Dr. Muhammad Ali Abbas is a Triple Board-Certified Interventional Psychiatrist. He is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at HMH School of Medicine and Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, NJ, USA. He is the Vice-chair of the Department of psychiatry and Director of Neuromodulation division (ECT & TMS) at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, NJ since July, 2023. After receiving his medical degree, he did his Postdoctoral training in Headache and Neuromodulation at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia. He completed his residency in Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. He is a clinical fellowship trained in Chronic Pain Management and Addiction Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Neuromodulation training from Columbia University, NY-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Abbas joined HMH Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ in 2012 as Director of Addiction Medicine and ran the service for 5 years. He later joined the Neuromodulation division in 2017 and restarted the ECT and TMS services as the Director of Neuromodulation at JSUMC. He was also the first Director of Treatment Resistant Mood Clinic at Hope Tower, JSUMC and ran the service till July, 2023. He has been involved in multiple Investigator initiated and multi-Center research trials. He is author of more than 20 Peer review articles in esteemed journals. He has presented multiple addiction and neuromodulation related topics nationally and internationally. He teaches Addiction and Neuromodulation courses to the psychiatry residents and medical students. Dr. Abbas specializes in treating adults with Mood, Anxiety and Psychotic Disorders, ADD/ADHD, Personality Disorders, Sleep Disorders, Eating Disorders, Headache, Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Concussive Syndrome, and Substance Use Disorders.

Education & experience

Education

Medical School - University of Pennsylvania, Doctor of Medicine

Thomas Jefferson University, Residency in Psychiatry and Human Behavior

University of Pennsylvania (Fellowship)

Practice

Jersey Shore Psychiatric Services (JSPS)

Affiliation

JFK Medical Center

Raritan Bay Medical Center - Old Bridge Division

Raritan Bay Medical Center - Perth Amboy Division

Certifications

Psychiatry (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Addiction Psychiatry (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)

American Board of Preventive Medicine

Professional memberships

American Psychiatric Association

Awards and publications

Books: Principles of Addiction Medicine ; Co-occurring psychiatric Disorders in Adolescents; Ramon Solhkhah, Muhammad Abbas, Chapter 108, Principles of Addiction Medicine by Ries, Fiellin, Miller, Saitz, 5th Edition. PUBLICATIONS: 1. Marmura, MJ, Abbas, M.A., Ashkenazi, AJ: Dynamic mechanical (brush) allodynia in cluster headache: a prevalence study in a tertiary headache clinic: Headache Pain: Published online: May 7, 2009 2. Marmura, M., Rosen, N., MD; Abbas, M.A., Silberstein, S.: Intravenous lidocaine in the treatment of refractory headache: a retrospective case series: Headache. 49(2):286-291, February 2009 3. Ashkenazi, A., Matro, R., Shaw, J.W., Abbas, M.A., Silberstein, S.D.: Greater occipital nerve block using local anesthetics alone or with triamcinolone for transformed migraine: A randomized comparative study; Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry published online 6 Aug 2007. 4. Ashkenazi, A., Abbas, M.A., Sharma, D.K., Silberstein, S.D.: .Hemicrania Continua - Like Headache Associated with Internal Carotid Artery Dissection may Respond to Indomethacin,: Headache, Vol 47, Issue 1, page 127- January 2007 5. Ashkenazi, A., Abbas, M.A., Matro, R.A., Silberstein, S.D.: Greater Occipital Nerve Block for Chronic Daily Headache Using Local Anesthetics with or without Corticosteroids- A Randomized Single Blind study P04.095 Supplement to Neurology Volume 66.Number 5,Supplement 2, page 223, March 2006 6. Rosen, N., Silberstein, S.D., Abbas, M.A.: Effect of Lidocaine infusion in the treatment of Refractory Chronic Daily Headache: A Retrospective Study; page 224 Neurology 66, (Suppl 2), March 2006 7. Kaiser R.S., Shaw J.W., Yu S., Abbas M.A.: Does Headache Diagnosis Moderate the performance of scales for measuring Depression in Adolescents?; HEADACHE Volume 47 Issue 5 page 807, May 2007 8. Abbas M.A., Shaw J.W., Yu S., Kaiser R.S.; Prevalence of Comorbid Depression in Adolescents with headache and relationship to various types of headaches: A Retrospective Study, HEADACHE; Volume 47 Issue 5,Page 809, May 2007. 9. Shaw, J.W., Kaiser, R.S., Yu, S., Abbas, M.A.: Criterion Validity of BDI-11 and MMPI-A Depression Scale in tertiary care adolescents headache patients; Cephalalgia, Volume 27, Number 6, Page 634, June 2007. 10. Ashkenazi, A., Abbas, M.A., Melville, B., Shaw, J.W., Silberstein, S.D.: Dynamic Mechanical (Brush) Allodynia in Cluster Headache – A prevalence Study in a Tertiary Headache Clinic, HEADACHE, Volume 46, number 5, Page 892, May 2006 11. Ashkenazi A, Abbas , M.A., Matro, R, Shaw J.W., Silberstein, S.D.: Efficacy of Greater Occipital Nerve Block Using Local Anesthetics with or without Corticosteroids for Chronic Daily Headache: A Randomized Single-Blind Study, HEADACHE; Volume 46,Number 5, Page 893, May 2006. 12. Augoustides, J.G., Abbas, M.A.,: The Journal of ECT, Clinical Approach to Agitation after Electroconvulsive Therapy: A case report and literature review, Volume: Volume 18, No 4, Pages: 213-217; September, 2002 PRESENTIONS: Professional (Clinical): 1. Scylla and Charibdis: The Twin Perils of Chronic Pain and Addiction; Muhammad Ali Abbas, MD, Samson Gurmu, MD & Kyle Kampman,MD. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA on May 25th, 2012. 2. All Liars Are Not Created Equal: Categorization of Patient Prevarication: Mitchell J.M. Cohen, M.D. and Muhammad Abbas, M.D. Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Jefferson Medical College. Presented at presented at APA Annual meeting 2011, Honolulu, HI 3. Ethical Decision Making In Pain Medicine: A 3-Step Hierarchical Model: Mitchell J.M. Cohen, M.D. and Muhammad Abbas, M.D.Pain Medicine Program, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Jefferson Medical College. Presented at Philadelphia Psychiatry Society Annual meeting 2011 on March 26th, 2011 4. Mitchell JM Cohen, MD & Muhammed A Abbas, M.D. / The Chronic Pain Patient in 5D: Better Care through Understanding of 5 Core Complicating Issues in the Treatment of Chronic Pain Patients. APA annual meeting 2010 at NewOrleans. 5. Role of Acute and Maintenance ECT in Chronic Pain: New Case Reports and Clinical Literature Review: Mitchell J.M. Cohen, Muhammad A. Abbas, M.D., John M. Balacius, M.D. Poster presented at APA Annual meeting 2009 at San Francisco, CA. 6. Psychiatric Comorbidity in Chronic Migraine: Treatment, Impact and Outcome. Muhammad A Abbas M.D.,Kenneth Certa M.D., Mary Hopkins MSN, William B Young M.D. Poster presented at APA Annual meeting 2008 at Washington D.C. 7. Accepted for Presentation at the Annual meeting of American Headache Society(AHS) June, 2006, Los Angeles, Dynamic Mechanical (Brush) Allodynia in Cluster Headache -, Avi Ashkenazi, M.D., Muhammad A. Abbas, M.D., Brian Melville, B.S., James W. Shaw Ph.D., Pharm.D., M.P.H., Stephen D. Silberstein, M.D., F.A.C.P, Publication Date: 6/2006 8. Accepted for Presentation at the Annual meeting of American Headache Society, June 2006, Los Angeles, Greater Occipital Nerve Block for Chronic Daily Headache Using Local Anesthetics with or without Corticosteroids: A Randomized Single-Blind Study, Avi Ashkenazi, M.D., Muhammad A. Abbas, M.D., Rebecca Matro, B.A.,James W. Shaw Ph.D., Stephen D. Silberstein, M.D., Publication Date: 6/2006 9. Accepted for presentation at the 2006 annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in San Diego, California, Intravenous Lidocaine in the Treatment of Refractory Chronic Daily Headache: A Retrospective Study, Noah L. Rosen, MD, Muhammad A. Abbas, MD, Stephen D. Silberstein, MD, Publication Date: 4/2006 10. Presented at The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine 52nd Annual Meeting, Treatment of Depression in the Medically ILL; Prevalence, Diagnosis and Treatment, Elisabeth .J.Kunkel M.D., Muhammad .A .Abbas M.D., Date: 11/2005

Background

Languages spoken

English

Hindi

Urdu

Punjabi

Gender

Male

NPI number

#1396955951

Muhammad Abbas does not participate in Zocdoc to offer online booking at this time

Search similar providers