Lower East Side Psychiatry was founded on a straightforward premise: quality mental healthcare should be accessible to you regardless of what you can afford. I accept insurance and built this practice for people who have felt failed or overlooked by the mental health system. I have a particular interest in working with queer and LGBTQIA+ patients and medically complex cases. My approach is person-centered and grounded in harm reduction. I attend to the full texture of a person's life rather than symptoms alone. If you want to engage with the evidence behind your care, I welcome that conversation. Discussing recent literature and emerging research is a genuine part of how I practice.
Dr. Arslaan Arshed is a board-certified psychiatrist with subspecialty certifications in consultation-liaison psychiatry and addiction medicine. He completed his residency at Montefiore Medical Center and fellowship at NYU. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and an addiction consultant at Bellevue Hospital. He teaches medical students and residents on social determinants of health, health disparities, and psychopharmacology. His research has appeared in JAMA Network Open, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Psychiatric Annals, and Harm Reduction Journal.
Education
Adult Psychiatry Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Psychiatry
Medical Doctorate: Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine
Bachelors: University of Maryland, Middle Eastern History
Board Certifications
Adult Psychiatry
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine
Specializing Fellowships
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, New York University
Psychoanalytic Fellowship, Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research
State Licensure
New York
Kutscher E, Arshed A, Greene RE, Kladney M. Harm reduction techniques among cisgender gay, bisexual, and queer men using anabolic androgenic steroids: a qualitative study. Harm Reduction Journal. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01121-8
Arshed A, Madanes S, Pottinger S, Ackerman MG, Deutch AB. Menstrual management in transgender and gender diverse individuals: psychiatric and psychosocial considerations. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2024. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1422333
Kutscher E, Arshed A, Greene RE, Kladney M. Exploring anabolic androgenic steroid use among cisgender gay, bisexual, and queer men. JAMA Network Open. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.11088
Maksimowski M, Arshed A, Gershengoren L. ACLP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Guide. 2024. https://www.clpsychiatry.org/dei/aclp-dei-guide/
Wang J, Claman A, Singh S, Sidelnik SA, Arshed A. Best practices in substance use disorders to achieve treatment equity in consultation-liaison psychiatry. Psychiatric Annals. 2023. https://doi.org/10.3928/00485713-20221206-01
Morales J, Quan E, Arshed A, Jordan A. Racial disparities in access to psychedelic treatments and inclusion in research trials. Psychiatric Annals. 2022. https://doi.org/10.3928/00485713-20221026-01
Sales PM, Arshed A, Cosmo C, Li P, Garrett M, Cohen MA. Burnout and moral injury among consultation-liaison psychiatry trainees. Psychodynamic Psychiatry. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1521/pdps.2021.49.4.543
Farahmand P, Arshed A, Bradley MV. Systemic racism and substance use disorders. Psychiatric Annals. 2020. https://doi.org/10.3928/00485713-20201008-01
Patel DA, Arshed A, Woulfe J, Knowles A, Ozdoba A. "PSYCH-PASS": the development, adaptation, and implementation of a psychiatric handoff. Academic Psychiatry. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-019-01046-y