Naseem A. Qureshi, M.D., Ph.D. Consultant Psychiatrist and Head of Research Unit Administration for Mental Health and Social Services Ministry of Health Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Summary 1. Professional Qualification: MBBS (India), MD (India), PhD (Erasmus University, the Netherlands, 2005) 2. Clinical Experience: total 25 years, -1980-1983 in India, Scientific Research Officer, -Dec. 1983-April 2005 in Saudi Arabia, Psychiatric Specialist plus 10 years administrative experience as Medical Director, Buraidah Mental Health Hospital, Al- Qaseem Region, Saudi Arabia (total 21 years in KSA), which has 150-Bed capacity. 3. Specialist Senior Registrar, Rashid Hospital, 1 June 2005-28 Feb. 2006, Dubai, UAE. 4. Publsihed papers more than 120 in national and international journals 5. 12 e-Letters publsihed in British J Psychiatry Online 6. 5 eletters published in spiked.central online 7. 150 Rapid Responses published in bmj.com. responses 1 8. Consultant Reviewer for more than 5 Saudi scientific medical journals, EMHJ (WHO) and KACST, and international J - Dove Medical Press, J Sexual Medicine, J Hospital Administration. 9. Post-Graduate Course in Torture Medicine 10. Special areas of interest: *CME and Research, *Primary care and Interdepartmental Liaison services, *Quality Assurance Programs, *Teaching basic sciences including biostatistics, psychology, communication skills, epidemiology, and sociobiology to medical students, *Delivery of excellent psychiatric services to patients of all age bands *Planning innovative educational programs, their implementation and subsequent evaluation. 11. More than 20 years’ working experience as Director, CME and Research, Buraidah Mental Health Hospital, Al-Qassim Region, KSA 12. Liaison Consultant for Primary Care Psychiatric Services, Al-Qassim Region, KSA 1990-2005. We piloted a health project on- integration of PHC to mental Healthcare-and trained all GPs in clinical psychiatry in Al-Qassim region, Saudi Arabia. 13. Teaching Experience-Biostatistics (Assistant Professor) in Faculty of Medicine, King Fahd Medical City, Riyadh since 13.11.1425-21.1.1426H 14. Senior Specialist Registrar, Rashid Hospital, from May 2005-March 2006 15. Consultant Psychiatrist and Head of Research Unit (TWIN POSITION), Administration for Mental Health and Social Services, Ministry Of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia since 18 June 2006 and continuing. 16. Assistant Professor Job offered in 2011 by College of Health Sciences King Abdulaziz Bin Saud University for Health Sciences. 17. Public Health Specialist Administration for Medical Research Riyadh, Saudi Arabia since 16.12.1427H and continuing (15 & 17-twin positions) 18. Hon. Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry (Teacher and Examiner) Al-Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia 19. WebMedCentral: Faculty Lead in Psychiatry Specialty from the current year 2012 2 Detailed “Curriculum Vitae” 1. Personal Data a). Name : Dr. Naseem Akhtar Qureshi, M.B,B.S, MD, PhD b). Sex : Male c). Marital Status : Married with two children d). Date of Birth : 1.1.1955 e). Nationality : Indian, Muslim f). Father's Name : [Late] Mr. Abdul Jabbar g). Passport number and expiry date: XXXXXXX, 24.10.2015 h). Correspondence Address : Email:[email protected] Mobile:+966564542710 2. Education a). High School (1968). first division-Received National Merit Scholarship [from 1968 to 1976 until I completed my M.B,B.S] b). Intermediate. (1970) first division 3. Professional Qualification a). MBBS (1977), and b).MD [Psychiatry] (1980/81). Both degrees from King George's Medical University, Lucknow India. c). Post-graduate course certificate in Torture Medicine, India. d). PhD (10 March 2005) from the Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 4. Experience & Positions held a). Research Associate (1980-1982) in King George's Medical College b). Senior Resident (1982-1983) in Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi. c). Appointed as Lecturer in Psychiatry in Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University , India in 1983 but I did not join as I came to Saudi Arabia. 3 d). Specialist in Psychiatry and Liaison Officer (1983-2005) IN AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR (>10YEARS) OF Buraidah Mental Health Hospital, Al-Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. e). The Editors of Modern Medicine Journal granted to me a Consultant Certificate for my moral support and loyalty to Modern Medicine. f). Consultant Psychiatrist included in International Referral Booklet [Online too], American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC., USA. g).Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist-Primary Health Care, 1990-2005 5. SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANT REVIEWER 1. EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HEALTH JOURNAL, WHO REGIONAL OFFICE, CAIRO, EGYPT. 2. SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA. 3. SAUDI PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL, RIAYDH, SAUDI ARABIA 4. NEUROSCIENCES, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA 5. J FAMILY & CMMUNITY MED, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA 6. King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology 7. Oman Medical Journal 8. Dove Medical Press 9. J Sexual Medicine 10. Journal Hospital Administration 6. RECENTLY REVIEWED PAPERS: Since the year 2005 1: Date: 17 July 2005 Name of the journal: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal TITLE: Sleep-wake cycle disturbance in protein energy malnutrition: effect of nutritional rehabilitation. 2. Date: 26 July 2005 Name of the journal: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal TITLE: knowledge and attitudes towards attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among elementary teachers. 3. Date: 11 September 2005 Name of the journal: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 4 TITLE: Research issues on Child Sexual Abuse among sample from an ethnic minority group living the United Kingdom. 4. Date: 14 November 2005 Name of the journal: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal TITLE: Anxiety, depression and anger in Iranian breast cancer patients compared with the general population. 5. Date: 27 February 2006 Name of the journal: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal TITLE: Dpressive symptoms among high school adolescents in Oman. 6. Date 20/6/2005 Name of the journal: Neurosciences Journal Re: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: a case report and review of the literature. 7. Date: 15 March 2006 Name of the journal: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal TITLE: Psychiatric ailments in hepatitis Bvirus carriers. 8. Date: 1 JUNE 2006 Name of the journal: Neurosciences Journal TITLE:The prevalence of obsessive compulsive disorder among adults and comorbidity in depressive or anxiety disorders. 9: Date: 20 July 2006 Name of the journal: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Title: Pattern of Child and adolescent admission into Psychiatric wards in King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh. 10: : Date: 10 December 2006 Name of the journal: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Title: PATTERNS OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION USE FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENT. 11: Date: 17 December 2006 Name of the journal: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal DELIBERATE SELF-POISONING: EXPERIENCE AT A PAKISTANI MEDICAL UNIT. 12. September 2007-09-24 Rotavirus infection in infants and young children with acute gastroenteritis in Gaza, Palestine. Annals of AlQuds Medicine. 13. 26 September 2007; Name of the journal: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Relationship between job burnout and job performance inability in a sample of Iranian 5 Mental Health Staff. 14. 24 November 2007: Name of the journal: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Depressive disorder and sex-based victimization: an Iranian scenario 15. Manuscript No.: 08/47; Name of the journal: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal "The effect of group reminiscences on older adults' depression in Shiraz Jahandidegan center, 2007. 16. Manuscript No.: 08/223; Name of the journal: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal "Risk percction and risky behaviors for HIV infection among drug addicts in the Nile Delta of Egypt, 2008. 17. Manuscript #; 08/282; Name of the journal: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal "Diagnostic agreement in schizophrenia using OPCRIT Check-List Version 3.31" 18. Manuscript #; 09/519. Beliefs about Euthanasia among university students – perspective from Pakistan. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009. 19. Anxiety, depression and health-related quality of life in the injured of landmine Ilam province, Iran. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2009. 20. Evaluating the psychosocial and mental health consequences of abuse among Jordanian women. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2009. 21. Major depression inventary-Arabic version as a diagnostic tool: reliability and concurrent and discrimant validity. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2009 22. Review of communication between community mental health services and primary care and identification of patients who could be managed in primary care. Ireland J Psychological medicine, UK 2010. 23. Manuscript #; 10/076. Profile of Clients seeking Consultation at Yoga Therapy Department: A Cross sectional Study.Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2010. 24. Smoking in adolescents in Pakistan. Oman Medical Journal 2010. 25. (Manuscript No.: 10/354); Sunshine, sadness and seasonality: 25-hydroxyvitamin D, depressive symptoms in United Arab Emirates (UAE) females. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2010. 26. Manuscript # TAP-11-0032 entitled "Cultural Psychological Theory of Mental Illness, Supported by Empirical Research in Saudi Arabia" for Theory & Psychology. Journal of Theory and Psychology. Calgary University, Canada. 27. Skin prick : a case report with cultural connotations, Eastern Mediteranean health J, December 2011. 28. Conversion