Chandragupta Vedak, M.D.

Dr. Chandragupta Vedak is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) and has practiced psychiatry for over 30 years. Dr. Vedak graduated from Grand Medical College affiliated with Bombay University and received his training in psychiatry at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/Chicago Medical School. During his residency, he served as a chief resident for two years, subsequently joining the medical school faculty and serving as a co-director of residency training for 10 years and as a Learning Community Mentor for four years. He was appointed Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry in 2007 and continues to be actively involved in teaching and supervising resident physicians in training. Dr. Vedak is passionate about mental health advocacy and has been named an Exemplary Psychiatrist twice by the Illinois chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). He is also the recipient of Department of Veterans Affairs Hands and Heart Award and McHenry County Behavioral Health Foundation’s Visions of Hope Award. He has served as a board member of A Safe Haven, a philanthropic organization serving the homeless and the less fortunate. Dr. Vedak has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals and has given many continuing medical education (CME) presentations to medical professionals. He has received numerous awards from medical students and residents for his teaching and educational activities. Dr. Vedak is also a member of several professional organizations, including the American Psychiatric Association, Illinois Psychiatric Society, and the Indo-American Psychiatric Association. He has served as Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Advocate Aurora Good Shepherd Hospital since 2014.