Psychiatrist Puru Thapa, MD, MPH, recently joined Baptist Health Behavioral Health Clinic-North Little Rock.
Thapa received a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from King George's Medical University in Lucknow, India, and a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology from the University of Washington in Seattle. He completed residency and fellowship training at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
“I have a holistic approach to patients and meeting them where they are to provide patient-centered care,” said Thapa, who has more than 20 years of experience practicing medicine.
Thapa is a pharmacoepidemiologist with extensive experience conducting large epidemiologic studies. A professor emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, much of his research has focused on improving care for individuals with mental illness in the public mental health sector.
Thapa is board-certified by The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Baptist Health Behavioral Health Services in North Little Rock is located at 3401 Springhill Drive, Suite 490. The clinic is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.