Half a century, in a few lines...
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Right at home in Tennessee...or in the woods anywhere.
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No word games during session, but there's a time and place for everything.
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I'm prepared to use the best possible treatment for you, from any available school or system
1970s and 80s
I started school in London England, murdered the accent, and established myself as bilingual. Three years later, we moved to Islamabad Pakistan and I attended an American International School from 3rd-12th grade. United Nations Day was big! In retrospect, 11th grade Psychology class had me hooked. I added French to my repertoire, and boasted about my scholar-athlete award well into ensuing decades. Following a bad bout of senioritis, I barely held onto class salutatorian rank (debatable).
1990s
I first landed in the City of Brotherly Love and was promptly instructed to move my wallet to my front pocket. Another rude awakening: At UPenn, I wasn't quite the hotshot that I was back home. Extracurriculars ensured culture shock and a blown mind. The following year, I found the opportunity to start medical school in Karachi irresistable. After five challenging and gratifying years at top-ranked AKUMC, I left my fourth home city, this time to train in psychiatry at the storied program in Syracuse NY.
2000s
I completed strong residency and then child psych fellowship programs, where I was taught to balance therapy and medication thoughtfully, and to hold the patient-doctor relationship paramount. I ran my first solo psychiatry private practice for three years-exhiliarating. In 2006, I moved to Tennessee, faced a (milder) culture-shock anew, but soon became very much at home. I worked in almost every sort of psychiatry position imaginable (really), often over 60 hours/week.
2010s to present
Widely experienced, I took on leadership and supervisory roles, mentoring other physicians and nurse practitioners. I launched Chattanooga Psychiatry Clinic in 2014, while remaining engaged in other projects. In 2019, I attended the Lifestyle Medicine Conference in Florida and this provided the backing to tell my patients what was already abundantly clear: our daily choices matter. The pandemic was a trying time for all of us, including in the healthcare world. Following careful introspection, in 2023, I made the decision to take my practice entirely virtual, entirely private pay, and entirely patient-centered. PsychiatryCircle was born.