Khalid W. Al-Ali, MBBS

Bio

Hometown: Baghdad, Iraq - Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Interests: Dr. Khalid Al-Ali has an interest in interventional psychiatry, developmental disorders, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychopathology, diffusion tensor imaging, and medical education. He believes that every field can become fascinating when explored in depth. Outside of his medical career, Dr. Al-Ali enjoys traveling to national parks, cycling, video gaming, and playing soccer. If he had to choose one meal to eat for the rest of his life, it would be Shawarma.

Key Publications

Demers, C. H., Bagonis, M. M., Al-Ali, K., Garcia, S. E., Styner, M. A., Gilmore, J. H., Hoffman, M. C., Hankin, B. L., & Davis, E. P. (2021). Exposure to prenatal maternal distress and infant white matter neurodevelopment. Development and psychopathology, 33(5), 1526–1538.

Tomlinson, C., Vlasova, R., Al-Ali, K., Young, J. T., Shi, Y., Lubach, G. R., Alexander, A. L., Coe, C. L., Styner, M., & Fine, J. (2023). Effects of anesthesia exposure on postnatal maturation of white matter in rhesus monkeys. Developmental Psychobiology, 65, e22396.