Hasnain Afzal

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, double board certified, skilled in clinical supervision and patient assessment. Proven track record in developing personalized treatment plans and leading educational initiatives in adult and addiction psychiatry. Adept at fostering collaborative learning environments while effectively addressing mood disorders and enhancing patient care outcomes.

• Board Certification in General Psychiatry
• Board Certification in Addiction Psychiatry
• Human Subjects Protection Biomed
• Biomedical Research - Basic/Refresher
• Good Clinical Practice Course (US FDA focus)
• NYS License
• NJ License
• DEA

• Punjabi
• English
• Urdu
• Hindi

• 10th Position in Science SSC Examination
• AAAP John Renner Award, 2020
• Distinction Biochemistry in first professional MBBS examination

Title: Attending Psychiatrist

NYC Health + Hospitals

Afzal H, Esang M, Rahman S (January 07, 2020) A Case of Kratom-induced Seizures.Cureus 12(1): e6588. DOI 10.7759/cureus.6588.

Esang M, Afzal H. The challenges of caring for a physician with a mental illness.Current Psychiatry. 2019 October;18(10):e1-e2.

Afzal H, Kadakia S, Lev S (July 07, 2018) Parkinsonism in a Patient with Human T-lymphotropic Virus 1 Myelopathy.Cureus 10(7): e2940. DOI 10.7759/cureus.2940.

Azim A, Rhee PM, Haider A, Afzal H, O'Keeffe T, Gries LM, Vercruysse GA, Tang AL, Kulvatunyou N, Joseph B. Score to Predict Failure-to-Rescue in Geriatric Emergency General Surgery Patients. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2016 Oct 1;223(4):S54.

Afzal H, Umair SF. Haemoglobin sickle D disease: A presentation with ischaemic stroke. J Pak Med Assoc. 2016 Mar 1;66(3):348-50.

Afzal H, Afzal S, Siddique SA, Naqvi SA. Measures used by medical students to reduce test anxiety. JPMA.The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2012 Sep;62(9):982-6.