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{{Infobox person
| name = Dr. C.M. Prasad
| image = Dr.C.M.Prasad.jpg
| birth_name = {{nowrap|Channavajjala Mallikarjuna Prasad}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|05|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Guntur]], [[Andhra Pradesh]],<br /> [[India]]
| occupation = Psychiatrist
| years_active =
}}
'''Channavajjala Mallikarjuna Prasad''' (born May 14, 1948), commonly known as '''C. M. Prasad''', is an Indian born physician/[[psychiatrist]] in the [[Washington, DC]] area.<ref name="CR"/>

==Education==
C.M. Prasad acquired a bachelor's degree from [[Andhra Christian College]], Guntur, [[Andhra University]] in 1968.<ref name=CR>{{cite web |last1=Beyer |first1=Donald |title=RECOGNIZING DR. CHANNAVAJJALA M. PRASAD |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2018-09-06/pdf/CREC-2018-09-06-extensions.pdf |website=Congressional Record |publisher=U.S. House Congressional Record |access-date=January 14, 2026}}</ref> He went on in 1972 to graduate with a master's degree in pharmacology from [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]].<ref name="aapi">{{cite news |title=Dr. CM Prasad gets Pravasi Divas Award in Delhi |url=http://www.aapiusa.org/news/article/cm-prasad-pbd-2012.aspx |access-date=January 14, 2026 |publisher=American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin |date=January 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209012708/http://www.aapiusa.org/news/article/cm-prasad-pbd-2012.aspx |archive-date=9 February 2012 }}</ref> He pursued postgraduate research work at the [[University of Mumbai|University of Bombay]] and obtained his PhD in Pharmacology in 1977.{{Citation needed|date=January 2026}}

Prasad started as a research scientist at the [[Texas Medical Center|University of Texas Medical Center]] in Houston in 1978. He taught and carried out research in pharmacology at the [[University of Houston]], TX in 1979. His research during 1978-1982 addressed studies into the mechanisms of neuronal and neurohumoral transmission. He obtained his medical degree in 1984 at the [[Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco|Medical School in Juarez]], Mexico.<ref name=CR/> That was followed by psychiatry training in [[St. Elizabeths Hospital|St. Elizabeths hospital]] in Washington, DC during 1984–88, and then a year of neurology in [[Mount Sinai Hospital, New York|Mt. Sinai Hospital]] in New York.{{Citation needed|date=January 2026}} Prasad specialized in researching basal ganglia mineralization in schizophrenic patients.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Prasad |first1=C.M. |last2=Casanova |first2=M.F. |last3=Waldman |first3=I |last4=Illowsky |first4=B |last5=Stein |first5=B |last6=Weinberger |first6=DR |last7=Kleinman |first7=JB |title=No difference in basal ganglia mineralization between schizophrenic and nonschizophrenic patients: a quantitative computerized tomographic study |journal=Biological Psychiatry |date=January 1990 |volume=2 |issue=27 |pages=138–142 |doi=10.1016/0006-3223(90)90643-g |pmid=2294977 }}</ref>

==Career==

Prasad has certifications in psychiatry and addiction medicine. He is also involved in geriatric psychiatry, pain management, prison psychiatry and [[electroconvulsive therapy]]. Prasad is a member of the [[American Psychiatric Association]], Washington Psychiatric Society, American Board of Addiction Medicine,<ref>{{cite web |title=ABAM Lifetime Diplomates Roster |url=https://www.abam.net/assets/docs/ABAM%20Lifetime%20Diplomates%20Roster_08.04.25.pdf |website=American Board of Addiction Medicine |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> American Board of Physician Specialists, American Board of Psychiatric Medicine, American Board of Pain Management, American Association of Physicians of India Origin, the Indo-American Psychiatric Association,<ref>{{cite web |title=Indo-American Psychiatric Association Chapter Heads |url=https://myiapa.org/chapters/ |website=Indo-American Psychiatric Association |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> and the National Association of certified Hypnotherapists.

Prasad retired from his affiliation with [[St. Elizabeths Hospital]] in 2011 and continued to practice as an independent consultant psychiatrist in private practice in several Washington, DC area hospitals. He is the medical director in a Neighbors' Cosejo, a nonprofit organization for the benefit of homeless Hispanic population in need of services for mental health, alcohol/substance abuse, rehabilitation and affordable housing in Washington, DC.

==Awards==

* He received the ''Pravasi Divas'' award for his achievements in the field of medicine at national and international levels from [[Lt. Governor of Pondicherry]] Sardar Dr. Iqbal Singh at an event held in Hotel Le Meridian of New Delhi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Member News: Dr. C.M. Prasad, MD |url=http://www.dcpsych.org/news/2012February.pdf |access-date=January 17, 2026 |agency=Washington Psychiatric Society |issue=Winter 2012 |publisher=Washington Psychiatric Society News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101195408/http://www.dcpsych.org/news/2012February.pdf |archive-date=1 November 2013 }}</ref>
* He was elected to the status of a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in December 2011.
* He was recognized by the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) in 2014 as one of its honorees who have excelled in the fields of education, business, industry, and community service.<ref>{{cite web |title=Recognizing the 5th Anniversary and honorees of the Virginia Chapter of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin |last1=Connolly |first1=Gerald |url=https://www.congress.gov/113/crec/2014/06/20/CREC-2014-06-20.pdf |website=The Congressional Record |publisher=U.S. House of Representatives |access-date=January 17, 2026}}</ref>
*On 14 December 2010 he was honored by the "Maryland India Business Round Table"(MIBRT)<ref name="MIBRT"/> with the "MIBRT award for excellence in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Practice & Counseling Service of the year".
*He received the honor from Honorable [[Ben Cardin]], Maryland Senator, in recognition of his commitment and services in providing Medical, Psychiatric and Counseling in the Washington DC metro area.{{Citation needed|date=January 2026}}
*On 26 May 2011 he received Maryland Governor's Citation in recognition of leadership in promoting business, trade and job growth in Maryland.{{Citation needed|date=January 2026}}
*He was recognized in the ''[[Congressional Record]]'' on 6 September 2018 for his exceptional contributions to the international medical community.<ref name=CR/>

==Publications==
*{{cite journal |pmid=2294977 |year=1990 |last1=Casanova |first1=MF |last2=Prasad |first2=CM |last3=Waldman |first3=I |last4=Illowsky |first4=B |last5=Stein |first5=B |last6=Weinberger |first6=DR |last7=Kleinman |first7=JB |title=No difference in basal ganglia mineralization between schizophrenic and nonschizophrenic patients: A quantitative computerized tomographic study |volume=27 |issue=2 |pages=138–42 |journal=Biological Psychiatry |doi=10.1016/0006-3223(90)90643-g|s2cid=24301613 |url=https://zenodo.org/record/1253830 |doi-access=free }}
*{{cite journal |pmid=4019066 |year=1985 |last1=Prasad |first1=CM |last2=Pardo |first2=L |last3=Rigor |first3=BM |last4=Dafny |first4=N |title=Dose effects of halothane on sensory evoked responses obtained from the cortex, reticular formation and central gray |volume=27 |issue=1–2 |pages=91–100 |journal=The International Journal of Neuroscience |doi=10.3109/00207458509149138}}
*{{cite journal |pmid=7114972 |year=1982 |last1=Tadepalli |first1=AS |last2=Prasad |first2=CM |title=Depression of reflex vagal bradycardia by a central action of phentolamine ''in the'' spinal cat |volume=257 |issue=1 |pages=77–86 |journal=Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Thérapie}}
*{{cite journal |pmid=6173476 |year=1982 |last1=Prasad |first1=CM |last2=Adamski |first2=SW |last3=Svensjö |first3=E |last4=Grega |first4=GJ |title=Pharmacological modification of the edema produced by combined infusions of prostaglandin E1 and bradykinin in canine forelimbs |volume=220 |issue=2 |pages=293–8 |journal=The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics |doi=10.1016/S0022-3565(25)32936-8 }}
*{{cite journal |pmid=7249267 |year=1981 |last1=Amelang |first1=E |last2=Prasad |first2=CM |last3=Raymond |first3=RM |last4=Grega |first4=GJ |title=Interactions among inflammatory mediators on edema formation in the canine forelimb |volume=49 |issue=2 |pages=298–306 |journal=Circulation Research |doi=10.1161/01.res.49.2.298|doi-access=free }}
*{{cite journal |pmid=7367757 |year=1980 |last1=Prasad |first1=CM |last2=Nair |first2=KG |last3=Sheth |first3=UK |title=Reversal of digoxin induced cardiac arrhythmias by nickel chloride |volume=27 |issue=2 |pages=405–8 |journal=Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology}}
*{{cite journal |pmid=4544694 |year=1973 |last1=Prasad |first1=CM |last2=Shah |first2=DS |last3=Gulati |first3=OD |title=Some factors affecting the neuron blocking action of guanethidine, xylocholine, bretylium and debrisoquin |volume=23 |issue=6 |pages=805–11 |journal=Japanese Journal of Pharmacology |doi=10.1254/jjp.23.805|doi-access=free }}

==References==
{{Reflist|
<ref name="PARVASI">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiapost.com/dr-prasad-gets-pravasi-diwas-award-in-delhi |title=Dr Prasad gets Pravasi Diwas Award in Delhi |publisher=IndiaPost |date=29 January 2012 |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="MIBRT">{{cite web|url=http://www.asianfortunenews.com/site/article_0111.php?article_id=26 |title=Asian Fortune - Asian Pacific American Community news in the Washington DC metropolitan area |publisher=Asianfortunenews.com |date=26 December 2010 |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120209012708/http://www.aapiusa.org/news/article/cm-prasad-pbd-2012.aspx Aapiusa.org]

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