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'''Yusuf Matcheswalla''' ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]: युसुफ माचेसवाला) is a senior [[psychiatrist]] from [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]] since the last 28 years.

Dr. Yusuf A. Matcheswalla is Honorary Professor of [[Psychiatry]], Grant Government Medical College, [[Sir Jamshetjee Jeejebhoy Group of Hospitals]] (J.J. Hospital).

He was an Honorary Psychiatrist and Head of Department at [[Masina Hospital]]'s psychiatric ward. He currently practices at GLOBAL HOSPITAL parel .He is Honorary Psychiatrist at Sir J.J Hospital, G. T. Hospital, [[Saifee Hospital]] and Nagpada Police Hospital.

He has been instrumental in the development of the Department of Psychiatry at Masina Hospital.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.drmatcheswalla.com/DrMatcheswalla.htm | title=Yusuf Matcheswalla profile | access-date=2011-01-29}}</ref>

He was President of the [[Bombay Psychiatric Society]] for the year 2006-2007<ref>{{cite web | url=http://bombaypsychiatricsociety.org/AboutUs.asp | title=Presidents of the Bombay Psychiatric Society | access-date=2011-01-29 | publisher=BPS}}</ref> and was Chairman - Specialty section ([[Forensic Psychiatry]]) of the [[Indian Psychiatric Society]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://e-ips.org/Executive_Members_Speciality.htm | title=Chairman of Speciality sections of the IPS | access-date=2011-01-29 | publisher=Indian Psychiatric Society}}</ref>

He is Life Fellow Member of the Indian Psychiatric Society, the Bombay Psychiatric Society and the [[American Psychiatric Association]], the [[Indian Medical Association]], Indian Association for Occupational Health, Association of Industrial Psychiatry of India. He is member of the Medical Associations of Mumbai's A, B, C, D and E Wards, besides being a member of a number of associations working in the field of mental health.

He is the chairman of Humanity Health Organisation, a grass roots charitable trust, working among the under-privileged and down-trodden sections of society in the field of health.

He is also the founder-chairman of "Dilaasa" Self Help Charitable Trust, a support and self-help group for families of people with a mental health or addiction problem.

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