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Umair Akhtar, MD, Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA

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Psychiatry Philadelphia, PA

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

MD

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  • Office

    3300 Henry Ave
    Philadelphia Children’s Crisis Center
    Philadelphia, PA 19129
    Phone+1 215-878-2600
    Fax+1 215-991-0539
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Education & Training

  • Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University Hospital
    Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011 - 2013
  • West Virginia University
    West Virginia UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 2008 - 2011
  • Sind Medical College
    Sind Medical CollegeClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2012 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2011 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Synthetic Cannabinoid-Induced Psychosis: Two Adolescent Cases  
    • Olumide Oluwabusi, M.D., MRCPsych, Liudmila Lobach, M.D., Umair Akhtar, M.D., Branden Youngman, D.O., Paul Ambrosini, M.D, Journal Of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 11/5/2012
  • Myocardial infarction following electroconvulsive therapy in the absence of significant coronary artery disease  
    O’Reardon, J.P, Lott, Akhtar U.W, Christancho,P, Weiss, D, Jones, N, The Journal of ECT, 4/24/2008
  • A case study of refractory depression responding to Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS): optimizing the Duty Cycle to Improve Efficacy  
    • O’Reardon JP, Bapatla KB, Akhtar UW, Depression: Mind and Body, 5/2006

Abstracts/Posters

  • The ABCDEs of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Adults
    Karim Sedky, MD, MSc, FASM, Umair Akhtar, MD, Olumide Oluwabusi, MD, MRCPsych, Current Psychiatry Vol. 12, No. 02, 2/12/2013