Dr Patrick Nwagbogu is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, working in both the NHS and private sector. Dr Nwagbogu qualified as a Doctor in 1995 and worked in physical health for some years before specialising in psychiatry. He completed his specialist training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Great Ormond Street Hospital where he worked alongside – and trained under – leaders in their field, as well as spending time in the Centre for Interventional Paediatric Psychopharmacology at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.
Dr Nwagbogu has over 15 years experience working with children and adolescents, including several years in Birmingham’s Children Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Oxford’s Health Foundation Trust. Dr Nwagbogu’s area of special interest lies within the Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Psychopharmacology. This includes ADHD, autism, learning disabilities, tic disorders, epilepsy, and the use of psychoactive medication in children and adolescents. He has worked in both generic and specialist teams in a variety of settings, including community child and adolescent mental health services, in-patient services, paediatric liaison, and national specialist services.
He is also a Diplomat of The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London in Forensic Medical Sciences (Dip.FMS). He is an approved clinician and section 12 approved. Dr Nwagbogu also sits on the editorial board of BJPsych International.