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Our Team

A specialist team with one shared standard: careful, respectful care.

APIS Clinic brings together clinicians with experience across neurodevelopmental assessment, psychiatry, mental health, ADHD, Autism, AuDHD, cognitive health and complex overlapping presentations.

Our team approach is calm, structured and collaborative. We aim to make assessment feel less rushed, less confusing and more human.

You should know who is involved in your care, what their role is, and how they contribute to your assessment or support plan.

01Who you will meet

Our specialist team

  • Dr Dinesh Kannan

    Dr Dinesh Kannan

    Neurodevelopmental Psychiatrist

    • CEO & Clinical Director
  • Dr Dalida Duvnjak

    Dr Dalida Duvnjak

    Consultant Psychiatrist

    • Co-CEO & Medical Director
  • Dr Savitha Prakash

    Dr Savitha Prakash

    Neurodevelopmental Psychiatrist

    • Chief Operating Officer
  • Dr Johanna A Schipperheijn

    Dr Johanna A Schipperheijn

    Consultant Psychiatrist

    • Dr Leigh Poyser

      Consultant Psychiatrist

      • Louise Watson

        Louise Watson

        Chartered Counselling Psychologist

        • Virendra Ballgobin

          Virendra Ballgobin

          Registered Mental Health Nurse & Independent Prescriber

          • Clinical Governance and Nursing Lead
        • Jennifer Dias

          Jennifer Dias

          Clinical Consultant Social Worker & AMHP

          • Akash Dass

            Akash Dass

            Advanced Nurse Practitioner & Independent Prescriber

            • Raj Dowlut

              Raj Dowlut

              Senior Mental Health Nurse & Solicitor

              Ready to talk to us?

              You do not need to know exactly where to start. Our team can help you understand the next step.

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