Abdelrhman Elnasseh, MD

Abdelrhman Elnasseh, MD

Undergraduate School
Virginia Commonwealth University

Medical School
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

 

 

Interests and Career Goals

Global mental health and psychotherapy, specifically psychoanalytic therapy and existential therapy

Favorite Pastimes

Practicing mixed martial arts (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Muay Thai), playing soccer, hiking, and listening to podcasts on philosophy, religion, spirituality, and psychology

Strengths of the Program

Warm residents and leadership, strong global mental health, and unique psychotherapy opportunities

Areas of Prior Research

Global mental health, substance use, and graft versus host disease

Publications/Abstracts

  • Pedersen, G. A., Elnasseh, A., Bhattacharya, B., Moran, L., Neupane, V., Galea, J. T., Contreras, C., Pfeffer, K. A., Brown, A. D., Sangraula, M., Luitel, N. P., & Kohrt, B. A. (2023). Practitioners’ perspectives on preparing for and delivering remote psychological support in Nepal, Perú and the United States during COVID‐19. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12476

  • Kohrt, B.A., Citrin, D., Gauchan, B., Gurung, D., Sangraula, M., Mutamba, B.B., Kaiser, B.N., Elnasseh, A., Tesfaye, M., Girma, E., Abeyasinghe, N., Rimal, P., de Jong, J. . (2022). Mentorship in Global Mental Health. In B. Acharya, A.E. Becker (Ed.), Global Mental Health Services Delivery: A Framework for Training and Practice. (pp. In press). New York: Routledge. Thomas, 

  • G., Chatim, A., Ganju, N., Abdo, M., Kankaria, A., Shankar, N., Thomas, J., Elnasseh, A.G., Aabye, J., Lewis, K., Cornett, E.M., Kaye, A.D... (2022). Basics of Research Methodology: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. In A.D. Kaye, R.D. Urman (Ed.), Substance Abuse and Addiction Research: Methodology, Mechanisms, and Therapeutics (pp. In press). Amsterdam: Elsevier. 

  • Hall, C. E., Jameson-Lee, M., Elnasseh, A. G., Koparde, V., Scalora, A. F., Roberts, C. H., Sheth, N. U., Serrano, M. G., Nixon, D., Chung, H. M., De la Cruz, O. A., Clark, W. B., McCarty, J. M., Buck, G. A., Neale, M. C., & Toor, A. A. . (2015, Dec). Peptides derived from the CMV proteome mimic unique stem cell transplant recipient specific peptides: Possible role in eliciting a Pro-GVH T-cell response. Blood, 126(23), 4285. 

  • Hall, C. E., Koparde, V. N., Jameson-Lee, M., Elnasseh, A. G., Scalora, A. F., Kobulnicky, D. J., Serrano, M. G., Roberts, C. H., Buck, G. A., Neale, M. C., Nixon, D. E., & Toor, A. A. . (2017, Aug). Sequence Homology between HLA Bound Cytomegalovirus and Human Peptides: A Potential Trigger for Alloreactivity. Plos One, 12(8), e0178763. 

  • Hall, C. E., Koparde, V. N., Jameson-Lee, M., Elnasseh, A., Scalora, A. F., Kobulnicky, D. J., Serrano, M. G., Roberts, C. H., McCarty, J. M., Chung, H. M., Clark, W. B., Wiedl, C. M., Buck, G. A., Neale, M. C., Nixon, D. E., & Toor, A. A. (2017, Mar). Cytomegalovirus Antigenic Mimicry of Human Alloreactive Peptides: A Potential Trigger for Graft versus Host Disease. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 23(3), s91.

 

Books

 

  • Kohrt, B. A., Citrin, D., Gauchan, B., Gurung, D., Sangraula, M., Mutamba, B. B., Kaiser, B. N., Elnasseh, A., Tesfaye, M., Girma, E., Abeysinghe, N., Rimal, P., & de Jong, J. T. (2023). Mentorship in global mental health. Global Mental Health Training and Practice, 96–119. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315160597-8 
     
  • Thomas, G., Chatim, A., Ganju, N., Abdo, M., Kankaria, A., Shankar, N., Thomas, J., Elnasseh, A., Aabye, J., Lewis, K., Cornett, E. M., & Kaye, A. D. (2023). Systematic Review and meta-analysis. Substance Use and Addiction Research, 133–144. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-98814-8.00022-6 

Poster Presentations

  • Thomas. G, Elnasseh, A. (2021, May 07). Joubert Syndrome and Related Disorders Case Report: Neurophysiology of Dysphagia and Nutritional Management [Poster presented]. George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Research Day /Washington, DC, USA. 

  • Ali, R., Elnasseh, A., Ndejjo, R. (2020, May 05). Experiences of Training Community Health Workers on Hypertension Prevention in Rural Uganda. Fusion.