Dr. Tamer Wassef, MD, CDS, ADM, ADP, is the Chief Medical Officer at Guardian Recovery. Along with his extensive history within the organization, Dr. Wassef has more than 15 years of experience in treating mental illness and addiction and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). He also holds three board certifications from ABPN: General Psychiatry and Neurology, Addiction Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine. Following an early education at the Cairo Educational University Hospital and various psychiatry residency programs and fellowships, Dr. Wassef completed his fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania. Before joining Guardian Recovery, he served as the Medical Director of several programs, including an acute inpatient psychiatry unit and medical detox unit at Christ Hospital, Jersey City, where he was also the acting chair for the Psychiatry Department.