Dr Pravir Sharma

Consultant Psychiatrist in Birmingham

MB BS MSc Gen Psy DPM FRCPsych

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Dr Pravir Sharma is a highly-trained consultant psychiatrist in Birmingham, the West Midlands, and specialises in mental health issues in the elderly and general adult psychiatry. His focus also includes depression, dementia and anxiety disorders alongside post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and bipolar disorder. He is also renowned for his expertise in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorders, schizophrenia and mood disorders. Dr Sharma sees patients at Sutton Medical Consulting in Sutton-Coldfield and also provides e-Consultations for international and UK patients.

He completed his basic and postgraduate training at the well-regarded National Institute of Mental Health Neurosciences, Bangalore, India, before moving to the UK to specialise in old-age psychiatry. Dr Sharma worked in a full-time substantive post with Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Trust for more than 18 years retiring from his post in June 2021. He is currently working as a Locum Consultant in a NHS Trust in West Midlands and has also been appointed by the Care Quality Commission as a second opinion doctor. 

Dr Sharma has dedicated his years' training and professional years in psychiatry to treat his patients to the best of his ability. Beyond his full-time work for the NHS and his time with his private clinics, he is also active in medico-legal work. He can act as an expert witness, prepare medico-legal reports, appear in court, and has experience in personal injury, mental capacity and clinical negligence cases relating to his area of expertise. Additionally, he is skilled in acting as an expert witness in cases relating to immigration as well as employment tribunals, the preparation of occupational health or psychiatric reports, including those relating to road traffic accidents, PTSD or industrial or workplace injuries. Dr Sharma is Section 12(2) Approved for the use of Mental Health Act. 

Additionally, Dr Sharma has conducted research and appeared in multiple publications in national and international journals over the years. Keeping his involvement in his field well-rounded, he was also an active member of groups and associations in roles such as medical appraiser, educational supervisor and examiner.

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19/03/2024

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Dr Sharma was an absolute pleasure. He listened to all our concerns regarding my mothers health issues and was very calm and patient with her. He provided very valuable and reassuring advise regarding my mums medication and was able to adjust her medication to suit her symptoms.

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28/12/2023

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21/12/2023

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30/10/2023

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Dr Sharma is a very caring doctor, knowledgeable, professional and very understanding. I recommend him very highly:


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