Dr. Yogesh Thakker (He/Him)
MBBS, MD, MRCPsych, FRCPsych, FRCPC
Consultant Psychiatrist | Medical Director
Consultant Psychiatrist | Medical Director
Dr. Yogesh Thakker is a Consultant Psychiatrist and the founder and Medical Director of Manor Clinic in Edmonton, Alberta. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, and a Consultant Psychiatrist in Developmental Disability at Alberta Hospital Edmonton. He also holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor at Parul University in India.
Qualifications and training
Dr. Thakker completed his MBBS and MD in Psychiatry in India, followed by seven years of specialist psychiatry training in London, United Kingdom. During that time he was awarded Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych) and a Certificate of Completion of Training in the Psychiatry of Learning Disability. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the United Kingdom (FRCPsych). He completed a visiting fellowship in transcranial magnetic stimulation at Duke University, and holds a certificate in Managing in Health and Social Care from De Montfort University.
Clinical interests
Dr. Thakker’s clinical and academic interests are in the psychiatry of developmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and intellectual disability, together with the assessment and management of co-occurring mental health conditions. He has a further interest in interventional and novel treatments in psychiatry, including transcranial magnetic stimulation.
He previously served as lead psychiatrist for the Community Outreach Assessment and Support Team from 2015 to 2020, and as medical lead for the Adult Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Assessment Clinic at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital from 2016 to 2021.
Teaching and education
Dr. Thakker teaches medical students and psychiatry residents at the University of Alberta and regularly delivers continuing medical education sessions for family physicians in Edmonton.
Languages
Dr. Thakker consults in English, Gujarati, Hindi and Urdu.
Professional registration
Dr. Thakker is registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. His registration can be verified on the CPSA physician directory. His University of Alberta profile is available in the university directory.
