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Tony Rao, MBBS, BSc

Psychiatrist

Dr. Rao is a psychiatrist and writer on mental health. He has 33 years of clinical and research experience, carried out at Cambridge University and King's College London. He has also held a range of leadership positions, including Associate Dean at London Deanery. At the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the UK, he was lead for public engagement, has written extensively for print media and contributed to radio and television documentaries on mental health. Since 2023, Dr Rao has been a full time medical writer and has published three novels on mental health themes.

Experience

  • South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust/King's College, London

    Consultant Psychiatrist & Visiting Clinical Research Fellow

    Mar 1998 – Feb 2023

  • University of Cambridge & Maudsley Training Schemes

    Trainee Psychiatrist

    Aug 1990 – Feb 1997

Education

  • University of London

    MBBS and BSc in Psychopharmacology

    September 1983 – June 1989

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