Dr. Zahid F Awan MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
125 S 5th St Reading PA, 19602About
Dr. Zahid Awan is a psychiatrist practicing in Reading, PA. Dr. Awan is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Awan diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Awan may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Awan treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
U Mundial Dominicana (Umd)- Esc De Med (World Univ) (Closed ) 1987
World University
Universidad Mundial Dominicana Escuela de Medicina 1987
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
UrologyAmerican Board of UrologyABU- 1997
Provider Details
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety
- Dementia
- Opiate Dependence
- Adjustment Disorder
Fellowships
- Psychiatry, Norwich Hospital, Norwich, CT USA 1996
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