Current Environment: Production

Medical Services

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English

Education

Medical School

King Edward Medical University

2005, Lahore , Punjab, Pakistan

Residency

University of Connecticut

2006, Farmington, CT

Fellowship

The Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital

2008, Hartford, CT

Fellowship

The Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital

2009, Hartford, CT

Certifications

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Consultation Liaison Psychiatry)
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Psychiatry)

Professional History

Dr. Zheala Qayyum is the medical director of the Emergency Psychiatry Services at Boston Children’s Hospital, and a medical educator. She is board certified in general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry and consultation liaison psychiatry. She received her master’s degree in Medical Education from Harvard Medical School.

Publications

  1. The Red Pencil Sharpener. Acad Psychiatry. 2025 Apr; 49(2):185-186. View Abstract

  2. Core Competencies of an Anti-racist Physician: Elective Course for Undergraduate Medical Students. MedEdPORTAL. 2024; 20:11395. View Abstract

  3. Reducing Pediatric Mental Health Boarding and Increasing Acute Care Access. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2024 Sep-Oct; 65(5):441-450. View Abstract

  4. Psychotropic Medication Administration in Pediatric Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2024 Apr 01; 153(4). View Abstract

  5. Pediatric suicide: Review of a preventable tragedy. Dis Mon. 2024 Sep; 70(9):101725. View Abstract

  6. Advances in Child Psychiatry Education and Training. Adv Psychiatry Behav Health. 2023 Apr 26. View Abstract

  7. When I say … lived curriculum. Med Educ. 2023 07; 57(7):609-611. View Abstract

  8. A comparison of academic and clinical assessments between endodontic residents receiving in-person versus virtual instruction. J Dent Educ. 2023 May; 87(5):599-605. View Abstract

  9. Presentation of Patients with Eating Disorders to a Pediatric Quaternary-Level Care Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Psychiatr Q. 2022 09; 93(3):935-946. View Abstract

  10. "You Really Never Forget It!" Psychiatry Trainee Supervision Needs and Supervisor Experiences Following the Suicide of a Patient. Acad Psychiatry. 2021 Jun; 45(3):279-287. View Abstract

  11. Recommendations for Effectively Supporting Psychiatry Trainees Following a Patient Suicide. Acad Psychiatry. 2021 Jun; 45(3):301-305. View Abstract

  12. Effectiveness and Safety of Ketamine for Unipolar Depression: a Systematic Review. Psychiatr Q. 2020 12; 91(4):1147-1192. View Abstract

  13. Intentions vs. Experiences: Opening the Door to Fundamental Conversations About Diversity, Intersectionality, and Race. Acad Psychiatry. 2021 Feb; 45(1):124-126. View Abstract

  14. Comparing the Effectiveness of a Guide Booklet to Simulation-Based Training for Management of Acute Agitation. Psychiatr Q. 2019 12; 90(4):861-869. View Abstract

  15. Identify, Engage, Understand: Supporting Transgender Youth in an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital. Psychiatr Q. 2019 09; 90(3):601-612. View Abstract

  16. BIOnIC: a classification system to effectively incorporate mobile applications in the psychiatric treatment of children and adolescents. Transl Behav Med. 2019 01 01; 9(1):184-185. View Abstract

  17. Fairy Tales and Psychiatry: a Psychiatry Residency's Experience Using Fairy Tales and Related Literary Forms to Highlight Theoretical and Clinical Concepts in Childhood Development. Acad Psychiatry. 2019 Feb; 43(1):114-118. View Abstract

  18. Social Media Use, Friendship Quality, and the Moderating Role of Anxiety in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord. 2017 Sep; 47(9):2805-2813. View Abstract

  19. Ketamine as a Treatment for Adolescent Depression: A Case Report. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2017 04; 56(4):352-354. View Abstract

  20. Peduncular psychosis. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Aug 10; 2016. View Abstract

  21. Reduction of Aggressive Episodes After Repeated Transdermal Nicotine Administration in a Hospitalized Adolescent with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord. 2015 Sep; 45(9):3061-6. View Abstract

  22. Varieties of misdiagnosis in ASD: an illustrative case series. J Autism Dev Disord. 2015 Apr; 45(4):911-8. View Abstract

  23. Patient-provider communication over social media: perspectives of adolescents with psychiatric illness. Health Expect. 2016 Feb; 19(1):112-20. View Abstract

It is indeed a great privilege to be able to bring the joy of play, curiosity and passion not just into our learning about children and adolescents, but also in our teaching. We hope to foster exceptional clinical skills and thoughtful inquiry in the next generation of child and adolescent psychiatrists, in order to provide the best care for our patients.

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