Associate Professor and Division Chief
University of Texas Southwestern
Dallas, Texas
Dr. Ekhtiari received his MD and Ph.D. in Neuroimaging from Tehran University. He did his psychiatry residency in University of Minnesota and research fellowship on neuroimaging and neuromodulation at Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, USA. He was Associate Director of Clinical Studies on the Medical Discovery Team on Addiction and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at University of Minnesota. He is currently associate professor and division chief of addiction psychiatry at University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. Dr. Ekhtiari is a board member and Distinguished Fellow of the International Society for Addiction Medicine (ISAM) and Scientific Director of its Global Innovation Day in Addiction Therapeutics. Dr Ekhtiari is also co-chair of addiction psychiatry section at World Psychiatry Association (WPA).
Dr. Ekhtiari's research interests include Neural Target Engagement (NTE) Informed Treatment Development and Precision Medicine for People with Substance Use Disorder, using fMRI as an NTE measure, brain stimulation for NTE, and cognitive intervention for augmenting NTE. He has published more than 200 academic papers in his career. As a division chief, Dr. Ekhtiari focuses on extending innovative and research-based care, faculty development, academic trajectory, and professionalism for the Addiction division.
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TMS for Treatment of Addiction and Its Psychiatric Comorbidities: Safety and Efficacy
Friday, April 24, 2026
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM PT
