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Khalid Salaheldin, MD

Khalid Salaheldin

Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Medical Education: St George's University School of Medicine Grenada West Indies (2017) NY West Indies
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry (2021)
ABPN Dipolmate, Board Certification, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry (2021)
Residency: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell GME Program (2021) NY
BA, University of California Berkeley, Public Health (2009)
BA, University of California Santa Cruz (Transfer to UC Berkeley) (2007)
HSDG, Lowell High School, San Francisco, CA (2005)
Khalid Salaheldin, MD, holds the position of Clinical Assistant Professor and serves as an interventional psychiatrist within the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. His expertise lies in the specialized care of individuals who present with early psychosis.

At Stanford, Dr. Salaheldin's current responsibilities encompass a range of clinical activities, including evaluating patients with early psychosis at the INSPIRE clinic, providing care in the inpatient psychiatric unit, and delivering interventional psychiatry services. In addition to his clinical work, he is actively engaged in teaching, conducting research, and fostering collaborative learning among his patients and colleagues.

His treatment philosophy is a holistic and compassionate approach evaluating vital underlying factors alongside pharmacotherapy & neuromodulatory interventions including: sleep, exercise, nutrition, mindfulness, therapy integration, underlying medical issues, substance use, psychosocial history, and importantly patients’ current relationships (including pets of course!). His approach focuses on meeting patients where they are at in their health journey, aligning treatment with their personal goals, and being actively present in their management.

Dr. Salaheldin’s research interests include early psychosis interventions, underlying medical causes of psychiatric symptoms, neuromodulation, community/global mental health, spirituality and mental health, healthcare worker mental health, novel psychiatric therapeutics, and mental health parity & policy.

Before joining Stanford, Dr. Salaheldin served as the academic chief resident at Northwell Health, where his focus centered on designing a consult liaison service for patients experiencing a first episode of psychosis. This pioneering initiative aimed to provide compassionate support to patients and their families from the moment they arrived at the emergency room, throughout their inpatient stay, and during their transition to the outpatient setting. He hopes to continue this work on a local and global scale.

“True compassion means not only feeling another's pain, but also being moved to help relieve it. ” —Daniel Goleman