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About Fatima Noorani, MD

Welcome. I’m a psychiatrist and psychotherapist based in Virginia providing warm, comprehensive, evidence-based mental health care to adults in the DMV area.

I believe in treating the whole person by appreciating, understanding, and addressing the connection between mind, body, spirit, and environment.

While I work with individuals from all backgrounds, I have extensive experience treating multicultural and BIPOC individuals, pregnant and postpartum clients, and first- or second-generation immigrants.

My approach is collaborative, respectful, and culturally informed. I offer psychiatric evaluation, medication management, psychotherapy, and combined treatment (psychotherapy and psychiatry). If you’re already working with a therapist, and need a psychiatrist to manage your medication treatment, I can help.

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I’m a first generation immigrant to the US from India. The move was not easy, but after my own work in therapy I have come to realize how much that experience has led to my growth.

I’m familiar with immigration challenges, acculturation, and finding your unique identity by integrating different cultures, belief systems, and values.

Through my journey of self-discovery, growth, and healing I have leaned heavily on relationships with friends and family as well as my spiritual connection, and found it to be an incredible resource.

While relational or spiritual coping may not be tools that work for you, I will work with you to identify your strengths and values and support you in your unique journey to find your perspective.

Education & Work Background

I earned my medical degree at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY and completed my residency in psychiatry at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. I have worked in a variety of clinical settings including community mental health centers, where I have served as a Medical Director for over 5 years.

I also enjoy mentoring and supervising psychiatry residents and other trainees, and am a Clinical assistant professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the George Washington University. 

  • Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology / Certified 2016

    Medical Licensure: District of Columbia, Board of Medicine

    Commonwealth Of Virginia, Board of Medicine

    Maryland Board of Physicians

  • Psychoanalytic Studies Program: Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis / Completed 2021

    Residency Training: George Washington University Hospital / Graduated 2016, Washington, DC

    Doctor of Medicine: State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center / Graduated 2011, Brooklyn, NY

    Bachelor of Science: Sienna College / Graduated 2007, Loudonville, NY

  • May 2019-Current: Ethics Committee Member, Washington Psychiatric Society

    2016-Current: American Psychiatry Association & Washington Psychiatric Society

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