Waguih IsHak, M.D.

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A Short Biography:

Waguih William IsHak, MD, FAPA, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, and Vice Chairman for Education and Research at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences. Dr. IsHak previously served as Associate Director of the Psychiatry Residency Training Program in the Department of Psychiatry at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine and Attending Psychiatrist at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City.
Work Titles
CTSI Member, CTSI
UCLA Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
Education:
Degrees:
M.D.

Contact Information:

Email Address:

waguih.ishak@cshs.org


Website:

http://www.csmc.edu/5432.html

Work Phone Number:

310-423-3515

Mailing Address:

8730 Alden Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90048


Detailed Biography:

Waguih William IsHak, MD, FAPA, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, and Vice Chairman for Education and Research at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences. At Cedars-Sinai, Dr. IsHak directed the Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, and the Adult Psychiatry Outpatient Service and is serving as Consultant Psychiatrist, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service. He has lectured and published on clinical and research areas, which include quality of life as a critical outcome measure of healthcare interventions, mood disorders especially depression, sexual medicine, outcome measurement in psychiatry, and computer applications in psychiatry. Dr. IsHak received his medical education and his preliminary psychiatric training at Cairo University School of Medicine. After a residency and Chief Residency in psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine, he completed an Academic/Administrative Psychiatry Fellowship at NYU. He then served as Associate Director of the Psychiatry Residency Training Program in the Department of Psychiatry at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine and Attending Psychiatrist at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City. Dr. IsHak edited/authored three books: the Guidebook of Sexual Medicine (A&W Publishing, 2008), Outcome Measurement in Psychiatry: A Critical Review (APPI, 2002) and On Call Psychiatry (WB Saunders, 2001). His articles have appeared in many prestigious journals, such as JAMA Psychiatry, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Harvard Review of Psychiatry, Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal of Sexual Medicine, Journal of Graduate Medical Education, and Quality of Life Research. He was also the co-author and designer of Psychiatry Education Programs on the Internet, and he is the author and designer of Health Education Programs for the Public, including the Online Depression Screening Test (ODST), Online Screening for Anxiety (OSA) and Online Screening Tests for Sexual Disorders. He is a member of several professional societies, including the American Psychiatric Association, American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training, and the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics. Dr. IsHak was awarded the 2002 and 2010 Golden Apple Teaching Award, Department of Psychiatry, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2007 Outstanding Medical Student Teaching Award, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science at UCLA, 2011 Excellence in Education Award, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 2012 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, 2012 Nancy Roeske Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education, American Psychiatric Association, and was elected to the Gold Humanism Honor Society in 2012. He has been a Chief Proctor and Examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. IsHak is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Fakhry Hala, Goldenberg Matthew, Sayer Gregory, Aye San San, Bagot Kara, Pi Sarah, Ghazzaoui Rassil, Vo Ngoctram, Gowrinathan Shanthi, Bolton Michael, William IsHak Waguih   Health-related quality of life in childhood cancer Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP, ; 34(6): 419-40.
Goldenberg Matthew, Danovitch Itai, IsHak Waguih William   Quality of life and smoking The American journal on addictions / American Academy of Psychiatrists in Alcoholism and Addictions, 2014; 23(6): 540-62.
Bensoussan Jean-Charles, Bolton Michael A, Pi Sarah, Powell-Hicks Allycin L, Postolova Anna, Razani Bahram, Reyes Kevin, IsHak Waguih William   Quality of life before and after cosmetic surgery CNS spectrums, 2014; 19(4): 282-92.
IsHak Waguih William, Mirocha James, Pi Sarah, Tobia Gabriel, Becker Bret, Peselow Eric D, Cohen Robert M   Patient-reported outcomes before and after treatment of major depressive disorder Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 2014; 16(2): 171-83.
IsHak W W, Mirocha J, James D, Tobia G, Vilhauer J, Fakhry H, Pi S, Hanson E, Nashawati R, Peselow E D, Cohen R M   Quality of life in major depressive disorder before/after multiple steps of treatment and one-year follow-up Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2014; 4(7): .
Kruse Jennifer L, Jeffrey Jessica K, Davis Michael C, Dearlove Joanna, IsHak Waguih W, Brooks John O   Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis: a targeted review of clinical presentation, diagnosis, and approaches to psychopharmacologic management Annals of clinical psychiatry : official journal of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists, 2014; 26(2): 111-9.
Peselow Eric, Pi Sarah, Lopez Enrique, Besada André, Ishak Waguih William   The impact of spirituality before and after treatment of major depressive disorder Innovations in clinical neuroscience, 2014; 11(3-4): 17-23.
Peselow Eric D, Karamians Reneh, Lord Marie, Tobia Gabriel, Ishak Waguih W   The discrepancy between patients and informants on clinician-rated measures in major depressive disorder: implications for clinical trials and clinical practice International clinical psychopharmacology, 2013; .
Ishak Waguih, Nikravesh Rose, Lederer Sara, Perry Robert, Ogunyemi Dotun, Bernstein Carol   Burnout in medical students: a systematic review The clinical teacher, 2013; 10(4): 242-5.
Ishak Waguih William, Mirocha James, Christensen Scott, Wu Fan, Kwock Richard, Behjat Joseph, Pi Sarah, Akopyan Araks, Peselow Eric D, Cohen Robert M, Elashoff David   PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES OF QUALITY OF LIFE, FUNCTIONING, AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOM SEVERITY IN MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER COMORBID WITH PANIC DISORDER BEFORE AND AFTER SSRI TREATMENT IN THE STAR*D TRIAL Depression and anxiety, 2013; 10(4): .
Ramos Natalia, Wystrach Carter, Bolton Michael, Shaywitz Jonathan, IsHak Waguih William   Delusional disorder, somatic type: olfactory reference syndrome in a patient with delusional trimethylaminuria The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 2013; 201(6): 537-8.
Ishak Waguih William, Greenberg Jared M, Cohen Robert M   Predicting relapse in major depressive disorder using patient-reported outcomes of depressive symptom severity, functioning, and quality of life in the individual burden of illness index for depression (IBI-D) Journal of affective disorders, 2013; .
IsHak Waguih William, Elbau Immanuel, Ismail Ashraf, Delaloye Sibylle, Ha Khanh, Bolotaulo Nestor Ian, Nashawati Rama, Cassmassi Brian, Wang Charles   Quality of life in borderline personality disorder Harvard review of psychiatry, 2013; 21(3): 138-50.
Vilhauer Jennice S, Cortes Julissa, Moali Nazanin, Chung Sally, Mirocha James, Ishak Waguih William   Improving Quality of Life for Patients with Major Depressive Disorder by Increasing Hope and Positive Expectations with Future Directed Therapy (FDT) Innovations in clinical neuroscience, 2013; 10(3): 12-22.
Cohen Robert M, Greenberg Jared M, IsHak Waguih William   Incorporating multidimensional patient-reported outcomes of symptom severity, functioning, and quality of life in the Individual Burden of Illness Index for Depression to measure treatment impact and recovery in MDD JAMA psychiatry (Chicago, Ill.), 2013; 70(3): 343-50.
Ishak Waguih William, Christensen Scott, Sayer Gregory, Ha Khanh, Li Ning, Miller Jamie, Nguyen Jaidyn Mai, Cohen Robert M   Sexual satisfaction and quality of life in major depressive disorder before and after treatment with citalopram in the STAR*D study The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2013; 74(3): 256-61.
Sy Rachel, Ponton Kimberly, De Marco Patricia, Pi Sarah, Ishak Waguih William   Quality of life in anorexia nervosa: a review of the literature Eating disorders, 2013; 21(3): 206-22.
Macy Alexandra S, Theo Jonathan N, Kaufmann Sonia C V, Ghazzaoui Rassil B, Pawlowski Paul A, Fakhry Hala I, Cassmassi Brian J, IsHak Waguih William   Quality of life in obsessive compulsive disorder CNS spectrums, 2013; 18(1): 21-33.
Ugochukwu Chio, Bagot Kara Simone, Delaloye Sibylle, Pi Sarah, Vien Linda, Garvey Tim, Bolotaulo Nestor Ian, Kumar Nishant, Ishak Waguih William   The importance of quality of life in patients with alcohol abuse and dependence Harvard review of psychiatry, 2013; 21(1): 1-17.
Papakostas George I, Vitolo Ottavio V, Ishak Waguih W, Rapaport Mark H, Zajecka John M, Kinrys Gustavo, Mischoulon David, Lipkin Samuel H, Hails Katherine A, Abrams Jonah, Ward Sean G, Meisner Allison, Schoenfeld David A, Shelton Richard C, Winokur Andrew, Okasha Mahmoud S, Bari Mohammed A, Fava Maurizio   A 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, sequential parallel comparison trial of ziprasidone as monotherapy for major depressive disorder The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2012; 73(12): 1541-7.
IsHak Waguih William, Bolton Michael A, Bensoussan Jean-Charles, Dous George V, Nguyen Trang T, Powell-Hicks Allycin L, Gardner Jennifer E, Ponton Kimberly M   Quality of life in body dysmorphic disorder CNS spectrums, 2012; 17(4): 167-75.
Ishak Waguih W, Bagot Kara, Thomas Shannon, Magakian Naira, Bedwani Dina, Larson David, Brownstein Alexandra, Zaky Christine   Quality of life in patients suffering from insomnia Innovations in clinical neuroscience, 2012; 9(10): 13-26.
Agarwal Rashi, Goldenberg Matthew, Perry Robert, IsHak Waguih William   The quality of life of adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review Innovations in clinical neuroscience, 2012; 9(5-6): 10-21.
Ishak Waguih William, Balayan Konstantin, Bresee Catherine, Greenberg Jared Matt, Fakhry Hala, Christensen Scott, Rapaport Mark Hyman   A descriptive analysis of quality of life using patient-reported measures in major depressive disorder in a naturalistic outpatient setting Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2012; .
IsHak Waguih William, Brown Kimberly, Aye San San, Kahloon Maria, Mobaraki Shakiba, Hanna Rose   Health-related quality of life in bipolar disorder Bipolar disorders, 2012; 14(1): 6-18.
Vilhauer Jennice S, Young Sabrina, Kealoha Chanel, Borrmann Josefine, IsHak Waguih W, Rapaport Mark H, Hartoonian Narineh, Mirocha Jim   Treating major depression by creating positive expectations for the future: a pilot study for the effectiveness of future-directed therapy (FDT) on symptom severity and quality of life CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2012; 18(2): 102-9.
Ishak Waguih William, Ugochukwu Chio, Bagot Kara, Khalili David, Zaky Christine   Energy drinks: psychological effects and impact on well-being and quality of life-a literature review Innovations in clinical neuroscience, 2012; 9(1): 25-34.
Ishak Waguih William, Ha Khanh, Kapitanski Nina, Bagot Kara, Fathy Hassan, Swanson Brian, Vilhauer Jennice, Balayan Konstantin, Bolotaulo Nestor Ian, Rapaport Mark Hyman   The impact of psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, and their combination on quality of life in depression Harvard review of psychiatry, 2011; 19(6): 277-89.
Ishak Waguih William, Greenberg Jared Matt, Saah Tammy, Mobaraki Shakiba, Fakhry Hala, Wu Qian Vicky, Ngor Eunis, Yu Fei, Cohen Robert M   Development and Validation of the Individual Burden of Illness Index for Major Depressive Disorder (IBI-D) Administration and policy in mental health, 2011; 19(6): .
Bokarius Anna, Ha Khanh, Poland Russell, Bokarius Vladimir, Rapaport Mark H, Ishak Waguih William   Attitude toward humor in patients experiencing depressive symptoms Innovations in clinical neuroscience, 2011; 8(9): 20-3.
Davidoff Julia, Christensen Scott, Khalili David N, Nguyen Jaidyn, Ishak Waguih William   Quality of life in panic disorder: looking beyond symptom remission Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2011; 19(6): .
IsHak Waguih William, Greenberg Jared Matt, Balayan Konstantin, Kapitanski Nina, Jeffrey Jessica, Fathy Hassan, Fakhry Hala, Rapaport Mark Hyman   Quality of life: the ultimate outcome measure of interventions in major depressive disorder Harvard review of psychiatry, 2011; 19(5): 229-39.
Miriam Jacobson, Szeftel Roxy, Sulman-Smith Heidi, Mandelbaum Stephen, Vargas Moises, Ishak Waguih   Use of telepsychiatry to train medical students in developmental disabilities Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry, 2011; 35(4): 268-9.
Ishak Waguih William, Kahloon Maria, Fakhry Hala   Oxytocin role in enhancing well-being: a literature review Journal of affective disorders, 2011; 130(1-2): 1-9.
Ishak Waguih William, Bokarius Anna, Jeffrey Jessica K, Davis Michael C, Bakhta Yekaterina   Disorders of orgasm in women: a literature review of etiology and current treatments The journal of sexual medicine, 2010; 7(10): 3254-68.
Phan Anita, Ishak Waguih William, Shen Biing-Jiun, Fuess Justin, Philip Kiran, Bresee Catherine, Czer Lawrence, Schwarz Ernst R   Persistent sexual dysfunction impairs quality of life after cardiac transplantation The journal of sexual medicine, 2010; 7(8): 2765-73.
Ishak Waguih William, Lederer Sara, Mandili Carla, Nikravesh Rose, Seligman Laurie, Vasa Monisha, Ogunyemi Dotun, Bernstein Carol A   Burnout during residency training: a literature review Journal of graduate medical education, 2009; 1(2): 236-42.
IsHak Waguih William, Davis Michael, Jeffrey Jessica, Balayan Konstantin, Pechnick Robert N, Bagot Kara, Rapaport Mark Hyman   The role of dopaminergic agents in improving quality of life in major depressive disorder Current psychiatry reports, 2009; 11(6): 503-8.
Ishak Waguih William, Berman Daniel S, Peters Anne   Male anorgasmia treated with oxytocin The journal of sexual medicine, 2008; 5(4): 1022-4.
Waguih William IsHak,MD, FAPA: Author and Editor   The Guidebook of Sexual Medicine, , 2008; .
Ishak Waguih William, Rapaport Mark H, Gotto Jennifer G   The effectiveness of atypical antipsychotic medications in depressive disorders Current psychiatry reports, 2004; 6(6): 422-4.
Waguih William IsHak, MD, Tal Burt, MD, and Lloyd Sederer, MD: Editors   Outcome Measurement in Psychiatry, , 2002; .

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