Dr. Salim Al-Huseini

Dr. Salim is an Omani consultant psychiatrist who sees patients at Muscat Private Hospital as a visiting consultant. He is Consultant Psychiatrist and Head of Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Al Masarrah Hospital, Ministry of Health, and his clinical work centres on general adult psychiatry, treatment-resistant psychosis, bipolar disorder, and the rehabilitation of people living with severe and long-term mental illness.

Dr. Salim earned his MD from the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University in 2015. He completed psychiatry residency training in Oman, serving as Chief Resident, and holds specialty certification in psychiatry from both the Oman Medical Specialty Board (2021) and the Arab Board of Health Specializations (2022). From 2023 to 2025 he completed a clinical fellowship in general and rehabilitation psychiatry in the United Kingdom, working across inpatient, community and forensic rehabilitation services.

Alongside his clinical practice, Dr. Salim is an academic clinician. He is co-author of the book Mental Health Care in Middle East Countries, has served as an academic tutor for medical students at the University of Birmingham, and chairs the Research Subcommittee at Al Masarrah Hospital. He works closely with families and multidisciplinary teams when planning long-term care, and pays particular attention to the physical health of patients taking psychiatric medication over long periods.