Dr. Joseph El-Khoury

Dr Joseph El Khoury is a Consultant Adult and Addiction Psychiatrist and a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK). He is the co-founder and medical director of the Valens Clinic, a leading Dubai based clinic established in 2023. He is the former founding head of the department of psychiatry and behavioral health at American Hospital Dubai. He has held faculty positions at several universities, including the American University of Beirut and the University of Sharjah. He is currently adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry at the United Arab Emirates University.

Dr El-Khoury combines international clinical experience from the United Kingdom, Lebanon and the UAE with an extensive track record in teaching, research and mental health advocacy. He has co-authored more than 70 academic publications and has a special interest in conflict medicine, having obtained an MSc in War and Psychiatry from King’s College London in 2019. He is the immediate past president of the Lebanese Psychiatric Society and the financial officer of the Middle Eastern International division of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Dr El-Khoury has been involved in setting up mental health services and has been consulted on national and regional projects by top consulting firms and organizations. His interest in sports psychiatry stems from his experience treating VIPs, high performers in various sectors and individuals confronted with extreme conditions. He is well known on the speaker circuit in the GCC and often delivers presentations at international forums.