Dr Vishwanath Ramakrishna
Consultant Forensic Neuropsychiatrist & Medical Lead
Dr Vishy GMC reference no 6058514, joined us in Sep 2018. He is a Consultant Forensic Neuropsychiatrist with postgraduate qualifications in Forensic Psychiatry, Law and Clinical Neurology.
He has over 15 years of clinical experience and has worked across a diverse range of secure and non-secure services both in the NHS and the Independent Sector. He has extensive experience of developing specialist mental health services including neurorehabilitation and autism services.
He has published papers and presented at various conferences on a range of issues including brain injury. He has received a number of awards including the Howard White Memorial Prize, Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Clinical audit prize and Certificates of High Commendation.
He was awarded his Master of Laws in Mental Health Law with Commendation. He completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Neurology from Queens Square, London with distinction and was also judged Best Student.
Vishy believes that there is no magic in a building and it is staff who make a service unique and specialist. Over the years, he has developed and delivered training for frontline staff in specialist areas. One such training program on Neurorehab that involved patient participation, was a UK wide finalist in Service User awards.
Vishy is passionate about patients receiving high quality assessments and interventions that are evidence based. He has a strong reputation for leading on quality improvement initiatives.
