Aysha Akhtar

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Aysha Akhtar
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NationalityAmerican
Education Master's degree in Public Health
Occupation(s)Co-founder and CEO of the Center for Contemporary Sciences
Known forNeurologist, public health specialist, animal ethicist

Aysha Akhtar is an American neurologist, public health specialist and animal ethicist. [1] [2] Akhtar is co-founder, CEO, and President of the Center for Contemporary Sciences. [2] She is a US veteran.

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Biography

Akhtar has a master's degree in public health and is double board-certified in both neurology and preventive medicine. [1] She was a Medical Officer for the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats and Commander in the U.S. Public Health Service. [3] She was previously Deputy Director of the Army's Traumatic Brain Injury Program. [4]

Akhtar is a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and is a consultant editor for the Journal of Animal Ethics . [1] She is a long-term advocate of animal rights and attended animal protection events from a young age. [5]

In 2019, Akhtar authored Our Symphony with Animals: On Health, Empathy, and Our Shared Destinies which combines medicine, social sciences and personal stories. [6] Her book explores how empathy with animals deeply affects humans' health and well-being. Akhtar argues that animals are co-equals, worthy of compassion and respect. [7] She has stated that "I am on a mission to show how treating animals with kindness is not only good for animals, but also good for us." [8]

She was a speaker at The Rethinking Animals Summit and the DC VegFest in 2019. [9] [10]

Personal life

Aysha Akhtar is married and lives in Maryland. She is a first generation Pakistani American and is a contemporary artist. Akhtar is a vegan. [11]

Selected publications

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cronin, Kelly. (2019). "An interview with Dr. Aysha Akhtar". compulsivereader.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Aysha Akhtar M.D., M.P.H., Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Ex Officio Board Member" Archived 2022-12-02 at the Wayback Machine . contemporarysciences.org. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Our Symphony with Animals On Health, Empathy, and Our Shared Destinies". pegasusbooks.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Aysha Akhtar, M.D., MPH". Science. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Dr. Aysha Akhtar's Lifelong Commitment to Animal Advocacy. unboundproject.org. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Lubbers-Payne, Mercedes. (2019). "Dr. Aysha Akhtat On Developing Her Book, Our Symphony With Animals". spinemagazine.co. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Litzinger, Sam. (2020). "A physician explores why loving critters makes us better people". washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  8. ↑ Kramer, Pamela. (2019). "Our Symphony with Animals: On Health, Empathy, and Our Shared Destinies". bookreporter.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Summit Speakers". thinkinganimalsunited.org. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "'Doctors Can and Should Care About Anyone's Suffering:' an Interview With Main Stage Speaker Dr. Aysha Akhtar". dcvegfest.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "'Doctors Can and Should Care About Anyone's Suffering:' an Interview With Dr. Aysha Akhtar". animaloutlook.org. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  12. ↑ DeGrazia, David (2013). "Reviewed Work: Animals and Public Health: Why Treating Animals Better Is Critical to Human Welfare by Aysha Akhtar". Journal of Animal Ethics. 3 (1): 108–109. doi:10.5406/janimalethics.3.1.0108.
  13. ↑ "Our Symphony with Animals: On Health, Empathy, and Our Shared Destinies". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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