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Aysha Mushtaq, MD

Board-Certified Adult, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

“Beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing there is a field. I’ll meet you there” -Rumi

About Aysha Mushtaq, MD

Dr. Mushtaq is a double-board certified adult and child & adolescent psychiatrist. She completed her adult psychiatry residency at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) / VA Medical Center and her child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the University of Southern California (USC) / Los Angeles County Medical Center.

She earned her undergraduate degree in biology from the University of South Carolina, graduating summa cum laude, and went on to complete her medical degree at the Medical University of South Carolina.

During medical school, Dr. Mushtaq worked as a research assistant at Stanford School of Medicine, where she studied the effects of mental health stigma in immigrant populations. She also served as a teaching assistant for the course Psychology of Xenophobia and has participated in multiple diversity councils since her undergraduate years, with a focus on advocacy and equity.

Dr. Mushtaq is passionate about cultural psychiatry, trauma-informed care, and reducing mental health stigma. She is dedicated to making her patients feel truly seen and supported. She provides compassionate evidence-based care for a wide range of conditions, including ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, autism spectrum disorders, and psychotic disorders.

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Education & Training

  • University: University of South Carolina, Bachelor of Science, Biology, 2015
  • Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, Doctor of Medicine, 2020
  • Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)/VA Greater Los Angeles, Psychiatry, 2020-2023
  • Fellowship: University of Southern California, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2023-2025

Notable Achievement and Interests

  • Board Certification: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2025
  • General Psychiatry 2024
  • Research Clinical Provider, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Psychiatry, 2022
  • Wellness Chair, UCLA/VA Residency Program, Los Angeles, CA, 2022
  • Class Representative, UCLA/ VA Residency Program, Los Angeles, CA, 2021
  • Research Assistant, Stanford School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, 2018-2019
  • Research Assistant, University of California San Francisco, Department of Neuropsychiatry, 2018-2019
  • Teaching Assistant, Psychology of Xenophobia, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 2018-2019
  • Research Assistant, Student Research Training Program in Diabetes and Obesity, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2016