamdar – Physiol. Behav. (1995)
• EH Schlenker, SR Inamdar, and D Rivera-Hopkins – Soc. Neurosciences (1995)

Professional Memberships

• American Psychiatric Association (APA)
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Clinical TMS Society
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• Alaska Psychiatric Association
• San Diego Psychiatric Association
• SAPI (San Diego Association of Physicians of Indian Origin)

Media and Advocacy
Dr. Inamdar has been featured on NPR, Fox News, InStyle TV, and various international podcasts and local news media. She was highlighted in San Diego Women Magazine’s “Inspirational Women” edition and frequently speaks at national and international conferences.