1. Medhat ElSabahy Abdou
Abu Dhabi P.O. Box32390 SKMC-BSP
medhatelsabbahy@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine
M.B.B.CH, December 1986
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine
Masters of Neuropsychiatry, 1992
Arab Board Psychiatry
Certified Psychiatrist, October 1999
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine
M.D in Psychiatry, April 2004
Professional Experience
1.3.88-30.4.89
Al Appasia Mental & Psychiatric Hospital
(3500 beds) Cairo, Egypt Junior House officer
Training in Psychotherapy,
ECT, Medical treatment &
Emergency department
18.10.88- 20.4.92
Al Nile Psychiatric Hospital
120 bed hospital, Cairo Egypt Psychiatric Resident
Perform individual & group
psychotherapy & ECT

2. 1.5.89-13.2.90
Al Sahel Educational Hospital
Egypt Psychiatric Resident
Attending various neurological
cases
13.2.90-20.4.92
Al Nile Psychiatric Hospital
120 bed hospital, Cairo Egypt Psychiatric Resident
Fulfilling all training
requirements for the Masters
Degree
1.5.92-30.10.92
Al Nile Psychiatric Hospital
120 bed hospital, Cairo Egypt Psychiatric Specialist
Attending all cases in child
& geriatric psychiatry
Attending neurotic
disorders, substance
abuse and addiction,
psychotic disorder both
inpatient and outpatient
31.10.92-30.8.2.95
Al Amal Hospital for Drug Dependence
280 bed hospital,KSA Psychiatric Resident
Attending substance abuse
and addiction, Dual Diagnosis
disorders both inpatient and
outpatient
9.2.1995-30.7.1995
Al Nile Psychiatric Hospital
120 bed hospital, Cairo Egypt Psychiatric Specialist

3. 31.7.1995 -31.10.1999
New Psychiatric Hospital
Abu Dhabi UAE Psychiatric Resident
General psychiatry
Child psychiatry
Chemical Dependency
Unit
Day care
1-11-1999 -1-9-2007
Psychiatric Hospital
Abu Dhabi UAE (SKMC-BSP) Specialist Psychiatrist–Head
of Rehabilitation Department
1-9-2007 till 30 July 2011
Psychiatric Hospital
Abu Dhabi UAE (SKMC-BSP) Act. Consultant Psychiatrist–
Head of Rehabilitation
Department
31-7-2011 till now
Psychiatric Hospital
Abu Dhabi UAE (SKMC-BSP) Consultant Psychiatrist
Head of Rehabilitation
Department
Training Programs and Conferences
2.4.88 -14.4.88: EGYPTIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
“TRAINING PROGRAM FOR GENERAL
PRACTITIONER SPECIALIST ON DIFFERENT
MEDICAL PROBLEMS & EMERGENCY MEDICINE”
16.1.92 - 18.1.92 WPA-EPA REGIONAL SYMPOSIOM - CAIRO.
3.92- 6. 92 TRAINING ON ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT FOR THE
DIFFERENT WAYS OF TREATMENT & COUNCILLING
(20 HOURS TRAINING)
20.1.93 (4 HOURS): TRAINING ON GROUP THERAPY

4. TECHNIQUES TREATMENT PLANNING.
1.3.93-1.5.93 TRAINING ON PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
COMPLETED ON MISUSE OF PSYCHOTROPIC
DRUGS (15 HOURS). TRAINING ON UNDER
STANDING DRUG USAGE COMPLETED IN 5.5.93 (6
HOURS).
DEC 93 –DEC 94: ACUPUNCTURE DETOXIFICATIOIN SPECIALITY
18-30 December 1996: WHO Training Courses to Primary Health Care Doctors
21-30 January 1997 WHO Training Courses to School Health Doctors
27-30 September 98: GERIATIATRIC REHABILITATION WORKSHOP
16-18 NOV 1998 3rd UAE INTERNATIONAL PSYCHIATRIC
CONFERENCE
14-16 NOV 1999 10TH GULF WORKSHOPS FOR FIGHTING SMOKING
20-21 MAY 2000 WORKSHOP ABOUT MODERN TRENDS IN HEALTH
MANAGEMENT
8-10 APRIL 2001 2nd GERIATIATRIC REHABILITATION WORKSHOP
9-10 MAY 2002 FAVERIN PSYCHIATRY FORUM – ABU DHABI
18-21 MARCH 2004 SCHIZOPHRENIA GLOBAL MEDICAL CONFERENCE
MONACO
22 MARCH - 23 MAY 2005 26.5 CME Hours in different topics
5-6 MAY 2005: The Regional Neuroscience Conference - Cairo

5. 14-17 JUNE 2005 The Regional Neuroscience Conference - Dubai
10-15 September 2005 XIII WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY –CAIRO ( I
SHARED WITH A PAPER (QUALITY OF LIFE OF
CHRONIC MENTALLY ILL –ROLE OF DAY CENTER)
st th
21 Nov 2005 - 25 March 2006 BSP CME 23 Credit Hours
16th March 2006 2nd Tawam Hospital Psychiatric National Symposium on
Anxiety (6.5 credit hours)
3-6 may 2006 1st Middle East & North Africa Medical Neuroscience
Conference , Cairo, Egypt.
July 2006 (SKMC) Leadership Training Program (Leadership Skills,
Supervising team work, Performance Management,
Training Skills Motivating employees)
July 12-16 2006 WPA International Congress ,Istanbu , Turkey (45 Credit
Hours)
14-15 November 2006 Tomorrow’s World Today Our Faith in a Better Tomorrow
15-16 November 2006 New Challenges in Neurological Disorders (Cairo, Egypt)
27 March - 19 Dec 2006 CME on Different Topics (18.5 Credit Hours)
17-18 February 2007 Neuroscience Education Institute Psychopharmacology
Academy 2- Day Symposium
10 -12 March 2007 UICA- UAE International Conference of Addiction (11.5
credit hours)
26-27 April 2007 Challenges and solutions in Mental Health (Athens,
Greece)
29Aug-1Sept 2007 Diploma (Evidence Based Medicine in Anxiety Disorders)
26 CME Points accredited by The European Committee

6. In CNS
13-17 Oct 2007 20th Congress of the European College of
Neuropsychopharmacology accredited 38 CME credits
by CNS
7-9 Feb. 2008 3rd ICAN ( International Conference of al Noor hospital)
(Psychiatry in General Practice) 18.5 CME Credits
18-19 April EMEA Symposium, Prague “Filling the Gap between
Theory and Practice in Treating Schizophrenia” 10 CNS
CME credits
13-17 July 2008 XXVI CINP Congress Munich , Germany 21 CME credits
14-28 Nov. 2008 Community Psychiatry Externship Program at Center
Pointe Hospital, Missouri, USA.
1-4 April 2009 WPA International Congress, Treatments in Psychiatry, a
New Update, Florence, Italy (20 European
CME credit hours).
16th Nov. 2009 CNS Advisory Board Meeting Beirut Lebanon
5th June 2010 Schizophrenia Symposium Abu Dhabi (5.5 CME credits)
16-17th June 2010 Egyptian Psychiatric Association annual conference,
Cairo Egypt(20 CME credits)
8-10th December 2010 11th Pan Arab Psychiatric Conference ( Mental Health
Services in Arab World ) Khartoum (20 CME)
3-7 September 2011 24th Congress of the European College of
Neuropsychopharmacology accredited 45 CME
credits by CNS
ACTIVITIES:
Head of IT department at SKMC-BSP and co-editor of Abu Dhabi Psychiatric
Bulletin
Tutoring and precepting medical and nursing students
Head of steering committee responsible for WPA anti-stigma campaign in UAE
TRAINING COURSES TO THE PHYSICIANS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

7. AND SCHOOL HEALTH AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES ITS CERTIFICATES
ARE INCLUDED WITH MY CURRICULUM VITAE
Scientific committee member 3rd ICAN ( International conference of al noor
hospital)7-9 Feb. 2008 ( psychiatry in general practice)
International commitments:
Head of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Division in Arab Federation of Psychiatrists
since June 2010
International committee member of USPRA (US PSYCHIATRIC
REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION) since July 2009
Memberships:
American Psychiatric Association
USPRA (US PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION)
Arab Federation of Psychiatrists
Egyptian Psychiatric Association
AWARDS:

8. September 2002 Quality Pioneer in Continuous Quality Improvement Program
The Year 2002 Certificate of Excellence of Outstanding Achievement of
Psychiatry Hospital –Abu Dhabi
The Year 2003 Certificate of Creativity in Abu Dhabi Psychiatry Hospital
The Year 2004 Certificate of Excellence from Cairo Medical Syndicate.
July 2005 Certificate Of Excellence from SKMC for Outstanding
Achievement in Patient Care.
July 2011 Ahsant award
February 2012 Ahsant Award
REFERENCES:
DR. ZAIN OMARA CONSULTANT AND HEAD OF NEUROSCIENCE
DEPARTMENT AL NOOR HOSPITAL
DR. TAREK DARWISH MEDICAL DIRECTOR BSP-SKMC
DR. Azfar Malik CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST CEO Centre Point hospital USA
, MO