Vinod K. Patwa, MD

Vinod Patwa, MD, is a psychiatrist with Eisenhower Behavioral Health Clinic in Rancho Mirage. After receiving an undergraduate degree in India and pursued a Diploma in Psychological Medicine (DPM) and is a member of the Royal college of Psychiatrists in England. After relocating to the United States, Dr. Patwa completed a residency program at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. He is also a Diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Dr. Patwa was always interested in medicine and became most interested in psychiatry during medical school and decided on this subspecialty. He has worked with both inpatients and outpatients in a variety of settings.

Dr. Patwa is patient-centered and sees each patient in a unique manner, realizing that everyone has a story to tell. “After I hear what a patient’s goals are, we decide what type of therapy would be best. It’s a team, collaborative approach,” states Dr. Patwa.

Dr. Patwa provides psychotherapy, pharma-medication management and hospital consultations through the Eisenhower Behavioral Health Clinic. He sees patient with all types of conditions, including, depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, bi-polar disorder among others.