Khalid W. Al-Ali, MBBS
Resident Appointee
Bio
Hometown: Baghdad, Iraq - Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Interests: Dr. Khalid Al-Ali’s professional interests span interventional psychiatry, developmental disorders, neuropsychiatry in dementia, neuropsychopathology, MRI diffusion tensor imaging, and medical education. He firmly believes that any field becomes fascinating when explored in depth. Outside of his medical career, Dr. Al-Ali enjoys traveling to national parks, cycling, video gaming, and playing soccer. If he had to eat one meal for the rest of his life, he would choose shawarma.
Key Publications
Garic, D., Al-Ali, K., Nasir, A., Azrak, O., Grzadzinski, R. L., McKinstry, R. C., Wolff, J. J., Lee, C. M., Pandey, J., Schultz, R. T., St. John, T., Dager, S. R., Estes, A. M., Gerig, G., Zwaigenbaum, L., Marrus, N., Botteron, K. N., Piven, J., Styner, M., Hazlett, H. C., & Shen, M. D. (2025). White matter microstructure in school-age children with Down syndrome. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 73, 101540.
Moog, N. K., Al-Ali, K., Rasmussen, J. M., Miller, R. K., Barrett, E. S., Graham, A. M., Fair, D. A., Tivarus, M. E., Entringer, S., Wadhwa, P. D., Simhan, H. N., O'Connor, T. G., Styner, M., & Buss, C. (2026). Maternal depression with and without a history of childhood maltreatment and newborn white matter microstructure. Psychological medicine, 56, e51.
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Residency | Indiana University School of Medicine |
| 2019 | MBBS | University of Sharjah College of Medicine |
Dr. Khalid Al-Ali's research utilizes diffusion tensor imaging to analyze white matter microstructure and other structural changes that occur during brain development, from early neonatal stages to late-life neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.
Moog, N. K., Al-Ali, K., Rasmussen, J. M., Miller, R. K., Barrett, E. S., Graham, A. M., Fair, D. A., Tivarus, M. E., Entringer, S., Wadhwa, P. D., Simhan, H. N., O'Connor, T. G., Styner, M., & Buss, C. Psychological medicine 2026 Feb 24
Azrak, O., Garic, D., Nasir, A., Swanson, M. R., Grzadzinski, R. L., Al-Ali, K., Shen, M. D., Girault, J. B., St John, T., Pandey, J., Zwaigenbaum, L., Estes, A. M., Wolff, J. J., Dager, S. R., Schultz, R. T., Evans, A. C., Elison, J. T., Yacoub, E., Kim, S. H., McKinstry, R. C., … Styner, M. A. NeuroImage 2025 Sep 30
Garic, D., Al-Ali, K. W., Nasir, A., Azrak, O., Grzadzinski, R. L., McKinstry, R. C., Wolff, J. J., Lee, C. M., Pandey, J., Schultz, R. T., St John, T., Dager, S. R., Estes, A. M., Gerig, G., Zwaigenbaum, L., Marrus, N., Botteron, K. N., Piven, J., Styner, M., Hazlett, H. C., … Shen, M. D. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2025 Mar 1
Nevarez-Brewster, M., Demers, C. H., Deer, L. K., Aran, Ö., Gallop, R. J., Haase, M. H., Al-Ali, K., Bagonis, M. M., Gilmore, J. H., Hoffman, M. C., Styner, M. A., Hankin, B. L., & Davis, E. P. eBioMedicine 2024 Oct 30
Tomlinson, C., Vlasova, R., Al-Ali, K., Young, J. T., Shi, Y., Lubach, G. R., Alexander, A. L., Coe, C. L., Styner, M., & Fine, J. Developmental Psychobiology 2023 Apr 26
Demers, C. H., Bagonis, M. M., Al-Ali, K., Garcia, S. E., Styner, M. A., Gilmore, J. H., Hoffman, M. C., Hankin, B. L., & Davis, E. P. Development and Psychopathology 2021 Dec 7