Dr. Maher Al Matrafi

📌 Basic Information

• Current Position: Consultant Psychiatrist

• Primary Specialty: Psychiatry

• Subspecialties: Adult Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, and Geriatric Psychiatry

• Medical License: Consultant Psychiatrist, Consultant in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, and Consultant in Geriatric Psychiatry – Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS); American Board Certified in Psychiatry

• Years of Experience: More than 14 years

• Languages: Arabic, English, Spanish

🎓 Education

• Fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, USA

• Fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, USA

• Fellowship in Public & Community Psychiatry – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, USA

• Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Fellowship – Western Psychiatric Hospital, USA

• Psychiatry Residency – Jackson Memorial Hospital / University of Miami, USA

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) – King Abdulaziz University

• Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Management and Leadership

• MBA Candidate

🩺 Conditions Treated & Services Provided

Specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders in adults and older adults, including:

• Diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of psychiatric disorders

• Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry for medical and surgical patients

• Mental health care for older adults (Geriatric Psychiatry)

• Psychopharmacology and psychiatric medication management

• Individual and supportive psychotherapy

• Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

• Management of patients requiring long-acting injectable antipsychotics and clozapine

• Assessment and management of complex psychiatric conditions

🏅 Professional Memberships

• Board Member, Saudi Psychiatric Association

• Member, Continuing Medical Education Unit – Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University

• Member, Medical Bioethics Unit – Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University

• Member, Assessment and Evaluation Unit – Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University

• Member, Student Counseling and Support Unit – Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University

🏆 Clinical Privileges

• Diagnosis and treatment of all psychiatric disorders in adults and older adults

• Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry services for hospitalized patients

• Prescription and management of advanced psychiatric medications, including clozapine and long-acting injectable antipsychotics

• Individual and supportive psychotherapy

• Administration and follow-up of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

🎖️ Medical Accomplishments

• American Board Certified in Psychiatry

• American Board Certified in Geriatric Psychiatry

• American Board Certified in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

• Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, King Abdulaziz University

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, USA

• Held multiple academic and administrative leadership roles in medical education and the Saudi Psychiatric Association