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Dr. Rahul Bansal, MD

Professional Experience:

Dr. Bansal has an extensive experience in treating mental health disorders in all age groups and in all clinical settings including inpatient, outpatient and partial programs. He has treated patients of diverse backgrounds ranging from inner city population of Detroit and St. Louis to suburban population of Ann Arbor to rural population of Iowa. Dr. Bansal has worked for many reputable hospitals and educational facilities including CS Mott Children’s Hospital at University of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.  Dr. Bansal founded BanCAPs in Sep 2020 and has been working here since then with the goal of bringing mental health care to children on a bigger and wider scale. 

Education:

  • Fellowship training in Child & Adolescent and Pediatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry at University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI from Jul 2009 to Jun 2011                       
  • Residency training in General Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences at Wayne State University School of Medicine & Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI from  Jul 2006 to Jun 2009
  • Medical Schooling at University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India from Aug 1998 to Jan 2004

Research Work: Dr. Bansal has an extensive documented record of authorship in the field of Pediatric Neuro Imaging. His area of interest is in Autism. He has collaborated with leading researchers from prestigious institutions including Harvard, Stanford, University of Michigan & University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Bansal’s research work has resulted in 4 peer-reviewed scientific articles published in leading journals. His articles have attracted a great deal of positive attention and have been cited more than 400 times by leading researchers from prestigious institutions and organizations around the world. Dr. Bansal is also active in the scientific community as a peer reviewer for highly acclaimed journals including Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, the Journal of Psychiatry Research: Neuro Imaging, and the Annals of Clinical Psychiatry.

Publications:

    • “An MRI and proton spectroscopy study of the thalamus in children with autism”. Author Block:   Hardan A, Minshew N, Bansal R, Keshavan MS, Stanley J. Published in Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging in May 2008. 
    • “Corpus callosum volume and neurocognition in autism”. Author Block: Keary CJ, Minshew NJ, Bansal R, Goradia D, Fedorov S, Keshavan MS, Hardan AY. Published in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (JADD) in Jun 2009. 
    • “Corpus callosum volume in children with autism”. Author Block: Hardan AY, Pabalan M, Gupta N, Bansal R, Melhem NM, Fedorov S, Keshavan MS, Minshew NJ. Published in Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging in Oct 2009.
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    • “Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measurements and Cognitive Performance in Autism”. Author Block: Griebling J, Minshew N, Bodner K, Libove R, Bansal R, Prasad K,  Keshavan MS, Hardan A. Published in Journal of Child Neurology in Jan 2010. 

Dr. Bansal’s Medical Licenses: 

    • Unrestricted medical license to practice in states listed below (To verify license of a specific state, please visit state’s medical board official website by clicking the name of the state below):
    • Controlled Substance License and DEA number of following states:
        • Illinois
        • Missouri 

Board Certifications:

  • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (ABPN), certification in General Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (ABPN), certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

To verify board certification, please click here to visit ABPN’s official website

Media Coverage: In addition, Dr. Bansal’s medical advice has been featured in the article “A Mom’s Life: Parents should be united on discipline” in the Des Moines Register, a top-ranking news outlet with a weekly circulation of ~820,000.
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