Profile Summary

Dr. Ali Bahathig graduated from King Saud University with a specialization in Medicine and Surgery, and then obtained the Canadian fellowship in Psychiatry from the University of Toronto in 2016. He later received the Subspecialty Fellowship in Psychosomatic Medicine from the University of Toronto in 2018.

He has worked in the field of psychiatry for 12 years, with various government and private organizations. He also works as an Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, King Saud University.

He is interested in teaching and training psychiatric residents, as well he interested scientific research with published and ongoing contributions.

Core Competencies

• Assessment and provide pharmacological treatment for anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety, social phobia, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder)
• Assessment and provision of pharmacological psychiatric therapy for mood disorders
• Assessment and provide pharmacological psychiatric treatment for adjustment disorders.
• Assessment and provide pharmacological psychiatric treatment for individuals with chronic medical conditions such as gastrointestinal disorders, respiratory disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, and other chronic medical conditions.
• Assessment and provide pharmacological psychiatric treatment for psychiatric complications that may occur after surgical procedures, especially weight loss surgeries such as gastric sleeve and gastric bypass.
• General psychiatric consultations

Academic Qualifications

• Canadian Subspecialty Fellowship in Psychosomatic Medicine - University of Toronto, Canada
• Canadian board in Psychiatry - University of Toronto, Canada
• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery - King Saud University