About Us
Dr. Sultana Salam, MD
Dr. Salam is a Board-Certified Psychiatrist with more than 30 years in practice via major hospital systems, academic institutions, and private practices. She is the Founder and President of the Afghan Association of Central Virginia, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping Afghan refugees build new lives. Part of her role includes hosting group therapy sessions for refugee women facing post-war trauma.
Dr. Salam joins OCG as an adviser and ad hoc consultant to review materials and inform content strategy from a mental health perspective. She is a published Academic with decades of experience training medical students, residents, and clinical staff. Experience spans inpatient, outpatient, group therapy, and hypnotherapy as well as traumatic brain injuries, PTSD, and a variety of psychosomatic disorders. Dr. Salam spent most of her career treating active-duty military and U.S. veterans. She is fluent in Arabic (Modern Standard Dialect), Dari, and Pashtu.