Biographical summary
Dr. Kapoor, M.D., Ph.D., is a Senior Associate Consultant of Psychiatry at Mayo Clinic, AZ. Dr. Kapoor holds dual degrees in Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology. Her clinical and research interests include:
- Chronic pain, cancer-related pain
- Cancer-related grief, loss of meaning, existential distress
- Death-related anxiety
- Trauma-informed care, complex trauma, attachment trauma
- Suicidality and emotional pain
- Feminist psychology
Dr. Kapoor has an expertise in addressing the psychological impact of complex physical illnesses in young adults, integrating individual and group psychotherapy with psychopharmacology. Additionally, Dr. Kapoor has a specific interest in individuals who have experienced complex childhood traumas resulting in intense emotional pain and suffering in adulthood.
Mayo Clinic locations
Phoenix, Arizona
Education
- 2020
Residency - General Adult Psychiatry (Research Track)McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- 2016
Resident - Postdoctoral - Health Service Psychology; Lucy Daniels Psychoanalytic Research FellowDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine
- 2015
PhD - Clinical Health Psychology (APA Accredited)Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama
- 2015
Resident - Predoctoral - Health Service PsychologyDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine
- 2012
MA - Clinical Health Psychology (APA Accredited)The University of Alabama
- 2005
MBBS - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of SurgeryManipal University, Kasturba Medical College
Activities and honors
Awards and honors
- 2020
Outstanding Resident Award for Excellence in ResearchLouis A. Faillace MD Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- 2019
Junior Investigator Research Colloquium AwardAmerican Psychiatric Association
- 2018
Training Residents in Psychiatry Scholarship AwardVeterans Administration South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, & Clinical Center
- 2018
Training Residents in Psychiatry Scholarship (VA SC MIRECC TRIPS) AwardVeterans Administration South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, & Clinical Center
- 2013
Young Investigator Travel AwardAmerican Pain Society
- 2012
Graduate School Research and Travel AwardThe University of Alabama
- 2010
Winner of Best Student Poster Award11th Annual Rural Health Conference
- 2010
Graduate Council FellowshipThe University of Alabama
- 2008
Travel AwardUniversity of Kentucky
- 2006
Appointed at Medical OfficerHaryana Civil Medical Services (HCMS), Government of Haryana, India
- 1999
Highest Honors (Distinctions)Kasturba Medical College
Professional memberships
- 2021 - 2022
Menninger Milieu Treatment, Baylor Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows (PGY5), Compass Young Adults Unit
- 2021 - 2022
Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, The Menninger Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine
- 2021 - 2022
Menninger Milieu Treatment, Baylor Psychiatry Residents (PGY2 and PGY4), Compass Young Adults Unit
- 2021 - 2022
Baylor Psychiatry Residents (PGY3), Baylor College of Medicine
- 2021 - 2022
Addictions Curriculum Subcommittee, ACGME Accredited Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine
- 2021 - 2022
ACGME Accredited Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine
- 2021 - 2022
Psychiatry Residency, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine
- 2021 - present
Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine
- 2021 - present
Strategic Planning Workgroup, Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- 2020 - 2022
Psychiatry Residency, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine
- 2020
Research Council, The Menninger Clinic
- 2020 - 2022
Research Council, The Menninger Clinic
- 2019 - 2020
Planning Committee, Psychiatry Update Conference, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
- 2018 - 2019
American Psychiatric Association
- 2017 - 2018
Medical Students On-Call Overnight and Weekends, Harris Country Psychiatric Center
- 2017 - 2018
Texas Psychiatric Society
- 2015 - 2016
Clinical Psychotherapy, Grady Outpatient Behavioral Health, Emory University School of Medicine
- 2015 - 2016
Clinical Psychotherapy, Grady Memorial Hospital, Grady Nia Project
- 2015 - 2016
Clinical Psychology Predoctoral Intern/Resident Selection Committee, Emory University School of Medicine
- 2015 - 2016
Psychology Doctoral Internship Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine
- 2015 - 2016
Fundraising Committee, Grady Nia Project, Emory University School of Medicine
- 2015 - 2016
Grady Outpatient Psychiatric Services, Emory University School of Medicine
- 2015 - 2016
Workgroup to Evaluate Assessment Procedures, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine
- 2014
Clinical Psychotherapy, Grady Memorial Hospital, Grady Nia Project
- 2014 - 2016
American Psychological Association
- 2014 - 2016
Academy for Psychosomatic Medicine
- 2010 - 2015
American Pain Society