Jess H. Ghannam, PhD

Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF; Chief, Medical Psychology, UCSF/Mount Zion Medical Center

jess.ghannam@ucsf.edu

Phone: (415) 921-8096 (voice)
Box 0858, UCSF
San Francisco, CA 94143-0858

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Education

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, A.B., 1979, Psychology
University of California, Berkeley, CA, M.A., 1981, Psychology
University of California, Berkeley, CA, M.S., 1983, Medical Sciences
University of California, Berkeley, CA, Ph.D., 1984, Psychology, Clinical
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, Post-Doc Fellow, 1985, Psychology

Professional Experience

• 1985-1989
  Residential Scientist, Dept. of Psychiatry; University of California San Francisco
• 1986-1991
  Dir. of Psychology Training, Crisis Clinic, Dept. of Psychiatry, Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center
• 1989, 1990
  Visiting Professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
• 1991-1993
  Director of Psychology Training, Dept. of Psychiatry, Outpatient Services, California Pacific Medical Center
• 1985-2003
  Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
• 1989-present
  Director of Training, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco/ Mount Zion Medical Center, San Francisco
• 1993-present
  Director, Geriatric Mental Health Clinic and Training Program, UCSF Center on Aging
• 1994-present
  Chief, Medical Psychology, UCSF/Mount Zion Medical Center
• 2003-present
  Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco

Honors & Awards

• 1975
  Phi Beta Kappa, University of Michigan
• 1979
  Pillsbury Award for Outstanding Honors Thesis, University of Michigan
• 1980
  Angell Scholar, University of Michigan
• 1984
  Sigma XI Scientific Society
• 1989
  Certificate of Appreciation, San Francisco Police Department, for outstanding contribution to community work with the Psychiatric Liaison Unit
• 1990
  Certificate of Appreciation, Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center/University of California San Francisco, for outstanding community service contribution

Selected Publications

1. Bailony MR, Hararah MK, Salhab AR, Ghannam I, Abdeen Z, Ghannam J. Cancer registration and healthcare access in West Bank, Palestine: a GIS analysis of childhood cancer, 1998-2007. Int J Cancer. 2011 Sep 1; 129(5):1180-9.
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2. Elbedour S, Onwuegbuzie AJ, Ghannam J, Whitcome JA, Abu Hein F. Post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety among Gaza Strip adolescents in the wake of the second Uprising (Intifada). Child Abuse Negl. 2007 Jul; 31(7):719-29.
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3. Lipton R, Ghannam JH, Beinin J. Definitions of terrorism. JAMA. 2003 Nov 5; 290(17):2254; author reply 2254-5.
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4. Shevrin H, Ghannam JH, Libet B. A neural correlate of consciousness related to repression. Conscious Cogn. 2002 Jun; 11(2):334-41; discussion 342-46.
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