Khalid I. Afzal, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Consultation-Liaison Service
| Address: | 5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 3077 Chicago, Illinois 60637 |
| Telephone | 773-702-7781 |
| Patient Calls: | 773-702-6199 |
| Fax: | 773-702-6649 |
| email: | kafzal@bsd.uchicago.edu |
Education & Training
- Quaid-e-Azam University, Pakistan - M.B.B.S., 1995
- Residency, Psychiatry,
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, 2004-08 - Fellowship, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry,
The University of Chicago, 2008-2010 - Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (General), 2009
Clinical Interests
- Mood disorders
- ADHD
- Adjustment disorder
Research Interests
- Cultural and psychosocial impact on children mental health
- Mindfulness based therapeutic interventions and behavioral modification in young children
- The use of Omega-3 in prevention and treatment of mental illness
- Innovative approaches to residency training and education
Teaching
- Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Interviewing Course
- Director, School Rotation
- Co-Director, Psychopharmacology Course
- Multidisciplinary Case Conference for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Psychiatric course training for pediatric residents and medical students
Society Memberships
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Illinois Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Society
- Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
Selected Publications
- Afzal K, Khan F, Mulla Z, Akins R, Giordano F, Ledger E. Language and acculturation as factors in resident physician burnout; a study in a bilingual U.S. City. South Med J. 103(7):607-15, Jul 2010
- Khan F, Afzal K, Mulla Z, Akins R, Giordano F, Ledger E. Is resident learning style a factor in resident Burnout on the job? El Paso Physicians. 33(11):7-10 Mar 2010
- Afzal K, Quinn D, Briones D. The healthcare matrix formulation: A tool for competency assessment in psychiatry residency training. South Med J. 102(8):789-94, Aug 2009
- Afzal K, Briones D, De Vargas C. Risperidone induced polydypsia and polyphagia, associated with galactorrhea, abdominal pain and rapid weight gain in an adolescent female. CNS Spectrum. 12(11):818-820, Nov 2007
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