Dr Christos Kouimtsidis

 Professional experience

• More than 20 years of experience as a Consultant Psychiatrist in the NHS and private
• Consultant Psychiatrist, The London Psychiatry Centre (present)
• Previously at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (2002 - 2012)

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 Sub-specialties

• Substance use disorder

 Teaching posts

• Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of St Andrew’s (2018 - present)
• Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London (2016 - present)
• Honorary Senior Research Associate, UCL (2013 - 2016)         
• Honorary Senior Lecturer, Kings College London (2008 - 2011)
• Honorary Senior Lecturer, St George’s University of London (2003 - 2008)

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 Education

• FRCPsych, Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK (2016)
• PhD in Psychological Medicine, King’s College London (2009)
• Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in General Adult Psychiatry (2002)
• MRCPsych, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK (1997)
• MSc in Mental Health Studies, U.M.D.S, University of London (1996)
• Medical Degree, Aristotle University, Greece (1990)

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 Publications and conferences

• Motivational Interviewing and behaviour Change. In International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) Addiction Textbook, 2nd revision, 2021
• Structured Preparation for Detoxification from Alcohol (SPADe). A pre-habilitation approach for the treatment of alcohol dependence; Intervention step by step guide for The Abstinence Preparation Group, 2020
• A Manual for Extended Brief Intervention for Alcohol Misuse by People with Learning Disabilities; http://www.sabp.nhs.uk/research/news-and-events/alcohol-misuse-pld, 2017
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the Treatment of Addiction: A Treatment Planner for Clinicians. John Wiley and Sons Ltd, London, 2007

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 Prizes and awards

• Long Service Award from the NHS (2023)
• 1st Research Prize from NHS employer (2018)
• Gold CARE Leader Award from NHS employer (2016)
• UK HSJ Award for Clinical Research Impact (2015), and several awards for excellent service provision and innovation (2011, 2009, 2008, 2006 and 2004)

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 Professional membership

• Royal College of Psychiatrists
• British Medical Association
• International Society of Addiction Medicine
• World Psychiatric Association

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