Vidhya Selvaraj, MD

Dr. Vidhya Selvaraj, the founder of Omaha Insomnia and Psychiatric Services, is a boardcertified Psychiatrist. As a pioneer in Primary Care Mental Health integration at Omaha, Dr. Selvaraj successfully ran integrated mental health clinics at Omaha Veterans Administration

Hospital and Creighton University Medical Center.


Before fully transitioning to private practice, she was practicing at Omaha Veterans Administration Hospital, at Creighton University Medical Center, CHI Creighton Clinic, and Partial Hospitalization Program at Immanuel Hospital. Dr. Selvaraj served as an Associate

Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Professor of OBGyn at the Creighton University School of Medicine.


Dr. Selvaraj is the primary author of "Psychopharmacology: 501 Questions to Help You Pass the Boards, a book manuscript published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. She is also well published among peer-reviewed journals.


Dr. Selvaraj completed a residency in psychiatry at the Creighton UniversityUniversity of Nebraska's Psychiatry Residency Program, where she earned the Star Resident Award in 2009. She was also trained at North West Wales NHS Trust hospitals in Bangor, Wales, U.K. She earned her Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Science (BMBS) degree from Stanley Medical College in Chennai, India.


Dr. Selveraj is a classical dancer and holds a degree in the ancient Indian cultural dance form called Bharatnatyam. She loves cooking and owned three successful Indian Restaurants in the recent past. Currently, she owns Maharani Indian cuisine in Omaha, NE. She is also on the board of directors of a multinational baby product line Mickey and Nila.