Ayesha Rashid, MD

Dr. Ayesha Rashid, MD is a licensed and Board Certified Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. She received her training in Adult Psychiatry at State University of New York, Upstate University Hospital at Syracuse, NY where she went on to complete her fellowship training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She worked in the capacity of Attending Physician, Psychiatry at Syracuse Veterans Hospital before moving to Houston.

She followed her passion for teaching at Baylor College of Medicine and joined Texas Children’s Hospital as Attending Physician and Consultant Psychiatrist where she also served as Director, Transplant Psychiatry.

Currently, she holds position as Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine.

Dr. Rashid believes in a multidimensional approach towards Psychiatric Illnesses which aims to address not only the clinical aspect of an individual’s care but also its indirect sociological consequences.

Her interests include ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Anxiety and Mood Disorders including Depression and Bipolar illness. She also has an interest in cross generational conflicts and acculturation issues in minority populations