{"id":20114,"date":"2019-11-03T19:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T00:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fescenter.org\/?page_id=20114"},"modified":"2026-02-19T19:05:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:05:58","slug":"vaidya-punit-md","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/team\/investigators\/vaidya-punit-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaidya, Punit, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"fes-profile\">\n<div class=\"profile-name-section\">\n<p class=\"profile-name\">Vaidya, Punit, MD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"profile-layout\">\n<div class=\"profile-left\">\n<div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PunitVaidya269x201.png\" alt=\"Vaidya, Punit, MD\" \/><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"profile-heading\">PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Investigator<\/strong><br \/>\nCleveland FES Center<\/p>\n<p><strong>Psychiatrist<\/strong><br \/>\nLouis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assistant Professor, Psychiatry<\/strong><br \/>\nCase Western Reserve University<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"profile-heading\">CONTACT INFORMATION<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Program Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\nPunit Vaidya<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Number:<\/strong><br \/>\n(216) 791-3800<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Email:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:punit.vaidya@va.gov\">punit.vaidya@va.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button-publications\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Vaidya%2C+P+cleveland&amp;sort=date\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PUBLICATIONS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"profile-right\">\n<p class=\"profile-subtitle\">My research focus has been on investigating the mechanism of action of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) using animal models, variables affecting outcomes in ECT, and the use of rTMS in depression.<\/p>\n<p>Current clinical and research interests center on the application of non-invasive brain stimulation modalities for the treatment of depression and other mental illnesses. By exploring the variables that influence treatment outcomes, we aim to refine neuromodulation techniques to provide more effective, targeted relief for patients who may not respond to traditional therapies.<\/p>\n<p<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Vaidya, Punit, MD PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Investigator Cleveland FES Center Psychiatrist Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Assistant Professor, Psychiatry Case Western Reserve University CONTACT INFORMATION Program Contact: Punit Vaidya Contact Number: (216) 791-3800 Contact Email: punit.vaidya@va.gov PUBLICATIONS My research focus has been on investigating the mechanism of action of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) using [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15790,"parent":27304,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20114","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20114"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30687,"href":"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20114\/revisions\/30687"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}