Dr Ashimesh Roychowdhury

• Consultant General Adult and Forensic Psychiatrist

• MBChB MRCPsych MDCH DipFMH MBA CMgr MCMI

• Civil

• 4 weeks

• Based at St Andrew’s Northampton, will also assess in London

• Historic abuse, trauma and medical negligence, causation

• Psychiatric causation reports following historical abuse, trauma or medical negligence. Has undertaken reports for high profile cases. Section 12(2) Approved. Expert Witness Certification through Cardiff Law School and has attended Bond Solon expert training.

Dr Katina Anagnostakis

• Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

• MBChB; MMedSci; MRCPsych

• Civil and Criminal

• 6 – 8 weeks

• Based in Nottingham. Will travel or remote assessments available.

• Personality disorder, trauma, substance abuse

• Specialises in general adult psychiatry in women with complex co-morbidity of mental illness, personality disorder, trauma related and substance abuse disorders. Has undertaken reports for high profile cases. Section 12(2) Approved.

Dr Sally Foster

• Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

• MB ChB MRCPsych Dip Mental Health Law Dip Clinical Psychiatry

• Criminal

• 4 – 6 weeks

• Based at St Andrew’s Northampton. Will travel and remote assessments available

• Fitness to plead, General Adult Psychiatry (male)

• Specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of male mental disorder, including psychosis, and affective disorders, and personality disorder. Also specialises in Mental Health Tribunals and fitness to plead. Section 12(2) Approved. Has undertaken Bond Solon expert training and has undergone Royal College of Psychiatrists training for expert witnesses.

Dr Elizabeth Beber

• Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

• MBBS, MA, FRCPsych, PGDip

• Criminal and Civil

• 4 weeks

• Based at St Andrew’s Northampton, will travel and remote assessments available

• Expertise in ASD/LD, personality disorder, Coroner Inquests

• Specialises in the assessment and management of mental disorder (including acute mental illness, personality disorder and challenging behaviour), Autism Spectrum Disorder, stalking behaviour and epilepsy in people with Learning Disability. Has extensive experience in managing women with a diagnosis of personality disorder, who have a history of trauma. Has undertaken reports for Mental Health Review Tribunals, the Ministry of Justice and for the Coroner. Section 12(2) Approved. Has received formal training as an expert witness through the Cardiff University Law School Bond Solon Expert Witness Scheme.

Dr Alexander Hamilton

• Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

• BM MRCPsych

• Criminal

• 4 – 6 weeks

• Based at St Andrew’s Northampton. Will travel.

• Expertise in mental disorder in Deaf people

• Specialises in forensic psychiatry and mental disorder in Deaf people. Trained in British Sign Language. Requires an NRCPD registered BSL interpreter at assessment. Is Section 12(2) Approved. Has undertaken Bond Solon expert training.

Dr Donna Arya

• Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

• MBBS BSc (Hons) MRCPsych PG Cert

• Criminal

• 4 – 6 weeks

• Based at St Andrew’s Northampton. Will travel.

• Expertise in mental disorder in Deaf people

• Specialises in forensic psychiatry and mental disorder in Deaf people. Trained in British Sign Language. Requires an NRCPD registered BSL interpreter at assessment. Is Section 12(2) Approved. Has undertaken Bond Solon expert training.

Dr Ali Isa Alfaraj

• Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

• MD, MRCPsych, Board Psych, DPM, MSc CBT, MSc Mental Health (Dist), MSc Psychology

• Civil

• 4- 6 weeks

• Based at St Andrew’s Birmingham. Remote assessments available.

• Expertise in General Adult Psychiatry

• Specialises in General Adult Psychiatry and Mental Health Review Tribunals.

Dr Shazad Farooq

• Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

• MD, MRCPsych, PLAB, CCT

• Criminal and Civil

• 4-6 weeks

• Based at St Andrew’s Birmingham, remote assessments available

• General adult psychiatry

• Specialises in general adult psychiatry, old age psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry and forensic psychiatry including prison psychiatry. Section 12(2) Approved.

Dr Shubhinder Shergill

• Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

• BSc(Hons) MBBS MRCPsych

• Civil and Criminal

• 4-6 weeks

• Based in London, remote assessments available

• Expertise in ASD and learning disabilities

• Specialises in learning disability and autistic spectrum disorder, as well as general adult psychiatry and personality disorder. Also has experience in schizophrenia, mood disorders, and adult ADHD, PTSD and head injury. Section 12(2) Approved. Has undertaken Bond Solon expert training.

Dr Shahzad Alikhan

• Consultant Forensic Neuropsychiatrist

• MA (Cantab) MBBS LLM MRCPsych

• Criminal and Civil

• 4-6 weeks

• Based at St Andrew’s Northampton, remote assessments available

• Expertise in asylum and immigration, torture, human rights, deportation and extradition cases

• Specialises in neuropsychiatry, brain injury and cognitive impairment, capacity and court of protection issues. Also specialises in general psychiatry (men and women), personal injury, PTSD, personality disorder, fitness to plead, insanity, sentencing/disposal. Section 12(2) Approved. Has undertaken Bond Solon expert training.

Dr Geraldine D’Souza

• Consultant Forensic Neuropsychiatrist

• M.B.B.S, MRCPsych, PGDipCBT

• Civil and Criminal

• 4-6 weeks

• Based in Northampton. Remote assessments available.

• Expertise in neuropsychiatric and cognitive difficulties such as brain injury, memory Impairment and dementia.

• Specialises in assessing and treating mental disorders in individuals aged 18 years old and over. This includes mood disorders (such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar affective disorder), psychosis, ADHD, PTSD and somatoform disorders. Section 12(2) Approved. Has undertaken Bond Solon expert training.

Dr Farshad Shaddel

• Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

• MD, MRCPsych, PGDip (LATHE)

• Criminal and Civil

• 4 weeks

• Remote assessments only

• Expertise in ASD/LD

• Specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, particularly learning disabilities and cognitive deficits. Section 12(2) Approved. Has undertaken Bond Solon expert training.

Dr Paul Wallang

• Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

• B.Sc. MB.ChB MRCPsych, MBA, CMgrMCMI

• Civil

• 8 weeks

• Based in London, remote assessments available.

• Expertise in post-traumatic stress and Grenfell

• Specialises in General Psychiatry with particular reference to post-traumatic stress and the impact of past trauma on mental state. Has prepared reports for the Grenfell inquest and other high profile cases. Section 12(2) Approved. Has undertaken Bond Solon expert training.

Dr Alexandra Getz

• Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

• MBBCh, MRCPsych, PGDip

• Civil

• 4-6 weeks

• Based in London, will travel, remote assessments available

• Expertise in unstable personality disorder, historic sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress

• Specialises in General Psychiatry with particular reference to Women’s Mental Health and Forensic Psychiatry, and psychiatric damage caused by past trauma. Has attended Bond Solon expert training. Section 12(2) Approved.

Dr Lucy Warner

• Chartered and Registered Consultant Forensic Psychologist

• BA, MSc, Forens.Psy.D, CPsychol.

• Civil and Criminal

• 4 – 6 weeks

• Based at St Andrew’s Northampton. Will travel.

• Expertise in forensic psychology in young adults and adolescents, ASD/LD and ADHD

• Specialises in working with young people, both within mental health and criminal justice settings, providing assessment, formulation and interventions. Also specialises in mental health difficulties, Developmental Disabilities and attachment difficulties, in addition to forensic histories and challenging behaviour. Her interests include assessment and intervention of adolescent fire setting, assessment of sexually harmful behaviours and working with traits of emerging personality disorder. Section 12(2) Approved.

Dr Keith Jenkins

• Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist

• BSc (Hons), Dip Clin Psychol, Pg Dip, PhD, C Psychol, CSci, AFBPsS

• Civil

• 4 – 6 weeks

• Based at St Andrew’s Northampton

• Expertise in neuropsychological aspects of Brain Injury.

• Specialises in the behavioural and cognitive change subsequent to Brain Injury, including Acquired Brain Injury following a Road Traffic Accident. Section 12(2) Approved.

Rupinder Singh

• HCPC Registered Forensic Psychologist

• BSc (Hons), MSc Forens.Psy, Pg Dip

• Criminal

• 4 – 6 weeks

• Will travel.

• Expertise in Psychological risk assessments, Parole Board Hearings

• Specialises in complex individuals presenting with conditions such as Personality Disorder, Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and mental health issues. Also has experience delivering Autism diagnostic assessments with older children and adults. Has undertaken assessments in relation to the risk and treatment needs in men, who have committed sexual and violent offences, including those offenders subject to the Terrorism Act (TACT). Speaks Punjabi. Section 12(2) Approved.