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Sehar Jessani, MD, Psychiatry, Gladwyne, PA

SeharJessaniMD

Psychiatry Gladwyne, PA

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Attending Physician

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  • Office

    www.bewellpsychmd.com
    Gladwyne, PA 19035
    Phone+1 484-380-5751

Summary

  • Dr. Sehar Jessani is a specialist in psychiatry with a subspecialty in child and adolescent psychiatry based in Philadelphia, PA. She completed her psychiatry residency at Emory University School of Medicine in 2021, and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in 2023. She is an alumnus of Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (class of 2018). Currently, she serves as an attending physician at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She has contributed to publications in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, with her work being cited twice by other publications.

Education & Training

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2021 - 2023
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 2018 - 2021
  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
    Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 2018

Certifications & Licensure

  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2024 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2021 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Association of Family Psychiatrists Excellence in Family Oriented Care Association of Family Psychiatrists, 2023
  • Graduate Education Committee Award Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2023
  • John Fryer Memorial Endowed Prize Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 2018

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Being Pakistani-American: Learning about the Mental Health Implications of Immigration and Acculturation Through the Depiction of a Marvel-ous Scarf-Wearing Superhero  
    Jessani, Sehar, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 10/25/2023
  • The Marvel-ous Life of Kamala Khan: Survivor of Historical and Intergenerational Trauma  
    Jessani, S. N, Jessani, H., Tumuluru, R., Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2023
  • Does social support moderate between depression and suicidal ideation in low-income African Americans?  
    Khan H, Zhang S, Gutowski E, Jessani SN, Kaslow NJ., American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 6/17/2021

Lectures

  • The Marvel-ous Life of Kamala Khan: Survivor of Historical and Intergenerational Trauma. 
    New York, New York - 10/25/2023
  • Being Pakistani-American: Learning about the Mental Health Implications of Immigration and Acculturation Through the Depiction of a Marvel-ous Scarf-Wearing Superhero 
    New York, New York - 10/23/2023

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