Muhammad Waqar Azeem
Chief of Psychiatry & Medical Director, Psychiatry
Yale University of Medicine
USA
Biography
Dr. Azeem is Chief of Psychiatry & Medical Director of Albert J. Solnit Children's Center, one of the premium Psychiatry Teaching Facility for children and adolescents in the country. He is an Associate Clinical Professor at Yale Child Study Center / Yale University School of Medicine as well as Associate Residency Training Program Director for Yale Child Study Center/ Solnit Center Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship. Dr.Azeem is Distinguished Fellow of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) as well as Distinguished Fellow of American Psychiatric Association (APA). Dr. Azeem's primary clinical and research interests include Autism Spectrum Disorders and Developmental Disabilities, Global Mental Health and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Training. He has presented on these topics nationally and internationally and published in peer reviewed journals. In addition, he collaborates with psychiatry professionals and various medical schools in Pakistan and Middle East on different projects including autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities, psychiatric co-morbidity in medical conditions, child and adolescent psychiatry training as well as improving child and adolescent mental health services.
Research Interest
Post-traumatic stress disorder Addictions Mood/Anxiety disorders Behavior genetics