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Artin Mahdanian, MD, Psychiatry, Washington, DC

ArtinA.MahdanianMD, MSc, FRCPC(.)

Psychiatry Washington, DC

Board-Certified Psychiatrist - Existentialist

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  • Office

    1301 Rhode Island Ave NW
    Washington, DC 20005

Summary

  • Dr. Artin Mahdanian is a Persian-Canadian psychiatrist and existentialist trained at McGill University and Johns Hopkins University. He is certified by the Royal College of Physicians of Canada and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and is registered in Canada (QC, NU), the United States (DC, MD), and the United Kingdom (GMC).

    Dr. Artin's academic journey began with a Doctor of Medicine degree at Tehran University, followed by a Master of Science in Psychiatry Research and Psychiatry Residency at McGill University. As a visiting scholar, he has contributed to Global Mental Health initiatives at the World Health Organization in Geneva, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and King’s College London, Maudsley Hospital. He completed his academic training with a clinical postdoctoral fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University.

    His expertise extends beyond psychopharmacological treatments of psychiatric conditions. He has received training in various psychotherapy modalities, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Jungian Analysis. In his practice, he integrates these approaches within an eclectic existential framework, offering Dynamic Eclectic Existential Psycho-pharmaco-therapy (DEEP) that draws on the most effective elements of each method.

    His clinical and research interests include mood, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions, existentialism, student mental health, and global mental health with a focus on human rights, abuse of psychiatry, and recovery.

Education & Training

  • King's College London
    King's College LondonHonorary Research Fellowship, 1-m Clinical and Research Observer , 2024 - 2024
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 2021 - 2022
  • McGill University Faculty of Medicine
    McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 2020, MD, Psychiatry Residency
  • McGill University
    McGill UniversityMSc, Psychiatry Research, 2014 - 2016
  • Tehran University Medical School
    Tehran University Medical SchoolClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada FRCPC

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Other Languages

  • French, Farsi