
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.
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. (2024). Association between prenatal maternal sleep quality, neonatal uncinate fasciculus white matter, and infant negative emotionality. EBioMedicine, 109, 105384.
| 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.
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 April 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