Fawad Taj MD

Psychiatry•Cleveland, OH

Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Psycho-Oncology, Psychosomatic Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology

MD, DABPN, DACLP

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11100 Euclid AveCleveland, OH 44106

Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 2013 - 2014
Boston VA Healthcare System (Brockton-West Roxbury)/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 2009 - 2013
Aga Khan Medical CollegeClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2014 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2013 - 2020
MN State Medical License 2014 - 2016
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Leadership Award Association of Physicians of Pakistani-Descent in North East Ohio, 2025

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

Factors associated with non-adherence among psychiatric patients at a tertiary care hospital, Karachi, Pakistan: a questionnaire based cross-sectional study
Fawad Taj et al., J Pak Med Assoc
Association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene G894T polymorphism with essential hypertension in an adult Pakistani Pathan population
M. Rizwan Khawajah, Fawad Taj et al., Int J Cardiol
Sleep apnoea syndrome in Pakistan?
Fawad Taj et al., J Pak Med Assoc
Awareness of stroke risk factors, signs and treatment in a Pakistani population
Zarmeneh Aly, Kanza Abbas, Faraz Karim, Fawad Taj et al., J Pak Med Assoc
Reformulating the lacunae hypothesis
Zarmeneh Aly, Fawad Taj, J Pak Med Assoc
Factors related to knowledge and perception of women about smoking: a cross sectional study from a developing country
Seema Bhanji, Marie Andredes, Fawad Taj et al., BMC Womens Health, 5/24/2011
Risk factors of stroke in Pakistan: a dedicated stroke clinic experience
Fawad Taj et al., Can J Neurol Sci, 3/2010
Missed opportunities in surveillance and screening systems to detect developmental delay: A developing country perspective
Zarmeneh Aly, Fawad Taj, Shahnaz Ibrahim, Brain Dev, 7/14/2009
The Karachi intracranial stenosis study (KISS) Protocol: an urban multicenter case-control investigation reporting the clinical, radiologic and biochemical association...
Ayesha Kamran Kamal, Fawad Taj et al., BMC Neurol, 7/2009
Evaluating ischemic stroke subtypes: does the retinal microvasculature hold clues to what lies beneath?
Zarmeneh Aly, Fawad Taj et al., Stroke, 5/2009
Why Pakistani medical graduates must remain free to emigrate
Fawad Taj et al., PLoS Med, 1/29/2009
Identifying people at high risk for developing sleep apnea syndrome (SAS): a cross-sectional study in a Pakistani population
Fawad Taj et al., BMC Neurol., 12/2008
Risk for sleep apnea syndrome in Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey utilizing the Berlin questionnaire
Fawad Taj et al., Sleep Breath, 9/20/2008
Inflammatory biomarkers of stroke
Fawad Taj et al., J Pak Med Assoc, 7/2007
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Press Mentions

Support SB 158, limiting cellphones in public schoolsApril 27th, 2025
A health care crisis is brewing. Ohio will pay for Medicaid cuts.March 20th, 2025
Banning school cellphone use keeps the focus on learningMarch 14th, 2025
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Committees

Co-Chair, Research, Education and Scientific Affairs Committee, Association of Physicians of Pakistani-Descent in North America 2025 - 2025

Industry Relationships

Advisory board, Bristol Myers Sqiub

External Links

University Hospitals https://www.uhhospitals.org/doctors/Taj-Fawad-1780816843
Linked Inhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/fawad-taj-07a77b314?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app