Dr. Faiq Hameedi, MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
455 Central Park Avenue 311 Scarsdale NY, 10583About
Dr. Faiq Hameedi is a psychiatrist practicing in Scarsdale, NY. Dr. Hameedi is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Hameedi diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Hameedi may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Hameedi treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Sind Med Coll, Univ Of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan 1982
Sindh Medical College, Dow University Of Health Sciences 1983
Jinnah Sindh Medical University 1983
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Awards
- Patients Choice Award 2015 Vitals
- Patients Choice Award 2013 Vitals
- Most Compassionate Doctor 2013 Vitals
- America's Top Psychiatrists 2015 Consumers Research Council of America
- America's Top Psychiatrisists 2009 Consumers Research Council of America
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety
- Adjustment Disorder
- Schizophrenia
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