Dr. Hesham Mahmoud Abuhegazy MD. is associate professor in psychiatry, at faculty of medicine, Al-Azhar university, Cairo, Egypt, as well he is consultant psychiatrist at armed forces hospital, southern region, Saudi Arabia. Dr Abuhegazy had earned his bachelor in medicine and surgery form Al-Azhar university, Cairo, on 1994, master degree in neurology and psychiatry on 1999, and medical doctorate in psychiatry on2005. He assigned assistant lecturer in psychiatry at faculty of medicine, AL-azhar university, Cairo, on 2000, promoted to lecturer post on 2005, and gained the degree of associate professor in psychiatry on 2010. Dr. Abuhegazy and colleagues had conducted, and published many research articles in many local and international journals, presented new researches and posters in many international conferences like EPA, ECNP, World federation of biological psychiatry conference. As well he supervised many master degree theses in psychiatry and clinical psychology.

Dr. Hesham Mahmoud Abuhegazy research and clinical interests include general psychiatry, psychosomatic disorders, liaison psychiatry, mood and emotional disorders across life cycle, women mental health, psychopharmacology, and psychotherapy.