Noshene E. Ranjbar, MD, DFAACAP, ABOIM

Associate Professor, Psychiatry - (Educator Scholar Track)
Training Director, Integrative Psychiatry Program
Associate Clinical Professor, Psychiatry

Dr. Ranjbar’s interests include integrative psychiatry, health disparities with a focus on Native American and immigrant mental health, and mind-body medicine. Dr. Ranjbar is involved in advocacy for refugees seeking asylum to the United States. She also serves as faculty at the Center for Mind-Body Medicine where she is involved in building health promotion programs within Native communities. 

Selected Publications: 

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Degrees
  • MD: University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2002
  • BA: University of Virginia, 1998
Honors and Awards
  • Ron and Karen Pust Faculty Global Health Award February 2025
  • Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion College of Medicine - Tucson Faculty Award March 2023
  • Innovation Award for Integrative Medicine in Residency, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, Tucson, AZ, 2020
  • 1st Place Poster Award, Academy of Medical Education Scholars 5th Annual Medical Education Research Day, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, 2018
  • Learning to Lead selected faculty participant, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 2017-2018
  • Child Fellows’ Award for Excellence in Psychiatric Education, University of Arizona Department of Psychiatry, 2017
  • Clinical Sciences Teaching Excellence Award, Academy for Medical Education Scholars, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 2017
  • Tucson Public Voices Fellow, The Op-Ed Project, Tucson, AZ, 2017
  • Faculty Travel Award – University of Arizona, 2015
  • Special Project Faculty Initiative Award, University of Arizona Department of Psychiatry, 2014
  • Farley Fund Fellowship Award, Boston Children's Hospital, 2012
  • Senior Resident Award for Best Overall Performance, University of Arizona Department of Psychiatry, 2012
Residency
  • University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, Psychiatry, 2012
Internship
  • Middlesex Hospital Family Practice Residency Program, Family Medicine, 2003-2004
Fellowship
  • University of Arizona, Integrative Medicine, 2014-2016
  • Harvard Medical School/Boston Children's Hospital, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012-2014
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Integrative Medicine, 2017
  • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2016
  • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology - General Psychiatry, 2015

Publications

2021

Ranjbar, MD. Noshene E., MD. Matt Erb, MD. Julie Mari Tomkins, MD. Krishna Taneja, and MD. Amelia Villagomez, Implementing a Mind-Body Skills Group in Psychiatric Residency Training, 2021.

2020

Ranjbar, N., M. Erb, O. Mohammad, and F. A. Moreno, "Trauma-Informed Care and Cultural Humility in the Mental Health Care of People From Minoritized Communities.", Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ), vol. 18, issue 1, pp. 8-15, 2020 Jan. PMCID: PMC7011220  PMID: 32047392

2019

Ranjbar, N., K. Alexander, M. Erb, and M. Gleason, "Psychiatric-Legal Partnerships Addressing Family Separation at the Border and the Long-Term Effects of Trauma", American Journal of Family Law, 09/2019.
Ranjbar, N., A. Villagomez, A. J. Brooks, M. Ricker, P. Lebensohn, and V. Maizes, "Assessing Integrative Psychiatry Curriculum Needs.", Glob Adv Health Med, vol. 8, pp. 2164956118821585, 2019. PMCID: PMC6322096  PMID: 30643670
Ranjbar, N., and M. Ricker, "Burn Bright I: Reflections on the Burnout Epidemic (Part One of a Two-Part Series).", Am J Med, vol. 132, issue 3, pp. 272-275, 2019 Mar. PMID: 30550752