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Chidrup A. Tripathi, DO

Geriatric Psychiatrist

Chidrup Tripathi, DO, is a board-certified geriatric psychiatrist working with Brown University Health's geriatric psychiatry services and nursing home consult program, as well as Newport Hospital’s Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit. He specializes in late-life depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and cognitive impairment.

Before joining the Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Tripathi worked as an inpatient geriatric psychiatrist with the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.

Dr. Tripathi earned a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree (DO) from the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, New Jersey, and a master's degree in business administration from the James Hull College of Business at Augusta University. He completed a general adult psychiatry residency at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, a geriatric psychiatry fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and a postgraduate fellowship program at the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis.

He is a member of the Indo-American Psychiatric Association, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, and the American Psychiatric Association.

Locations

Primary

Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit, Newport Hospital
Newport Hospital (directions)
20 Powel Avenue
Newport, RI 02840

Education

  • Medical School:  Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Fellowship:  Pittsburgh University Medical Center
  • Residency:  Medical College of Georgia