Zeina Chemali, MD

Dr. Zeina Chemali is the Director of the Global Neuropsychiatry Outreach program at the Division of Global Psychiatry. She is also an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance.

Dr. Chemali is one of the few physicians in the country who is dually boarded in psychiatry and neurology and has additional expertise on developmental disorders.

Dr. Chemali’s research interests include the social determinants of health in developing countries, the impact of structural violence on vulnerable groups, especially the elderly and the refugees. She has studied the impact of psychosocial factors on the course of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly in early onset dementia, and healthcare delivery systems in the US and abroad. She has published work on these topics in leading peer-reviewed medical journals.

Dr. Chemali combines her clinical practice and teaching in the US with extensive work internationally building education and clinical programs in several countries including Brazil, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Rwanda, Somaliland. Dr. Chemali has received multiple awards from national and international organizations for her relentless work in Africa and the Middle East to promote education and gender empowerment in the fight against structural violence and poverty. She is the recipient of the award for Excellence in Elder Care in the New Millennium.

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