Ayman H. Fanous

Ayman Fanous, MD is Professor and Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix. His primary research focus is the identification of genetic risk factors for serious mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. In particular, he is interested in why clinical presentations differ between people with the same diagnoses and whether this might be due to different underlying genetic factors. He is also interested in developing methods of using and individual's genetic code to more effectively tailor treatments them, which are more effective and have fewer side effects.