Bio

Dr. Savant specializes in the treatment of comorbid psychiatric disorders in medically ill patients.

She is a double board certified in Psychosomatic Medicine and General Psychiatry.

Clinical Focus

  • Consult-Liaison Psychiatry
  • Psycho-Oncology
  • Integrative Medicine
  • Psychosomatic Medicine

Academic Appointments

Honors & Awards

  • Achievement Award, Loyola University Medical Center Department of Psychiatry
  • Medical Honor Society, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

  • Medical Director, Integrative Behavioral Health and Medicine (2022 - Present)
  • Board Certified in Psychosomatic Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2015 - Present)
  • Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Savant Care Inc. (2014 - 2022)
  • Board Certified in Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2013 - Present)

Professional Education

  • Residency: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine (2013) IL
  • Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry (2013)
  • Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychosomatic Medicine (2015)
  • Medical Education: Government Med College-Punjab (2008) India
  • Fellowship: Stanford Univ Medical Center (2014) CA
  • Internship: Rajendra Hospital And Med Coll (2008) India
  • MD, Stanford Hospitals and Clinics, Psychosomatic Medicine (Fellowship) (2014)
  • MD, Loyola University Medical Center, Adult Psychiatry (Residency) (2013)

Contact

  • Academic
    vsavant@stanford.edu
    University - Staff Department: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Position: Clinical Assistant Professor
    • 401 Quarry Road
    • Stanford,  California  94305 
    University - Affiliate Department: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Clinical (Primary)  Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 401 Quarry Rd MC 5723 Stanford, CA 94305 (650) 724-9900 (fax)

Additional Clinical Info

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 5717

Links

Graduate and Fellowship Programs

All Publications

  • Response to Letter to the Editor re: Correction About the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC) in Response to: "A Study of the Psychometric Properties of the "Stanford Proxy Test for Delirium" (S-PTD): A New Screening Tool for the Detection of Delirium" JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF CONSULTATION-LIAISON PSYCHIATRY Maldonado, J. R., Sher, Y. I., Benitez-Lopez, M., Savant, V., Garcia, R., Ament, A., De Guzman, E. 2021; 62 (1): 161-163

    View details for Web of Science ID 000672228200025

  • A Study of the Psychometric Properties of the "Stanford Proxy Test for Delirium" (S-PTD): A New Screening Tool for the Detection of Delirium PSYCHOSOMATICS Maldonado, J. R., Sher, Y. I., Benitez-Lopez, M., Savant, V., Garcia, R., Ament, A., De Guzman, E. 2020; 61 (2): 116–26

    View details for Web of Science ID 000519299000002

  • Does escitalopram reduce neurotoxicity in major depression? Journal of Psychiatric Research Halaris, A. 2015; 66-67 (July-August 2015)

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.psym.2019.11.009