GenderCare

Dr Vikinjeet Bhatia
MBBS, MRCPsych
Consultant Psychiatrist and Gender Specialist

Certificate in Quality Improvement with Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

I have a keen interest in gender medicine and started working at Charing Cross Gender Identity Clinic (Now London GIC) in 2015.

I am a member of British Association of Gender Identity Specialists (BAGIS), World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), European Professional Association for Transgender Health (EPATH), and Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych). I attend regular conferences to keep up to date with new developments in gender medicine and psychiatry.

I have extensive experience of reviewing patients (>10years) for Gender Incongruence diagnostic assessments and hormone therapy referrals to endocrinologists.  I also undertake surgical referrals for gender affirming surgeries for trans masculine, trans feminine and Non Binary individuals.  

In addition to my consultant role, I was also an Associate Faculty Tutor overseeing psychiatry training programme for my consultant colleagues. I was also the Quality Improvement Lead for my service. My other achievements include obtaining a postgraduate certificate in Quality Improvement. This has enabled me to understand how healthcare services can be improved and I continually aim to apply this knowledge to all parts of my clinical care.  

I see patients with various mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, autism and ADHD. I have developed my skills further by attending various courses in assessment, medication and psychological treatments for those with ADHD and Autism.

I have had various international presentations at World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), European Professional Association for Transgender Health (EPATH) and Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych).

My aims are to deliver high quality, high informative holistic care to all my patients. Outside of work I like reading various books, have a keen interest in the automotive industry and cooking.