Dr. Akhtar has been described as one of the most original and creative voices in Psychoanalysis. He is Professor of Psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College and Training and Supervising Analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. Dr. Akhtar is the Book Review Editor of the Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, and has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association and the International Journal of Psycho-Analysis. He is the author of 10 books, 6 collections of poetry and more than 300 scientific publications. He has delivered many prestigious addresses at places such as the Mayo Clinic, Harvard, Yale, Brown, Emory and other major universities as well as the United Nations. In addition, Dr. Akhtar has presented lectures and addresses internationally, including the countries of Norway, France, Germany, Brazil and Holland. His books have been translated into many languages. Dr. Akhtar is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association’s Best Paper of the Year Award (1995), the Margaret Mahler Literature Prize (1996), the ASPP’s Sigmund Freud Award (2000), Columbia University’s Robert Liebert Award for Distinguished Contributions to Applied Psychoanalysis (2004), and the APA’s Award for Outstanding Teacher of Psychiatric Residents in the country (2005). Having widespread interests, Dr. Akhtar has also served as Film Review Editor for the International Journal of Psychoanalysis. He serves as a Scholar-In-Residence at the Inter-Act Theatre Company in Philadelphia.