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Ihsan M. Salloum, MD, MPH

Director of the Institute of Neuroscience

Department:
Neurology

Certifications:
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Languages:
English

Locations

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UTRGV Institute of Neuroscience

2902 Haine Drive, Harlingen, TX 78550

PHONE: Clinical (956) 296-4000 | FAX: Clinical (956) 296-2842, Research (956) 296-2843

Biography

Dr. Ihsan M. Salloum is the Sujata G. Krishnan Endowed Chair in Neuroscience, the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience, Founding Chair for the Department of Neuroscience, and Director of the Institute of Neuroscience at UTRGV.

Dr. Salloum received a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Bologna and a Master of Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. He completed his psychiatry residency training at the Chicago Medical School - Rosalind Franklin University and an NIH-sponsored Fellowship in Alcohol Research at UPMC’s Department of Psychiatry.

Dr. Salloum’s research has been supported continuously by the NIH for over two decades. He served as a member of the National Institute of Health Scientific Review Group and as an Examiner of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He currently serves on the American Psychiatric Association (APA)’s Workgroup on Research Training. Dr. Salloum is board certified in Psychiatry and Neurology and Addiction Psychiatry and is listed in America’s Most Honored Professionals. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the APA, an Honorary Member of the World Psychiatric Association, and serves as President of the International College of Person-centered Medicine.

Before joining the UTRGV School of Medicine, Dr. Salloum served as Chief of the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Research Division and Director of the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He also served as the Director of Research & Education, and Medical Director of the Addiction Medicine Services for the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.