Dr. Samir Al-Adawi
ProfessorDepartment of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Highest Degree
PostDoc Fellow in Psychosomatic Medicine from University of Tokyo, Japan
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Highest Degree
PostDoc Fellow in Psychosomatic Medicine from University of Tokyo, Japan
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Dr. Samir Al-Adawi is a Professor of Behavioral Medicine at College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University. Previously, he was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA and a research scientist sponsored by Matsumae International Foundation at the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. His Doctorate training was at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, UK. Dr. Al-Adawi has research interests that focus on Non-Communicable Diseases. He has published 2 thesis, 135 research articles in journals contributed as author/co-author. His research and publications have specifically focused on psychosocial determinants of health and ill-health since biological sciences alone in the prevention of and intervention in matters related to diseases appear to be an unattainable aspiration in the Gulf countries. Dr. Al-Adawi is a member of the World Health Organization Expert Consultation Group on Feeding and Eating Disorders, reporting to the International Advisory Group for the Revision of International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10 Mental and Behavioural Disorders. He is also serving as member of editorial board and reviewer for number of journals. Dr. Samir received honors includes Best Researcher in College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Best Poster Award, Best Essay Award, Presented by Mayor of Utsunomiya and Scholarship from the Government of Oman: Graduate Studies, London, U.K. He also participated in various conferences and workshops and performed presentations.