Prof. Dr. Khalid A. Mufti – Psychiatrist

Prof. Dr. Khalid A. Mufti is a senior psychiatrist in Peshawar with a long career spanning clinical psychiatry, medical education, mental-health research, addiction services and community mental health. He has served as Professor and Head of Psychiatry at Khyber Teaching Hospital and as Principal of Khyber Medical College (KMC), Peshawar. Khyber Medical University continues to describe him as a former KMC principal and internationally known psychiatrist.

He is also closely associated with Ibadat Hospital in Nishtarabad, Peshawar, and with Horizon, an organization working in mental health, rehabilitation and drug-demand reduction. More recent academic literature identifies him with Ibadat Hospital, while his research profile records his continuing role as Chairman of Horizon.

Qualifications and Professional Training

Prof. Dr. Khalid Mufti’s documented postgraduate psychiatric training includes DPM, MRCPsych and FRCPsych. A biographical account records his medical and postgraduate training as:

• MBBS – Peshawar, 1969
• DPM (Diploma in Psychological Medicine) – England, 1974
• MRCPsych – Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK, 1975
• FRCPsych – Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK, 1989

He has therefore been involved in psychiatry for several decades, covering a period in which mental-health services and postgraduate psychiatric training developed substantially in Pakistan.

A Long Career in Psychiatry

A major part of Prof. Dr. Khalid Mufti’s professional career has been connected with Khyber Medical College and Khyber Teaching Hospital.

He served as Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry at Khyber Teaching Hospital and subsequently as Principal of Khyber Medical College. Historical Khyber Medical University curriculum material identifies him as Professor, Principal and Head of Psychiatry at KTH.

His continued involvement in psychiatric education is evident decades later. When Khyber Medical University and Khyber Medical College launched a two-year postgraduate Diploma in Psychiatry in 2023, Prof. Dr. Khalid Mufti participated in the launch alongside KMC and KMU leadership.

Areas of Psychiatric Expertise

His clinical and academic career covers a broad range of mental-health conditions and related problems, including:

• Depression
• Anxiety disorders
• Bipolar disorder
• Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Stress-related psychiatric problems
• Drug and substance-use disorders
• Sleep-related psychiatric problems
• Behavioral and emotional difficulties
• Community mental health
• Disaster-related psychological trauma
• Refugee mental health
• Addiction and drug-demand reduction
• General adult psychiatry

His work is particularly notable for extending beyond routine outpatient psychiatry into community, refugee, disaster and addiction-related mental health.

Mental Health of Refugees and Trauma-Affected Communities

One of the more distinctive aspects of Prof. Dr. Khalid Mufti’s academic work has been research involving populations exposed to war, displacement and psychological trauma.

He co-authored research examining psychiatric problems among people in an Afghan village, with his affiliation at the time recorded as the Department of Psychiatry, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar.

He was also involved in research examining psychiatric morbidity among Afghan refugees in Peshawar.

Another publication specifically examined post-traumatic stress disorder among Afghan refugees following war, with Prof. Dr. Mufti affiliated with Ibadat Hospital in Peshawar.

This work gives his profile an important focus on the psychological consequences of conflict, migration and displacement—issues particularly relevant to communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and neighboring Afghanistan.

Addiction and Substance-Use Research

Drug addiction and its psychological and social consequences have also formed an important part of his professional work.

Prof. Dr. Mufti has been involved with Horizon, an organization working in mental health and drug-demand reduction, and has contributed to research examining long-term outcomes among people dependent on heroin.

One published study followed a group of patients with heroin dependence over a period of approximately 12 years, with Prof. Dr. Mufti identified as Medical Director of Ibadat Hospital.

This combination of clinical psychiatry and addiction-related work is particularly relevant for patients requiring assessment of psychiatric illness occurring alongside substance use.

Research in Depression and Psychiatric Medicines

His research has also addressed more conventional areas of clinical psychiatry.

Prof. Dr. Mufti was among the investigators in a multicenter Pakistani study examining perceived cognitive dysfunction in patients with major depressive disorder. In that publication, he was identified as Chief Executive of Ibadat Hospital, Peshawar.

He has also contributed to research comparing the effects of antipsychotic medicines including risperidone, olanzapine and quetiapine on body weight, blood glucose and prolactin levels.

These publications reflect involvement in both psychosocial aspects of mental illness and the clinical effects of psychiatric treatment.

Geo-Psychiatry and Community Mental Health

More recently, Prof. Dr. Khalid Mufti has also been associated with geo-psychiatry, examining how environmental, geographical and societal conditions can influence mental health.

At a Khyber Medical University symposium on Climate Change and Mental Health, he discussed links between environmental instability, climate-related stress and psychological wellbeing. He was described there as a pioneering figure in Pakistani psychiatry with expertise in geo-psychiatry.

This represents a less conventional but increasingly important dimension of his work: understanding mental health not only as an individual clinical issue but also within broader environmental and social circumstances.

Ibadat Hospital, Peshawar

Prof. Dr. Khalid A. Mufti is associated with Ibadat Hospital, Nishtarabad, Peshawar, where he has held senior clinical and administrative responsibilities.

Current appointment information continues to place him at Ibadat Hospital as a psychiatrist. Because outpatient schedules can change, patients should confirm his latest consultation days and timings directly before visiting.