Hatim G. Al Zahim MBBS, SBFM, ABFM
Consultant, Family Medicine, Addiction Psychiatry, Mental Health
Psychiatry
Years of Experience: 18
Education
Medical School
2003
Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA
Fellowships
Fellowship
2013
Mental Health Fellowship, Monash University, Australia
Fellowship
2014
Addiction Medicine Fellowship, Monash University, Australia
Fellowship
2014
Primary Mental Health Fellowship, University of Melbourne and St. Vincent Hospital, Australia
Fellowship
2017
Medical Education Fellowship, University of California Irvine, USA
Fellowship
2017
Clinical Simulation Fellowship, University of California Irvine, USA
Membership
- Member of the American Society of Medical Simulation
License
- Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
Work Experience
2021 – Present
Consultant, Family Medicine, Addiction Psychiatry, Mental Health
International Medical Centre in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2010
Saudi Board of Family Medicine
2011
Arab Board of Family Medicine
2003 – 2018
Consultant, Family Medicine, Addiction Psychiatry, Mental Health
Taif Mental Health Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia
2020 – Present
Head of the Primary Mental Health Fellowship at the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
Publications
- Pattern of mental illness among long-term patients at mental health hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia; 10 years retrospective study, WHO Bulletin, November 2013.
- Traditional surgery for stage squamous cell carcinoma in the tonsillitis region. Journal of Science and specialists in head and neck, May 2013.
- Patients’ behaviour in accredited and non-accredited hospitals. Wolfenia Journal. 2014.
- The prevalence of self-reported depression and its associated factors amongst Saudi inpatients Saudi Substance users. Journal of Substances, 3 March 2014.
- Internet addiction among Taif University students and its association with common mental illness. Mert Research Journals, December 2015.
- Physical activity pattern amongst female students of medical colleges in Saudi Arabia, International Journal of Scientific Research, Volume No. 11, November 2018.

