About Us

About Us

Dr Rajendra Kumar MRCPsych., MD, DPM, MBBS, MSc (Addictive Behaviour) is a consultant psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry and an addiction Psychiatrist.  He  retired from the NHS from his role as a consultant psychiatrist in South Warwickshire Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team based at St Michael's Hospital, Warwick. He was involved in assessing and treating patients with acute mental health problems such as being suicidal, severe anxiety, severe depression, psychosis and with dual disorders including substance misuse.  He worked as a clinical lead and consultant psychiatrist in Substance Misuse for Warwickshire Substance Misuse Services, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust at Woodleigh Beeches Centre from 2001 to 2011. He was responsible for providing inpatient treatment services such as detoxification and stabilisation for various drugs and alcohol and outpatient treatment services for alcohol and various drugs including heroin, cocaine, crack, cannabis, amphetamines and benzodiazepines. He also treated patients with chronic pain who got addicted to opiate based painkillers. 
He has a special interest in treating patients with dual problems of drugs, alcohol misuse and mental health problems such as insomnia, anxiety disorders, ADHD, bipolar disorder and depression. 
He has huge experience of treating all types of mental health problems using effective and evidence based treatments.
After completing his medical and psychiatric training in India, Dr Kumar did his psychiatric training with Dorset Health Care Trust and became a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 1997. He completed his higher psychiatric training in Leicester and was admitted to specialist register (CCST) in 2000. He was awarded MSc in Addictive Behaviour with distinction from St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London in 2000. 

Psychiatric Practice/Harley Street Psychiatric Practice is part of Dawar Medical Services Ltd. It is registered in UK and its company registration number is 8627984.

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