Dr Gary Bell


Consultant Profile

Name: Dr Gary Bell

Qualifications: BA MBBS FRCPsych

Languages: English

Specialties: General Adult and Liaison Psychiatrist

Special clinical interests: Complex Anxiety and Depressive Disorders,

Addictions, Puerperal Disorders and PTSD

Oncology and Pain Syndromes

Research Interests: Occupational Stress/Impact on Mental Health

Current NHS and/or university posts: Mt Vernon Hospital Cancer Centre, Northwood, Middlesex

Year of first medical qualification: 1980

Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies: Examinations Board, Society of Apothecaries GMC No. 2679840, MPS NO Q 5067

Contact details: Secretary: 01628 760066

Pager: 07659 191512

Availability: Readily via Secretary

Background Information

Professional profile:

Dr Gary Bell trained in General Adult Psychiatry in London (Charing Cross, the Middlesex and University College Hospitals) and has held Consultant posts at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in the City of London, the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore and since1997 the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, Middlesex, the largest Cancer Centre in the South of England. He was a Membership Examiner for the Royal College of Psychiatrists from 1998-2007. Dr Bell also holds a BA in Oriental Studies from the University of Queensland.

Dr Bell has worked in private practice in Central London and the Thames Valley for almost 20 years. He is a general adult psychiatrist with special interests in addictions, complex anxiety and depressive disorders, perinatal psychiatry, post-traumatic stress disorder and liaison psychiatry especially oncology and pain syndromes. He has published widely in the fields of liaison psychiatry and medical education. He has presented original research at conferences and regular lectures at medical meetings.