Dr.mostafa abdo
About
“Since the beginning of my psychiatric practice, I have never been able to help a person unless I understood their personal philosophy of life, their perspective before the illness, and how the illness has changed them.”
Personal Information
• Name: Dr. Moustafa Mohamed Mohamed Abdo
• Specialization: Consultant in Psychiatry and Addiction Treatment
• Academic Degrees:
• Ph.D. in Psychiatry – Ain Shams University
• Arab Board Fellowship in Psychiatry
• M.Sc. in Psychiatry and Neurology – Ain Shams University
• Academic Position:
• Lecturer of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine – MTI University
• Professional Memberships:
• Member of the Egyptian Psychiatric Association
• Member of the American Psychiatric Association
Education and Academic Progression
• December 1990: Dr. Moustafa Abdo was born in Egypt.
• Schooling: He began his education at Saint Fatima School, then moved to Nasr City Private School, and completed his high school studies at Al-Tarbiyah Roxy School, achieving a total score of 99%.
• 2007: Enrolled at the Faculty of Medicine – Ain Shams University.
• December 2013: Graduated from medical school with a Very Good with Honors distinction.
Career and Research Path
• 2011: Founded “Tabeeb El-Kheir” Association to develop Egyptian university hospitals and remained its president until 2015.
• 2015 - 2017: Worked as a resident psychiatrist at the Department of Neuropsychiatry at Ain Shams University, while simultaneously working at a rehabilitation center for patients with neurological and psychiatric conditions.
• 2017:
• Earned an M.Sc. in Psychiatry and Neurology – Ain Shams University.
• Joined Dr. Hisham Sadeq Hospital, one of Egypt’s leading psychiatric hospitals.
• Received the Dr. Adel Sadeq Award for Best Research by a Young Psychiatrist for his study on “Theory of Mind in Schizophrenia Patients,” becoming the youngest recipient of this award.
• 2018: Began his Ph.D. studies in Psychiatry at Ain Shams University, focusing on research about “Theory of Mind in Borderline Personality Disorder Patients and Its Relationship to Suicide and Quality of Life.”
• 2019:
• Started studying Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Borderline Personality Disorder, enrolling in an intensive training program at the Linehan Institute (Seattle, USA) and completing further training at Masar Center in Egypt.
• Completed Part 1 of the Arab Board Fellowship in Psychiatry.
• 2020:
• Completed training in Motivational Interviewing Therapy.
• Passed Part 2 of the Arab Board Fellowship in Psychiatry.
• 2021:
• Earned the Arab Board Fellowship in Psychiatry after completing Part 3.
• Completed training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
• 2022:
• Won the Dr. Yehia El-Rakhawy Scientific Research Award for his comparative study on “Theory of Mind in Women with Borderline Personality Disorder and Schizophrenia, and Its Relationship to Suicide and Quality of Life.”
• Earned his Ph.D. in Psychiatry from Ain Shams University.
• Appointed as a Lecturer of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine – Modern University for Science and Technology (MTI).
• 2023:
• Earned a Diploma in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) from the Egyptian Association for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
• Became a certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist from the Egyptian Medical Syndicate.
• Completed Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy training for PTSD, accredited by Trauma Aid UK.
• Completed Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Trauma training under John P. Bopes.
• 2024:
• Completed training in Ego State Therapy for Trauma, specializing in working with different parts of the self, under Robin Shapiro.
2025:
•training in the Gottman for Marital Therapy.
