Dr Samr Dawood

Dr Samr Dawood is a respected and revered consultant psychiatrist based in central London who specialises in neuropsychiatry, ADHD and autism with comorbidity alongside depression, acute psychosis and bipolar disorders. Dr Dawood, who also treats chronic fatigue symptoms, privately practises at Harley Psychiatrists clinic and his NHS bases are Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

Dr Dawood has over 30 years of psychiatry practise in various settings, including outpatient and inpatient clinics, general hospitals and emergency departments. His current NHS work includes leading an award-winning and highly-regarded psychiatric unit. He believes that people can recover from mental illness to lead full, satisfying lives, following a holistic person-centred approach that encourages people to make choices regarding their treatment and to select meaningful purpose in life. He delivers care through paying attention to patient needs, listening with respect and empathy, accompanied by compassionate responses and thoughtful professional support, supporting individual strengths and abilities, rather than on deficits and pathologies. 

Dr Dawood has an impressive medical education. He has been awarded an MB ChB from the University of Baghdad's medical school and has a MRCPsych from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Furthermore, he has a CCT (Certificate of Completion of Higher Training) and a PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board) from the General Medical Council (GMC). 

In addition, Dr Dawood has a diploma in Disaster Medicine from the University of Linkoping, Sweden, a fellowship in psychiatry from the Board of Medical Specialisation, Iraq, and a USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination). Dr Dawood completed training in general adult psychiatry in the UK on the internationally-recognised Maudsley and south London and St George's training schemes, which included sub-speciality training in neuropsychiatry and rehabilitation psychiatry. 

Dr Dawood's medical research work has been published in various peer-reviewed international psychiatric journals and he has significant teaching experience alongside his exceptional practise work. Currently, he's a clinical supervisor for higher, GP and trust grade trainees in Psychiatry at Health Education England (HEE) and clinical and education supervisor for medical students at GKT School of Medical Education, King's College London. His responsibilities include leading an interdisciplinary general psychiatry adult inpatient teaching unit composed of higher and GP trainees, and junior doctors in psychiatry, medical students, nursing, social work, and support staff. 

Dr Dawood, who also has a special interest in treating common mental health problems like stress-related mental health problems, anxiety and personality disorders alongside psychological sexual dysfunction, psychosomatic illnesses and PTSD, has also lead higher training sessions in psychiatry for South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. Furthermore, he was Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Hadramount University in Yemen from 2003 to 2007.