About Sachdev Somiah & the Team

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Dr. Somiah is a board-certified psychiatrist with over thirty years of experience in psychiatry. He completed his medical school in India, followed by his residency as a Diplomate in the National Board of Psychiatry, at St. John’s Medical College, India. He left India for a position as a junior psychiatrist at St. John’s, Antigua in the Caribbean. He then went on to complete his residency in Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Following this he practiced as a staff psychiatrist in Saipan, in the Northern Marianas, a Common Wealth of the United States, and later in the US territory of Guam. 

He decided to move with his family to the mainland and chose Tennessee because of his love for the mountains. He obtained a position as Director of the geriatric unit at Indian path Medical Center, following which he established his private practice along with his wife who is a psychiatric nurse practitioner. He has two beautiful children.  His life long search for truth has led him to Christ and he enjoys church, fellowship, table tennis, and out door activities.

Dr. Joan D’cruz is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in India. With psychiatry being her passion, she decided to further her education, and obtained her Master of Science in Nursing at East Tennessee State University, and then earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice at the same University. She worked as a nursing tutor in India, a psychiatric nurse in Chicago, a nursing administrator at the State Mental Health facility in Guam, and is currently in private practice. She has over fifteen years of experience as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. 

She is married with two beautiful children. She loves spending time with family, enjoys church, cooking, and traveling. 

Brandy Weems earned her Master of Science in Nursing with specialty in psychiatry and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN. Brandy spent several years caring for patients in the hospital setting prior to discovering her true passion for mental health. 

Outside of practice, Brandy enjoys quality time with her husband and two children. Her family enjoys fishing, kayaking, and time spent outdoors with their three dogs.