DrIvan Koychev
Clinical Associate Professor in Neuropsychiatry
Department of Brain Sciences - Faculty of Medicine
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- Clinical Associate Professor in NeuropsychiatryDepartment of Brain Sciences - Faculty of Medicine
- Imperial College London, Brain Sciences, Division of Psychiatry, The Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, United Kingdom
BIO
I am a clinical academic psychiatrist (on the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age and General Adult Psychiatry) with an interest in the development of treatments for neuropsychiatric disorders.
My research experience spans the key components of neuroscience clinical trial methodology: conduct of proof-of-concept (PoC) biomarker-based clinical trials in surrogate populations, testing of repurposed compounds, development of stratification and efficacy biomarkers and creation of infrastructure for large-scale stratified recruitment into neuroscience experimental medicine studies and clinical trials.
Clinically, my practice focuses on the assessment and management of patients with neuropsychiatric presentations in acute medical settings
My research experience spans the key components of neuroscience clinical trial methodology: conduct of proof-of-concept (PoC) biomarker-based clinical trials in surrogate populations, testing of repurposed compounds, development of stratification and efficacy biomarkers and creation of infrastructure for large-scale stratified recruitment into neuroscience experimental medicine studies and clinical trials.
Clinically, my practice focuses on the assessment and management of patients with neuropsychiatric presentations in acute medical settings
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Clinical Associate Professor in NeuropsychiatryImperial College London, Brain Sciences, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2025 - present
- Senior Clinical ResearcherUniversity of Oxford, Psychiatry, Oxford, United Kingdom15 Aug 2019 - present
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Honorary Consultant NeuropsychiatristImperial College Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Neurology, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2025 - present
- Honorary Consultant NeuropsychiatristCentral and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2025 - present
- Chief Medical OfficerFive Lives SAS1 Jun 2020 - present
- Consultant NeuropsychiatristOxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom15 Nov 2019 - 31 Dec 2024
DEGREES
- Master Physician (MBBS-equivalent)Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria1 Sep 2001 - 14 Nov 2007
- PhDUniversity of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom1 Apr 2008 - 11 Jul 2011
CERTIFICATIONS
- CCT in Old Age and General Adult PsychiatryRoyal College of Psychiatrists, London, United Kingdom15 Aug 2019 - present
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Integrated Academic Training in Old Age and General Adult PsychiatryThames Valley Deanery, United Kingdom15 Aug 2015 - 15 Aug 2019
FACULTY
- Faculty of Medicine
POSITION NAME
- Clinical Associate Professor in Neuropsychiatry