Biography

Dr. Tanjir Rashid Soron is one of the leading mental health researcher in Bangladesh and pioneer in the field of Telepsychiatry in the country. He received his MBBS from university of Dhaka and graduated and completed Post graduation in Psychiatry, MD (Psychiatry) from Bagabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dr. Soron has also completed MPH and other relevant research courses. He is the first author of many international peer reviewed articles and his papers were presented in various international conferences. He is the leading author on Facebook and mental health in Bangladesh. Moreover, He founded Cyberpsychology Research and Consultation Center in 2012 to conduct research on Social Media and human interaction. Currently he is working as Head of department of Psychiatry in Z H Shikder Women’s Medical College and Leading the Mental Health Service at Synesis IT that is providing a nationwide mental health service over phone with the collaboration of Banglalink mobile operator. Dr. Soron is leading few research projects on technology and human interaction in Bangladesh. He has reviewed about 100 articles for various international journals and also serving as an editorial board member for 8 international journals. His area of research interest is telepsychiatry and eHealth services, autism, Stigma, depression and autism.


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