
Waguih Ishak MD FAPA
Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Chief, Vice Chairman for Education & Research and Consultant Psychiatrist, Cedars-Sinai Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
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8700 Beverly BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-423-3515
Fax+1 310-423-3947
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Education & Training
- NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 1992 - 1998
- Cairo University School of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com, 2015-2024
- 2012 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
- 2012 Elected to the Gold Humanism Honor Society Gold Humanism Honor Society
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Clinical Trials
- A 12-Week, Placebo Controlled Trial of Ziprasidone as Monotherapy for Major Depressive Disorder Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
- Brief Inpatient Psychotherapy for Depression Start of enrollment: 2017 Jul 01
- Personalized Treatments for Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure Start of enrollment: 2018 Nov 09
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Evaluating the ability of artificial intelligence to predict suicide: A systematic review of reviews.Salma Abdelmoteleb, Muhammad Ghallab, Waguih William IsHak
Journal of Affective Disorders. 2025-04-22 - 1 citationsHospital Addiction Consultation Service and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: The START Randomized Clinical Trial.Allison J Ober, Cristina Murray-Krezan, Kimberly Page, Peter D Friedmann, Jess Anderson
JAMA Internal Medicine. 2025-04-07 - Anxiety disorders, PTSD and OCD: systematic review of approved psychiatric medications (2008-2024) and pipeline phase III medications.Emile Tadros, Shirley Keerthana, Samar Padder, Jayant Totlani, Drew Hirsch
Drugs in Context. 2025-01-01
Books/Book Chapters
Authored Content
- The Wellness Course: Bringing Joy to the Practice of Medicine10/19/2018
Press Mentions
- Hospitalization Offers Chance to Begin Treatment for Patients with Opioid Use DisorderApril 7th, 2025
- One Antidote, Once a DayMay 20th, 2021
- Do Aphrodisiacs Actually Work?February 1st, 2019
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Grant Support
- Personalized Treatments for Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Advanced Heart FailurePCORI: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute2018–2023
Professional Memberships
- Member and Distinguished Fellow
- American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency TrainingMember
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