Dr Athar Abbas
Luton
Summary
I am a hard-working, conscientious and diligent psychiatrist who strives for clinical excellence. I have strong clinical acumen which has developed through exposure to a variety of psychiatric specialties. Over the years I have developed a special interest in diagnosing and managing Adult ADHD. I have also completed formal Adult ADHD training.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work history
ST5 Psychiatry Registrar
Early Intervention Psychosis team
Bedford
08.2023 - Current
- Initial assessments using comprehensive assessment of at risk mental state
- Attending daily MDT meetings
- Supervision of Junior doctors
- Involved with teaching and training for doctors and allied health professionals
- Medical reviews
- Involved in mental health act related work
- ADHD assessments
ST4 Psychiatry Registrar
Onyx Ward (General Adult acute inpatient mental health unit)
Luton
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Board round reviews
- Chairing ward rounds independently
- Discharge planning
- Discharge patient review
- Further refine management of acute unwell mental health patients
- Providing advise to junior doctors and other allied health care professions
- Attending tribunals
- Involved in management rounds (MDT meetings).
Locum specialty doctor
ADHD team and Community Mental Health Team
Bedford
03.2022 - 08.2022
- Clinic sessions 4 times weekly including 7 initial assessments and 5 medical follow-ups when working with TABI (triage and brief intervention) team
- Under the ADHD team I was seeing 12 ADHD patients including part 2 and part 3 assessments
- Attending MDT once week
- One emergency diagnostic appointment per week
- I have received formal ADHD training.
CT3 (core psychiatric trainee)
General Adult Psychiatry Community Mental Health Team
Cygnet House
08.2021 - 02.2022
- Twice weekly clinics including Domiciliary visits
- Medication advise for non-medical personal
- Attending MDTs
- Twice weekly teaching
- Regular oncalls.
CT3 (core psychiatric trainee)
CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Stevenage
02.2021 - 08.2021
- Conducting follow up clinic reviews and initial assessments for CAMHS patients with a wide varied of MH issues in this client ground ranging from ASD, affective, neurotic and psychotic disorders
- 2-3 times weekly MDT review and daily team briefs
- Weekly high risk meetings
- Monthly clinical governance meetings
- Assessment and management of patient presenting to CAMHS Tier 3
- Familiarisation with psychopharmacology in CAMHS in particular ADHD medications, prescribing control drugs and use/indication of licensed and unlicensed medications.
CT2 (core psychiatric trainee)
Psychiatry of old age (combined inpatient and outpatient team)
Seward Lodge
08.2020 - 02.2021
- Inpatient roles: Review patients both from a mental and physical perspective
- Reviewing psychotropic medications during ward rounds
- Given the opportunity to conduct daily mini reviews
- Supervising FY and trainee physician assistants
- Outpatient roles: Attending memory clinic
- Working as part of community crises and CMHT team
CT2 (core psychiatric trainee)
Learning Disabilities Community Mental Health Team
The Marlows
02.2020 - 08.2020
- In this placement I was given the opportunity to improve my clinical exposure to patients who had a background of intellectual disabilities (ID) with comorbid mental illnesses and behavioral features which may or may not have been secondary to mental illness
- This was mainly based in a community setting
- This opportunity allowed me to further refine my skills in psychiatric assessments, formulations, and management plans in patient with ID
CT1 (core psychiatric trainee)
Liaison psychiatry
Watford General Hospital
08.2019 - 02.2020
- In this placement I was given the opportunity to improve my clinical exposure to patients who presented with medically unexplained symptoms, psychiatric sequelae of medical conditions, and neuropsychiatric cases
- This ranged from ward-based exposure to A&E
- This opportunity allowed me to further refine my skills in psychiatric assessments, formulations, and management plans
- Additionally, I have come to appreciate the vital role liaison psychiatrist plan in general hospital settings both as specialist clinicians and as gatekeepers for MH trusts.
CT1 (core psychiatric trainee)
General Adult Psychiatry Community Mental Health Team
Holly Lodge
02.2019 - 08.2019
- 3 weekly clinics including one initial assessment clinic
- Undertake ADHD assessments
- Regular domiciliary visits
- CPA reviews
- Medication advise for non-medical personal
- Attending twice weekly MDTs (Risky patient reviews, Post IA meetings)
- Twice weekly teaching
- Regular oncalls
- ECT.
CT1 (core psychiatric trainee)
Psychiatry of Old Age Inpatient Unit
The Stewarts
08.2018 - 02.2019
- Daily ward rounds
- Admitting patients to the unit which includes physical assessment, psychiatric assessment, medical interventions including ECG and blood tests
- Supervision of the FY doctors
- ECT
- Weekly CPA meetings both (initial and discharge)
- Family meetings
- Discharge summaries
- Reviewing patients both physical and mental needs
- Ensure patients have up to date legal frameworks including Dols
- Twice weekly clinics (one of which was a diagnostic clinic)
- Attending twice weekly teaching
- Weekly supervision
- Regular oncalls including both days and night oncall duties.
Locum ST1 General Adult Psychiatry
Inpatient unit and community mental health team
Dundee
08.2017 - 02.2018
- Attending weekly ward rounds
- Admitting emergency admissions
- Undertaking independent clinics weekly
- Regular attendance of Community mental health team and providing input from medical prescriptive
- Undertaking independent domiciliary visits, assessing if patients require hospital admissions
- Volunteered to cover Angus south sector clinics independently, as staff deficiencies
- Provide support to foundation year doctors, GPs, and community mental health nurses when required.
Locum ST1 Psychiatry of Old Age
Inpatient Unit and Community Mental health team for Old Age Psychiatry
Dundee
08.2017 - 02.2018
- Attending weekly ward rounds
- Admitting emergency admissions
- Undertaking independent clinics weekly
- Regular attendance of Community mental health team and providing input from medical prescriptive
- Undertaking independent domiciliary visits, assessing if patients require hospital admissions
- Volunteered to cover Angus south sector clinics independently, as staff deficiencies
- Provide support to foundation year doctors, GPs, and community mental health nurses when required.
FY2
ENT
Ninewells Hospital
04.2017 - 08.2017
- Rota coordinator
- Attending board rounds
- Attending ward rounds
- Reviewing acutely unwell patients and formulating management plans
- Elective procedure clerking
- Emergency admission clerking
- Attending departmental teaching
- Attending theatre
- Teaching house officers and senior medical students
- Carrying out basic ENT procedures including rigid nasoendoscopy (RNE), Flexible nasoendoscopy (FNE), Incision and drainage of Peritonsillar abscesses and Nasal cauterisation
- Discharge Letters.
FY2
Neurosurgery
Ninewells Hospital
12.2016 - 04.2017
- Attending consultant-led ward rounds
- Clerking patients undergoing elective procedure
- Leading ward rounds
- Reviewing HDU (High Dependency Unit)
- Assisting in theatre
- Consenting patients undergoing surgery
- Reviewing unwell patients
- Discharge letters
- Analgesia review.
FY2
Murray Royal Hospital
PH27BH
08.2016 - 12.2016
- Ward rounds and daily review
- Comprehensive clerking/physical exam of admitting patients
- Medications and blood test review
- Weekly outpatient clinics
- On-calls and reviewing patients at PRIs AMU (acute medical unit)
- Weekly departmental teaching
- Assessing patients at the Crises team
- Experienced in placing patients under STD (short term detention).
FY1
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Paisley
04.2016 - 08.2016
- Attending ward rounds
- Discharge summaries
- Attending minor ops
- Preassessing patients
- Reviewing unwell patients
- HDU review
- Attending weekly departmental teaching
- Attending MDTs.
FY1
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Paisley
02.2016 - 04.2016
- Attending ward rounds
- Discharge summaries
- Attending minor ops
- Preassessing patients
- Reviewing unwell patients
- HDU review
- Attending weekly departmental teaching
- Attending MDTs.
FY1
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Paisley
10.2015 - 01.2016
- Reviewing patients, establishing a diagnosis, and formulating a management plan
- Twice daily consultant-led meetings
- Attending twice weekly teaching
- Witnessing STDC (short term detention certificate).
Education
A Levels: Biology: A, Chemistry: A, Welsh Baccalaureate: A, Psychology: B -
Saint David’s Catholic College
09.2007 - 05.2009
MD. (Medical Doctor) -
Comenius University
09.2009 - 05.2015
MRCPsych (Royal College of Psychiatrist Membership Exam) - undefined
Royal College of Psychiatrists
03.2022 - undefined
Section 12 approved doctor -
12.2022 -
Skills
- Experience in diagnosing and managing Adult ADHD
- Extensive experience in psychiatry
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Problem-solving
- Clinical excellence and tailored management
Accomplishments
- 11/2023, Mentor as a part of East of England Mentoring Scheme
- December 2023, Mock CASC examiner
- September 2023, CASC Examiner for SPMM Course
- 2017, Foundation Year Doctor Rota Co-coordinator
Affiliations
- GMC (General Medical Council)
- BMA (British Medical Association)
- MRCPsych – (Royal College of Psychiatrist Membership)
Custom
- 2018, Globalsurg2 (Determine the worldwide epidemiology of surgical site infections after abdominal surgery) – Lancet Infect Dis 2018; 18: 516–25
- 2017, Chronic Subdural Haematoma: Systematic Review Highlighting Risk Factors for Recurrent Bleeds - Abdelsadg M, Kanodia AK, Abbas A, Sheikh A. Chronic subdural haematoma: Systematic review highlighting risk factors for recurrent bleeds. Neuro Open J. 2017; 4(1): 16-24. doi: 10.17140/NOJ-4-125
- 2017, An Unusual Intracranial Inflammatory Process of Unknown Origin - Badran K, Abdelsadq M, Abbas A, et al. An unusual intracranial inflammatory process of unknown origin. Neuro Open J. 2017; 4(1): 25-30. doi: 10.17140/NOJ-4-126
Personal Information
Nationality: British
Timeline
ST5 Psychiatry Registrar
Early Intervention Psychosis team
08.2023 - Current
Section 12 approved doctor -
12.2022 -
ST4 Psychiatry Registrar
Onyx Ward (General Adult acute inpatient mental health unit)
08.2022 - 08.2023
Locum specialty doctor
ADHD team and Community Mental Health Team
03.2022 - 08.2022
MRCPsych (Royal College of Psychiatrist Membership Exam) - undefined
Royal College of Psychiatrists
03.2022 - undefined
CT3 (core psychiatric trainee)
General Adult Psychiatry Community Mental Health Team
08.2021 - 02.2022
CT3 (core psychiatric trainee)
CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
02.2021 - 08.2021
CT2 (core psychiatric trainee)
Psychiatry of old age (combined inpatient and outpatient team)
08.2020 - 02.2021
CT2 (core psychiatric trainee)
Learning Disabilities Community Mental Health Team
02.2020 - 08.2020
CT1 (core psychiatric trainee)
Liaison psychiatry
08.2019 - 02.2020
CT1 (core psychiatric trainee)
General Adult Psychiatry Community Mental Health Team
02.2019 - 08.2019
CT1 (core psychiatric trainee)
Psychiatry of Old Age Inpatient Unit
08.2018 - 02.2019
Locum ST1 General Adult Psychiatry
Inpatient unit and community mental health team
08.2017 - 02.2018
Locum ST1 Psychiatry of Old Age
Inpatient Unit and Community Mental health team for Old Age Psychiatry
08.2017 - 02.2018
FY2
ENT
04.2017 - 08.2017
FY2
Neurosurgery
12.2016 - 04.2017
FY2
Murray Royal Hospital
08.2016 - 12.2016
FY1
Royal Alexandra Hospital
04.2016 - 08.2016
FY1
Royal Alexandra Hospital
02.2016 - 04.2016
FY1
Royal Alexandra Hospital
10.2015 - 01.2016
MD. (Medical Doctor) -
Comenius University
09.2009 - 05.2015
A Levels: Biology: A, Chemistry: A, Welsh Baccalaureate: A, Psychology: B -
Saint David’s Catholic College
09.2007 - 05.2009
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