Dr. Anthony Zahra – Specialist in Psychiatry working in General Adult Psychiatry with special interest in Geriatric Psychiatry and Eating Disorders

Dr. Zahra underwent his undergraduate studies as a medical student at the University of Malta. After working as a medical doctor for two years; he started working and training within the mental health sector, successfully completing postgraduate psychiatry training in Malta and being elected a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK). This was followed with a Master’s degree in Gerontology with the University of Southampton with research on the mental health risk factors associated with long term nursing home placement in older adults. He has also completed a postgraduate certificate examining the philosophical aspects of psychiatry with the University of Lancashire and also completed higher certification in the use of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS). As part of his  work at the National Eating Disorders Centre, he has also received specialised training in the treatment of eating disorders and obesity through various exchanges with Italian eating disorder centres. Dr. Zahra was elected board member of the Maltese Association of Psychiatry.