Essentials of Telebehavioral Health (PDF)

Hossam Mahmoud, MD, MPH, DFAPA



Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts








Dr. Mahmoud is a Board-Certified psychiatrist with extensive experience delivering telebehavioral health services across multiple clinical settings. He is Regional Chief Medical Officer at Beacon Health Options/Anthem. Prior to joining Beacon/Anthem, he was the Behavioral Health Medical Director at Cambia Health Solutions. Dr Mahmoud served as the Medical Director and Senior Vice President at Array Behavioral Care for three years, during which he planned and implemented multiple telebehavioral health programs across the United States. Dr Mahmoud is Past President of the Illinois Psychiatric Society and Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He earned his Medical Degree and Master of Public Health at the American University of Beirut. He worked as a Medical Officer at the World Health Organization before completing his residency training at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in Chicago. Dr Mahmoud holds an academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine.







Emile Whaibeh, MPH



University of Balamand



Beirut, Lebanon








Emile Whaibeh is a researcher and an instructor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Balamand (UoB) in Beirut, Lebanon. He is currently a PhD candidate at the Doctoral School of Science and Health [École Doctorale de Science et Santé] (EDSS) at Saint-Joseph University (USJ). His published peer-reviewed journal articles focus on the applications of telebehavioral health and its potential in improving access to mental health services in resource-limited settings and countries and for underserved patient populations. He is also the lead field researcher at the Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD.A), a non-governmental organization focused on capacity