

Consultant - Psychiatry
Dr. Vivian Kapil is a trusted Consultant Psychiatrist with more than a decade of global experience, offering patient-centred care. His unique dual training in both India and the prestigious National Health Service (NHS), UK, allows him to provide world-class psychiatric treatment that is both effective and sensitive to local needs.
He completed his Royal College of Psychiatrists UK qualification (MRCPsych, UK-2025), and he is dedicated to helping patients achieve mental well-being with a patient-first approach. He is also a recipient of the ‘Early Career Psychiatrist Award’ from the World Association of Social Psychiatry in Bucharest, Romania in 2019.
He is trained in giving patient centred treatment, including medications if necessary, counselling, psychotherapies such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) & Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for depression, anxiety, stress, sleep problems, trauma, bipolar disorder, psychosis, OCD. He has managed basic mental health issues and complex and challenging psychiatric cases in the NHS.
He has expertise in Cross Cultural Psychiatry, having worked with diverse patient populations across the UK, Europe, America, Africa, and Asia. He consistently received excellent 360-degree colleague and patient feedback in the UK for empathy, professionalism, clinical acumen, and communication skills.
He completed a 3-year International Psychiatry Fellowship at CNTW NHS Foundation Trust, UK — one of the largest and highest-rated mental health institutions in the UK — where he was graded ‘Excellent – Beyond Expectations’.
He was also a Section 12(2) Approved Doctor, certified by the Secretary of State, UK for expertise in diagnosing and treating mental disorders (2023-2024). He has also been a resource person for the TN State Judicial Academy. He has been featured in over 80 media articles and interviews in leading newspapers and TV channels across the country and has made research publications in several indexed international medical journals.
He believes in providing comprehensive, tailored care through a combination of counselling, psychotherapy, and medication when necessary to help patients on their path to wellness.
You can book an appointment with Dr. Vivian Kapil by clicking the button below or by contacting SRM Prime Hospitals directly through our helpline.