Arpit Aggarwal

Dr. Arpit Aggarwal serves as an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, concurrently holding leadership roles as Medical Director of the Assessment Unit at MUPC and Fellowship Program Director for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. His clinical practice operates through the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic in Columbia, Missouri.

His academic credentials include:

• Medical Degree: B J Medical College, Ahmedabad
• Psychiatry Residency: University of Missouri School of Medicine
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship: University of Missouri School of Medicine

Dr. Aggarwal specializes in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with clinical emphases on Adolescent Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, and Addiction Medicine. His public health contributions are evident through extensive media engagements addressing seasonal depression, suicide prevention, post-pandemic anxiety, and compassion fatigue across platforms including KRCG, KBIA, and Good Housekeeping.

As Fellowship Program Director, he oversees advanced training for child psychiatry specialists while maintaining dual board certification through the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (general and child/adolescent psychiatry) and the American Board of Addiction Medicine.

His institutional affiliations center on the Assessment Unit at MUPC and the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, where he integrates clinical service, administrative leadership, and psychiatric assessment services.