Dr Frank Rohricht - Director of Research, Innovation and Medical Education 

In spring 2018, ELFT appointed Prof Frank Röhricht to the new role of Medical Director for Research, Innovation and Medical Education to support the research culture and the interface between Medical Education and Research.

Dr. Röhricht is Consultant Psychiatrist, Body psychotherapist and Medical Director at ELFT; he is Honorary Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Wolfson Institute for Population Health, Queen Mary University London and Professor of Psychiatry, Nicosia University / Cyprus. He published extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals (H-citation index 28, total 3086 citations), 22 book chapters and 3 textbooks.

Dr. Röhricht developed the first academic curriculum for body psychotherapy at master’s level and brought a faculty of senior lecturers together to deliver a MA Program “Clinical Psychology with Body Psychotherapy Certificate” in Istanbul, Maltepe University (from autumn 2019-2022).

Email: frank.rohricht@nhs.net

Dr Aneeba Anwar - Associate Director of Medical Education

Dr. Anwar was the College Tutor in ELFT for Bedfordshire GP/FY psychiatry trainees and is now the Associate Director of Medical Education, leading the delivery of medical education within ELFT's services in Bedfordshire and Luton and actively involved in mentoring and guiding trainees and trainers. Her work emphasises the importance of safe and effective patient care, fostering an environment conducive to learning for all professionals in healthcare.

As a Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) examiner and a GMC Associate as a PLAB examiner, Dr. Anwar plays a crucial role in assessing the competencies of doctors including International Medical Graduates (IMGs). Dedicated to the development of holistic healthcare skills. She has developed and led diverse training programs for doctors, ACPs, and PAs, and has been a clinical lead for memory services, delivering innovative education initiatives.

Email: aneeba.anwar@nhs.net

Neetu Klair - Head of Medical Education & Medical Staffing

Neetu had strategic responsibility for leading and managing all medical education and medical staffing provisions across the Trust, providing leadership across all directorates and ensures that the wider medical education and medical staffing teams, including administrative support, Supervisors, Directors and Resident Doctors work together in a co-operative and integrated way.

Email: neetu.klair@nhs.net

Marius Johnston - Medical Education Manager

Marius oversees the Medical Education team, to ensure there is a supportive learning environment for all medical students, doctors in postgraduate training, SAS Doctors, Consultants, and other medical professional groups as appropriate. He also ensures we maintain effective and efficient systems and processes, so that the Trust complies with the Educational Governance & Corporate Governance frameworks within both the Trust and relating to external bodies. 

Email: marius.johnston@nhs.net

Dr Helen Bruce – Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education

Dr Helen Bruce is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist based in Hackney.

She is a National Teaching Fellow and also a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

She has overall oversight of the clinical placements and medical student teaching across the Trust working closely with all of the site leads and the medical education department.

Dr Kaz Iwata - Undergraduate Lead for Newham

Kaz is a consultant general adult psychiatrist for the Newham South Community Recovery Team with both community and inpatient responsibilities. He is the site lead for undergraduates at Newham and oversees the psychiatry placements in Newham.

Email: kazuya.iwata@nhs.net

Dr Charlotte Wattebot O'Brien - Undergraduate Lead for Tower Hamlets

Charlotte is responsible for coordinating undergraduate psychiatry placements in Tower Hamlets and is available to offer support and information to consultants and students.

Email: charlotte.wattebot-o'brien@nhs.net

Dr Sidra Zia - Undergraduate Lead for Luton and Bedfordshire and Regional Sub-Dean for University of Cambridge

Sidra is a Crisis Team Consultant based in Bedford and is responsible for coordinating undergraduate psychiatry placements in Luton and Bedfordshire.

Email: Sidra.zia1@nhs.net 

Dr Matthew Loughran - Undergraduate Lead for Forensics

Dr Matthew Loughran is a consultant forensic psychiatrist, based at Wolfson House (low secure unit) and the Tower Hamlets Community Forensic Service. He oversees undergraduate psychiatry placements within the forensic services in East London.

Dr Rahul Bhattacharya - MRCPsych Course Lead

Dr Rahul is the MRCPsych course lead for North East London covering ELFT and NELFT. He is passionate about medical education and patient involvement and aspires the MRCPsych course to be of the highest quality, supported by an excellent faculty and responsive to feedback from trainees.

Email: rahul.bhattacharya@nhs.net

Dr Iyas Assalman - Postgraduate Med Ed Lead for Newham

Iyas is a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist and the Postgraduate Lead for trainees in Newham.

Email: iyas.assalman@nhs.net

Dr Marisa Manning  - Postgraduate Lead for Luton

Marisa is a Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist at Bedford Hospital and Postgraduate Lead, covering trainees in Bedford and Luton.

Dr Sen Kallumpuram - Core Training Programme Director - Luton and Bedfordshire

Dr Sen Kallumpuram is a Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist at the Luton Memory Service and has an interest in medical education and teaching and leads on our FY SIM programme in L&B. 

Email: sen.kallumpuram1@nhs.net 

Dr Laura Checkley - Training Programme Director Core Psychiatry Trainees - NCEL

Dr Sheraz Ahmad - Training Programme Director General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry - Bart's and London

Dr Sheraz Ahmad is the Training Programme Director for Higher Training General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry for North East London covering ELFT and NELFT. He has been involved in TPD work with higher training since 2013 and is really passionate about preparing psychiatrists for becoming consultants.

Email: sherazahmad@nhs.net

Dr David Middleton - General Adult Psychiatry Training Programme Director (East of England) and Supported Return to Training Champion for Bedfordshire and Luton

Dr David Middleton General Adult Psychiatry Training Programme Director (East of England) and is responsible for these training programmes in each of the Trusts in the region.

Dr Nicole Eady - Consultant Psychiatrist for Tower Hamlets Community Learning Disability Team

Dr Nicole Eady is the training programme doctor for the ST4-6 higher training in Learning Disability Psychiatry. This is a training programme which North East and North West London.

If you are a trainee who is interested in learning more about Learning Disability Psychiatry training and career pathways, please contact Nicole below.

Email: nicole.eady2@nhs.net

Dr David Middleton - General Adult Psychiatry Training Programme Director (East of England) and Supported Return to Training Champion for Bedfordshire and Luton

Dr David Middleton General Adult Psychiatry Training Programme Director (East of England) and is responsible for these training programmes in each of the Trusts in the region.

Dr William Phung - SAS Tutor

Will is a specialty doctor in CAMHS and the SAS (Specialty and Specialist) tutor for ELFT. He is looking into education opportunities for SAS doctors (such as the CPD program), furthering SAS doctors careers. He is keen to raise the profile of SAS doctors, with a plan for all SAS doctors to have clear career paths during his time in post. 

Email: william.phung1@nhs.net 

Dr Kate Aldersey - SAS Advocate

Kate is the Trustwide SAS Advocate and has been in post since November 2022. The SAS Advocate is a strategic role to promote and improve support for SAS doctor’s health and wellbeing. This includes supporting SAS doctors in their career development and making sure that being a SAS doctor at ELFT is a rewarding career option. 

Email: kate.aldersey1@nhs.net