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Maher Ayyash, MD, Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, PA

Maher Ayyash MD

Geriatric Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology, Psychosomatic Medicine


Medical Director, Psychiatry

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  • 3811 Ohara StPittsburgh, PA 15213

  • Phone+1 412-624-1000

  • Fax+1 412-777-6419

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Summary

  • Dr. Maher Ayyash is a highly experienced psychiatrist based in Pittsburgh/ McKees Rocks, PA, with subspecialties in Geriatric Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology, and Psychosomatic Medicine. His education includes residency programs at the University of Kansas School of Medicine and Duke University Hospital, as well as medical studies at Alexandria University. He further specialized in Psychosomatic Medicine and Transplant Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Ayyash's career includes roles as Medical Director and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh Physicians and Heritage Valley Kennedy, and he formerly served as the Chairperson and Chief Medical Officer at Clarion Psychiatric Center. His expertise encompasses bipolar disorder, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychosomatic medicine, and delirium. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Ayyash is a published authority in his field, and also received the Teacher of The Year award from the St. Francis Physician Associate School in 2022.

Education & Training

  • Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine
    Alexandria University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1981
  • University of Kansas School of Medicine
    University of Kansas School of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Psychiatry
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePsychosomatic Medicine & Transplant Psychiatry

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2002 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2002 - 2026
  • KS State Medical License
    KS State Medical License 2003 - 2025
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2002 - 2025
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2002 - 2025
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
  • Psycosomatic Medicine
    American Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyPsycosomatic Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Teacher of The Year St. Francis Physician Associate School, 2022

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Five hundred intestinal and multivisceral transplantation at a single center: Major advances with new challenges  
    Abu-Elmagd KM, Costa G, Bond GJ, Soltys K, Sindhi R, Wu T, Koritsky D, Schuster B, Martin L, Cruz R, Murase N, Zeevi A, Irish W, Ayyash MO, Matarese L, Humar A, Mazari..., Ann Surg, 250(4):567-581, 2009.

Abstracts/Posters

  • Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, 56th Annual Meeting November 11 – 14, 2009
    Maher Ayyash, MD, APM, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Lectures

  • Psychiatric Disorders Among Candidates for Intestinal and Multivisceral 
    International Intestinal Transplant Symposium, XII Symposium, October 15 -18, 2011, Washington, DC,

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