Psychiatrists - Find a Private Psychiatrist in Surrey
Psychiatrists are medical doctors who specialize in mental health. They can treat many conditions, such as anxiety and depression. They can also assist with the side effects of cancer treatment like fatigue and changes in thinking.
She is engaged in teaching, facilitating various workshops and lecturing trainees for their MRCPsych examination course at Oxford and St George's NHS Trust. She is a patient-focused practitioner.
Dr Saad Al-Khalaf
Dr Saad Al-Khalaf is a highly experienced consultant general psychiatrist who is based in Guildford, Surrey. He also covers a portion of Hampshire and London. He is a specialist in treating enduring mental illnesses and older adult psychotherapy. He has a special interest in organic psychiatry as well as depression and anxiety (particularly treatment-resistant depression) and memory impairment such as dementia. He also has an extensive interest in mental capacity assessment.
He graduated as a doctor in 1971. He then completed a general medicine residency at St Charles, St George, and the Maudsley Hospitals in London. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and has been working as a private psychiatrist in the area since 2005.
He is currently employed at the Nuffield Guildford Hospital as well as at the Priory Hospital, Woking. He is in a non-remunerated job and is not a shareholder in any shares or financial interest in the equipment used at this hospital or any other Nuffield Health hospital.
Dr Jennifer Laidlaw
Jennifer Laidlaw earned her MD from the University of British Columbia before completing an internship in Psychiatry. During her residency she was actively involved in medical education. She has presented at international conferences and published on the subject of delirium screening as well as social media and professionalism. She began her career as the Head of Consultation Liaison (CL) Psychiatry at Surrey Memorial Hospital where she focused on creating a vibrant and highly collaborative CL service which provides psychiatric care for patients in the surgical and medical wards, including the oncology and palliative care units. She was also awarded an Facilities Engagement grant to develop guidelines on how to manage vulnerable patients at the hospital.
She is also the provincial practice director for Psychiatry in BC Cancer, Clinical Associate professor at UBC and the past president of the BC Psychiatric Association. She is an assistant professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and adjunct faculty in the UM PM&