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About Dr Sherine Mikhail
Personal Profile
Dr Sherine Mikhail is a very experienced Consultant Psychiatrist in the NHS and in the private sector and specialises in the assessment and treatment of mental illness in adults. She has been a Consultant Psychiatrist since 2002.
She qualified from Royal Free Medical School, University of London in 1994 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. She furthered her training in her chosen field of psychiatry with membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 1999, followed by an award of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2011. Additionally, she gained a BSc in Immunopathology in 1991 and a Diploma in Criminology in 2005 from University of London.
She holds an Honorary Consultant Psychiatry post at North London NHS Foundation Trust, where she was previously a substantive Consultant for 23 years, during which time she was awarded 7 Clinical Excellence Awards and was granted the award of Highly Commended Doctor of the Year in 2019. She also works in the private sector at The Blackheath Hospital and in Central London.
In addition to her clinical work, she has been keenly involved in medical education and chairing medical committees. Since 2002, she has been involved in the formal lecturing, training and examining of medical students, and post graduate junior doctor trainees of University College London Medical School. Between 2009 – 2023, she was a member of the Fitness to Practise Panel Meetings of University College London Medical School where she provided psychiatric expertise in relation to the mental health and personality of medical students, and risk factors which may be affecting their fitness to practise and to qualify as doctors. She was formally trained and recognised as an Appraiser for Consultant medical colleagues and non-training grade doctors and carried out this role in the NHS between 2011-2019 and resumed it in 2025 to date. She was also Chair of the NHS Trust Drugs and Therapeutics Group between 2012 – 2023.
Her areas of clinical interest and for which she provides assessment and treatment, in adults 18 years and above are: Depression; Bipolar Disorder; Anxiety; Stress and Stress-related disorders, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Phobias; Bereavement; Psychotic Illnesses, including Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, and Delusional Disorder; and Personality Disorders.
She offers an in-depth consultation and tailored approach to her patients’ well-being, including medication and psychological therapies. She has close working relationships with highly experienced therapists to deliver her patients’ therapy needs. Treatment can take place as an outpatient, inpatient or in a day therapy service according to need. Follow-up is always recommended and maintained until both Dr Mikhail and her patient agree on discharge. She brings considerable experience, warmth and a compassionate and professional attitude to treating patients.
Qualifications:
• BSc Bachelor of Science, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London 1991
• MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Royal Free School of Medicine, University of London 1994
• MRCPsych Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists UK 1999
• FRCPsych Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists UK 2011
• Diploma in Criminology, University of London 2005
Accreditations:
• GMC (General Medical Council) Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training, Forensic Psychiatry, 2002.
• Approved under Section 12 (2) Mental Health Act 1983/2007 – since 1998
• Awarded 7 NHS Clinical Excellence Awards
• Highly Commended Doctor of the Year, 2019, Barnet Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
Publications:
• S W Mikhail, HG Kennedy. Homicide, novel antipsychotics, and noncompliance. Lancet 2000; 355: 1189
• HG Kennedy, S W Mikhail. Advantages of depot antipsychotics. Lancet 2000; 356: 594
• S. Mikhail, A. Akinkunmi, N. Poythress. Mental Health Courts: a workable proposition? Psychiatric Bulletin 2001; 25; 5-7
• A.J Krentz. S. Mikhail, G. Hill, P. Cantrell. Drug Points: Pseudo-phaeochromocytoma syndrome associated with clozapine. British Medical Journal 2001; 7296; 1213
• Contributor to Edinburgh International Encyclopaedia for Psychoanalysis (2006)
• David Mikhail, Professional discipline and the optimal approach to the construction and use of written apologies Irish Law Times 2021
She qualified from Royal Free Medical School, University of London in 1994 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. She furthered her training in her chosen field of psychiatry with membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 1999, followed by an award of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2011. Additionally, she gained a BSc in Immunopathology in 1991 and a Diploma in Criminology in 2005 from University of London.
She holds an Honorary Consultant Psychiatry post at North London NHS Foundation Trust, where she was previously a substantive Consultant for 23 years, during which time she was awarded 7 Clinical Excellence Awards and was granted the award of Highly Commended Doctor of the Year in 2019. She also works in the private sector at The Blackheath Hospital and in Central London.
In addition to her clinical work, she has been keenly involved in medical education and chairing medical committees. Since 2002, she has been involved in the formal lecturing, training and examining of medical students, and post graduate junior doctor trainees of University College London Medical School. Between 2009 – 2023, she was a member of the Fitness to Practise Panel Meetings of University College London Medical School where she provided psychiatric expertise in relation to the mental health and personality of medical students, and risk factors which may be affecting their fitness to practise and to qualify as doctors. She was formally trained and recognised as an Appraiser for Consultant medical colleagues and non-training grade doctors and carried out this role in the NHS between 2011-2019 and resumed it in 2025 to date. She was also Chair of the NHS Trust Drugs and Therapeutics Group between 2012 – 2023.
Her areas of clinical interest and for which she provides assessment and treatment, in adults 18 years and above are: Depression; Bipolar Disorder; Anxiety; Stress and Stress-related disorders, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Phobias; Bereavement; Psychotic Illnesses, including Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, and Delusional Disorder; and Personality Disorders.
She offers an in-depth consultation and tailored approach to her patients’ well-being, including medication and psychological therapies. She has close working relationships with highly experienced therapists to deliver her patients’ therapy needs. Treatment can take place as an outpatient, inpatient or in a day therapy service according to need. Follow-up is always recommended and maintained until both Dr Mikhail and her patient agree on discharge. She brings considerable experience, warmth and a compassionate and professional attitude to treating patients.
Qualifications:
• BSc Bachelor of Science, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London 1991
• MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Royal Free School of Medicine, University of London 1994
• MRCPsych Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists UK 1999
• FRCPsych Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists UK 2011
• Diploma in Criminology, University of London 2005
Accreditations:
• GMC (General Medical Council) Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training, Forensic Psychiatry, 2002.
• Approved under Section 12 (2) Mental Health Act 1983/2007 – since 1998
• Awarded 7 NHS Clinical Excellence Awards
• Highly Commended Doctor of the Year, 2019, Barnet Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
Publications:
• S W Mikhail, HG Kennedy. Homicide, novel antipsychotics, and noncompliance. Lancet 2000; 355: 1189
• HG Kennedy, S W Mikhail. Advantages of depot antipsychotics. Lancet 2000; 356: 594
• S. Mikhail, A. Akinkunmi, N. Poythress. Mental Health Courts: a workable proposition? Psychiatric Bulletin 2001; 25; 5-7
• A.J Krentz. S. Mikhail, G. Hill, P. Cantrell. Drug Points: Pseudo-phaeochromocytoma syndrome associated with clozapine. British Medical Journal 2001; 7296; 1213
• Contributor to Edinburgh International Encyclopaedia for Psychoanalysis (2006)
• David Mikhail, Professional discipline and the optimal approach to the construction and use of written apologies Irish Law Times 2021
Clinical Interests
- Mood disorders
- Psychotic illnesses
- Stress-related disorders
- Personality disorders
Professional Memberships
- General Medical Council (GMC)
- British Medical Association (BMA)
- Medical Defence Union (MDU)
- Faculty of Community & General Adult Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Independent Doctors Federation
