Dr. Muhammad S. Tahir
M.D. ABPN (USA) - American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology

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+25 Years

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Dr. Muhammad S. Tahir

Consultant Psychiatrist, Neurologist (Child , Adolescent and Adults ) Director Educational Programs

I strongly believe that, when we have a balance of healthy self-perception and behavior, wellness, success, and satisfaction often follow.


Our patient-centered approach at the American Wellness Center promotes this balance and provides support to patients throughout, helping them achieve those positive outcomes.

Our clinic model boasts a team of practitioners qualified in American-style healthcare, and I am proud to lead them. We are bringing Dubai's ethical and evidence-based medical care in hopes of promoting positive mental and whole-body health.

My qualifications, achieved through New York’s renown Columbia University, combined with my personal and practical experiences living a multicultural life, enable me to help all those in need. I enjoy working with people from all cultures and walks of life, and giving them my best in assessing their mental health, diagnosing conditions, and providing treatment.

 

My Experience and Background

I am American Board Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) and qualified as a General (Adult) Psychiatrist. Before relocating to Dubai, in 2011, I served as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at New York Presbyterian Hospital, the University Hospital of Columbia, and Cornell University (USA). I also worked as an Assistant Unit Chief, leading the multidisciplinary treatment team at USA’s New York Presbyterian Hospital – Westchester Division. I completed my adult psychiatry residency training at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center (affiliated with Columbia University) and my child/adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Weill Cornell University Hospital in New York (USA).

In addition to my practical background, I have published numerous papers in American journals and participated on the peer review publication committee at Cornell–Westchester Division (New York). I have delivered lectures on a wide range of mental health topics, including depression and suicide, anxiety, schizophrenia, autism, ADHD, and psychosomatic disorders. I am trained in using evidence-based mental health treatment modalities, ranging from, but not limited to, psychotropic medications, individual psychotherapy, cognitive behavior therapy, family therapy, couples therapy, and play-group modalities for young children.

I greatly enjoy speaking in community informational lectures, providing on-site school consultations, and establishing guidance programs. I am proud to be cited often in print media and TV/Radio interviews.

I am licensed in the UAE (Dubai Healthcare City and Dubai Health Authority) and the USA.

I am fluent in English, Urdu, Punjabi, and Hindi.

  •     Psychotropic Medications
  •     Individual Psychotherapy
  •     Cognitive Behavior Therapy
  •     Family Therapy
  •     Couples Therapy
  •     School Consultations
  •     Community Lectures
  •     Parent Guidance Groups
  •     Acute and Chronic Mental Illnesses
  •     ADHD
  •     Schizophrenia
  •     Bipolar disorder
  •     Autistic Spectrum Disorders (including PDD)
  •     School refusal
  •     Defiant child
  •     Hyperactive child
  •     Child being bullied in the school
  •     Anxious and depressed child
  •     Teen stress and parents role
  •     Autism and interaction with other children at home & school
  •     Eating Disorder
  •     Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  •     Conduct Disorder
  •     Psychotic Disorders
  •     Impulse Control disorders
  •     Anxiety Disorders
  •     Panic Disorder
  •     Phobias
  •     Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  •     Conversion Disorders
  •     Tic Disorder
  •     Physical Symptoms of Mental Illness
  •     Failing grades in school
  •     behavior problem in children and adolescents
  •     Depressed and anxious teen
  •     Evaluation for children having Asperger
  •     Counseling parents of a teenager
  •     Child's busy schedule

Doctor of Medicine 

  • Licensed by University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan in 1988
  • Licensed as Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, New York in 2004
  • UAE - DHCA: Licensed as Specialist Psychiatrist by Dubai Healthcare City since 2011
  • UAE – DHA: Licensed as Consultant Psychiatrist by Dubai Health Authority in 2012

 

  • Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Adult in 2004 and certified in 2015.
  • Doctor of Medicine, The University of the State of New York, USA, August 2004
  • Bachelor of Science, The University of Punjab, Pakistan, 1992
  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Pakistan, 1988
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