I am a consultant Psychiatrist and Neuropsychiatrist  with over 30 years of psychiatry practise in various settings, including outpatient and inpatient clinics, general hospitals and emergency departments, most notably leading an award-winning and highly-regarded psychiatric unit. 

Having been awarded an MB ChB from the University of Baghdad's medical school, I went on to complete 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).

I completed my training in general adult psychiatry with a sun-speciality in Neuropsychiatry, in the UK on the internationally-recognised Maudsley and south London and St George's training schemes, therefore, gaining a MRCPsych from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. 

From 2003 to 2007, I was the assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Hadramount University in Yemen, and now I continue to impart my experience and knowledge in training doctors specialising in psychiatry, as well as medical students as part of different organisations such as Health Education England, St.George’s Mental Health Trust, and GKT School of Medical Education, King's College London.