Dr. Sanjay S. Rao, MD, practices psychiatry near Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa from the behavioral health department at 5555 Grossmont Center Drive, treating depression, bipolar disorder, substance use, and psychotic conditions. Psychopharmacological management of complex medication regimens — including antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and controlled substances for co-occurring addiction — coordinates with dispensing providers such as Grossmont Pharmacy for titration-schedule fulfillment and interaction screening. Residency training in psychiatry at UC San Diego Medical Center from 2005 to 2007 followed medical school at Flinders University of South Australia, producing published research on delirium recognition in hospice patients and psychiatric comorbidity in palliative care populations. The practice's evaluation of cardiac side effects from psychotropic medications — QTc prolongation monitoring for antipsychotics, metabolic syndrome screening for atypical agents — intersects with the cardiology workups performed at Cardiovascular Institute of San Diego. Consultations are available in Hindi and Spanish alongside English, and the Sharp affiliation extends to inpatient privileges at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, Sharp Coronado Hospital, and San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital. Highest-acuity evaluations involve involuntary psychiatric hold assessments, multi-substance detoxification monitoring with concurrent medical stabilization, and electroconvulsive therapy coordination for treatment-resistant depression.