Dr. Saman Ahmed , MBBS, MRCPsych, CCT (UK)

I am a very passionate health professional who believes in high standard of evidence-based care delivered with compassion. Psychiatry for me is the best example of holistic care which delivers care on the bio-psycho-social model. There is as huge responsibility on psychiatrist not only to keep up-to-date with mental health knowledge, but the also the impact of physical health on patients mental health and vice versa. I believe in life-long learning.

After graduating, I moved to the UK to start my foundation programme, over which I developed interest in psychiatry. I was determined to have a robust medical foundation; hence, I worked in various accident and emergency departments for a couple of years before embarking onto psychiatry training. I completed both my Core and Specialist training in London, and gained a dual CCT in both General Adult and Old age psychiatry. As a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, I have played an active part in college by participating in events and doing poster and verbal presentations. 

My NHS experience spans over 18 years. In addition to a varied clinical experience, I have taken part in research, leadership and service development, and also Education and mentoring roles. I was the Deputy Associate Medical Director of Acute services in my last Trust, and also an Associate Dean for undergraduate medical education attached to the Barts and London Medical School. I was actively involved in putting systems in place, both for safe clinical care, but also to train future doctors over the COVID-19 period. I have a very flexible approach towards seeing patients; not only have I seen patients in clinics, wards, patient homes (including care homes), but also in A&E departments, and in police custody. At times, I have seen patients remotely and offered consultations in other languages that I speak. 

My clinical experience includes inpatient and community care, both in adult and older adult services, eating disorders, liaison psychiatry, perinatal psychiatry, crisis and home treatment team and memory services. I hope to reduce stigma and make mental health services accessible for all in a culturally and religiously sensitive way. I firmly believe that everyone can have the opportunity to have a happy and peaceful life. My primary tool is an innate empathy that I have refined with training, and that leads me to have a warm and welcoming therapeutic approach.

Expertise

• Depression
• Anxiety/Phobias
• Personality Disorders
• Perinatal Psychiatry
• Bipolar Affective Disorder
• Psychotic Disorders including Schizophrenia
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Cognitive Disorders including Dementia
  and Delirium
• Adult ADHD
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Somatoform Disorders
• Eating Disorders
• Sleep Disorders/Insomnia

Qualifications & Memberships

• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry. On the Specialist Register with the General Medical Council, United Kingdom, 2018
• Member of Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych), United Kingdom, 2012
• MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from Fatimah Jinnah Medical College, Pakistan, 2000
• Registered with the Dubai Health Authority (DHA)