WaguihIshakMDFAPA

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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Office
8700 Beverly Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-423-3515

Fax+1 310-423-3947

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
2012 Nancy Roeske Teaching Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education in Psychiatry American Psychiatric Association
2011 Excellence in Education Award David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
2010 Golden Apple Teaching Award Cedars-Sinai Department of Psychiatry
2007 Outstanding Medical Student Teaching Award UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
2009 New Investigator Award, NCDEU National Institute of Mental Health and American Society of Psychopharmacology
Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association
2003 Golden Apple Teaching Award Cedars-Sinai Department of Psychiatry
2002 Golden Apple Teaching Award Cedars-Sinai Department of Psychiatry
1998 Community Service Excellence Award Phipps Plaza, New York
1996-1998 Fellow, Association for Academic Psychiatry Association for Academic Psychiatry
1996 Psychiatry Resident of the Year Award New York University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
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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
Completed
Phase 2
Brief Inpatient Psychotherapy for Depression Start of enrollment: 2017 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Personalized Treatments for Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure Start of enrollment: 2018 Nov 09
Completed
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Overview of Psychiatric Medications in the Pipeline in Phase III Trials as of June 1, 2024: A Systematic Review.
Waguih William IsHak, Ashley Meyer, Luiza Freire, Jayant Totlani, Nathalie Murphy
Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience. 2024-09-01
4 citations
The addiction consultation service for hospitalized patients with substance use disorder: An integrative review of the evidence.
Itai Danovitch, Samuel Korouri, Harlene Kaur, Gabrielle Messineo, Teryl Nuckols
Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. 2024-08-01
Comparative Effectiveness of Psychotherapy vs Antidepressants for Depression in Heart Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Waguih William IsHak, Michele A Hamilton, Samuel Korouri, Marcio A Diniz, James Mirocha
JAMA Network Open. 2024-01-02

Books/Book Chapters

Atlas of Psychiatry
Waguih William IsHakSpringer Nature2023
The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
Waguih William IsHak and authorsEditors: Waguih William IsHak.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK2020
The Textbook of Clinical Sexual Medicine
Editor/Author: Waguih William IsHak, MD, FAPAEditors: Waguih William IsHak, MD, FAPA.Springer, http://www.springer.com/us/book/97833195253892017
The Guidebook of Sexual Medicine
Editor/Author: Waguih William IsHak, MD, FAPAhttp://www.amazon.com/Guidebook-Sexual-Medicine-Waguih-William/dp/09797410092008
Outcome Measurement in Psychiatry: A Critical Review
.https://www.appi.org/Course/Book/Subscription/JournalSubscription/id-2109/Outcome_Measurement_in_PsychiatryEditors: Waguih William IsHak, M.D., Tal Burt, M.D., and Lloyd I. Sederer, M.D..American Psychiatric Press, Inc., Washington DC2002
On Call Psychiatry
.http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/on-call-psychiatry-carol-a-bernstein/1100576195Editors: Carol A. Bernstein, Brian Ladds, Waguih IsHak, Elyse Weiner.Elsevier Health SciencesEdition 2nd,2001
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