Mentorship is an essential aspect of the work at PAPANA. The Training and Mentorship committee is pleased to offer a program for residency applicants in addition to other activities geared towards career development. The mentorship program is only offered yearly for PAPANA members applying for Psychiatry in the current match cycle. Details and mentorship request forms are circulated on the social media platforms. The details of the WhatsApp group should be in your welcome email when you join PAPANA.
We look forward to hearing from you
For any further information or questions, please feel free to contact us.
Past President 2020-22 | Chair Research Committee | Co-Chair Nominations & Elections Committee
Dr. Shad has presented at national and international meetings including UN-sponsored psychopharmacology workshops and seminars in Pakistan.
President 2022
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Board of Trustee-New Jersey Association of Infant Mental Health. Zero to Three Fellow.
Chair Training & Mentorship Committee | Co-Chair Constitution & Bylaws Committee
Diplomat – American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Co-Chair Training & Mentorship Committee
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow at Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai – BronxCare Health System
Chair Membership Committee
Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Chair Media Committee
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine | MD (ECFMG) | MBBS (Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore)
Mentor
Cabinet Designation: Mentor
Specialization: Psychiatry
Affiliated Hospital: Sidra Medicine Doha, Qata
Education MD
Dr. Muhammad Waqar Azeem is an internationally recognized academician and health care leader with Sidra Medicine and Weill Cornell Medical College. He is an Inaugural Chair of Psychiatry for Sidra Medicine in Doha, Qatar. He is Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine/ Cornell University, USA. He has played an instrumental role in establishing child, adolescent and perinatal psychiatry services in Qatar from the scratch. Under his leadership, Sidra Medicine developed world’s first and only ACGMEI Training Program in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Dr. Azeem has contributed nationally in number of important initiatives, including being Chair of Qatar’s National Autism Plan Working Group, Co-Chair of World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) Autism Forum and member of National Mental Health Task Force. Internationally, Dr. Azeem is Chair of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Presidential Working Group on Medical Students and member of the WPA Presidential Working Group on Autism as well as on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is member of World Health Organization (WHO) Rehabilitation Program to contribute in developing rehabilitation interventions for individuals with autism. Dr. Azeem’s primary clinical and research interests include Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Disabilities, Global Mental Health, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Training and undergraduate medical education. He is involved with number of prestigious research grants from QNRF and SIRF regarding Autism, ADHD, genetics, neuroimaging and psychiatric comorbidity with chronic medical conditions. He has presented nationally and internationally and has published extensively in peer reviewed journals. In addition, he collaborates with various professionals and medical schools in South East Asia and Middle East on various projects including autism spectrum disorder and developmental disabilities, psychiatric co-morbidity in medical conditions, as well as in improving child and adolescent services, and child and adolescent psychiatry training. He Co-Chaired APPNA MERIT Program from 2012-2020 through which live lectures were telecasted weekly from North America to various medical schools and hospitals in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Middle East and Ukraine. Dr. Azeem has played an instrumental role with his colleagues and CPSP in Pakistan regarding initiation of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship (FCPS).
Dr. Azeem joined Sidra from Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center, one of the premiere child and adolescent psychiatry teaching facilities in the U.S., where he held the position of Chief of Psychiatry and Medical Director. He also served as an Associate Clinical Professor at Yale Child Study Center / Yale University School of Medicine and Associate Residency Training Program Director for Yale Child Study Center / Solnit Center Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship.
Dr. Azeem is graduate of the Rawalpindi Medical University. He has done his general psychiatry training at Hennepin County Medical Center and Regions Hospital in Minnesota, where he also served as Chief Resident. He has done his child and adolescent psychiatry training at Children’s Hospital Boston with Harvard Medical School. Dr. Azeem is Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in both General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) as well as Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP). He has received several awards and honors for his work. He has co-directed the child and adolescent review courses internationally. He served on various boards and committees at regional, national and international level.
Cabinet Designation: Member – Board of Trustee | Co-Chair Research Committee | Co-Chair Constitution & Bylaws Committee
Specialization: Psychiatry
Sub Specialization: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Affiliated Hospital: Institute of Living, Hartford
Education MD
Location: Hartford, CT
Languages: English Urdu
Lead Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist – Inpatient Child and Adolescent Units, Institute of Living, Hartford, CT
Senior Research Fellow – Human Development Research Foundation, Pakistan.
Fellow – Infant- Parent Mental Health, University of Massachusetts, Boston.
Section Editor – Pakistan Journal of Surgery and Medicine, Pakistan.
Associate Editor – BMC Research Notes, UK.
Editor – Journal of Nishtar Medical University, Multan, Pakistan
Member - Board of Trustee | Co-Chair Research Committee | Co-Chair Constitution & Bylaws Committee
General Secretary
Cabinet Designation: General Secretary
Specialization: Psychiatry
Affiliated Hospital: Michigan State University
Education: MD
Dr. Farha Abbasi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Michigan State University and core faculty member of the Muslim Studies Program. Her areas of interest are cultural psychiatry and teaching medical students how to provide culturally appropriate care to Muslim patients. She is the founding director of the Annual Muslim Mental Health Conference.
She is also the managing editor of the Journal of Muslim Mental Health and Director of the Muslim Mental Health Consortium, Michigan State University. She has served on many boards and committees including Council on Minority Mental Health and Health Disparities American Psychiatric Association. She currently chairs the Mental Health Task Force for the Mayor of Lansing, Michigan. She works relentlessly and tirelessly towards one goal: Learning to coexist and go beyond our differences to reach the common point of peace and prosperity.
Cabinet Designation: Mentor
Specialization: Psychiatry
Education: MD
Dr. Shah holds the Barbara & Corbin J. Robertson Jr. Chair in Psychiatry, and is Executive Vice Chair and Professor of Psychiatry, Family and Community Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas, and Chief of Psychiatry for Ben Taub Hospital/Harris Health System. He is also Chief, Division of Community Psychiatry & Director of Mood Disorder Research Program at Ben Taub Hospital.
Dr. Shah has done numerous media presentations to National and International Radio/TV/Newspapers and has widely presented both nationally and internationally. He is an expert analyst psychiatrist seen on FOX, NBC, CBS, ABC, NPR, PBS, and other channels.
General Secretary
General Secretary
Year of Experience: 12
Specialization: Psychiatry
Sub Specialization: Child and adolescent psychiatry, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
Affiliated Hospital: Boston Children’s Hospital
Education: MD, MMSc (Med-Ed)
Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: General Psychiatry | American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
Location: Boston, MA
Languages: English, Urdu
Dr. Zheala Qayyum is the Training Director for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program and the Medical Director of the Emergency Psychiatry Services at Boston Children’s Hospital. She holds faculty appointments at Yale School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Qayyum received her medical training in Pakistan at King Edward Medical University. She completed her general psychiatry residency at the University of Connecticut and fellowship trainings at the Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital.
Specialization: Psychiatry
Sub Specialization: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Affiliated Hospital: Institute of Living/Hartford Healthcare, Connecticut
Education: MD, MS, DFAACAP, DFAPA
Certifications: MD, MS, DFAACAP, DFAPA
Location: Connecticut
Languages: English | Urdu
Program Director Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Institute of Living/Hartford Healthcare, Connecticut
Program Director Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Institute of Living/Hartford Healthcare, Connecticut
Vice Chair, Education and Training | Director, Psychiatry Residency Program | Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry, Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Cabinet Designation: Mentor
Specialization: Psychiatry
Affiliated Hospital: Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Education: M.D, DFAPA
Languages: English, Urdu
Vice Chair, Education and Training
Director, Psychiatry Residency Program,
Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry, Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Cabinet Designation: Chair Nomination & Elections Committee | Co-Chair Education Committee
Year of Experience: 10
Specialization: Psychiatry
Sub Specialization: Addiction Psychiatry
Affiliated Hospital: Freeman Hospital, Joplin MO 64804
Institute of Medical Graduation: Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences
Education M.B.B.S, General Psychiatry Residency and Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
Certifications: General Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine
NPI Number: 1639346703
Location: Joplin, MO
Languages: English, Urdu
Dr. Nauman Ashraf is the Founding Program Director for KCU-GME Consortium/Ozark Center Psychiatry Residency program (ACGME) and Addiction Medicine Fellowship program in Joplin, Missouri. He is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Kansas City University and Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. He has worked at Ozark Center since July 2013, treating patients with mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
He served as the Medical Director of Addiction Services at Ozark Center and established Ozark Center’s outpatient buprenorphine treatment program in 2017. He graduated from Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences in Pakistan.
Dr. Ashraf serves on numerous hospital and KCU-GME consortium committees, including Chair for the ‘Clinical Learning and Work Environment Committee. He also serves as a consultant prescriber for Opioid STR, a state-targeted response to fight the opioid epidemic. Additionally, Dr. Ashraf co-authored the chapter on alcohol in Pocket Guide to Addiction Assessment and Treatment, published by American Psychiatry Association Publishing. He has published peer-reviewed articles, presented posters at conferences, provided media talks, and participated in invited-speaker talks on substance use disorders and resident well-being.
He has a passion for improving resident wellness and has served as a Principal Investigator on multiple wellness studies.
Psychiatry Residency Program Director, Ozark Center, Joplin, Missouri | Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Mentor
Cabinet Designation: Mentor
Year of Experience: 40
Specialization: Psychiatry
Sub Specialization: Forensic Psychiatry
Affiliated Hospital: UCSD
Education MBBS and M.Med.Sci
Certifications: Psychiatry | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Location: Sandigistan, California
Languages: English and Urdu
Dr Ansar Haroun was born in Pakistan, raised in Italy, and educated in England, where he was a Scholar at Christ’s Hospital. He started medical school in London, but failed to satisfy the examiners. The school psychiatrist opined his failure was due to “cultural confusion” since he was the only darkie in the class, and recommended he rediscover his cultural roots in South Asia. He graduated MBBS with difficulty, at the bottom of his class, from Lahore. He returned home to England, and studied for an M.Med.Sci in the medical humanities, and was awarded a Roosevelt Scholarship to visit the US. He returned to the US, and completed his psychiatry training at Yale. He was interested in Vice and Virtue, and noted that much Wickedness starts in childhood, so also trained in child psychiatry at Columbia.
Cabinet Designation: Mentor
Year of Experience: less than 5 years
Specialization: Psychiatry
Sub Specialization: Geriatric Psychiatry
Affiliated Hospital: Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare, OH & academic appointment through Case Western Reserve University, OH
Institute of Medical Graduation: King Edward Medical University, Lahore, PK
Education MD
Location: Cleveland, OH
Languages: English | Urdu
Mentor
MENTOR | PAPANA MENTORSHIP PROGRAM | Medical Director of West Ridge Center at Rutland Regional Medical Center
Year of Experience: 12
Specialization: Psychiatry
Sub Specialization: Addiction Psychiatry
Affiliated Hospital: Rutland Regional Medical Center, Vermont
Institute of Medical Graduation: Sindh Medical College Karachi, Pakistan
Education MD
Certifications: Adult Psychiatry residency at Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York | Addiction Psychiatry fellowship at the Boston University Medical Center/ VA Boston Healthcare System
Languages: English, Urdu
Saeed Ahmed, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist who serves as the Medical Director of West Ridge Center at Rutland Regional Medical Center, Vermont. After graduating from Sindh Medical College Karachi, Pakistan, he completed an Adult Psychiatry residency at Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, followed by the Addiction Psychiatry fellowship at the Boston University Medical Center/ VA Boston Healthcare System.
In addition to clinical work, his research interests include substance use disorders, specifically micro-induction of Buprenorphine/Naloxone, Kratom addiction, the therapeutic role of psychedelics in addiction and mental health conditions, off-label medication “repurposing” in substance use disorders, and increasing access to and reducing barriers to the utilization of available treatments for substance use disorders.
Cabinet Designation: Mentor
Specialization: Psychiatry
Affiliated Hospital: Elmhurst Hospital Center
Institute of Medical Graduation: Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan
Education MD
Location: New York City
Languages: English, Urdu, Punjabi
Mentor
Cabinet Designation: Mentor
Year of Experience: more than 5 years
Specialization: Psychiatry
Sub Specialization: Child and Adolescence Psychiatry
Affiliated Hospital: Carilion Clinic
Institute of Medical Graduation: International American University – St. Lucia
Education MD, MA
Location: Roanoke, VA
Languages: English | Urdu
Cabinet Designation: Mentor
Year of Experience: more than 5 years
Specialization: Psychiatry
Sub Specialization: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Affiliated Hospital: Henry Ford Allegiance Health, Michigan
Institute of Medical Graduation: Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Pakistan
Education MD
Languages: English | Urdu
I graduated from Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Pakistan, and currently, am completing my 3rd year of psychiatry residency at Henry Ford Allegiance Health in Jackson, Michigan. I am interested in pursuing a career in child and adolescent psychiatry with a particular focus on neurodevelopmental disorders specifically autism spectrum disorder, early psychosis and mood disorder investigation, interventional psychiatry, and the impact of substances and trauma during childhood. I have 7 years of psychiatry experience total, including research and two years of a non-ACGME-accredited psychiatry residency.
Mentor
Mentor
Cabinet Designation: Mentor
Year of Experience: Less than 5 years
Specialization: Psychiatry
Affiliated Hospital: Truman Medical Center; Center for Behavioral Medicine
Institute of Medical Graduation: Spartan Health Sciences University, School of Medicine
Education MD
Location: Kansas City, MO
Languages: English, Urdu, Punjabi
Cabinet Designation: Mentor
Year of Experience: 4
Specialization: Psychiatry
Sub Specialization: General Psychiatry Residency
Affiliated Hospital: Jamaica HospitaL Medical Center
Education MD
Location: Queens , NYC
Languages: English, Urdu, Punjab
General Psychiatry Resident at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. Completed Medical Doctorate from American University Of Antigua and Bachelors of Sciences from University of Maryland. Former research scholar at Northwell Health Zucker Hillside Hospital with research focus on Metformin’s role in preventing metabolic syndrome in Second Generation Antipsychotic use in adolescents, exploring prodromal symptoms in mood and thought disorders, and genetics of bipolar disorder, and Vortioxetine’s role in improving Negative symptoms in Schizophrenia.
Mentor
Cabinet Designation: Mentor
Year of Experience: Resident Physician PGY1
Specialization: Psychiatry
Program- Residency Training: University of Louisville
Institute of Medical Graduation: Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
Education MD, M.B.;B.S
Certifications: ECFMG | ACLS
Location: Louisville, KY
Languages: Urdu, Sindhi, English, Seraiki and Punjabi
Cabinet Designation: Mentor
Year of Experience: 02
Specialization: Psychiatry | Internal medicine
Sub Specialization: Addiction Psych
Program- Residency Training: Charleston area medical center
Program- Fellowship Training: University of Cincinnati
Affiliated Hospital: University of Cincinnati
Institute of Medical Graduation: Army medical college
Education MD
Certifications: AcLS, BLS
NPI Number: 1093199549
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Languages: Urdu | English
Residency/Fellowship Mentorship Program
Mentor
Cabinet Designation: Mentor
Year of Experience: PGY-III
Specialization: Psychiatry
Sub Specialization: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Program- Residency Training: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (PGY-III)
Program- Fellowship Training: NYU Grossman School of Medicine(Starting in July 2021)
Affiliated Hospital: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Institute of Medical Graduation: Ziauddin University
Education MD
Languages: English, Urdu
Cabinet Designation: Mentor
Year of Experience: Currently PGY 1 (Estimated graduation date residency 2023, and fellowship 2025)
Specialization: Psychiatry
Sub Specialization: Adult Psychiatry residency training with Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship
Affiliated Hospital: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Corvallis, OR
Institute of Medical Graduation: Ross University School of Medicine
Education MD
Location: Corvallis, Oregon
Languages: English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi
Mentor
Residency/Fellowship Mentorship Program
Year of Experience: 03
Specialization: Psychiatry
Sub Specialization: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Program- Residency Training: Hartford Hospital (Pathology)
Program- Fellowship Training: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (CAP fellowship)
Affiliated Hospital: Texas Tech University
Institute of Medical Graduation: Dow Medical College
Education MD
Certifications: ECFMG certified MD
Location: Texas
Languages: English, Urdu
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