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Current NHS consultant posts held
I did one year at university college London as a consultant and 12 years consultant post at Hillingdon with special interest in neurology( run neurology clinic once every week and very busy one). I also did 8 years honorary consultant at GOSH, once per week attend and do epilepsy clinic with professor Helen Cross. since 2009, I am honorary consultant at IPP-GOSH>
I left NHS 5 years ago and only see patient pivately
Research interests
Mainly general and neurological problems (epilepsy in children)
Personal interests
Reading philosophy, biography and politics
Keen on sport especially cycling and walking
Travelling to see ancient heritages and new countries
Awards received
Teaching award from Imperial college 2007
Refugees as buildre award from Initiative of Change institute in London-2018
(Additional) Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Fluent
- Spanish
- Conversational
Publications
Publications : Books
• Barakat N and O'Callaghan M, 1994, "MCQs for the MRCP examination Part I Paediatrics", 1st edition, Butterworth Heinemann, ISBN 0-7506-2029-3.
• Barakat N "100 Data Interpretation Questions in Paediatrics, for MRCP/MRCPCH", 1999, 1st edition, The Royal Society of Medicine Press LTD, ISBN: 1-85315-405-9
• Barakat N "400 MCQs in paediatrics for MRCPCH/MRCP part I". The Royal Society of Medicine Press LTD, May 2001, 1st edition
• Barakat N “100 Grey cases in paediatricsâ€. Published July 2003
• Barakat N, Buchdahl R, “Get Through, Photographs for MRCPCHâ€, November2004
• Barakat N, Second edition of “Get Through,400 Best of five & EMQs for MRCPCH Part Iâ€, January 2005
• Barakat N, “123doc best of five and EMQs for MRCPCH part Iâ€, October 2006
• Barakat N,“Get Through, data Interpretation in Paediatricsâ€, RSM, June 2008
• Co-Author, Text book “Training in Paediatrics, Pharmacology and fluids Chapter†June 2009
• Several articles on Line
Papers
• Barakat N, Leumann E, Willi U. "Vesico-Ureteric Reflux and renal scaring in infants and Children". Swiss Medical Journal. (1989) 119:supp 29:page 20. I presented this in annual meeting of Swiss Paediatric Nephrology Society, Lausanne April 1989, Swiss Paediatric Association, Bern, July 1989
• Evanson EJ, Barakat NG, Tylor WJ, Cross H, Harkness W, Kingsley DP. "Post-operative appearance of functional hemispherectomy on MRI and clinical evaluation". Departments of neuroradiology, neurology and neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London.
• N Barakat " Interpersonal Skills for the clinicians" Libyan Medical Journal, Libyan J Med, AOP: 070620 (published 27 June 2007)
• Several articles in Arabic and English (political articles all on line)
Courses offered to GPs
Headache in children
children with first seizure, what to do
febrile convulsion, parents talk
Children wit spasticity, what is the latest
UTI what investigations should be done
managing prolonged seizures
Managing children with developmental delay
Care plan for children who may need prolonged seizure rescue trteament