Dr Priyanka Banokar Pande

Dr Priyanka Banokar Pande focuses on providing care that suits each patient's needs. As a top psychiatrist and onco-psychiatrist, she explains mental health conditions and treatments in simple, reassuring terms, helping patients feel comfortable and confident throughout their care. Along with treating emotional and behavioural concerns, she also focuses on preventing mental-health-related problems by assisting patients in detecting risks early and adopting healthier lifestyle practices.

Dr Priyanka Banokar Pande (MBBS, DPM) is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Onco-Psychiatrist at Medicover Hospitals, offering comprehensive mental health care for adults across diverse emotional and psychological needs. Trained at reputed institutions including Government Medical College, Nagpur, and Jagjivanram Railway Hospital, Mumbai, she has extensive experience from leading tertiary-care centres such as Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, where she worked in Cancer Psychiatry under Palliative Medicine at ACTREC. She was mentored by eminent psychiatrists such as Late Dr Charles Pinto and Dr Malay Dave.

Dr Pande has a strong interest in Onco-Psychiatry, providing specialised support for patients dealing with cancer-related depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, emotional stress, treatment-related mental health issues, and caregiver burnout. She is a member of the International Psycho-Oncology Society and has actively contributed to multiple awareness programs on mental health in cancer care. Her department serves nearly 60 patients per month, including caregivers, offering integrated mental and emotional support during cancer treatment.

In addition to onco-psychiatry, she provides expert care in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry and Dementia, Women's & Perinatal Mental Health, Addiction Psychiatry, Depression and Mood Disorders, Anxiety and Panic Disorders, OCD, Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorders, Sleep Disorders, Sexual Disorders, and Personality Disorders. She has managed diverse and complex cases at institutions such as Regional Mental Hospital, Thane, and LTMMC & General Hospital, Sion (Mumbai).

Dr Priyanka has contributed extensively to academics with multiple publications in national and international journals, book chapters, articles in newspapers and magazines, and presentations at conferences across India. She remains committed to mental-health awareness, training, and community mental-health advocacy.

Dr Priyanka Banokar Pande works with an experienced multidisciplinary team and modern diagnostic facilities to ensure safe, evidence-based, and compassionate mental-health care. Whether you need regular counselling, support during cancer treatment, or management of severe psychiatric conditions, Medicover Hospital is a trusted place for expert help.

If you are in Navi Mumbai and need help with your mental health, book an appointment with Dr Priyanka Banokar Pande, one of the best psychiatrists and onco-psychiatrists near you. She is available from Mon to Sat 10.30 AM to 1.30 PM.

Past Experience

• LTMMC and GH, Sion - 1 yr
• Jagjivanram Railway Hospital, Mumbai Central - 1 yr
• MGM Kamothe - 10 months
• Regional Mental Hospital - 2 yrs
• ACTREC Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar - 2 yrs

Memberships

• IPOS (International Psycho-Oncology Society)
• IPS (Indian Psychiatric Society)
• IAPB EC and Editor of newsletter (Indian Association of Biological Psychiatry)
• BPS (Bombay Psychiatric Society)