Dr Aarohee Desai-Gupta

Professional statement

Dr Aarohee Desai-Gupta is a distinguished consultant psychiatrist based in London. She is an expert in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), ADHD, mood disorders, personality disorders, and anxiety.

Dr Desai-Gupta qualified in medicine at the University of Mumbai, India in 2002, before relocating to the UK to obtain her certification of completion of training in general adult psychiatry. She completed her training at a range of psychiatric settings across the UK, including at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, and with training schemes in north London and central and north Manchester. During this period, she also undertook the Royal College of Psychiatry’s residency program, later earning membership of the College, and a Master's degree in psychiatry from the University of Manchester.

Dr Desai-Gupta serves as clinical director and consultant psychiatrist at Atrom Mindcare Holistic Psychiatric Clinic, a leading clinic specialising in state-of-the-art treatment of depression and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), amongst others, through transcranial magnetic stimulation. In addition, she sees private patients at the Priory Hospital North London.

Beyond her clinical responsibilities, Dr Desai-Gupta is actively involved in education, serving as a highly-experienced trainer in psychiatry. She has formerly held positions as an educational supervisor and tutor for psychiatric trainees and medical students at London and Manchester universities. She is also a health assessor and medical supervisor with the General Medical Council.

Dr Desai-Gupta formerly served as a consultant psychiatrist an associate medical director at North East London NHS Foundation Trust, where she founded the ‘In-Sync’ multi-professional simulation training program in psychiatry. This project won the ‘Most Innovative Training of the Year Award’ in 2017 from University College London Partners in 2017. In addition, Dr Desai-Gupta established an acute in-patient unit, Blake ward, at the Priory Hospital in Enfield which opened in 2020. She is a member of the International Clinical Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (CTMS) Society and a registered media spokesperson with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.