Psychiatrists

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Dr Hannelie Fourie is a highly-experienced consultant psychiatrist, specialising in both adult and old age psychiatry. From her two private clinics in London, she provides high standard therapy alongside pharmaceutical support, and always involves patients in the decision-making process regarding their care and recovery. She provides wide-ranging care for many conditions, but has a particular interest in treating depression and anxiety, especially in those working in environments with high levels of stress, and also in treating memory problems, especially in older aged people. Alongside her clinical practice, Dr Fourie has worked as a honorary lecturer, and teaches in psychiatry, as well as organising the course, and also provides executive coaching. Dr Fourie has also published numerous articles in peer-reviewed medical journals in her field of expertise. 

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Accredited Cognitive Analytic Therapist EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner. Dr Abrar Hussain is a consultant psychiatrist based in West London and Berkshire with a wealth of experience and expertise in many areas of his field. His specialties include depression, anxiety, traumatic stress and personality disorders, amongst many other areas of psychiatry. He has a special interest in the assessment and management of medically unexplained symptoms and functional neurological disorders. He runs a specialist service within the NHS for patients with co-morbid physical and psychological distress. He completed his medical training in 2002 as a gold medallist and has since gone on to complete his post graduate training in psychiatry in London. He was awarded Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2009. He is on the General Medical Council Specialist Register for General Psychiatry and Liaison Psychiatry. In addition to his training in pharmacological (medicines) management, he is trained in psychological therapies. He is an Accredited Therapist in Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), a form of psychological therapy based on relationships with self and others. He is also an EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) therapy is a powerful approach aimed at processing traumatic experiences.  As well as working full-time as a consultant psychiatrist, Dr Hussain dedicates time to mentoring for the Thames Valley and Wessex Leadership Academy. He leads training for junior psychiatrists sitting the Royal College of Psychiatrists examination as the Course Director for Cognitions for CASC course (www.cognitionsforcasc.co.uk). He is actively involved in research as the Principal Investigator in the national multi-centre CODES trial. He has presented in national and international conferences and won prizes for his work. He has been invited to speak at a number of regional and national events. He has published several scientific papers in peer reviewed journals.

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Dr Derek Blincow is a leading child and adolescent psychiatrist with more than thirty years of experience. He has expertise in child protection, resilient therapy, autism and children's response to trauma, to name but a few. After gaining his medical qualifications in 1981, Dr Blincow completed psychiatric training at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals until 1990 when he became a consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry in Sussex hospitals. Over the past two decades, Dr Blincow has held several important positions, including Clinical Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health services at the Sussex Partnership Trust and the Director of Children's Services at the South Downs Health NHS Trust. Currently, Dr Blincow has a caseload of more than 150 cases on broad spectrum child and adolescent mental health disorders. He is trained in family therapy, CBT, psychodynamic therapies and pharmacological treatments. Dr Blincow is also an expert witness and has appeared in more than 600 court cases over the last eighteen years. Further to his medical practice, Dr Blincow is committed to education and currently serves as a visiting fellow at the University of Brighton. He was also an honorary lecturer in psychiatry at City University, London between 1986 and 1989. Further to this, Dr Blincow has published a lot on resilient therapy, co-authoring a book of the same title in 2007 and contributing to numerous journal and book chapters as well. At present, Dr Blincow is consultant at The Priory Hospital Tricehurst House in East Sussex.

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Dr Andy Zamar is an expert consultant psychiatrist and founder of the London Psychiatry Centre. Dr Zamar has special expertise in the treatment and diagnosis of adult ADHD, PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), anxiety disorders, and adjustment disorders. He has significant experience treating patients with severe trauma, including medical complications, crimes, natural disaster, and terrorist attacks. He is triple qualified in medicine, in Egypt, the UK, and the USA, and is holder of the Gaskell Gold Medal and Prize, one of the most important distinctions in clinical psychiatry. Dr Zamar and his team have introduced several new technologies to the UK, including pioneering rTMS (Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) treatment for depression, and revolutionary treatment for premature ejaculation. He is also multilingual and regularly consults and treats in English, French, Greek, Italian and Arabic. During an inspection from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Dr Zamar's clinic, The London Psychiatry Centre, was rated very highly for their treatment of patients, stating that "patients received a number of treatments that were not available in other settings. Patients spoke highly of these treatments following unsuccessful previous treatments with medicines." 

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Dr Stefania Bonaccorso is a leading psychiatrist based at The London Medical Specialist Clinic, who specialises in psychosis, depression, self-harm, psychotherapy, suicidal thoughts, bipolar illness and personality disorders. Dr Bonaccorso attained her medical education and psychiatry degree at the University Of Rome, Italy. She has acquired immense clinical and research experience in both Europe and the USA. Since 2008 she has been a clinical lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry Maudsley Hospital at King’s College, where her research interests focus on metabolic abnormalities, childhood abuse and sexual function in patients with a first psychotic episode. She also has experience from working at the National Psychosis Unit where she took care of severely mentally ill patients, who are affected by psychosis. Dr Bonaccorso has vast experience with patients with personality disorders having worked as a consultant psychiatrist for an inpatients unit of females at high risk of self-harm and suicide. She also deals with patients affected by anxiety and depression. Dr Bonaccorso has collaborated with the Italian health services to repatriate numerous citizens with mental health-related difficulties.

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Dr Rajeev Dhar is an esteemed consultant psychiatrist, practising from his private clinics across London where he sees a broad range of patients and clinical problems from all over the world. He specialises in panic attacks, executive stress and organisational behaviour, anxiety, depression and  bipolar disorder  alongside other conditions. He is also a qualified barrister and has a MBA. This skill set and knowledge base allows him to have a unique model of practice prioritising excellent communication, explanation and planning bespoke to the patient's work and organisational environment. He has additional training in EMDR for trauma; psychological and pharmacological approaches to adult adhd and executive coaching.  Alongside his clinical practice, he is also the director of coaching organisation, sits on the board 2 NHS clinical commissioning groups, and is dedicated to lecturing on mental health issues, mood disorders and the relationship between law and psychiatry. Dr Dhar is also a leading expert witness, and has published in journals as well as written chapters in leading books on psychiatry. He is a recognised speaker on mental health issues for organisational cpd events; as an invited speaker for multinational companies and academic meetings  

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Dr Julius Bourke is a highly reputable psychiatrist based at Nightingale Hospital, London. He has a special interest in the assessment and management of neuropsychiatric disorders such as Parkinson's disease, brain injury and concussion, depression, anxiety (including PTSD and OCD) and stress-related conditions. He is a leading expert in somatic syndromes, such as chronic fatigue and chronic pain syndromes, which lie at the interface between general medicine, surgery and psychiatry. He is frequently instructed in the provision of expert medicolegal opinion on psychiatric disorders, head injury and post-concussion syndromes. Outside of his clinic, he serves as a clinical senior lecturer in neurophysiology and clinical psychiatry at the Queen Mary University of London. His specialist research interests are in the neurophysiology of chronic pain, the functional somatic syndromes and related disorders. He has given numerous talks and presentations on both a national and an international basis. Dr Bourke has been widely published on an array of field-related topics. He has co-authored a textbook on psychiatry and has contributed chapters to numerous others, including a world-leading textbook on internal medicine. Dr Bourke qualified from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, before working in emergency medicine and neurology in East London and hyperbaric medicine in Egypt. He pursued his psychiatric training in East London and then at The Maudsley Hospital. 

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Dr Justin Sauer is a highly-regarded London-based psychiatrist specialising in stress-related conditions, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, memory disorders, mild cognitive impairment and dementia. He was recently voted an NHS hero for his work with his patients and colleagues and practises at a number of prominent clinics in the capital including Parkside Hospital. He is regularly invited to lecture and teach on psychiatry and has been published in numerous peer-reviewed publications. He has written three books on psychiatry and is a member of the Society of Authors.

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