Dr.Omar Mahmood

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Dr. Omar M. Mahmood is currently a neuropsychologist at Executive Mental Health, in Los Angeles, CA. Previously, he was the Acting Clinical Director of Psychology and a clinical neuropsychologist at Sidra Medicine, the largest women's and children's hospital in Qatar. He is licensed to practice psychology in California and in Qatar. He has conducted numerous neuropsychological evaluations of children and adults. He is also experienced in providing evidence-based psychotherapy. Dr. Mahmood graduated from UCLA in 1999 with a double-major Bachelor of Science degree in Psychobiology and Arabic. After his undergraduate studies, he traveled to Hadramawt, Yemen where he studied Arabic and Islamic Studies at Dar al-Mustafa. He then completed a MA degree and a Ph.D. degree in Clinical Psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Mahmood completed his clinical psychology internship (2007-2008) and his postdoctoral neuropsychology fellowship (2008-2010) at the University of California, San Diego and the VA San Diego Healthcare System. He frequently gives community lectures on topics of mental health, brain development, and psychology from an Islamic perspective. In addition, he has served as an ad-hoc reviewer for various peer-reviewed scientific journals in the fields of substance use, psychology, neuropsychology, and neuroimaging.