AmirArsalanAfkhamiMD

Psychiatry • Washington, DC

Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

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Office
2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Medical Faculty Associates GWU, Psychiatry
Washington, DC 20037
Phone+1 646-280-7011
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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Psychiatry, 2004 - 2007
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
Yale UniversityPh.D., 1995 - 2003
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

DC State Medical License 2007 - 2024
VA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
MD State Medical License 2022 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2005 - 2007
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Psychiatrist of The Year Washington Psychiatric Society (WPS), 2010

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
Can Academic Medicine Lead the Way in the Refugee Crisis
Amir A. Afkhami> ;Academic Medicine. 2016 Oct 18
1 citations
Psychiatry and efforts to build community in Iraq.
Amir A. Afkhami> ;American Journal of Psychiatry. 2014 Sep 1
13 citations
Compromised Constitutions: The Iranian Experience with the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Amir Afkhami> ;Bulletin of the History of Medicine. 2003 Jun 11

Books/Book Chapters

Psychiatry In-Review
Chapter: Antidepressant Medications
Page 211 - 218Afkhami, AmirEditors: Ferrando, S..ETAS, New YorkEdition 3,2008

Other

A Doctor in Iraq, Watching a Faith Healer at Work
Afkhami, A, New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/28/health/28cases.html?_r=0
12/27/2010

Press Mentions

Lawmakers Push to Improve Veterans' HealthJune 13th, 2019
Socially-Isolated MI, Stroke Survivors Face Greater Risk of DeathMarch 27th, 2018
Exhibit Shares History of St. Elizabeths and Mental Health CareMay 2nd, 2017
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Hospital Affiliations

George Washington University HospitalWashington, District of Columbia