Dr. Ahmad Almai

Dr. Ahmed Almai is a child, adolescent and adult psychiatry consultant with more than 30 years of experience dealing with wide range of psychiatric disorders. His interest in academic work and public education focuses on young children with ADHD and other developmental disorders. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Almai assumed the role of JHAH residency training director.

Professional Experience

2019-present: Psychiatry Consultant, Chief Psychiatry Division and Residency Training Director, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 

2011-2019: Consultant and Head of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi

1999-2011: Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, United States of America

Education

2018: MBA in Healthcare management, Geneva School of Business, Switzerland

2007: American Board Certification, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, United States of America

2005: American Board Certification, General Psychiatry, United States of America

1998-1999: Fellowship, Anxiety Disorders Research, Yale University Hospital, New Haven Connecticut, United States of America

1996-1998: Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Yale Child Study Center University Hospital, New Haven Connecticut, United States of America

1991: D.C.H. Pediatrics, Royal College of Physicians, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Residency 

1994-1995: General Psychiatry, Yale University Hospital, New Haven Connecticut, United States of America

1993-1994: General Psychiatry, Boston New England Medical Center. Tufts University, United States of America

1989-1991: Pediatrics, Royal College of Physicians, Dublin Pediatric Program at Military Hospital, KSA

Medical School

1989: Bachelor of Midence and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), King Faisal University, School of Medicine, Dammam, of Saudi Arabia

Research Interests

ADHD
Child maltreatment
Protection and development disorders

Dr. Ahmad Almai has published two books in the Arabian Encyclopedia of Child Mental health:
ADHD Comprehensive Guide and Child protection in The Arab world
Autism Comprehensive Guide (in print).

Dr. Ahmad Almai has contributed to Pediatric Neuropsychiatry; Case-based approach in addition to writing several scientific articles.