About Rija Siddiqui, MD

Dr. Rija Siddiqui practices general adult psychiatry. Her specialties include women’s mental health issues, mood disorders (depression and bipolar spectrum disorders), anxiety and panic disorders, PTSD, OCD, psychotic disorders, and ADHD.

Dr. Siddiqui completed her Doctorate in Medicine at Texas A&M College of Medicine, graduating in the first quartile of her class and with academic excellence in Pediatrics & Psychiatry. She first completed General Pediatrics residency at Children’s Health/UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. During her pediatrics training, she developed a strong interest in the mental health of children with chronic illness and how unexpected events in childhood affect the wellbeing of parents and the family unit. She became a mother herself while in training and quickly learned about the importance of maternal mental health. She went on to complete a prestigious position as Chief Resident in Pediatrics and an assistant instructor of Faculty at UT Southwestern.

Following her chief year, she went on to complete a second residency in General Adult Psychiatry at UT Southwestern in Dallas. During her psychiatry residency she completed a Women’s Mental Health Concentration. Dr. Siddiqui is specifically trained in female gender specific mental health issues including peripartum psychiatry, medication management during pregnancy and breastfeeding, trauma, and eating disorders. Her research included a continued focus on women’s mental health, assessing the motherhood experience for medical trainees and how cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help parents better process the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experience. Her therapy experience includes supportive, psychodynamic, and cognitive behavioral therapy. She has a special interest in issues related to pregnancy, motherhood, parenting, and young people living with chronic medical issues. She also has experience addressing the unique mental health issues Muslim women face.

Dr. Siddiqui is Board Certified in General Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics and is Board Eligible in General Adult Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology.

She will be an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Texas A&M College of Medicine and teach medical students at the Dallas campus. Dr. Siddiqui is also the 2023-2024 recipient of the Alexandra Symonds Award by the Association of Women Psychiatrists. This award recognizes and honors a female psychiatrist who has made significant contributions to promoting women’s health and the advancement of women.

Dr. Siddiqui is fluent in English and Urdu.