GMC Number: 5206429
Dr Borislav Iankov is an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist who has worked in a number of clinical and criminal justice settings, including medium and low secure units, STC and prison, as well as locked rehabilitation services, acute adult inpatient wards and in community teams.
He has experience of working with adults and adolescents. Dr Iankov trained with South West London and St George’s NHS Trust and completed his higher specialist training on the Eastern Deanery Training Scheme.
Dr Iankov is a Second Opinion Approved Doctor (SOAD) for the Care Quality Commission (CQC). In this important role, Dr Iankov is responsible for deciding whether the treatment recommended for a patient subject to the Mental Health Act is clinically defensible and whether due consideration has been given to the views and rights of the patient.
He is a Medical Member of the Mental Health Tribunal, HM Courts and Tribunal service.
Dr Iankov has been certified by the Cardiff Law School as an expert witness since 2012 and is a Founding Fellow of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians.
He is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.