

📌 Basic Information:
Current Title: Professor of Psychiatry at Ain Shams University & Consultant Psychiatrist (MBBCh, MSc, MD, FRCPath).
Specialty: Psychiatry (Non-Surgical).
Sub-Specialty: General Adult Psychiatry.
Medical License: Consultant Psychiatrist.
Years of Experience: 20 Years.
Languages: Arabic, English.
🎓 Education:
Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (FRCPsych), UK (November 2025).
Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych), UK (October 2014).
Doctorate Degree in Psychiatry (MD), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University (May 2012).
M.Sc. of Neuropsychiatry (Excellent Degree), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University (2007).
M.B.B.Ch. (Excellent with Honor Degree), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University (2003).
💼 Work Experience:
Part-time Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, Alfa Oncology Center, Cairo (2014 - 2025).
Part-time Consultant Psychiatrist, Student Well-being Office, The American University in Cairo (AUC) (2015 - 2025).
Clinical Consultant and Professor of Psychiatry (Dec 2022 - Present).
Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, Liver Transplantation Unit, Ain Shams Specialized Hospital (2013 - 2016).
Senior Psychiatrist Specialist, Al Mashfa Psychiatric Hospital (2011 - 2012).
Psychiatrist Specialist, Prof. Adel Sadek Psychiatric Hospital (2008 - 2011).
🩺 Conditions & Procedures: Highly skilled in assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and medication management, specializing in:
General adult psychiatry and liaison psychiatry (managing psychiatric conditions in medical/surgical patients, e.g., oncology and liver transplant patients).
Mood disorders (Depression, Bipolar Disorder) and Anxiety disorders.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and psychotic disorders.
Personality disorders (e.g., Borderline Personality Disorder).
Substance dependence and addiction management.
🏅 Memberships:
Fellow/Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK.
Member of the Egyptian Psychiatric Association.
🏆 Privileges & Accomplishments:
Clinical attachment (1 month) at Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust in Kent, UK.
Extensive academic experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students at Ain Shams University (Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Arts and Humanities) and The British University in Egypt.
Conducts educational sessions on substance dependence for medical house officers.
Active contributor to public education initiatives in mental health.
📚 Publications:
Peer reviewer for the Middle East Current Psychiatry journal.
Extensive research portfolio with over 20 peer-reviewed publications (including 3 papers in Q1 journals and 18 in Q3 journals).
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5724-9219
Notable Research Topics: Reliability of the SCIP diagnostic tool, depressive and anxiety symptoms in living-donor liver transplantation, cognitive functions in bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder, clinical differences in OCD, and help-seeking patterns in substance use disorders.