Dr Zia Nadeem

Dr Nadeem is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatry, UK and is registered with the General Medical Council (4677754). He is recognised by Lothian Health Board under Section 22 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Scotland Act 2003 as being experienced in the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorder.

• BSc – Osmania University, India
• MBBS – Gulbarga University, India
• Diploma in Medical Informatics, Medvarsity Online, India
• Master of Philosophy (MPhil – Psychiatry) – Edinburgh University
• Fellow of Royal College of Psychiatrists (FRCPsych) – London, UK
• Certificate of Specialist Training – CCT, UK
• Fellow of Indian Psychiatric Society – India
• Member of College of Psychiatrists – (MCPsychI) Ireland

Dr Nadeem trained in Psychiatry at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital and obtained the membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, UK, and CCT from GMC, UK. Dr Nadeem worked as a Consultant Psychiatrist at St John’s Hospital, Livingston, and Carseview Mental Health Centre, Dundee, Scotland, Hyderabad in India, Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Republic of Ireland, before returning to take up NHS work once again at St. John’s Hospital, Livingston, Scotland, where he is currently working as a General Adult Psychiatrist. He set up and is currently running the West Lothian Adult Neurodevelopmental Disorder Services.

He has wide experience in dealing with psychiatric and mental health issues. He carried out original research in the field of Schizophrenia, and worked as Honorary Lecturer in Clinical Psychiatry at the Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh. He chaired the Mental Health Informatics Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists for three years. He has given lectures and conducted workshops in UK, India and Kuwait on various psychiatric topics and has several publications to his credit. He holds the cause of psycho-education (especially in the area of complex psychiatric disorders and ADHD) close to his heart, and gives informational and educational lectures at various schools, colleges, Business Schools and IT and Govt. organisations. He contributes to various newspapers and has appeared on TV health shows. He was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in London, recognising his services to the field of Psychiatry in India and UK in 2015.

Dr Nadeem has over 25 years of experience working with adults who have been struggling with a wide range of difficulties in inpatient, outpatient and community settings, in Acute Psychiatry, Rehabilitation Psychiatry and neurodevelopmental disorders. These include but are not limited to: Schizophrenia and other major psychotic disorders, Bipolar Affective Disorders, Major Depressive Disorders, Anxiety, Panic and Phobic Disorders and OCD. He also has expertise in diagnosing and managing Adult Neurodevelopmental Disorders, including ADHD and Autism. Dr Nadeem has a special interest in severe and enduring mental illnesses and their psychopharmacology. His interests also include the use of modern technology including AI, digital psychiatry and telepsychiatry for effective psychiatric healthcare delivery.