Dr. Omar Afroz

About

I am currently working as a Senior Resident (DM Psychosomatic Medicine) in the Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS, New Delhi. My research interests include Addiction Psychiatry, Nosology of Substance Use Disorders, Psychosomatic Medicine, and Diagnostic Instruments in Psychiatry.
I completed my MBBS and MD in Psychiatry at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. I have won various prestigious awards in the field of psychiatry and medical science. I have PubMed and Scopus-indexed publications in national and international journals. I have also peer-reviewed articles for national and international journals. I was selected as a Fellow in the Dr. R.N. Moorthy Early Career Professionals (ECP) Program, Centre for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS, Bengaluru. I am also involved in the Asian Bipolar Genetics Network (ABiGNET) study, serving as the editor at the site: AIIMS, New Delhi. I have been selected as a trainee for the Psychiatric Research Infrastructure for Intervention and Implementation in India (PRIIIA) training program, an international collaboration between St. John's Research Institute, Bengaluru, and the University of Pittsburgh, USA, funded by the Fogarty International Center, National Institute of Health (NIH), USA.
I am also involved in scientific editorial work with journals such as Psychiatry Research Communications (Elsevier).

Employment

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences DM Senior Resident (Psychosomatic Medicine)
  2025 - 2028
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences Senior Resident
  2022 - 2025

Education

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences D.M. (Psychosomatic Medicine)
  2025 - 2028
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences MD
  2019 - 2022
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences MBBS
  2013 - 2018

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (43)

• Current status of pheniramine misuse among substance use disorder patients: A narrative review of extent, patterns, and clinical implications
  International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine 2026 1 citation DOI: 10.1177/09246479251370587
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• Circumstances of first injection and factors driving or deterring injection initiation among males with opioid use disorder
  Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2026 0 citations DOI: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_481_25
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• Who gives the gift of life? Psychosocial determinants of voluntary kidney donation
  Indian Journal of Psychiatry 2026
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• Thermal-Only Facial Sensing of Stress and Boredom Toward Occupant-Centric Control
  E3S Web of Conferences 2026 0 citations DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202671605045
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• Hepatic safety of chronic paracetamol-tramadol misuse: Retrospective evidence from an Indian tertiary care cohort
  Indian Journal of Psychiatry 2026
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• Who gives the gift of life? Psychosocial determinants of voluntary kidney donation
  Annual National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS), 2026 2026 0 citations DOI: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_62_26
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• The silent burden: Noise pollution and mental health in low- and middle-income countries
  Tropical Doctor 2026 0 citations DOI: 10.1177/00494755251378210
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• From exclusion to inclusion: Why premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) research must include transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) menstruators
  Asian Journal of Psychiatry 2026 0 citations DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2025.104810
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• A Comparative Study of Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Psychosocial Parameters Between Injecting and Non-injecting Opioid-dependent Males
  Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 2026 0 citations DOI: 10.1177/02537176261418466
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• Polydipsia: The forgotten thirst in psychiatry – a narrative review from India
  Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2026 0 citations DOI: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_296_25
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