Dr. Efosa Airuehia MD

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Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. Efosa Airuehia, who serves patients in Frisco, Texas.

Dr. Efosa Airuehia is a psychiatrist practicing in Columbia, MO. Dr. Airuehia is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Airuehia diagnoses and treats mental illnesses.

Dr. Airuehia 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 medications, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Airuehia treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.

Dr. Airuehia is fondly referred to by his patients and colleagues as Dr. Air. He is a passionate, empathic physician who believes in a holistic evidence-based approach to treatment. Dr. Airuehia is quadruple board certified in General Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine.

His psychiatry training commenced in the West Midlands School of Psychiatry, Birmingham, England where he obtained his Membership with the Royal College of Psychiatrists, England (MRCPsych).

He subsequently moved to the United States where he completed 3 years of residency training in General Psychiatry and then an additional 2 years of training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with the University of Missouri Columbia.

This was shortly followed by his board certification in Addictions Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a member of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry as well as the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

Dr. Airuehia’s extensive training and work experience place him in a good stead to render individualized professional expertise in the management of adults with various mental health disorders and addictions, using evidence based practices.

Dr. Airuehia’s education and work in Nigeria, England and the United States presented him the unique exposure to patients from various ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses, and as such, a broad cultural overview as relates to patients with mental health issues.

Just as notable has been his engagement in academic psychiatry, teaching numerous medical students, residents, nurses and also giving presentations, engaging in research and publishing articles in medical journals.

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