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Dr. Vahdet Görmez
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Cognitive and Developmental Psychology
Dr. Vahdet Görmez
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Cognitive and Developmental Psychology
Educational Qualifications
MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies
Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCT) in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Entity
College of Islamic Studies
Divison
Islamic Psychology
Biography
Dr. Vahdet Görmez, MD, is a Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Cognitive and Developmental Psychology at the College of Islamic Studies. Before this, he served as a Full Professor at Istanbul Medeniyet University (2023), following progressive academic appointments as an Assistant Professor at Bezmialem University (2014) and an Associate Professor at Istanbul Medeniyet University (2018).
Dr. Vahdet Görmez graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa’s School of Medicine in 2002. He completed core psychiatry training in London and higher specialist training in child and adolescent psychiatry at Oxford. He is also an internationally accredited cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) therapist, trainer, and supervisor. Dr. Görmez has authored over sixty peer-reviewed papers, edited key academic books, and delivered presentations at prestigious international conferences, advancing global discourse on youth mental health.
His career bridges clinical innovation, research excellence, and policy advocacy, with a focus on multidisciplinary approaches and CBT standardization. Having concluded his tenure at Istanbul Medeniyet University in 2024, he now contributes to HBKU’s academic mission while continuing to mentor future mental health professionals and shape evidence-based practices worldwide.
MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
2019
Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCT) in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
General Medical Council (GMC), United Kingdom
2013
Membership of Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych)
Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom
2008
MD
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa, Turkiye
2002
- Epidemiological studies
- Psychometrics
- Development and implementation of psychotherapeutic approaches for minority or disadvantageous groups
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapies
Professor of Cognitive and Developmental Psychology
College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2023 – Present
Professor and Senior Consultant
School of Medicine,Goztepe Suleyman Yalcin City Hospital, Istanbul Medeniyet University (IMU), Turkiye
2017 – 2023
Assistant Professor
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Bezmialem University, Turkiye
2014 – 2017
Consultant Psychiatrist
Oxford NHS Trust, United Kingdom
2013 – 2014
Higher Specialist Training
Oxford NHS Trust, United Kingdom
2009 – 2013
Psychiatry Resident
National Health Service (NHS), United Kingdom
2005 – 2009
- Low-Intensity Family Support for Refugees in an LMIC, 2019, Co-investigator; US National Institute of Health (NIH) (Grant Number: 3R21MH117759-02S1; FAIN: R21MH117759)
- Low-Intensity Family Support for Refugees in an LMIC, 2018, Co-investigator; US National Institute of Health (NIH) (PTE Federal Award Number: 5R21MH117759-01)