Iqbal Ahmed, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Director of Geriatric Psychiatry, Queens Medical Center
Director of Psychopharmacology, State-University Collaboration
EDUCATIONAL SUMMARY
- St. John’s Medical College, M.B., B.S., 1974
- St. Martha’s Hospital, Bangalore, India, Rotating Internship, 1969-74
- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Psychiatry Residency, 1976-79
- Boston University School of Medicine at Boston City Hospital, Consult Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship, 1979-81
RELEVANT PRIOR EXPERIENCE
- Assistant Professor – Boston University, 1981-87
- Director, Geriatric Neuropsychiatry Unit – Boston city, 1985-87
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry – Tufts University School of Medicine, 1987-92
- Geriatric Psychopharmacology Consultant – Tufts New England, 1987-92
- Director of Geriatric Psychiatry – Tufts New England, 1987-92
- Associate Professor - University of Hawaii, JABSOM, 1992-97
- Chief of Geriatric Neuropsychiatric Unit - Hawaii State Hospital, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 1992-96
- Chief of Special Services - Hawaii State Hospital, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 1992-94
- Training Director and Co-Program Director - Geriatric Psychiatry Residency Program, University of Hawaii, JABSOM, 1995-98
- Assistant Training Director - General Psychiatry Residency Program, University of Hawaii, JABSOM, 1996
- Training Director - General Psychiatry Residency Program, University of Hawaii, JABSOM, 1996-98
- Program Director – General Psychiatry Residency Program, University of Hawaii, JABSOM, 1998 – August 2004
- Program Director – Geriatric Psychiatry Residency Program, University of Hawaii, JABSOM, 1998-August 2004
RESPONSIBILITIES/ACTIVITIES IN THIS RESIDENCY
- Clinical supervision of general and geriatric psychiatry residents.
- Coordinating and teaching seminars for general and geriatric psychiatry residents related to Neuroscience, Neuropsychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, and Psychopharmacology
RESEARCH/SCHOLARLY INTERESTS
- Psychopharmacological treatment in the medically ill and the elderly
- Psychopharmacological treatment of behavioral symptoms in dementia
- Psychiatric manifestations of neurological disorders, especially traumatic brain injury
PUBLICATIONS
- Fujii, D.E.M; Ahmed, I: Is Psychosis a Neurobiological Syndrome? Can J Psychiatry 2004; 49: 713-718
- Fujii, D.E.M; Ahmed, I; Hishinuma, E: A Neuropsychological Comparison of Psychotic Disorder Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury without Psychotic Disorder, and Schizophrenia. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 16: 306-314, 2004.
- Guerrero A; Hishinuma E; Serrano A; Ahmed I: Use of “Mechanistic Case Diagramming” Technique to Teach the Bio-Psycho-Social-Cultural Formulation to Psychiatric Clerks”. Academic Psychiatry, 27: 88-92, 2003
- Takeshita, J; Masaki, K; Fujii, D; Ahmed, I; Foley, D; Li, YQ; Ross, GW; Petrovich, H; White, L: Depressive Symptomatology is a Risk Factor for Mortality in Elderly Japanese-American Men: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. The American Journal of Psychiatry, July 159(7): 1127-32, 2002
- Fujii, D.E.M; Ahmed, I: Psychotic Disorder Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Conceptual Framework. Journal of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 7: 41-62, 2002
- Fujii, D.E.M; Ahmed, I: Characteristics of Psychotic Disorder Due to Traumatic Brain Injury: An Analysis of Case Studies in the Literature. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 14: 2002.
- Trannel T; Ahmed I; Goebert D: The occurrence of Thrombocytopenia in Psychiatric Patients Taking Valproate. American Journal of Psychiatry, 158: 128-130, 2001.
- Fujii, D.E.M; Ahmed, I: Risk Factors for Psychosis Secondary to Traumatic Brain Injury. . Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 13: 61-69, 2001.
- Shepherd, J; Heiby, E.M; Holmes, J.A; Ahmed, I; Jones, C.J: The Relation Between Type of Antidepressant and Neurovegetative Symptoms in Adult Unipolar Nonpsychotic Depression: An Opinion Survey. Hawaii Medical Journal, 59: 389-392, 2000.
- Gansler, D.A; Harris, G.J; Oscar-Berman, M.O; Streeter, C; Lewis, R.F; Ahmed, I; Achong, D: Hypoperfusion of Inferior Frontal Brain Regions in Abstinent Alcoholics: A Pilot SPECT Study. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 61: 32-37, 2000.
PRESENTATIONS (LOCAL, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL) FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS:
- “HIMAP for Schizophrenia: An Evidence Based Practice for Hawaii” for the Workshop“The Hawaii Medication Algorithm Project (HIMAP): Coming to a CMHC near you” at the Adult Mental Health Division First Annual Best Practices Conference, Honolulu, May 20-21, 2004
- “HIMAP: Psychopharmacologic Evidence Based Practice” for the Workshop“Hawaii Center for Evidence Based Practice” at the Adult MentalHealth Division First Annual Best Practices Conference, Honolulu, May 20-21, 2004
- “Cultural Competence in Geriatric Psychiatry: Teaching, Evaluative Methods, and Resources” for the Workshop on “How to Teach and Learn Cultural Competence in Geriatric Psychiatry” at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, May 1-6, 2004, New York, New York
- Takeshita, J; Masaki, K; Thompson D; Fujii D; Ahmed I; Beatriz R; Curb, JD: The Relationship of Depressive Symptoms and Cardiovascular Disease in Elderly Japanese-American men. Presentation at the 17th World Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine, Aug 23-28, 2003, Waikoloa, Hawaii.
- Takeshita, J; Masaki, K; Ahmed, Chen, R; Fujii D; Beatriz R; Curb, JD: Diabetes Mellitus is not a Risk Factor for Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Japanese American Men. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry, March 1-4, 2003, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Fujii D, Ahmed I, Hishinuma E: A Neuropsychological Comparison of Psychotic Disorder Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury Without Psychotic Disorder, and Schizophrenia. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting, American Neuropsychiatric Association, Feb. 1-4, 2003, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Roberson ES, Williams S, Wong B, Ahmed I: "The Role of Geriatrics and Geriatric Psychiatry in Medical Education”. Poster presentation at the 31st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, March 7-10, 2002, Long Beach, California.
- “How to Provide Geriatric Psychiatry training during General Psychiatry Residency” at the American Psychiatric Association at the Annual Meeting, American Psychiatric Association, May 17-22, 2003, San Francisco, California
- “Navigating Geriatric Psychiatry Research: Issues for the Beginning Researcher”. Organized by the APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Elderly and APA Council on Aging at the Annual Meeting, American Psychiatric Association, May 19-23, 2002, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- “Competencies in Geriatric Psychiatry” at workshop on “Competencies in Psychiatry” organized by the Education Committee of the American Psychiatric Association at the Annual Meeting, American Psychiatric Association, May 5-10, 2001, New Orleans. Louisiana
- “Recruitment Issues: General Psychiatry Directors Perspective”- At a workshop “Recruitment in Geriatric Psychiatry: Strategies to Enhance the Pipeline” for Geriatric Psychiatry Training Directors at the Annual Meeting of American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Meeting Feb. 23-26, 2001, San Francisco, CA.
- Ahmed, I; Spitz, D: “Mind and Brain – Teaching an Integrative View of Neuroscience and Psychotherapy.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of Association for Academic Psychiatry, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 6, 2000.
- Tinsley, J; Ahmed, I; Layde, J: "Cross-Cultural Issues in Subspecialty Training: Guidelines for Integration". Workshop presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, March 9-12, 2000, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Shepherd, JK; Heiby, E; Holmes, J; Ahmed; I: "The Relation Between Type of Antidepressant and Appetitive Symptoms in Adult Unipolar Nonpsychotic Depression: An Opinion Survey. Poster presentation at the American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology Annual Convention, June 3-6, 1999, Denver, Colorado.
OTHER INVOLVEMENT IN PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS FOR LAST FIVE YEARS:
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