Columbia Schizophrenia Research Clinic at New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI)/Columbia University
New York, NY
08.2018 - 01.2022
Research Assistant
Nathan Kline Institute (NKI), NYU
Orangeburg, NY
07.2017 - 01.2019
Executive Director/ Consultant and Instructor
World Health Organization (WHO)
Ramian, Goleastan, Iran
09.2011 - 02.2017
WHO funded project, Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) in underserved areas
Hired, trained, and mentored staff members to maximize productivity.
General Practitioner, Emergency Room
Ramian Medical Center
Ramian, Golestan, Iran
08.2008 - 09.2011
Education
M.D. - Medical Doctorat
Azad Medical University
Tehran, Iran
05.2008
Training
Psychiatry resident physician, One Brooklyn Health Interfaith Medical Center campus, 08/01/23, present
Internship, Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch, Iran, 09/01/06, 05/31/08
Certification
Medical License, Permanent, Iran, 01/01/08, present
International memberships
American College of Physicians, 02/01/15, present
American Psychiatry Association, 01/01/17, present
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 01/01/23, present
Publications
Effects of sex, age, and apolipoprotein E genotype on hippocampal parenchymal fraction in cognitively normal older adults, Babak A. Ardekani, Neema O. Izadia, Somar A. Hadid, Amir M. Meftah, Alvin H. Bachman, Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 07/01/20, 301
D-Serine Augmentation of Neuroplasticity-Based Auditory Learning in Schizophrenia, Natalie de la Garrigue, Juliana Glasser, Pejman Sehatpour, Dan V. Iosifescu, Elisa Dias, Marlene Carlson, Constance Shope, Tarek Sobeih, Tse-Hwei Choo, Melanie M. Wall, Lawrence S. Kegeles, James Gangwisch, Megan Mayer, Stephanie Brazis, Heloise M De Baun, Dalton Bermudez, Molly Arnold, Danielle Rette, Amir M. Meftah, Melissa Conant, Jeffrey A. Lieberman, Joshua T. Kantrowitz, Journal of Psychiatry and Brain Science, 08/01/20
New discoveries for an old drug: A review of recent olanzapine research, Amir M Meftah, Elizabeth Deckler, Leslie Citrome, Joshua T Kantrowitz, Journal Postgraduate Medicine, 01/01/20, 132, 80-90
D-serine: A cross species review of safety, Amir M Meftah, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Joshua T Kantrowitz, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 08/01/21
Interactive relationship between Trp metabolites and gut microbiota: The impact on human pathology of disease, Kamyar Khoshnevisan, Maryam Chehrehgosha, Melissa Conant, Amir Mohammad Meftah, Hadi Baharifar, Hanieh-Sadat Ejtahed, Pooneh Angoorani, Morteza Gholami, Farshad Sharifi, Hassan Maleki, Bagher Larijani, Mohammad Reza Khorramizadeh, Journal of Applied Microbiology, 03/01/22
Tryptophan and serotonin levels as potent biomarkers in diabetes mellitus complications: a new approach of diagnostic role, Kamyar Khoshnevisan, Maryam Chehrehgosha, Sayed Mahmoud SajjadiJazi, Amir Mohammad Meftah, unknown
A systematic study of nano-based fibrous systems: Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for dementia control, Maryam Chehrehgosha, Ali Sharifi, Amir Mohammad Meftah, Hassan Maleki, Sayed Mahmoud Sajjadi-Jazi, Hadi Baharifar, Kamyar Khoshnevisan, Farshad Sharifi, 03/01/23
Demographic and biological factors in interrelationships between physical, cognitive, psychological, and social frailty in community-dwelling older adults: Data from the Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study (BLAS), Maryam Chehrehgosha, Ali Sharifi, Amir Mohammad Meftah, Hassan Maleki, Sayed Mahmoud Sajjadi-Jazi, Hadi Baharifar, Kamyar Khoshnevisan, Farshad Sharifi, 03/01/24
Clozapine induced globus pharyngeus: A case report, Evaristus Ezema, Johnson Bamidele, Amir Meftah, Stanley Nkemjika, Bashir Aribisala, Tania Sultana, Esther Ezenagu, Singh Satwant, Thant Htet, Jude Beauchamp, Rabel Peterson, Patrice Fouron, Tolu Olupona, 06/01/24
Overcoming the Potential Drawbacks of Artificial Intelligence in Psychotherapy: Literature Updates, Ogochukwu Agazie, Evaristus Chino Ezema, Amir Meftah, Bashir Aribisala, Tania Sultana, Uchenna Esther Ezenagu, Satwant Singh, Thant Zin Htet, Jude Beauchamp, Ndukaku Ogbonna, Nnenna Bessie Emejuru, Emmanuel Chiebuka, Sanmi Michael Obe, Chinenye Loveth Aleke, Obioma Onah Ezema, Chinwe Okeke-Moffatt, 10/01/24
Presentations
New discoveries for an old drug: A review of recent olanzapine research, APA annual meeting, 04/01/20, Poster presentation
Converging NMS and Catatonia: Case Report and Review, Grand round presentation at Bronx-Care hospital, 11/01/20
Clozapine withdrawal, catatonia, or neuroleptic malignant syndrome?, Poster presentation at Bronx-care Hospital at hospital day, 12/01/20
D-Serine Safety: A Cross Species Review, Biological Psychiatry, 2021
Prioritizing the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale as an urgent instrument for early diagnosis of catatonia: Case series, Poster art APA meeting, 2024
Leveraging Virtual Reality for Treating Auditory Hallucinations in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia, A Literature Review, Poster art APA meeting, 2024
Potential of GLP-1 Agonists in Mitigating Metabolic Side Effects Associated with Clozapine or Olanzapine Therapy: Literature review Poster at APA meeting 2025
Sociodemographic and mental health profiles of school mass shooters (2010-2024) poster presentation at AACAP 2025 - Underreview
Timeline
Research Assistant
Manhattan Psychiatric Center
10.2022 - 06.2023
Clinical Research Fellow
Columbia Schizophrenia Research Clinic at New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI)/Columbia University
Licensed Master Social Worker II at NYS OMH, Manhattan Psychiatric Center (Inpatient)Licensed Master Social Worker II at NYS OMH, Manhattan Psychiatric Center (Inpatient)