Ahmed Alwazeer

Assistant Professor


Email: ahmed.alwazeer@iwk.nshealth.ca
Phone: 9024708375
Mailing Address: 
Department of Psychiatry
IWK Health Centre
5850-5980 University Avenue
PO Box 9700 NS B3K 6R8
 
Research Topics:
  • Child and adolescent mental health
  • Eating disorders


Education

MBBCh (Cairo University Egypt)
Pg Dip (Warwick University UK)
MRCPsych (Royal College of Psychiatrists UK)
CCT (General medical Council UK)

Research interests

  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  • Eating Disorders
  • Autism

Selected publications

  • “Career progression — use of the trainee logbook”
    Ahmed Alwazeer and Waleed Ahmed
    Psychiatric Bulletin October 2006
  • “Screening for Osteoporosis in Anorexia Nervosa: Prevalence and Predictors of reduced Bone Mineral Density” AP Winston, A Alwazeer, MJ Bankart,The International Journal of Eating Disorders, January 2008
  • “Melatonin Versus Placebo in Children with Autism Spectrum Conditions and Severe Sleep Problems Not Amenable to Behaviour Management Strategies: A Randomised Controlled Crossover Trial” B Wright, D Sims, S Smart, A Alwazeer et al. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, June 2010
  • Book Review: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for at Risk Adolescents, Ahmed Alwazeer, Chronicles of neurology and Psychiatry October 2014
  • New NICE guideline on psychosis in young people: a benchmark, Jackie Pickett, Ahmed Alwazeer, Anne‐Marie Discombe, Prescriber Volume 24, Issue 9 Article first published online: 22 MAY 2013