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Bala, Abishek

M.D., MPH

Clerkship Director
Other
Assistant Professor

Biography

Abishek Bala, MD, MPH completed his General Psychiatry Residency and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at Central Michigan University in Saginaw, Michigan. He is well-versed with the Michigan mental health system and has rich experience treating a variety of psychiatric conditions in children and adults. He is keen on dedicating his career to supporting families and improving the quality of life of infants, children, and adolescents through culturally cognizant, trauma-focused, evidence-driven, community-based mental health interventions.

More about Abishek Bala

Bala A, Crisp J, Knighton T, Torres MIM, Song S (2024). Advancing Equity for Immigrant Children Who Have Experienced Human Trafficking. Academic pediatrics.

Bala, Pierce, Pierce, Song (2023). Advocacy and Policy: A Focus on Migrant Youth Book Chapter Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics.

Shaligram D, Skokauskas N, Aragones E, Azeem MW, Bala A, Bernstein B, Cama S, Canessa L, Silva FD, Engelhard C, Garrido G, Guerrero APS, Hunt J, Jadhav M, Martin SL, Miliauskas C, Nalugya J, Nazeer A, Ong SH, Robertson P, Sassi R, Seker A, Staff of the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium, Watkins M, Leventhal B (2022). International perspective on integrated care models in child and adult mental health. International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England).
AACAP Scholarship
B.Sc. (Honors), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
MPH, St. George's University, West Indies
M.D., St. George's University, West Indies