Benjamin Baig

Dr. Benjamin Baig is a Senior Clinical Lecturer at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IPPN) and a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. He holds dual CCTs in General Adult and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. His academic background includes an MPhil in Schizophrenia Genetics and a PhD in Depression in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. He has held academic positions at the University of Edinburgh and University of Malawi, as well as roles such as Deputy Director of International Affairs at the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

His research focuses on adolescent mental health, PTSD in military families, pediatric self-harm during the pandemic, and comorbidity in neurodevelopmental disorders like ASD and ADHD. He has published extensively in journals such as Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and European Psychiatry, with a strong emphasis on global mental health disparities and neurobiological mechanisms of psychiatric disorders.

Dr. Baig’s work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in mental health improvement and global equity. His awards include a Wellcome Trust Training Fellowship and HEA fellowship. He collaborates internationally on studies involving multi-country cohorts and policy-relevant research.

• Education:
  • PhD: Depression in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • MPhil: Schizophrenia Genetics
• Awards:
  • Wellcome Trust Training Fellowship
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Grants & Roles:
  • Deputy Director of International Affairs, Royal College of Psychiatrists
  • Academic appointments at Universities of Edinburgh and Malawi
• Labs/Teams: Collaborates within the IPPN’s Child & Adolescent Psychiatry research group, focusing on translational mental health research.