Dr Monica Sookdeo Ramnath became aware of the power of psychiatry in her early career during medical school. She appreciated that psychiatry gave the opportunity to see beyond initial signs and symptoms of a patient and gain a greater understanding of the person behind them. She spent the first few years of her career working in Accident and Emergency where she felt bereft of meaningful doctor-patient relationships, and always remembered the satisfaction she felt working closely with others. Subsequently, she realigned herself with psychiatry in 2003 and has felt fulfilled ever since.
Dr Monica Sookdeo Ramnath has always worked holistically, formulating treatment plans informed by the biopsychosocial aspects of a case—meaning understanding that a person’s medical condition is not simply formed by the biological factors, but also psychological and social factors.

She has worked with patients with a range of conditions including psychosis, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders. In addition, she had worked in Rehabilitation Psychiatry, Liaison Psychiatry and eating disorders. Since 2017, she has a specialist interest in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Currently, Dr Monica Sookdeo Ramnath works as a Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry which she has been dedicated to since 2003. She obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) in 1999 and a Master of Science (MSc) in Psychiatry in 2016. She has worked with Dr Pablo Jeczmien for well over a decade and they share the same ethos of comprehensive assessments and the team’s three-fold approach to patient care.

Hobbies and interests include reading and watching murder mysteries, puzzles and scrap-booking. She is an amateur golfer and an enthusiastic gardener, loves travel and spending time with family and friends.

Favourite music: Deep house, 90s pop
Favourite food: avocado, peanut butter and anything my mother cooks.
Favourite catchphrase: “let the universe decide”.