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Omar Ahmad Khan, M.D.

Psychiatry

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Personal Statement

Broadly speaking, my expertise is in the evaluation and treatment of psychiatric illness using a combination of psychotherapy and medications, when appropriate. My clinical stance is grounded in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and is non-judgmental and open-ended. Through this approach, I aim to help patients deepen their curiosity and insight into the healthy and unhealthy aspects of themselves, and the processes that sustain them. Though diagnoses can be useful in guiding treatment, my emphasis is on collaborating to better understand the unique manifestations of resilience and suffering in each individual’s story. Having in mind that each individual finds meaning in life and relief from suffering through different means, I also incorporate a transtheoretical approach to patient care including cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based and psychopharmacological frameworks. 

Biographical Info

Dr. Omar A. Khan received his M.D. from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He completed his adult psychiatry residency training at New York University Grossman School of Medicine. His training included clinical experience within the private, public, university, state, and federal systems (NYU Langone Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, NYU Counseling and Wellness Center, the Manhattan VA Medical Center, Manhattan Psychiatric Center and Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center, respectively). He served as Chief Resident in Education where he developed a course for third-year residents aimed at examining the history of psychiatry and assumptions in contemporary practice. He additionally introduced interdisciplinary efforts to help doctors in other fields increase their understanding and curiosity for the psychological experience of being ill or hospitalized for their patients.  He later stayed at NYU to complete his training in Consultation-Liaison psychiatry at the interface between medical illness, ethics and psychiatry. 

Upon completion of his fellowship training, Dr. Khan began working exclusively in the outpatient setting, with a focus on psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychopharmacological treatments. Grounded in a belief that an effective psychiatrist requires lifelong learning and introspection, he is currently enrolled as a 2nd year candidate in Adult Psychoanalysis at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. He currently serves as a Clinical Professor and Attending Psychiatrist at the ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ Physicians Organization, as psychiatrist for the ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ House Staff Mental Health Program, and as voluntary faculty at NYU Langone where he directs a course for third year residents on Personality Organization and Structure, in addition to providing individual clinical supervision. 

 

Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry)
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
Clinical Expertise
General Psychiatry
Languages
English
Spanish
Research
Education 
  • M.D.
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    2016
  • B.A.
    University of Pennsylvania
    2012
Appointments 
  • Assistant Attending Psychiatrist
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
    ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ Medical College, Cornell University

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