Samir Mohamed Foad Abou El Magd, MD Date of Birth

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Samir Mohamed Foad Abou El Magd, M.D.
Date of Birth: 1st January 1961.
Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt.
Nationality: Egyptian.
Marital: Married, three children.
Address: 63 Abdelaziz All Saoud, El Manial, Cairo, Egypt.
Telephone: Home [phone]. Hospital ([phone].
Fax: [phone].
Mobile Phone: [phone].
Spoken Languages: Mother tongue - Arabic.
Second language - English.
E-Mail: [email protected]

QUALIFICATIONS & WORK EXPERIENCE:
Scientific Qualifications:
- M.B.B.CH, Cairo University 1984.
- M. Sc. in Psychological Medicine, Cairo University 1988.
- M.D. in Psychological Medicine, Cairo University 1995.

These:
- Master Degree Thesis “Changing Pattern in Drug Addiction between the Years 1972
and 1987 in Egypt" (1988).
- Medical Doctorate Thesis “Expressed Emotions in Schizophrenic Families” (1993).

Posts:
• House Officer - Cairo University Hospitals - from 1st of September 1984 to 31st of
August 1985.
• Resident of Psychiatry - Cairo University - form 16th of March 1986 to 15th of March
1989.
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• Clinical Demonstrator in Department of Psychiatry from 26th of August 1989 till 27th
of December 1989.
• Assistant Lecturer of Psychiatry from 28th of December 1989 to 25th of October 1995.
• Lecturer of Psychiatry from 25th of October 1995 till 25th of October 2000.
• Assistant Professor of Psychiatry from 26th of October 2000 till 26th of October 2006.
• Professor of Psychiatry from 26th of October 2006.
Clinical Experience:
- Drug Addiction.
- Adult Psychiatry.
- Child Psychiatry.
- Geriatric Psychiatry.
- Community and Social Psychiatry.
- Individual Psychotherapy.
- Group Psychotherapy.

Work Experience:
- Cairo University Hospital (Kasr El Eini).
Inpatient ward, outpatient clinic, 1986-Present.
- Maadi Nile Sanatorium (200 beds private hospital) 1990-Present.
- Abbassia Hospital (5000 beds government-owned specialized psychiatric hospital) for
12 months, 1988.
- St. Mary’s Hospital (50 beds London University U.K.) for two months, 1989.

Conferences Attended:
- The First Egyptian International Conference on Drug Addiction (Cairo 1988).
- Royal College of Psychiatry (Regional Meeting - Cairo 1988).
- World Psychiatric Association Meeting (Athens 1989).
- Royal College of Psychiatry (Regional Meeting - Doha 1992).
- Conference of Sport Medicine (Cairo 1993).
- X International Conference of Drug Addiction (Cairo 1996).
- World Congress of Psychiatry (Madrid 1996).
- Annual Meeting of Egyptian Psychiatric Association (Cairo 1996).
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- Annual Meeting of Egyptian Psychiatric Association (Cairo 1997).
- Royal College of Psychiatry (Regional Meeting - Cairo 1998).
- Annual Meeting of Egyptian Psychiatric Association (Cairo 1998).
- Annual Meeting of American Psychiatric Association (Toronto 1998).
- 1st International Pan African Congress of Psychiatry (Cairo 1998).
- Annual meeting of Egyptian Psychiatric Association (Cairo 1999).
- The 11th International Congress of the Egyptian Medical Syndicate (Cairo 1999).
- The Regional Meeting of Egyptian Psychiatric Association on Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry (Ismailia 1999).
- Psychological Medicine National versus International (Cairo 1999).
- Alexandria First International Psychiatry Congress (Alexandria 1999).
- Annual Meeting of Egyptian Psychiatric Association (Cairo 2000).
- Annual Meeting of American Psychiatric Association (Chicago 2000).
- Mental Health Policy and Economics in Arab Countries and Sub-Saharn Africa (Cairo
2000).
- Recent Advances in Addiction Medicine (Cairo 2000).
- Royal College of Psychiatry Medicine (Regional Meeting - Cairo 2000).
- Annual Meeting of Egyptian Psychiatric Association (Cairo 2001).
- European Psychopharmacology (Barcelona 2002).
- SIT Annual Meeting Prevention Drug Abuse (Frankfurt 2002).
- Depression and Anxiety Prevention Conference (Copenhagen 2002).
- Annual Meeting of Egyptian Psychiatric Association (Cairo 2003).
- European Psychopharmacology (Prague 2003).
- International Conference of Psychiatry (Alexandria 2003).
- Annual meeting of American Psychiatric Association (New York 2004).
- ISAM "International Society of Addiction Medicine" (Helsinki 2004).
- European Psychopharmacology (Stockholm 2004).
- Royal College of Psychiatry Medicine (Regional Meeting - Cairo 2005).
- World Psychiatric Association Meeting (Cairo 2005).
- Recent Advances in Psychopharmacology (Bangkok 2006).
- New Trends in Psychopharmacology (Tunis 2006).
- Child Trauma Network (Algeria 2006).
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- European Psychopharmacology) (Paris 2006).
- Annual Meeting of Egyptian Psychiatric Association (Alexandria 2006).
- International Conference on Epilepsy (Dubai 2007).
- 1st International Conference on Addiction (Abu Dhabi 2007).
- 7th Annual Jeddah Psychiatry Symposium – Erfan Hospital (Jeddah 2007).
- Educational Symposium: Optimizing schizophrenia management – focus on new
treatment advances and real-life experiences (Lisbon 2007).
- Annual Congress of Egyptian Psychiatric Association: Optimizing Quality of Life in
Psychiatric Patients (Cairo, June 2007).
- 11th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Society (Brussels, August
2007).
- European Psychopharmacology (Vienna, October 2007).
-Recent Advances in Psychopharmacology (Istanbul, March 2008)
- 4th Annual Scientific Conference of the Egyptian Group of Family Medicine (cairo,
March 2008)
- 8th Annual Jeddah Psychiatry Symposium – Erfan Hospital (Jeddah, March 2008)
- Middle East and North Africa Psychiatry Conference (Cairo, April 2008)
-First Mediterranean Conference of Alcohol and Drug Dependency (Pantelleria, April
2008)
-Annual Meeting of American Psychiatric Association (Washington, May 2008) .
- Collegium Internationale Neuro - Psychopharmacologicum meeting (Munich, July
2008).
- European Psychopharmacology (Barcelona, Augest 2008).
- 5th Alexandria International Congress of Psychiatry (Alexandria, October 2008).
- Annual Meeting of the International Society of Addiction Medicine (Cape Town,
November 2008)
- 9th Annual Jeddah Psychiatry Symposium – Erfan Hospital (Jeddah, March 2009)
- World Psychiatric Annual Meeting WPA (Florence, April 2009)
- 5th International Psychiatry Conference: Challenges In the Outcome of Psychiatric
Disorders (Jeddah, April 2009).
- 5th Psychiatry Update for Regional Experts (Dubai, June 2009) .
- Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Psychiatric Association (Cairo, June 2009).
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- New Trends in Psychopharmacology (Paris, March 2009)
-6th Alexandria International Psychiatric Congress (Alexandria, October 2009).
-Recovering the Whole Person in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder (Beirut,
November 2009)
- 6th Military International conference, (Riyadh January 2010).
- New Trends in Psychopharmacology (London, March 2010).
-6th International Psychiatry Conference Saudi German Hospital (Jeddah, April 2010).
-6th International Congress of Psychiatry ( Cairo ,May 2010 ).
- 1st International Congress of Neuroscience ( Sharm El Shiekh, May 2010 ).
-WPA Regional Meeting ( St. Petersberg , June 2010 ).
-Annual Meeting of Egyptian Psychiatric association (Cairo, June 2010).
-7th. Alexandria International Psychiatric Congress (Alexandria, October 2010).
-Kuweit International Conference ( Kuweit ,October 2010 )
- 5th International Conference in Sport Medicine (Cairo, January 2011).
- WPA Regional Meeting (Cairo, January 2011) .
- New Trends in Psychopharmacology (Munich, March 2011).
- The International Review of Bipolar Disorders (Rome, April 2011) .
- Cairo University Psychiatric Department Annual Meeting ( Cairo June 2011 ).
- Annual Alexandria Neurology Conference ( Alexandria June 2011 ) .
- 7th. Saudi German Hospital Meeting ( Jeddah June 2011 ) .
- European Psycho Pharmacology ( Paris September 2011 ) .
- Cairo University Psychiatric Department Annual Meeting ( Cairo February 2012 ).
- Ain Shams Psychiatric Department Annual Meeting ( Sharm El Sheikh March 2012).
- Ain Shams Psychiatric Department Annual Meeting ( Cairo March 2012 ).
- 8th. Saudi German Hospital Meeting ( Jeddah April 2012 ) .
-8th. Alexandria International Psychiatric Congress (Alexandria, October 2012).
- European Psycho Pharmacology ( Vieena October 2012 ) .
-ISAM Meeting ( Geneva October 2012) .
- 12th Pan Arab Psychiatric conference ( Dubai November 2012 )
- Kasr El Eini Psychiatric conference ( Cairo December 2012 )
- 3rd Kasr Al-Ainy Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Conference ( Cairo December 2012 )
- International Congress for Young Career Psychiatrists ( Cairo January 2013 ).
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- Cairo University Psychiatric Department Annual Meeting ( Cairo , February 2013 )..
- National Conference on Addiction Medicine ( Riyadh , February 2013 ).
-9th International Psychiatry Conference Saudi German Hospital (Jeddah, April 2013).
- Ain Shams Psychiatric Department Annual Meeting ( Cairo - May 2013).
- Ain Shams Psychiatric Department Annual Meeting ( Alexandria - May 2013 ).
- 75th The Annual Meeting – College on Problems of Drug Dependence (San Diego
U.S.A June 2013)
- Al Azhar Annual Psychiatric International Congress ( Cairo November 2013 )
- Gender and Genitalia Children With Disorder of Sex Development ( Cairo December
2013 )
- The First International Conference Group Psychotherapy & Group Processes ( Cairo
January 2014 )
- Egyptian Psychiatric Association Annual Psychiatric International Congress ( Cairo
March 2014 )
- Ain Shams Psychiatric Department Annual Meeting ( Cairo- May 2014 ).
- Alexandria International Psychiatric Congress (Alexandria, October 2014)
- European Psycho Pharmacology ( Berlin October 2014 )
- 13th Pan Arab Psychiatric Conference ( Beirut November 2014)
- 5rd Kasr Al-Ainy Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Conference ( Cairo December 2014)
- 8th Kare al Ainy Annual Interational Psychiatry Conference –Psychiatry: The
Humane Perspective ( Cairo February 2015 )

Organizing conferences:
1st .Cairo University Psychiatric Department Annual Meeting ( Cairo June 2010 ).
2nd Cairo University Psychiatric Department Annual Meeting ( Cairo June 2011 ).
3rd Cairo University Psychiatric Department Annual Meeting ( Cairo June 2012 ).
4th Cairo University Psychiatric Department Annual Meeting ( Cairo June 2013 ).
5th Cairo University Psychiatric Department Annual Meeting ( Cairo June 2014 )

Current Job Title:
Professor Department of Psychiatry, Cairo University.
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Memberships:
- Egyptian Psychiatric Association (EPA).
- American Psychiatric Association (APA).
- International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM).
- Executive Board Member, Director of Member Recruitment of Exercise Psychiatry
and Sport Section of WPA.

Volunteer Working with Non-Governmental Organizations:
• President of "Waay" (N.G.O.) since September 2006, concerned with identification of
mental health problems and guidance, training, and reduction of the problem of drug
addiction.
• Member of The Association of Friends of National Cancer Institute.
• Board of Trustee of Children Cancer Hospital 57357 ( 2011 till now )

• How to Take Care of Orphans: (Sonaa El-Hayaa), 2004.
• How to Pick up Addictive Behavior in University Students: (Sonaa El-Hayaa), 2005.
 . El Salam ferry disaster Psychotraumatology training (2006).
 September 2006 to June 2007, the national project for the prevention of drug-
usage in school in cooperation with The National Council for Childhood and
Motherhood students (12-16 years old).
 From February 2008 till now, integrated care project in cooperation with FHI.
P.H.A.S.E society founded the Comprehensive Care Center (CCC). The project
aims to assist patients suffering from addiction (Using Needles) using assisting
trainees (outreach recovering addicts). The purpose of the project is to educate
patients about HIV transmission and providing education and counseling for
voluntary patients and their families.
 Mashoura project provides psychological counseling and psychiatric services to
people from low socio-economic conditions, especially victims of psychological
trauma (2009).
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 March 2010 to May 2011: Mawadda project dedicated to provide psychological
services to woman and children victims of domestic violence.
 Implementation of the Survey on violence in school in Cairo, Giza, Dakahlia,
and some Upper Egypt governorates in cooperation with the Mental Health
Association in Alexandria, P.H.A.S.E society is responsible for the
implementation in Cairo (2011-2012).
 Protection of the dangers of drugs on young people with the Oasis International
School (2011).
 Psychological support for the 25th of January 2011 revolution physical and
psychological victims through opening its doors to provide help, support and
treatment for anyone who needs it (Individual and group psychotherapy) 2012.

Supervision of Master Degree Thesis in Neuropsychiatry:
- Psychiatric Manifestations of Infective "C" Hepatitis (1998).
- Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms in Schizophrenia. A Neuro-Psychological Study
(2001).
- Hepatitis "B" and "C" and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections in Egyptian
Chronic Drug Abusers (2001).
- Role of the Spouse in Addiction Phenomena (2003).
- A Study of Psycho-Social Factors in Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Children (2003).
- Relation between Anxiety and Performance in Competitive Sports (2003).
- Tianeptine in Men with Depression and Erectile Dysfunction (2004).
- Positive and Negative Symptoms in a Sample of Male Addicts (2005).
- A Study of Positive and Negative Symptoms in a Sample of Egyptian Psychotic
Adolescents (2006).
- Effect of Exercise Training on Defense in Obese Persons (Master Degree in Physical
Therapy 2008)
- Sexual Abuse Among a Sample of Female Drug Addicts (2008).
- Psychiatric and Social Profile of Recovering Substance Dependent Females (2009).
- Patients and Relatives Satisfaction with Nursing Care Provided at Kasr El eini
Hospital “ Burn Unit” an Exploratory Study (2010) .
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- Psychiatric Morbidity Among Medical Students and Their Attitude Towards
Substance Abuse (2011).
- An Analytical Study for the Recreational Services Provided in Child Cancer Hospital
(2012).
- Study the designing & Technological Basis of Internal Design of the Children`s
Cancer Hospital in Egypt . ( 2012).
- The National Burden of Depression and its Determinants "Case Study". Degree in
Biostatistics and Demography ( 2013 ).
- Doping substance Abuse in Athletes Psychiatric Perspective ( 2014 )
- Health Profession as a Risk Factor for Psychoactive Substance USE .

Supervision of Medical Doctorate Thesis in Neuropsychiatry:
- Assessment of the Therapeutic Factors of Group Psychotherapy in a Sample of
Egyptian Opiate Addicts (2007).
- Female sexual dysfunction in psychiatric patient and addicts before and after
treatment (EL Azhar University 2008).
- Psychopathological Characteristics of Egyptian Patients with Rheumatologic
Disease (2008).
- The Impact of An Educational program about Addictive Behavior on the
Performance of Nurses in Mental Hospitals in Psychiatric Mental Health 2009
Nursing.
- Glutamate Level in Anterior Cingulate Gyrus in Patients with Early Psychosis
Before and After ECT : A Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study (2009).
- Impact of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program on Quality of Life with Burn
Patients During Rehabilitation Stage (2010).
- Female sexual dysfunction in psychiatric and addict patient 2011 (EL Azhar
University 2011).

Member of Committee Evaluating Master Degree Thesis:
• Non Pharmacological Approaches for Treating Children with Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (Ain Shams University, 2004).
• Neurobiology of Auditory Hallucinations. (Ain Shams University, 2006).
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• Psychosocial Evaluation of Cancer Children. (Zagazig University, 2006).
• Role of Community Psychiatry in Modern Psychiatric Practice. (Ain Shams
University, 2007).
• Role of Cognitive Behavioral Therapeutic Coping with Craving as an Important
Therapeutic Tool in Relapse Prevention in Addiction. (Cairo University 2010 ).
• The Efficacy of Insight Enhancement Program on Improving The Perception of
Internalized Stigma and Locus of Control Among Schizophrenic Patients (Faculty of
Nursing – Cairo University 2010 ).
• Impact of The Stigma of Mental Illness ( Ain Shams University 2010 ).
• Enhancing Motivation for Change in Treatment of Addiction (Ain Shams University
2010 ).
• A Comparative Study Between Patients With Bipolar Disorders and Patients With
Unipolar Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder From A Personality Perspective
(Cairo University 2011).
• Caffeine-Related psychiatric Disorders ( Ain Shams University 2011) .
• Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorder in a Sample of Elderly who Live in Urban
Society in Cairo ( El Azhar University 2012 )
• Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Psychiatric Disorders (Ain Shams University
2012).
• Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Among a Clinical Sample of Heavy Smokers
Attending Smoking Cessation Program Clinic Held in Ain Shams University (Ain
Shams University 2012).
• Psychiatric Morbidity in Patients With Hepatitis C ( Ain Shams University 2013 )
• Study of Depression Among a Sample of Hypertensive Patients Attending
Outpatient Clinic of Internal Medicine in al Hussein Hospital ( El Azhar University
2013 )
• Study of The Neurotic Disorder of Street Children Conducted on a Sample Group in
Cairo (El Azhar University 2014 )

Member of Committee Evaluating Medical Doctorate Thesis.
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