Sydur Rahman originally hails from Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, NY. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School then completed undergraduate studies in biochemistry and mathematics at New York University. He then attained his medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Rahman initially did a residency and chief residency in pediatrics at the University of Florida. He subsequently did a fellowship and chief fellowship in the Post Pediatric Portal Program at UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital; Portal Programs rigorously train pediatricians in both general psychiatry and child psychiatry. Dr. Rahman is a member of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association, and other professional organizations. He is trained to administer the SCID-D — the gold standard diagnostic instrument for dissociative disorders. As a pediatrician, general psychiatrist and child psychiatrist, Dr. Rahman is passionate about children’s health and rights, child maltreatment, complex trauma, dissociation, psycho-traumatology, diversity/equity/inclusion, cultural competency, healthcare disparities, healthcare expenditure, healthcare education, STEM education, evidence-based care, social justice, marginalized peoples, human rights, patient safety science, bioethics, diagnostic accuracy and myriad other phenomena.
Tunneling Molecular Psychiatry’s name was inspired by quantum tunneling, in which subatomic particles pass through barriers that would be classically forbidden. TMP “tunnels” through many of the barriers in legacy psychiatry that constrain optimal outcomes and patient experience. Its creator, Sydur Rahman, is also based in Pittsburgh, a city where drivers frequently pass through tunnels to navigate the undulating landscape.
Restore psychiatry to medicine.