Research Overview

Dr. Hamoda's primary research interest has been in utilizing advanced neuromiaging techniques such as Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI),  Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Arterial Spin Labeling for the study of youngsters who are at early risk for schizophrenia spectrum and disorders and ADHD.  The need to understand, to learn and to apply imaging techniques to the study of these debilitating neuropsychiatric disorders in order to characterize and localize brain abnormalities, led to his pilot work in the Psychiatric Neuroimaging Laboratory and two current projects utilizing advanced imaging in the prodromal phase of schizophrenia as well as in ADHD. 

Dr. Hamoda is also passionate about international child mental health and has provided consultation to the World Health Organization (WHO) to help map child, adolescent and maternal mental health initiatives in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and is currently developing a school mental health program for the region in collaboration with the WHO.

Research Background

Dr. Hamoda is a graduate of Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine after which he completed his Psychiatry training at the Harvard South Shore Program followed by a Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Boston Children’s Hospital/ Harvard Medical School. He also holds a master-degree in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology in both General Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and is board certified in Public Health. Dr. Hamoda also serves as a Vice President of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP).  He has over 30 publications and poster presentations and his academic accomplishments have been recognized through awards from Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School and several national and international organizations including the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the American Psychiatric Association, the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry and the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions.

 

Education

Medical School

Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine
Safat Kuwait

Graduate School

MPH Harvard School of Public Health
Boston MA

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital
Boston MA

Publications

  1. Caring for Muslim children and families in health care settings: Considerations and recommendations for pediatric psychologists. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. 2024; 12(4):430–441. View Abstract
  2. Effectiveness of collaborative tele-mental health care for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in United Arab Emirates. East Mediterr Health J. 2023 Sep 09; 29(9):742-748. View Abstract
  3. Exploring the acceptability of a WHO School-Based Mental Health Program in Egypt: a qualitative study. SSM- Mental Health. 2022; 2. View Abstract
  4. Development of a World Health Organization mental health in schools programme in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. East Mediterr Health J. 2022 Mar 29; 28(3):225-232. View Abstract
  5. RCL1 copy number variants are associated with a range of neuropsychiatric phenotypes. Mol Psychiatry. 2021 05; 26(5):1706-1718. View Abstract
  6. Addressing the Consequences of the COVID-19 Lockdown for Children's Mental Health: Investing in School Mental Health Programs. Psychiatr Serv. 2021 06; 72(6):729-731. View Abstract
  7. Identifying challenges and recommendations for advancing global mental health implementation research: A key informant study of the National Institute of Mental Health Scale-Up Hubs. Asian J Psychiatr. 2021 Mar; 57:102557. View Abstract
  8. Identifying pathways for large-scale implementation of a school-based mental health programme in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a theory-driven approach. Health Policy Plan. 2020 Nov 01; 35(Supplement_2):ii112-ii123. View Abstract
  9. Technology-Assisted Teachers' Training to Promote Socioemotional Well-Being of Children in Public Schools in Rural Pakistan. Psychiatr Serv. 2021 01 01; 72(1):69-76. View Abstract
  10. Detecting microstructural white matter abnormalities of frontal pathways in children with ADHD using advanced diffusion models. Brain Imaging Behav. 2020 Aug; 14(4):981-997. View Abstract
  11. Demographic and clinical characteristics of children seeking psychiatric services in the Nile Delta region: an observational retrospective study. Int J Ment Health Syst. 2019; 13:66. View Abstract
  12. Abnormalities in thalamo-cortical connections in patients with first-episode schizophrenia: a two-tensor tractography study. Brain Imaging Behav. 2019 Apr; 13(2):472-481. View Abstract
  13. Mental health services for youth in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: challenges and opportunities (Editorial). East Mediterr Health J. 2019 Mar 19; 25(2):80-81. View Abstract
  14. Suicidal death within a year of a cancer diagnosis: A population-based study. Cancer. 2019 03 15; 125(6):972-979. View Abstract
  15. Implementation of a behavioral intervention in consultation/liaison with an international family. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. 2018; 1(6):42-50. View Abstract
  16. Suprathreshold fiber cluster statistics: Leveraging white matter geometry to enhance tractography statistical analysis. Neuroimage. 2018 05 01; 171:341-354. View Abstract
  17. Lewis Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Textbook. Editors: Andres Martin, Michael Bloch, and Fred Volkmar. Global Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 2018. View Abstract
  18. N100 Repetition Suppression Indexes Neuroplastic Defects in Clinical High Risk and Psychotic Youth. Neural Plast. 2016; 2016:4209831. View Abstract
  19. Early auditory processing evoked potentials (N100) show a continuum of blunting from clinical high risk to psychosis in a pediatric sample. Schizophr Res. 2015 Dec; 169(1-3):340-345. View Abstract
  20. Diffusion tensor imaging study of the fornix in first episode schizophrenia and in healthy controls. Schizophr Res. 2014 Jul; 156(2-3):157-60. View Abstract
  21. Medical Professionalism in the U.S.: Under Vigorous Challenge. The Open Psychiatry Journal. 2013; (7):9-16. View Abstract
  22. Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 2013. View Abstract
  23. Promoting scholarship during child and adolescent psychiatry residency. Acad Psychiatry. 2012 Nov 01; 36(6):443-7. View Abstract
  24. Elevated rates of ADHD in mothers of children with comorbid ADHD and epilepsy. Neuropsychiatry (London). 2012 Oct 01; 2(5):385-391. View Abstract
  25. A roadmap for observership programs in psychiatry for international medical graduates. Acad Psychiatry. 2012 Jul 01; 36(4):300-6. View Abstract
  26. A review of magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor imaging findings in mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Imaging Behav. 2012 Jun; 6(2):137-92. View Abstract
  27. A competency-based model for research training during psychiatry residency. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2011 Mar-Apr; 19(2):78-85. View Abstract
  28. Electroconvulsive therapy in children and adolescents. Expert Rev Neurother. 2011 Jan; 11(1):127-37. View Abstract
  29. Challenges in international collaboration in child and adolescent psychiatry. J Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2010 Dec; 22(2):83-9. View Abstract
  30. Association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and epilepsy in pediatric populations. Expert Rev Neurother. 2009 Dec; 9(12):1747-54. View Abstract
  31. Correlates of quality of life in an Arab schizophrenia sample. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2010 Sep; 45(9):875-87. View Abstract
  32. The Psychopharmacology Algorithm Project at the Harvard South Shore Program: an update on psychotic depression. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2008; 16(4):235-47. View Abstract
  33. Polymorphism of p53 gene codon 72 in Kuwaiti with coronary artery disease and diabetes. Int J Cardiol. 2007 Jan 31; 115(1):1-6. View Abstract
  34. Stressors and coping strategies of medical students. Gender differences. Saudi Med J. 2005 May; 26(5):890-2. View Abstract
  35. Variations in hospital waste quantities and generation rates. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2005; 40(2):467-76. View Abstract

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