Dr Joseph El Khoury is a Consultant Adult and Addiction Psychiatrist and a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He is the co-founder and medical director of the Valens Clinic, a Dubai based clinic established in 2023. He has held leadership and faculty positions at several institutions, including American Hospital Dubai, the American University of Beirut and the University of Sharjah. He is currently adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry at United Arab Emirates University. 

Dr El-Khoury combines international clinical experience with an extensive track record in teaching, research and mental health advocacy. He has co-authored more than 55 peer-reviewed publications and has a special interest in conflict medicine, having obtained an MSc in War and Psychiatry from King’s College London. He is the immediate past president of the Lebanese Psychiatric Society and the financial officer of the Middle Eastern International division of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.