
Amam Z Saleh MD
Forensic Psychiatry
State Medical Director/Deputy Commissioner for Clinical and Professional Services, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
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25 Staniford StreetBoston, MA 02114
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Summary
- Dr. Amam Saleh is a psychiatrist in Worcester, MA. He received his medical degree from Quaid-e-Azam Medical College and has been in practice 18 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Hindi, Urdu, and Nepali. He specializes in General Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry.
Education & Training
New York-Presbyterian HospitalFellowship, Forensic Psychiatry Research Fellowship , 2015 - 2016
Indian Law SocietyDiploma, International Diploma in Mental Health, Human Rights and Law, 2012 - 2013
UMass Chan Medical SchoolFellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 2009 - 2010
Maine Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2005 - 2009
Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical CollegeHouse Officer, Pathology, 2000 - 2002
Institute of Psychiatry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Research & Training, Rawalpindi Medical CollegeHouse Officer, Psychiatry, 1999 - 2000
Quaid-e-Azam Medical CollegeClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2027
OK State Medical License 2010 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2015 - 2017
GA State Medical License 2010 - 2012
ME State Medical License Active through 2010
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Performance Recognition Program (PRP) Citation for Outstanding Performance, Inpatient Team Leadership Recipient Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, 2020
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 50 citationsDeaths of people with mental illness during interactions with law enforcement.Amam Z. Saleh, Paul S. Appelbaum, Xiaoyu Liu, T. Scott Stroup, Melanie M. Wall
International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. 2018-05-01
Journal Articles
- Following Edwards, Godinez RevisitedAmam Saleh, MD and Debra Pinals, MD, The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 9/1/2010
Press Mentions
Mental Health Crises Significant Factor in Police ShootingsJanuary 11th, 2019
Inside the Tortured Mind of Eddie Ray Routh, the Man Who Killed American Sniper Chris KyleNovember 23rd, 2015
The Undoing of Eddie Ray RouthNovember 23rd, 2015- Join now to see all
Committees
- Corresponding Member, Council on Psychiatry and Law, American Psychiatric Association (APA) 2020 - 2023
- Member, Institutional Review Board, University of Massachusetts Medical School 2018 - 2025
- Member, State Pharmacy Advisory Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2017 - 2023
- Member, Program Steering Committee, Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital, Worcester, MA 2016 - 2019
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Hindi, Urdu, Nepali
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