Chadi Abdallah

Associate Professor, Beth K and Stuart Yudofsky Chair in the Neuropsychiatry of Military Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome

Email

chadi.abdallah@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor, Beth K and Stuart Yudofsky Chair in the Neuropsychiatry of Military Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome: Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Director, Core for Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CAMRI): Advanced Technology Core Labs
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Director, Advanced Physician Fellowship: US Department of Veterans Affairs, SC MIRECC
Houston, Texas United States

Addresses

Jamail Specialty Care Center (Office)

Education

MD from Lebanese University: 07/2006 - Beirut, Lebanon

Residency at SUNY Downstate: 06/2011 - Brooklyn, New York United States; Adult Psychiatry

Research Fellowship at Yale University: 02/2013 - New Haven, Connecticut United States; Neuroimaging; Psychopharmacology

Postdoctoral Training at Cornell University: New York, New York United States; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Certifications

Board Certified: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Medical License: Texas Medical Board

Professional Interests

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Major Depression
Brain AI Models

Professional Statement

I have expertise in antidepressants clinical trials, translational clinical neuroscience, multimodal neuroimaging, and the development of rapid acting antidepressant for the treatment of depression, PTSD and other stress-related psychiatric disorders. I employ broad range of pharmacological challenges, neuroimaging modalities, and network neuroscience approaches to study the neurobiology of depression and other psychiatric disorders and the mechanisms underlying treatment response and resistance. My research program focuses on understanding the mechanisms underlying trauma, depression, and chronic stress, with emphasis on the role of synaptic connectivity and neuroenergetics.