Dr Omer Khan

Dr Omer Khan is a highly experienced Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist with over 20 years of clinical and medico-legal experience. He specialises in the assessment and management of individuals with a wide range of psychiatric conditions and provides expert psychiatric opinions for individuals, courts, tribunals, solicitors and statutory agencies.

Dr Khan has extensive experience across a broad range of clinical areas, including psychosis, mood disorders, neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and ADHD, substance misuse, personality disorder, and complex trauma presentations. In addition to psychiatric assessment and treatment, he is trained in delivering psychological therapies including Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Compassion Focused Therapy.

He has worked across medium and high secure forensic services and has led multidisciplinary teams responsible for managing high-risk individuals with complex forensic histories. Alongside his clinical practice, Dr Khan regularly prepares psychiatric reports in both criminal and civil matters.

His medico-legal work includes assessments relating to fitness to plead or stand trial, criminal responsibility and diminished responsibility, sentencing and pre-sentence reports, risk assessments for courts and parole boards, capacity assessments, and psychiatric reports for immigration and asylum cases.

Dr Khan completed his medical training in London and undertook specialist psychiatric training in Oxford and Nottingham. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and is listed on the GMC Specialist Register for Forensic Psychiatry. He has published in the fields of psychiatry and forensic psychiatry and has contributed to the World Health Organization guidelines on the Health Sector Response to Child Maltreatment.

Dr Khan is known for his thorough and thoughtful approach to assessment. He takes time to understand each individual’s circumstances and works collaboratively with clients to develop clear, accessible management plans aimed at achieving the best possible outcomes.