Salman Akhtar (born 31 July 1946)[1] is an Indian-American psychoanalyst practicing in the United States.
He is the brother of veteran poet and film lyricist Javed Akhtar and brother-in-law of actress and social activist Shabana Azmi.
He completed post-graduate medical education in psychiatry at PGIMER Chandigarh under renowned Psychiatrist N. N.
[4] He moved to the United States in 1973 and repeated his psychiatric training at the University of Virginia Medical Center in 1976.
Salman Akhtar has authored, edited, or co-edited more than 300 publications, including 100 academic books.