Amin Azzam, M.D., M.A.Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Contextually-Integrated Case-Based Curriculum for the UCB-UCSF Joint Medical Program
PHONE: (510) 642-6065
FAX: (510) 643-8771
LOCATION: 570 University Hall
E-MAIL: amin_azzam@berkeley.edu
Research Interests
- Teaching and learning styles in medical education
- Role of "near-peers" in teaching
- Problem-Based Learning
- Small group instruction
Hms 200A Contextually Integrated Case Based Curriculum
Selected Publications
Chavira DA, Garrido H, Bagnarello M, Azzam A, Reus VI, Mathews CA. "A Comparative Study of OCD in Costa Rica and the United States." Depression and Anxiety; in press.
Mathews CA, Nievergelt CM, Azzam A, Garrido H, Chavira DA, Wessel J, Bagnarello M, Reus VI, Schork NJ. "Characterization of Multigenerational Families With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Hoarding." Biological Psychiatry; in press.
Chandavarkar U, Azzam A, Mathews CA. "Anxiety symptoms and perceived performance in medical students." Depression and Anxiety 2006 Jul; 24(2): 103-111.
Azzam A, Lerner DM, Peters KF, Wiggs E, Rosenstein DL, Biesecker LG. "Psychiatric and neuropsychological characterization of Pallister-Hall syndrome: an example of a systematic psychiatric evaluation of rare genetic syndromes." Clinical Genetics 2005 Jan; 67(1): 87-92.
Azzam A and Mathews CA. "Meta-analysis of the Association between the Catecholamine-O-Methyl-Transferase Gene and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder."
Am J Medical Genetics 2003 Nov 15; 123B(1): 64-9.
Clore JN, Harris PA, Azzam A, Gill R, Zuelzer W, Rizzo WB, Blackard WG. "Changes in Phosphatidylcholine Fatty Acid Composition are Associated with Altered Skeletal Muscle Insulin Responsiveness in Normal Man." Metabolism 2000 Feb; 49(2): 232-8.
Clore JN, Li J, Gill R, Gupta S, Spencer R, Azzam A, Zuelzer W, Rizzo WB, Blackard WG. "Skeletal Muscle Phosphatidylcholine Fatty Acids and Insulin Sensitivity in Normal Humans." Am J Physiol 1998; 275: E665-E670.