Dr Orlando González

Dr J.O.González MD (Bogotá, Colombia 1970); DPH (London, 1975); FRCPsych. (London 1983)

Consultant Neuropsychiatrist

GMC registration number 2882932

Dual Specialist Registration with the General Medical Council (General Adult and Older Adults)

Clinical Supervisor of junior doctors training in Psychiatry

Royal College of Psychiatrists' assessor on Consultant Appointments Advisory Panels

Approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (UK), as having special knowledge and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.

Mini CV

Born in Medellin, Colombia, South America.

Medical training at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.

University Hospital of San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia.

Post Grad training: Royal Free Hospital, London.

Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel and Mile End.

National Hospitals for Neurology and Neuro-Surgery, Queen Square, London.

Charing Cross Hospital, London.

The Royal South Hants. Hospital, Southampton.

Present Position

Full time NHS Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry (Adults of Working Age) and Old Age Psychiatry and Neuro-psychiatry from August 1987 with Lincolshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Clinical Director for Older Adult Services for Lincolshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, from October 2004 to February 2010.

Experience

26 years experience in the diagnosis and management of affective disorders such as depression, manic depressive illness, anxiety, panic attacks. Also, management of phobias, personality problems, obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD), substance abuse and many other disorders.

Diagnosis and management of psychotic illnesses such as mania, schizophrenia, delirium, Alzheimer's and other dementias.

The management of psychological complications of neurological diseases such as Parkinson's Disease, Huntington's Chorea, MS, stroke and epilepsy.

14 years experience as Visiting Consultant Psychiatrist to HMP Stocken, Rutland.