
Mohammad Farooque
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10175 FORTUNE PKWY SUITE 1106 JACKSONVILLE FL, 32256About
Dr. Mohammad Farooque is a psychiatrist practicing in JACKSONVILLE, FL. Dr. Farooque is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Farooque diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Farooque may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Farooque treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Dr. Farooque is a board-certified psychiatrist with extensive experience in neuroscience research and psychiatry. Currently, the scope of his practice includes treating most psychiatric conditions, including addiction, amnesia, pervasive developmental disorder (autism and Asperger spectrum disorders), dissociative disorder, anorexia, bipolar disorder, dissociative identity disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), pain disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, somatization disorder, substance abuse, substance dependence, and suboxone treatment for opioid addiction.
In the past, he has worked in several countries including Pakistan, Iran, Canada, and Sweden in the fields of medicine and neuroscience. Before starting his practice, he held a faculty position at the University of Florida. He has also worked in other famous universities in the past including the University of Uppsala (Sweden), University of Alberta (Canada), University of Texas (Houston) and the Kansas University Medical Center. Dr. Farooque completed his residency in Psychiatry at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. In addition to his M.D., he holds a Ph.D. degree in Neuroscience, from the Uppsala University in Sweden.
He has over 50 publications in well reputed international journals in the area of neuroscience. His present research interests include the psychopathophysiology of schizophrenia and addiction. Some of his past research interests include pathophysiology of CNS injury, e.g. neuroinflammation, neuronal death, excitotoxicity, free radicals, and edema. He has presented his original works in several international conferences around the world in countries such as Sweden, Germany, France, UK, Canada, South Korea, and the USA. He has been actively involved in the teaching and mentoring of both M.D. and Ph.D. students in the past. His studies in the above fields have been cited and reproduced by several groups around the world.
Education and Training
Uppsala University Sweden Ph.D. 1996
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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Apoptosis and expression of Bcl-2 after compression trauma to rat spinal cord
GL Li, G Brodin, M Farooque, K Funa, A Holtz, WL Wang, Y OlssonJournal of neuropathology and experimental neurology 55 (3), 280-2893301996Apoptosis of oligodendrocytes occurs for long distances away from the primary injury after compression trauma to rat spinal cord
GL Li, M Farooque, A Holtz, Y OlssonActa neuropathologica 98 (5), 473-4801501999Changes of extracellular levels of amino acids after graded compression trauma to the spinal cord: an experimental study in the rat using microdialysis
M FAROOQUE, L HILLERED, A HOLTZ, Y OLSSONJournal of neurotrauma 13 (9), 537-548911996Spinal cord compression injury in the mouse: presentation of a model including assessment of motor dysfunction
M FarooqueActa neuropathologica 100 (1), 13-22792000Changes of β-amyloid precursor protein after compression trauma to the spinal cord: an experimental study in the rat using immunohistochemistry
GUILIN LI, M FAROOQUE, A HOLTZ, Y OLSSONJournal of neurotrauma 12 (3), 269-277661995Gender-related differences in recovery of locomotor function after spinal cord injury in mice
M Farooque, Z Suo, PM Arnold, MJ Wulser, CT Chou, RW Vancura, ...Spinal Cord 44 (3), 182602006Changes of Fas and Fas ligand immunoreactivity after compression trauma to rat spinal cord
GL Li, M Farooque, Y OlssonActa neuropathologica 100 (1), 75-81592000Spinal cord blood flow changes following systemic hypothermia and spinal cord compression injury: an experimental study in the rat using Laser-Doppler flowmetry
H Westergren, M Farooque, Y Olsson, A HoltzSpinal cord 39 (2), 74572001Improved recovery after spinal cord injury in neuronal nitric oxide synthase-deficient mice but not in TNF-α-deficient mice
M Farooque, J Isaksson, Y OlssonJournal of neurotrauma 18 (1), 105-114572001Expression of ICAM-1 and CD11b after experimental spinal cord injury in rats
J ISAKSSON, M FAROOQUE, A HOLTZ, L HILLERED, Y OLSSONJournal of neurotrauma 16 (2), 165-173551999MAP2 and neurogranin as markers for dendritic lesions in CNS injury. An immunohistochemical study in the rat
GL Li, M Farooque, A Lewen, F Lennmyr, A Holtz, Y OlssonApmis 108 (2), 98-106492000Improved recovery after spinal cord trauma in ICAM-1 and P-selectin knockout mice
M Farooque, J Isaksson, Y OlssonNeuroreport 10 (1), 131-134441999Astrocytic reaction after graded spinal cord compression in rats: immunohistochemical studies on glial fibrillary acidic protein and vimentin
M FAROOQUE, T BADONIC, Y OLSSON, A HOLTZJournal of neurotrauma 12 (1), 41-52441995Vimentin and GFAP responses in astrocytes after contusion trauma to the murine brain
S Ekmark-Lewén, A Lewén, C Israelsson, GL Li, M Farooque, Y Olsson, ...Restorative neurology and neuroscience 28 (3), 311-321422010Systemic hypothermia following compression injury of rat spinal cord: reduction of plasma protein extravasation demonstrated by immunohistochemistry
WR Yu, H Westergren, M Farooque, A Holtz, Y OlssonActa neuropathologica 98 (1), 15-21391999Expression of endothelial barrier antigen immunoreactivity in blood vessels following compression trauma to rat spinal cord
M Perdiki, M Farooque, A Holtz, GL Li, Y OlssonActa neuropathologica 96 (1), 8-12391998Exudation of fibronectin and albumin after spinal cord injury in rats
M Farooque, Y Zhang, A Holtz, Y OlssonActa neuropathologica 84 (6), 613-620381992Improved functional outcome after spinal cord injury in iNOS-deficient mice
J Isaksson, M Farooque, Y OlssonSpinal cord 43 (3), 167342005Systemic hypothermia following spinal cord compression injury in the rat: an immunohistochemical study on MAP 2 with special reference to dendrite changes
WR Yu, H Westergren, M Farooque, A Holtz, Y OlssonActa neuropathologica 100 (5), 546-552332000Clomethiazole (ZENDRA, CMZ) improves hind limb motor function and reduces neuronal damage after severe spinal cord injury in rat
M Farooque, J Isaksson, DM Jackson, Y OlssonActa neuropathologica 98 (1), 22-30331999Systemic hypothermia following spinal cord compression injury in the rat: axonal changes studied by β-APP, ubiquitin, and PGP 9.5 immunohistochemistry
H Westergren, WR Yu, M Farooque, A Holtz, Y OlssonSpinal Cord 37 (10), 696321999Effects of moderate hypothermia on extracellular lactic acid and amino acids after severe compression injury of rat spinal cord
M FAROOQUE, L HILLERED, A HOLTZ, Y OLSSONJournal of neurotrauma 14 (1), 63-69321997Effects of methylprednisolone on extracellular lactic acidosis and amino acids after severe compression injury of rat spinal cord
M Farooque, L Hillered, A Holtz, Y OlssonJournal of neurochemistry 66 (3), 1125-1130321996Effect of the 21aminosteroid U74006F and methylprednisolone on motor function recovery and oedema after spinal cord compression in rats
M Farooque, Y Olsson, A HoltzActa neurologica scandinavica 89 (1), 36-41301994Motor function changes in the rat following severe spinal cord injury
H Westergren, M Farooque, Y Olsson, A HoltzActa neurochirurgica 142 (5), 567-573282000White matter preservation after spinal cord injury in ICAM-1/P-selectin-deficient mice
M Farooque, J Isaksson, Y OlssonActa neuropathologica 102 (2), 132-140272001Increased expression of growth-associated protein 43 immunoreactivity in axons following compression trauma to rat spinal cord
GL Li, M Farooque, A Holtz, Y OlssonActa neuropathologica 92 (1), 19-26261996Systemic hypothermia after spinal cord compression injury in the rat: does recorded temperature in accessible organs reflect the intramedullary temperature in the spinal cord?
H Westergren, A Holtz, M Farooque, WR Yu, Y OlssonJournal of neurotrauma 15 (11), 943-954251998Expression of ubiquitin-like immunoreactivity in axons after compression trauma to rat spinal cord
GL Li, M FarooqueActa neuropathologica 91 (2), 155-160251996Expression of the ubiquitin carboxylterminal hydrolase PGP 9.5 in axons following spinal cord compression trauma. An immunohistochemical study in the rat
GL Li, M Farooque, A Holtz, Y OlssonApmis 105 (16), 384-390241997Microtubule-associated protein 2 as a sensitive marker for dendrite lesions after spinal cord trauma: an immunohistochemical study in the rat
GL Li, M Farooque, A Holtz, Y OlssonRestorative neurology and neuroscience 8 (4), 189-197241995Neuroprotective effects of caspase-3 inhibition on functional recovery and tissue sparing after acute spinal cord injury
BA Citron, PM Arnold, NG Haynes, S Ameenuddin, M Farooque, ...Spine 33 (21), 2269-2277202008Pretreatment with α-Phenyl-N-tert-butyl-nitrone (PBN) Improves Energy Metabolism after Spinal Cord Injury in Rats
M FAROOQUE, Y OLSSON, L HILLEREDJournal of neurotrauma 14 (7), 469-476201997Spinal Cord Injury in ICAM-1–Deficient Mice: Assessment of Functional and Histopathological Outcome
J ISAKSSON, M FAROOQUE, Y OLSSONJournal of neurotrauma 17 (4), 333-344162000Changes in Synapses and Axons Demonstrated by Synatophysin Immunohistochemistry Following Spinal Cord Compression Trauma in the Rat and Mouse
GL Li, M Farooque, J Isaksson, Y OlssonBiomedical and Environmental Sciences 17 (3), 281-290152004Effects of α-Phenyl-N-tert-butyl Nitrone (PBN) on Compression Injury of Rat Spinal Cord
GL Li, M Farooque, A Holtz, Y OlsonFree radical research 27 (2), 187-196151997Delayed psychosis induced by bupropion in a former cocaine abuser: a case report
M Farooque, J ElliottPrimary care companion to the Journal of clinical psychiatry 12 (5)92010Effect of 21-aminosteroid on extracellular energy-related metabolites and amino acids after compression injury of rat spinal cord
M Farooque, Y Olsson, L Hillered, A HoltzExperimental brain research 113 (1), 1-491997Pathophysiology of spinal cord trauma: observations on vasogenic oedema and axonal injuries in human and experimental material
Y Olsson, S Ahlgren, M Farooque, A Holtz, GL Li, WR YuNeuropathology and applied neurobiology 22 (6), 518-52091996Systemic hypothermia following compression injury of rat spinal cord: an immunohistochemical study on the expression of vimentin and GFAP
WR Yu, H Westergren, M Farooque, A Holtz, Y OlssonNeuropathology 19 (2), 172-18071999Lesions of axons and dendrites in spinal cord trauma.
GL Li, S Ahlgren, M Farooque, A Holtz, Y OlssonSchmidt-Röhmild, Lübeck
22017Donepezil helps alleviate nightmares associated with posttraumatic stress disorder and other psychiatric conditions: a report of 4 cases
M FarooqueThe primary care companion for CNS disorders 14 (4)22012Magnetic resonance imaging of mouse spinal cord injury
M Bilgen, B Al-Hafez, M Farooque, PM Arnold, NE Berman, BW FestoffJournal of Neurotrauma 22 (10), 1192-119212005Changes in Synapses and Axons Demonstrated by Synaptophysin Immunohistochemistry Following Spinal Cord Compression Trauma in the Rat and Mouse
M FAROOQUE, J ISAKSSON, Y OLSSONBiomedical and Environmental Sciences 3, 00412004Treatment of spinal cord injuries
M Farooque, D Jackson, Y OlssonUS Patent 6,291,49312001Effects of tirilazad on extracellular lactic acidosis and amino acids after severe compression injury of rat spinal cord.
M Farooque, L Hillered, A Holtz, Y OlssonExp Brain Res 113, 12017NEW USE
M Farooque, D Jackson, Y OlssonEP Patent 1,094,8112001MAP2 and neurogranin as markers for lesions to dendrites in neurotrauma
GL Li, A Lewen, M Farooque, A Holtz, L Hillered, Y OlssonBRAIN PATHOLOGY 7 (4), 1324-13241997Traumatic edema of rat spinal cord: composition, relation to degree of compression, influence of methylprednisolone, tirilazad and hypothermia
M FarooqueActa Universitatis Upsaliensis1994Xllth International Congress of Neuropathology Brain Pathology 4: 487490 (1 994)
M Farooque, XJ Nie, Y Olsson, A Holtz1994
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