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67 Union St
Natick, MA 01760Phone+1 508-903-1500Fax+1 508-473-6065- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- NIH/NIMH, FDA, ASCPCertificate, clinical trial design, methodology and implementation of clinical trials, 2012 - 2012
- Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Bipolar Disorders, 2005 - 2005
- Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Psychopharmacology, 1994 - 1998
- Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1991 - 1994
- Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental HealthInternship, Transitional Year, 1990 - 1991
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesClass of 1982
- Alborz HighschoolDiploma, Natural Sciences, 1969 - 1975
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1992 - 2024
- MA State Medical License 1992 - 2024
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Addiction MedicineAddiction Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2011
- “America’s Top Psychiatrist”, in (Pharmacotherapy of Addictive Disorders) 2009-2010 Edition Consumers Research Council of America, 2009
- “America’s Top Psychiatrist”, in (Psychopharmacology of Substance Abuse and Dual Diagnosis) 2004-2005 Edition Consumers Research Council of America, 2004
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 24 citationsAberrant transcriptomes and DNA methylomes define pathways that drive pathogenesis and loss of brain laterality/asymmetry in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.Hamid Mostafavi Abdolmaleky, Adam C. Gower, Chen‐Khuan Wong, Jiayi Wu Cox, Xiaoling Zhang, Arunthathi Thiagalingam, Rahim Shafa, Vadivelu Sivaraman, Jin-Rong Zhou, Sam...> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 2019 Mar 1
- 71 citationsDNA hypermethylation of serotonin transporter gene promoter in drug naïve patients with schizophreniaHamid Mostafavi Abdolmaleky, Shabnam Nohesara, Mohammad Ghadirivasfi, Arthur W. Lambert, Hamid Reza Ahmadkhaniha, Sait Ozturk, Chen Khuan Wong, Rahim Shafa, Ashraf Mos...> ;Schizophrenia Research. 2014 Feb 1
- 319 citationsHypomethylation of MB-COMT promoter is a major risk factor for schizophrenia and bipolar disorderHamid Mostafavi Abdolmaleky, Kuang-hung Cheng, Stephen V. Faraone, Marsha A. Wilcox, Stephen J. Glatt, Fangming Gao, Cassandra L. Smith, Rahim Shafa, Batol Aeali, Juli...> ;Human Molecular Genetics. 2006 Nov 1
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Abstracts/Posters
- “COMT-Inhibitors May Improve Long Term Buprenorphine Treatment Adherence”. PosterShafa R, Abdolmaleky HM, Eskandari MR, Cano S, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, 12/1/2013
- “Utilizing (Catechol – O – Methyltransferase) COMT-Inhibition Effect in Detoxification off Buprenorphine, Methadone and other Opiates (an Opiate Addiction Anti-Craving...Shafa R, Abdolmaleky HM, Eskandari MR, Yaqubi S, Ghaemi SN, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, 12/1/2012
- “Inhibition of COMT (Catechol-O-Methyl-Transferase) Activity, As an Innovative Approach in Pharmacotherapy of Alcohol”.Shafa R, Abdolmaleky HM, Eskandari MR, Yaqubi S, Ghaemi SN, American Journal on Addictions, 7/1/2012
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Lectures
- Industry Sponsored Lectures, to medical & Psychiatric communities, topics specified to Novel Antipsychotics, Anticonvulsants, Wake Promoting Agents and Laboratory Toxi...Diverse venues throughout MA. RI. & CT (2002-present) - 1/1/2014
- Workshop “Cannabis Dependence in Adolescents: Approach to Frequently Asked Questions on Vulnerability, Assessment, and Management”Honolulu, HI - 10/27/2009
- Workshop “Everything you Wanted to Know about Adolescents and Cannabis"Boca Raton, FL - 12/4/2008
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Other
- Review Article: “Gentics And Genomics, Psychitric Epigenetics, A Key to the Molecular Basis of and Therapy for Psychiatric Disorders.”Hamid M. Abdolmaleky, Rahim Shafa, Ming T. Tsuang, Sam Thiangalingam, Psychiatric Times, A UBM Medica Publication
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6/1/2013 - Dissertation: "Hysteria (Dissociative and Conversion Disorders) an Overview of Etiology, Clinical Manifestations and Treatment, 1982”.Shafa R, National University of Iran Medical Library
1/1/1982 - “Platonic Love: A Discussion of the Implications of Platonic Love on One’s Mental Health”.Shafa R, University Press (National University of Iran Medical Library)
Tehran, Iran - 1/1/1977
Other Languages
- Farsi
Hospital Affiliations
- Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, Massachusetts
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