Dr. Dina Mohamed
Assistant Lecturer of Psychiatry, Cairo University.
Dr. Dina Mohamed is an Assistant Lecturer of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. She received comprehensive clinical training across multiple psychiatry subspecialties, including adult psychiatry, addiction, geriatrics, consultation-liaison psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry at Cairo University.
Her psychotherapeutic training from 2006 to 2009 included formal personal training in individual psychotherapy as part of the psychiatry residency program. Between 2008 and 2009, she also gained experience in group therapy as a co-therapist with Professor Yehia El Rakhawy, followed by specialized training in Matrix Groups for addiction treatment.
Dr. Dina completed advanced academic and clinical training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), USA. As part of her academic program, she studied the principles of genetic counseling at Magee-Womens Hospital. Her clinical training included Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) evaluations at the Merck Outpatient Clinic, management of psychiatric patients at Hill Recovery House, and clinical practice at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC).
She currently collaborates in genetic research on psychiatric disorders with the University of Pittsburgh. After completing the first phase of a landmark research project on the genetics of autism in Egyptian children—the first of its kind in Egypt—Dr. Dina was selected to mentor other students on the same grant. She has also participated in the UNICEF project for street children in Egypt.
Clinically, Dr. Dina has a strong interest in child and adolescent psychiatry, particularly behavioral disorders, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorders. Her additional areas of focus include adult psychiatry, especially the management of bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and individual psychotherapy.