Dr Sam Wessely

Gender: Male
Primary qualifications: MBBS 2001 (University of London)
Other qualifications: BA, MRCGP 2005 (with distinction), DFFP, DTM+H
GMC Number: 6030615

Pronoun: He/ Him/ His

I have been working as a GP since 2005. I am very proud to be working for this team, where our aim is to deliver good quality healthcare to anyone in our community who needs it. Like many of my colleagues I am involved in educating the next generation of clinicians: I am a GP trainer and a  Programme Director at Guy’s + St Thomas GP training programme. But my journey in education started before I became a doctor. 

I lived in the Czech Republic for 2 years as a younger man, where I taught English Language. In 2008 I took a Diploma in Tropical Medicine at LSHTM and then took a year to work for the Ministry of Health in Guyana. In Sep 2020 I plan to take a year out of the practice to work in a prison setting.

I listen to jazz, it gives me joy. I find it connects me to the human spirit, to my own spirit. My wife tolerates it but my kids hate it. This is my main struggle in life.

Qualifications

MRCGP (with distinction) 2005

Diploma in Family Planning 2005

Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2007

Certificate in Medical Education 2010

RCGP Drugs + Alcohol Certificate Part 1 2014

RCGP Drugs + Alcohol Certificate Part 2 2015

Cambridge University BA (Hons) Pre-Clinical Medicine and Social Anthropology 1997

University College London Medical School MBBS 2001