Dr Abu Abraham

Dr Abu Abraham is a Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry, working within the Community Mental Health Team in Southend-on-Sea since August 2010. He qualified with an MBBS from Bangalore University (1998) and an MD in Psychiatry from Calicut University (2003), before furthering his training in the UK with a Diploma in Clinical Psychiatry from the University of Leeds and Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (FRCPsych) in 2018.

Alongside his clinical practice, Dr Abraham holds several senior medical education leadership roles, including Deputy Director of Medical Education at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and Clinical Sub Dean (Psychiatry) at Anglia Ruskin Medical School, where he leads the psychiatry curriculum for medical students. He has examined for the Royal College of Psychiatrists' CASC exam since 2012, and his contribution to training has been recognised with the Trainer of the Year Award (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2014) and the Supervisor, Trainee Leader of the Year Award (Health Education England, 2015).

He has an active research background, having served as Principal Investigator on several multi-centre studies, including the TACK study — a trial of a technology-supported intervention for chronic depression — the MRC-funded Integrated Bipolar Parenting Intervention Study, and the NIHR-funded CIRCLE trial on reducing cannabis use in early psychosis. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations on topics including stigma in mental health services, substance use, and psychiatric education.