Noshene E. Ranjbar

Dr. Noshene E. Ranjbar, MD, is a triple board-certified psychiatrist specializing in general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and integrative medicine. She is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Director of the university's Integrative Psychiatry Program, and Associate Director of the Integrative Medicine in Residency Psychiatry program at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.

Based in Tucson, Arizona, Dr. Ranjbar brings together conventional psychiatry, integrative medicine, and mind-body approaches to mental health. Her work emphasizes a comprehensive, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed understanding of mental health and well-being.

Dr. Ranjbar's clinical specialties include:

• General Psychiatry: Psychiatric assessment and treatment for adults.
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Specialized mental health care for children, adolescents, and young people.
• Integrative Psychiatry: Combining evidence-based conventional psychiatric care with appropriate complementary and integrative approaches.
• Mind-Body Medicine: Exploring the relationship between mental, emotional, and physical well-being through mind-body approaches.

Her broader professional interests include trauma and historical trauma, toxic stress, health promotion, disease prevention, and improving access to quality mental health care. She also focuses on mental health disparities affecting Native American and Indigenous communities, immigrants, and refugees.

Dr. Ranjbar earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2002 and her bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in 1998.

Her postgraduate education and professional training include:

• Family Medicine Internship: Middlesex Hospital Family Practice Residency Program, 2004.
• Psychiatry Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, 2012.
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship: Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, 2014.
• Integrative Medicine Fellowship: University of Arizona Health Sciences, 2016.

Dr. Ranjbar holds three board certifications:

• General Psychiatry: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2015.
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2016.
• Integrative Medicine: American Board of Integrative Medicine, 2017.

At the University of Arizona, Dr. Ranjbar leads the Integrative Psychiatry Program and contributes to the education and professional development of future psychiatrists through the Integrative Medicine in Residency Psychiatry program.

Her work extends beyond academic psychiatry into public health, community education, and advocacy. She is a faculty member of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, where she has contributed to developing trauma-informed mind-body programs for Native American, First Nations, and Alaska Native communities. Since 2010, she has been involved in initiatives using culturally sensitive, community-focused approaches to address historical, intergenerational, developmental, and complex trauma.

Dr. Ranjbar is also involved in advocacy for refugees seeking asylum in the United States and in health-promotion initiatives serving Native American and Farsi-speaking communities.

Together with Indigenous women leaders, she helped establish EARTH (Empowering All Relatives To Heal), a nonprofit initiative dedicated to strengthening community networks, supporting collective healing, and empowering communities affected by trauma and health disparities.

Dr. Ranjbar's professional recognitions include:

• Ron and Karen Pust Faculty Global Health Award, 2025.
• Clinical Excellence Award and Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award, University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, 2023.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Leader, 20202023.
• Innovation Award for Integrative Medicine in Residency, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, 2020.
• First Place Poster Award, University of Arizona Medical Education Research Day, 2018.
• Child Fellows Award for Excellence in Psychiatric Education, 2017.
• Clinical Sciences Teaching Excellence Award, University of Arizona, 2017.