Gold standard ADHD clinical assessments and treatment | our consultants
our consultants
Offer a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation of ADHD consistent with the international gold standard for ADHD assessments and practice guidelines of the UK National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence, The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Society of Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrics.
Each assessment has three components: a thorough history taking and evaluation of symptoms using the Young-DIVA 5 based on DSM-5, completion of the Conners-4 full questionnaires by parent, young person and school teacher and a clinical evaluation of impact and impairment. Every assessment is tailored to the young person and care is taken to understand and report each child’s unique ADHD story and journey. Our consultant engages each young person helping them to feel empowered in the decisions made about their treatment and care. Our doctor is incredibly supportive to patients and parents and our service is friendly, warm and prompt.
Dr Femi Balogun
MB BS PGCE PGD MPH (distinction) MAcadMEd MRCPsych, Diploma in Paediatrics (RCPI), FRSA | GMC 5187851
Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Director of Medical Education
Dr Femi Balogun is an experienced Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist on the General Medical Council (UK) specialist register and based in London. He trained at the renowned Maudsley Hospital and specialises in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of neurodevelopmental disorders; ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders and associated co-morbidities. He also has a special interest in stress related mental health problems in children and adolescents including PTSD, complex PTSD and Developmental Trauma. He is the lead consultant of the ADHD doctor practice.
Dr Balogun is a talented clinician and medical educator, and he has authored several age-appropriate patient information psychoeducation leaflets. He was a site investigator for the AQUA QbTest randomised controlled trial for ADHD. He is recognized for his attention to detail, his clinical warmth, and the high-quality care he provides. He is trained in trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (tf-CBT) and he is an associate of the General Medical Council in a medical education capacity. Dr Femi is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists. He also serves as a Director of Medical Education within the NHS and he is an honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at King’s College London, Medical School. Previously, Dr Balogun served in the statutory role of Designated Doctor Safeguarding Children for the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Professional Associations:
The General Medical Council UK | The Royal College of Psychiatrists UK | The British Association of Psychopharmacology | The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland | The Academy of Medical Educators UK | The Royal Society of Arts | The International Trauma Consortium | Medical Education Leaders UK | The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr Nazila Goodarzian
MB BS MRCPsych | GMC 6161311
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Dr Nazila is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist listed on the General Medical Council (UK), and Irish Medical Council specialist registers. She is based in London. Dr Goodarzian obtained her primary medical qualification in 2004. Thereafter, she worked in different sub-specialities, including Forensic and General Adult Psychiatry. During her core psychiatry post-graduate training in Wessex deanery, Dr Nazila worked at St. Ann Hospital Poole and in Bournemouth, gaining broad experience in General Adult, Old Age, Perinatal, Eating Disorders and the Acute Assessment Unit.
Thereafter, she worked in different sub-specialities, including Forensic and General Adult Psychiatry. During her core psychiatry post-graduate training in Wessex deanery, Dr Nazila worked at St. Ann Hospital Poole and in Bournemouth, gaining broad experience in General Adult, Old Age, Perinatal, Eating Disorders and the Acute Assessment Unit. Thereafter, she moved to London for her higher specialist training at the renowed Maudsley Tarining Programme. She finished her specialist training in Belfast and thereafter took up her first consultant job in Northern Ireland; subsequently work ing Consultant Psychiatrist roles in Dublin and Cork, in the Republic of Ireland. More recently, Dr Goodarzian worked as a crisis Consultant in one of the busiest A&E departments in the NHS. In 2022, she moved over to the private sector providing assessments and treatments for a host of childhood and adolescent mental helath problems including neurodeveopmental conditions such as ADHD and ASD. Dr Naz holds a level 5 diploma in Leading Quality Improvement Projects and is committed to using her knowledge and experience to help young people and their families.