- Smoking Cessation
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Clinically, Dr. Mamoun is experienced in treating the entire spectrum of mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. He is also skilled in treating substance abuse disorders, including smoking, prescription drug dependence & recreational drug use. He routinely treats a wide range of conditions, ranging from simple depression to very challenging and treatment-refractory neuropsychiatric conditions referred by colleagues nationwide. Dr. Mamoun also provides mentoring & supervision to numerous psychiatrists, and teaches at several international neuroscience conferences.
- Depression
- Mental Health
- PsychiatryMichael Mamoun, M.D. is a neuroscientist and physician specializing in psychiatry, neuroimaging, and brain stimulation. He is actively involved in clinical practice as well as research. Dr. Mamoun completed his residency training at the Neuropsychiatric Institute of the UCLA Medical Center. UCLA is consistently ranked in the top #1-3 institutions for psychiatry training internationally. He has been consecutively voted as a top doctor by US News & Health Report and by Los Angeles Magazine.
- Anxiety
- UltrasoundAcademically, Doctor Mamoun has been involved in neuroimaging brain research dating all the way back to his undergraduate years. For some time, Dr. Mamoun’s research focused on drug addiction through the UCLA and VA Medical Centers. His research projects utilize brain imaging in order to better understand the nature of psychiatric conditions and drug addictions. One such study, recently published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Psychiatry ( Link ), showed how functional neuroimaging can be used to help predict psychiatric treatment response. It has since been cited in numerous studies and conferences. More recently, his research projects have focused on very new treatment modalities such as fMRI-guided TMS, and Ultrasound brain stimulation.
- MRIIn addition to traditional psychiatric treatment, when clinically-indicated, he sometimes incorporates modern technological tools in order to assist in diagnosis and treatment of challenging cases. This includes pharmaco-genetic testing, sophisticated neuroimaging, and fMRI-guided TMS. His experience in neuroimaging includes: CT, PET, MRI, DTI, MRS, and fMRI (functional MRI) – including 3D MPRage, Resting BOLD, and ASL. He is one of the first psychiatrists in the country to collaborate with neurologists and neuroradiologists in offering neuroimaging-based, fMRI-guided multi-site TMS (magnetic stimulation of the brain) in order to treat psychiatric conditions in a novel way.
- Nuclear Medicine