Aparna Atluru, MD, MBA

Bio

Aparna Atluru, MD MBA is clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University.

At Stanford, she serves as psychiatrist in the WellConnect program. Her clinical expertise is in physician, resident, and medical student mental health. She also treats patients in Stanford Mental Health for Asians Research and Treatment (SMHART) Clinic, which focuses on culturally informed applications of evidence-based mental health care. Prior to returning to Stanford, she served as assistant professor at UCSF and lead psychiatrist at UCSF student health and counseling services.

Dr. Atluru completed her residency training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, and her child and adolescent fellowship training at Stanford, where she served as chief fellow. She completed her undergraduate education at the University of Texas at Austin, and attended medical school at Texas Tech. She also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Dr. Atluru is co-founder, chief medical officer, and board member at Marvin Health, which specializes in providing mental health care for physicians and healthcare professionals, and operates nationwide. She is actively involved in the digital health and health innovation eco-systems in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City.

Dr. Atluru has received numerous awards for her work including the Laughlin fellowship, the APA leadership fellowship, and the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry fellowship. She is double boarded in adult psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry.

Clinical Focus

• Psychiatry

Academic Appointments

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Administrative Appointments

• Assistant Professor, Stanford University, Stanford WellConnect/WellMD (2024 - Present)

Honors & Awards

• Medical Humanities Faculty Fellow, Stanford School of Medicine (2025)
• Chief Fellow, Stanford Dept of Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2018)
• Member, American College of Psychiatrists (2023 - present)
• APSAA Fellow, American Psychoanalytic Association
• APA Leadership Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
• GAP Fellow, Group for Advancement of Psychiatry
• Laughlin Fellow, American College of Psychiatrists

Professional Education

• MBA, Harvard Business School, Master of Business Administration (2020)
• Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2018)
• Fellowship: Stanford University Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship (2018) CA
• Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry (2017)
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center General Psychiatry Residency (2016) TX
• Medical Education: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (2013) TX