
Dr. Sajjad Khan, an experienced clinician and researcher, has worked with families, children, adolescents, and adults since 1995. Dr. Khan works with clients with a wide range of behavioral, mood, and developmental conditions, including anxiety (generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, trichotillomania, and specific phobias); Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); depression; body dysmorphic disorder and other somatoform disorders; Autism (including Pervasive Developmental Disorder NOS); Asperger’s Syndrome; and Tourette’s Syndrome/tics.
Dr. Khan specializes in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and uses a multitude of techniques, including relaxation training, to help with stress reduction and issues pertaining to health-related quality of life. Dr. Khan’s services for families include treatment plans, parent training, coordination of behavioral interventions with parents and teachers, social skills training, and adaptive function coaching. He conducts group therapy for mood and anxiety disorders for adults, as well as ADHD and spectrum disorders social skills groups for children and adolescents.
Primary Areas of Focus
- Autism
- Asperger’s Syndrome
- Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD)
- Neurobehavioral Disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Depression
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety Disorders
- Psychotic Disorders
Prior to joining NeuroScience, Inc., Dr. Khan worked for nearly a decade at Eli Lilly and Company, where he conducted clinical and health outcomes research. Prior to that, he conducted clinical trials and worked in a community mental health center. Trained in both quantitative and qualitative methods, his interests include psychiatric and health-related quality of life outcomes, neuropsychiatric genetics, and health policy.
Dr. Khan’s research perspective is informed by his experiences as a clinical social worker and Health Psychologist, working with diverse populations in both psychiatric and community mental health settings. He has conducted research in a variety of therapeutic areas, including but not limited to psychiatry/psychology, women’s health, oncology, respiratory medicine, and endocrinology.
Dr. Khan was the Chair and Coordinator of the National Association of Social Workers, Indiana Chapter, specialty focus group on Children and Families. Dr. Khan is licensed to practice in the State of Virginia.
Featured Presentations At
- The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research
- The College of International Neuropsychopharmacology
- The American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics
- The International Society of Neuropsychiatric Genetics
- The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Featured Publications
- Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology
- Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
- Current Psychiatric Reports
- American Journal of Medical Genetics
