Dr. Amir Javaid Specialist Psychiatry

Awards & Achievements

• Best Clinical Supervisor Award & Best Educator Doctor of the Year Award in 2023 (Yorkshire & Humber region, UK).
• PLAB Examiner for the General Medical Council, UK.
• Editorial Board Member of Progress in Neurology, a peer-reviewed journal in the UK with a good impact factor.
• Expanded Psychiatry Services in the Yorkshire and Humber region, UK.
• One of the services he was leading was nominated nationally in the UK for HSJ Awards in 2023.
• Received several compliments from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for delivering outstanding patient care.
• Principal Investigator for a dementia research project in 2019.
• Number of Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Played an integral role in developing Autism and Dementia Services in the Humber region.
• Co-authored a Chapter on Schizophrenia in the “Frith Prescribing Guidelines in LD” latest edition, which will be published shortly by Cambridge Press in the UK.

Research & Publications

• Javaid, A., Kent, D., & Bone, J. (2021). Risperidone in non-epileptic attack disorder and chromosome 15q deletion syndrome. Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry, 25(4), 15-17.
• Javaid, A., Rushforth, E., Sajja, S., & Michael, D. (2021). Functional gastrointestinal disorders in patients with intellectual disability. Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry, 25(2), 15-20.
• Javaid, A., Ghebru, S., & Nawaz, J. (2020). Use of positive behavior support plan for challenging behavior in autism. Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry, 24(4), 14-16.
• Javaid, A., Madiyah, H., & Michael, D. (2020). Stopping overmedication to manage challenging behavior in LD - STOMP disability – STOMP (pilot study). Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry, 24(1), 21-23.
• Javaid, A., & Nakata, V. (2019). Diagnostic overshadowing in learning disability: Think beyond the disability. Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry, 23(2), 8-10.
• Javaid, A., & Kemp, E.S. (2019). Buprenorphine patches: Impact on cognitive functions in Down’s syndrome. Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry, 23(3), 15-17.
• Javaid, A., Michael, D., Narayan, M., & Green, G. (2017). Indecent exposure in chromosome 4q deletion syndrome. Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry, 21(2), 9-10.
• Johnson, R., Javaid, A., Michael, D., & Narayan, M. (2016). Aggression in Down’s syndrome. Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry, 20(5), 16-17. “Impact of COVID-19 on Intellectual Disability” has been accepted by the Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry journal and is due to be published in June 2022.
• Javaid, A., Adeoye, S., & Manivannan, G. (2024). Pregabalin in treating challenging behavior in patients with ID. Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry, 28, 3-7. https://doi.org/10.1002/pnp.820.
• Javaid, A., Rasool, S., Hamid, Z., Michael, D., & Amir, A. (2023). Impact of COVID-19 on rate of admissions in the Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust in Yorkshire. Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry, 27, 39-40. https://doi.org/10.1002/pnp.793.

Education & Training

• 2022: CCT/CESR in Psychiatry, UK Royal College of Psychiatrists and General Medical Council, UK.
• 2018: Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych), London, UK.
• 2009: Master of Medicine in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
• 2004: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Lahore Medical & Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
• Core Psychiatry Trainee, Humber NHS Foundation Trust, Yorkshire Deanery, Hull 2012 – 2015.

Expertise

• Diagnosing and treating all mental health disorders with a special interest in learning disabilities (neurodevelopmental disorders) such as autism, ADHD, Asperger syndrome, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, OCD, depression, anxiety, phobia, addiction, personality disorders, panic disorder, and other common and complex mental illnesses.

Membership

• General Medical Council (GMC), PLAB-2.
• Examiner, Hull and York Medical School, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor).
• Editorial Board Member, Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry (Journal).