Biographical summary
Shirshendu Sinha, M.B.B.S., M.D., is a board-certified general adult and addictions psychiatrist. His clinical focus includes:
- Expertise in management of addictive disorders, such as alcohol use disorder
- Complex coordination of care and assessment of emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial aspects of organ transplantation
- Providing comprehensive assessment of mental health and substance use disorders in patients with other complex medical conditions
- Dr. Sinha serves as Enterprise Chair, Transplant Psychosocial Work Group, Mayo clinic and Medical Director, Transplant Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Arizona. He also serves as Associate Clerkship Director for psychiatry, Site Director (Arizona), Mayo Clinic Rochester Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, Section Education Coordinator, Psychiatry Education Activities, Mayo Clinic Arizona Internal Medicine Residency Program and Education Liaison for Addictions for the department of Psychiatry and Psychology in Arizona.
- As the Medical Director for Transplant Psychiatry & Psychology at Mayo Clinic (Arizona) and Enterprise Chair of the Transplant Psychosocial Work Group, Dr. Sinha leads strategic initiatives to optimize psychosocial care for transplant patients across the Mayo Clinic enterprise. Dr. Sinha's work integrates clinical leadership, multidisciplinary collaboration, and evidence-based practices to improve outcomes in complex medical settings.
- Dr. Sinha delivers multiple invited presentations at national and international forums, focusing on addiction medicine and transplant psychiatry.
- Dr. Sinha's academic and clinical focus remains on Addiction Psychiatry, Transplant Psychiatry, and Integrated Care Models, with a commitment to advancing education, research, and quality improvement in these domains.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Addiction psychiatry
- Dual diagnosis
- Transplant psychiatry
- Psychopharmacology
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2016
FellowRST Addiction Psychiatry, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2015
Chief Resident - Academic/TeachingUniversity of Connecticut Health Center
- 2015
Residency - General Adult PsychiatryUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine
- 2011
Post Doctoral Research - FellowshipMayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- 2005
InternshipNorth Bengal Medical College and Hospital, University of North Bengal
- 2004
MBBSNorth Bengal Medical College and Hospital, University of North Bengal
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2016
Addiction PsychiatryAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- 2015
PsychiatryAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Awards and honors
- 2023
Recipient of Project Specific Category Time AwardDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Arizona
- 2019
First Place Poster Winner
Neuroscience Education Institute Psychopharmacology Congress
- 2018
$75,000 grantUCare Foundation
- 2016
American Psychiatric Association Research Colloquium American Psychiatric Association
- 2015
Clinical Trial Fellowship Travel Award American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology
- 2015
First Place Poster WinnerNeuroscience Education Institute Psychopharmacology Congress
- 2014
Janssen Academic Research Mentorship AwardUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine
Professional memberships
- 2025 - present
MemberExecutive Committee for Education, Arizona Psychiatric Society
- 2023 - present
Quality Improvement ChampionDepartment of Psychiatry & Psychology
- 2023 - present
MemberAssociation of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP)
- 2021 - present
FellowAmerican Psychiatric Association
- 2020 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
- 2019 - present
MemberIndo-American Psychiatric Association
- 2018 - 2021
ChairBehavioral Health Leadership Committee, Southwest Minnesota Region, Mayo Clinic Health System
- 2017 - 2021
ChairMonthly Regional Behavioral Health Meeting, Southwest Minnesota Region, Mayo Clinic Health System
- 2017 - 2018
MemberBehavioral Health Leadership Committee, Southwest Minnesota Region, Mayo Clinic Health System
- 2016 - present
MemberAddition Group, Mayo Clinic
- 2014 - 2015
MemberPGY-1 Residency Selection Committee, University of Connecticut Health Center
- 2012 - 2015
MemberClinical Education Committee, University of Connecticut Health Center
Publications