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Meet Prof. George Tadros
Professor George Tadros is a UK-trained and board-certified Consultant Psychiatrist with over 37 years of clinical, academic, and leadership experience. He currently serves as Deputy CMO and Psychiatry Service Lead at the American Centre of Psychiatry and Neurology (UAE), where he also works as a Consultant Psychiatrist. In parallel, he holds multiple honorary and adjunct professorships in the UK, UAE, and Egypt, reflecting his global contributions to mental health care, research, and education.
He is known for pioneering innovative models of psychiatric crisis intervention, leading projects that have secured multi-million-pound funding, and contributing to national and regional strategies in dementia care, predictive analytics in psychiatry, and service integration.
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- Clinical Director of Old Age Psychiatry, Maudsley Health.
Consultant Psychiatrist, Abu Dhabi
Honorary Professor, Aston Medical School (UK)
Visiting Professor roles in Chester University.
Adjunct Professor in Cairo University.
Professor George Tadros has held numerous previous positions across clinical, academic, and leadership roles in the UK and internationally. Here is a chronological list of his previous positions, ordered from the newest to the oldest, based on the provided sources:
- Deputy Medical Director, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (April 2018- Sep 2020)
- Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (Oct 2009- Sep 2020)
- The Chair of Institute of Ageing & Health West Midland, England (October 2019-Sep 2020)
- Clinical Director of Urgent Care Pathway, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (April 2015- March 2018)
- A member of DoH Ministerial Advisory Group for application of Dementia Research (2010-2016)
- Vice-Chair of the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry, the Royal College of Psychiatrists (Nov 2012- Oct 2014)
- Honorary Professor of Mental Health and Ageing, Staffordshire University (Feb 2008- Dec 2013)
- Academic Secretary of the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry (July 2010- Mar 2012)
- Elected member of the National Executive Committee of the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry / the Royal College of Psychiatrists (Aug 2008- Mar 2012)
- Lead consultant for the new hospital project in Birmingham (2007-2010)
- Chair of the new building project board (2007-2009)
- College Tutor, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Birmingham (May 2006- June 2008)
- Honorary Reader in Old Age Psychiatry, Staffordshire University (Feb 2007- Feb 2008)
- Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Birmingham University (Jan 2002- Feb 2008)
- Course Director for MSc in Mental Health of Older People, Birmingham University (July 2003- Sep 2007) (This position also encompassed developing and delivering the MSc in Old Age Psychiatry from 2004-2007)
- Lead consultant responsible for developing the trust suicide prevention strategy liaising with three primary care trusts to coordinate effort for suicide (2006 – 2008)
- Elected member to the Executive Committee of the West Midlands Division of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Lead member for the training subsection of the division (Feb 2002- Feb 2006)
- Member of sec. (12) West Midlands Regional Advisory committee (Jan 2002- Jan 2006)
- Chair of the Clinical Governance sub-group Committee, for the mental health service for older adults directorate in the trust (2002-2004)
- President of Birmingham Medical institute (BMI), psychiatry (Jan 2003- Jan 2004)
- Vice- President of Birmingham Medical institute (BMI), psychiatry (Jan 2002- Jan 2003)
- Lead consultant responsible for developing the trust suicide prevention strategy liaising with three primary care trusts to coordinate effort for suicide prevention
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 1986 – Alexandria University
- Post-graduate Diploma in Psychiatry & Neurology in 1993 – Alexandria University
- Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists – London, UK in 1998
- Doctorate of Medicine, Keele University, UK in 2004
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists 2016
Founder of the APAA (Advances in Psychiatry Across Ages) international conference
Founder of the MENA Dementia Alliance in partnership with the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Former Director of the MSc in Mental Health of Older People, University of Birmingham
Examiner & Supervisor for MRCPsych & PhD students across top UK institutions
- College Tutor & Clinical Supervisor.
Over 50 peer-reviewed publications
Lead on major grants exploring AI and digital tools in psychiatric crisis management
Contributor to national and international guidelines on ageing, suicide prevention, and dementia care
National Clinical Silver and Bronze Awards (UK)
Winner of the HSJ Innovation in Mental Health Award
Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (FRCPsych)
Licensed in the UAE and UK
- Holds DOH & DHA Licenses.
Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (FRCPsych)
On the GMC Specialist Register in Old Age Psychiatry
Area of Expertise
Comprehensive Psychiatric Services Include:
Psychosis & Disturbance of Thinking
Insomnia & Sleep Disorders
Depressive & Bipolar Disorders
Social Phobia & Other Phobias
Panic Attacks
Anxiety Disorders
Liaison Psychiatry
Old Age Psychiatry
Dementia-Diagnosis
Cognitive Assessments
Psychiatric Crisis Intervention
Integrated Mental Health Care
Mental health care should be as dignified, timely, and accessible as any other form of medical care.
Professor. George Tadros