Rishav Koirala

Consultant Psychiatrist ( Psycho-oncology) at Nepal Cancer Hospital and Research Center

Dr. Rishav Koirala is a Consultant Psychiatrist and a researcher. He established the first Psycho-oncology Clinic of Nepal at the hospital, and opened psych oncology clinic in two more centers. He has completed his PhD on effects of trauma from University of Oslo, Norway. He is deeply committed to improving this subspecialty in the country. He is the executive manager of Brain and Neuroscience Center (BANC) Nepal. He has worked as the focal person for Mental Health in WHO for Nepal, and is the Associate Professor at People’s Medical College and Advisor for Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal. He held the post of Joint Treasurer of the Psychiatrist’s Association of Nepal and has worked in several remote areas of Nepal in promotion of community psychiatry.

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