Dr Aashish Odedra

Dr Odedra is a General Adult Psychiatrist with added endorsements in Liaison Psychiatry and Rehabilitation Psychiatry. He has experience training in various sub-specialties from Forensic mental health, Old Age, and Child and Adolescent mental health services.

Dr Odedra has experience working with patients presenting with a wide range of mental health conditions from acute to rehabilitation, providing assessment and treatment.

Within the Adult Psychiatry service at The Health Suite, following a thorough initial assessment, Dr Odedra will develop a care plan with the patient and their GP/care provider. As well as recommending a treatment care plan, he can initiate and monitor medications for a wide range of mental health presentations including anxiety, mood disorders and psychosis. This is done in collaboration with the patient’s GP. Psycho-education, psychological and lifestyle-based psycho-therapeutic approaches will also be considered where appropriate. These include psychodynamic, cognitive behavioural, and interpersonal-based approaches.

He has experience in facilitating psycho-education groups for Bipolar affective disorders and Non-epileptic attack disorders. He also has been a tutor for medical students and junior doctors.

Qualifications:

2019 – Certificate of completion of training (CCT) in General Adult Psychiatry, Liaison Psychiatry, and Rehabilitation Psychiatry.

2016 – Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

2008 – MUDr. Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.

Professional Registrations & Memberships:

General Medical Council: 7021771.
Royal College of Psychiatrists: 871188.
Medical Defence Union.