Shruti Tewari, MD

Dr. Shruti Tewari is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who is board certified in adult psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry. Dr. Tewari serves as an outpatient medication management provider at Inova Kellar Center.  She joined Inova Health System in 2011 and has been practicing medicine since 2006.

Dr. Tewari sees patients at Inova Kellar Center in the Fairfax, VA, location. She treats patients with a a variety of mental health issues including anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, ADHD, PTSD, mood disorders and autism spectrum disorders.

She has an interest in working with families from different cultural backgrounds to help address their needs in an individualized and culturally sensitive way. During her residency, Dr. Tewari partnered with the family medicine department at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia to provide mental health services to refugees from Iraq and Myanmar.

Prior to joining Inova, Dr. Tewari completed her general psychiatry residency in 2009 at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, in 2011. She received her medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, in 2006. She recently completed a certificate program through Georgetown University in infant and early childhood mental health, with a focus on culturally sensitive and equitable treatment.

Dr. Tewari has been involved in numerous presentations including presentations in the Northern Virginia area to pediatricians, healthcare groups, the Washington International Club, InsideNova Magazine, Inova team members and Inova Institute. Additionally, she has traveled abroad to present at Bermuda hospitals for World Mental Health Day.

She is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

She lives in Fairfax County, VA, and is married with two children. Her hobbies include running, including an upcoming marathon, as well as baking, drawing, painting and reading.