Kamyar Jafari, M.D.

Board-eligible Adult and Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist with comprehensive training across inpatient, outpatient, consultation-liaison, emergency, addiction, forensic, and community psychiatry. Experienced in evaluating and treating children, adolescents, and adults with a broad range of psychiatric disorders using evidence-based psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and multidisciplinary, patient-centered care. Skilled in diagnostic assessment, suicide risk evaluation, crisis intervention, family-centered treatment, and the management of complex psychiatric and co-occurring medical conditions.

Dedicated to providing compassionate, culturally responsive care while collaborating closely with families, schools, therapists, and interdisciplinary teams to optimize clinical outcomes. Recognized for strong clinical judgment, professionalism, and the ability to build meaningful therapeutic relationships with diverse patient populations. Fluent in English and Farsi, with a commitment to reducing barriers to mental health care through holistic, developmentally informed, and culturally sensitive practice.

Passionate about medical education, mentorship, and advancing high-quality psychiatric care across the lifespan.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow - Baylor College of Medicine - Houston, Texas

(2025-07 - 2027-07)

• Conducted comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and medication management for children, adolescents, and adults across inpatient, emergency, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, addiction, forensic, and neurology services.
• Developed and implemented individualized, evidence-based treatment plans utilizing psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, behavioral interventions, and multidisciplinary care coordination.
• Managed patients with a broad spectrum of psychiatric disorders, including mood, anxiety, psychotic, trauma-related, neurodevelopmental, substance use, and personality disorders, as well as patients with co-occurring medical and neurological conditions.
• Performed psychiatric emergency evaluations, suicide and violence risk assessments, crisis intervention, involuntary commitment evaluations, and disposition planning in acute care settings.
• Provided consultation-liaison psychiatric services for medically hospitalized patients, integrating psychiatric and medical treatment recommendations in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• Delivered family-centered care through psychoeducation, family meetings, safety planning, and coordination with schools, therapists, community agencies, and outpatient providers.
• Conducted forensic psychiatric evaluations, including competency and capacity assessments, while collaborating with legal and medical professionals.
• Completed comprehensive medical evaluations, including history and physical examinations, daily progress notes, discharge summaries, and inpatient medical management during Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine training.

Medical Doctor - Medicine - American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (2017 - 2022)

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology - California State University, Fullerton (2010 - 2012)