Dr. Walaa Gafar Elsammani Osman

Consultant, Psychiatrist

Speciality: Psychiatry

Nationality: Sudanese

Experience: 13 Years

Languages: English, Arabic

NMC Royal Hospital Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi

Dr. Walaa Osman is a Consultant Psychiatrist with over 13 years of experience in psychiatry. She is Arab Board–certified in Psychiatry and completed her specialist training at Al Ain Hospital (SEHA), UAE.

 

Dr. Walaa provides comprehensive psychiatric care across all age groups, with expertise in the diagnosis and management of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, ADHD, and sleep disorders. She also has specialized experience in addiction psychiatry, including the assessment and management of substance use disorders and dual diagnosis cases.

 

She has played a key role in developing clinical services, including the establishment of an adolescent addiction clinic and the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines aligned with international standards. Her practice emphasizes a holistic, patient-centered approach, integrating pharmacological treatment with psychoeducation and psychotherapy.

 

Dr. Walaa is actively involved in quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing clinical care and documentation standards.

 

She is committed to providing compassionate, individualized care, working collaboratively with patients and their families to support recovery, resilience, and long-term mental well-being.

  • Comprehensive psychiatric assessment and diagnosis across all age groups (children , adolescents and adults).
  • Management of mood disorder(major depressive disorder,bipolar affective disorder).
  • Treatment of anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety disorder,panic disorder,social anxiety disorder,obsessive compulsive disorder)
  • Assessment and management of psychotic disorders.
  • Diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in children and adults.
  • Management of sleep disorder associated with psychiatric conditions.
  • Expertise in addiction psychiatry including assessment,detoxification and relapse prevention.
  • Experience in dual diagnosis  (co-occuring psychiatric and substance use disorders.
  • Family engagement and parental guidance especially in adolescents cases.
  • Conducting risk assessments (suicide and self harm) and crisis intervention.
  • Delivery of psychotherapuetic interventions (psychoeducation,supportive therapy and relapse prevention.

  • MBBS,University of Medical science and Technology ,Sudan
  • Residency training at Al Ain Hospital – SEHA (ACGMI Accredited program).
  • Arab Board of psychiatry (ABPsych)-Helwan- Egypt 2017

Practice Locations

Abu Dhabi - Hospital

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NMC Royal Hospital Khalifa City

Doctors 233+

Specialities 42+

Emergency 24/7

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