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Meha Saxena, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
NPI Number:
1962780502
Academic Office Location:
Psychiatry
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-7120
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Department of Psychiatry

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Education
DegreeInstitutionMajor
MDJ.J.M. Medical CollegeBachelors in Medicine/Bachelors in Surgery

Post-Graduate Training
TrainingInstitutionSpecialty
ResidencyWayne State University, Detroit Medical CenterAdult Psychiatry
FellowshipMichigan Psychoanalytic InstitutePsychodynamic Psychotherapy
FellowshipUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles County HospitalChild and Adolescent Psychiatry

Awards
Name of Award/HonorAwarding Organization
Excellent Educator Award, Division of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryDivision of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Best teaching award, Division of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryDivision of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Title or AbstractTypeSponsor/EventDate/YearLocation
Why Today’s Teens Are More Stressed – Understanding Depression and Anxiety in Adolescence; Academic talk at Nabajatak Child Development Centre, Kolkata, IndiaLectureNo sponsorship2026Virtual
When Reality Blurs: Understanding Early-Onset Psychosis in Youth- Panel Discussion at International Adolescent Health week conducted in India.Panel DiscussionNo sponsorship2025Virtual
Beyond the Blues: Understanding Depression, Anxiety, and Other Mood Issues in Teenagers. Panel discussion at Child and Adolescent Health Care Week (CAHCW), Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) – Navi Mumbai Branch, IndiaPanel DiscussionNo sponsorship2025Virtual
“Are we there yet “- Understanding health disparities in culturally and socio-demographically diverse child and adolescent patient population.PosterUCONN Medical Center Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS)2024Farmington, CT
Navigating Ways to Build Welcoming Clinical Environments for Culturally and Socio-Demographically Diverse LGBTQ Patient Population.Panel DiscussionAnxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) conference2024Boston, MA
CAPtaining the ship of “belonging” – navigating ways to build clinical environments welcoming culturally and socio-demographically diverse child and adolescent patient population.TalkAmerican Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) conference2023New York, NY