Zeeshan Faruqui

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Serving as the director of interventional psychiatry at Keystone Behavioral Health in Chambersburg,
Zeeshan Faruqui, M.D., has dedicated his work to changing people’s thinking, their perceptions of each
other in their families and communities, and their attitudes toward mental illness, stress and addiction, and reaching out for help. Thanks to this kind of dedication, mental illness is no longer a taboo subject for many families, communities or neighborhoods.
“All the patients I’ve treated in my clinic, as well as any positive effects my treatment recommendations had on their lives, both small and large humbles me,” said Faruqui, who delivers novel treatments like transcranial magnetic stimulation and other neuromodulation techniques, as well as intranasal ketamine treatment to the patients of this community. He’s also involved in research related to neuromodulation and other modalities of treatment in psychiatry.
Faruqui, who completed his residency training at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, after completing medical school at Rajshahi Medical School in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, India, is also involved in mentoring nurse practitioner and physician students in his clinic, as well as offering rotation to psychiatry fellows from Penn State educating them in community psychiatry.
“I like to believe that being available, and being in touch with my patients on a regular basis, by providing education about mental health disorders and fighting stigmas related to mental illness is impactful at the grassroots level in the field of mental health,” said Faruqui.
Moved to choose psychiatry as a profession after experiencing the loss of a classmate in medical school to suicide, Faruqui has learned that there are many ways to make a difference, and that everyone has
a role to play in making the world a better place.
“When I consider the impact of my personal and professional accomplishments, I believe that they have helped bring about changes that are greater than myself,” he said.