Meet the Faculty
Meet some of the world’s leading experts in psychiatric leadership—professionals who will not only share their deep expertise in leadership within psychiatry, but also offer insights into cross-European approaches to training, collaboration, and innovation in the field.
Dr Julian Beezhold, EPA Secretary General, Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich (UK). Dr Beezhold has led EPA Secretariat operations worldwide while maintaining clinical and administrative roles at Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. He collaborates on international policy and education initiatives in psychiatry and supports professional development across Europe.
Dr. Olivier Andlauer, Centre for Psychiatry and Mental Health, Queen Mary University of London, and East London NHS Foundation Trust, London (UK). Dr Andlauer chaired the EPA Early‑Career Psychiatrists Committee (ECPC) and has previously co-chaired its Task Force on Research. Based in London, he leads educational programs for young psychiatrists and supports cross‑institution networks and training opportunities.
Dr. Sophia Frangou, MD, PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Prior to her current appointment, she was head of the Section of Neurobiology of Psychosis at King’s College London, UK (1997-2012). Dr Frangou has 20 years of clinical and research experience in psychosis using clinical, cognitive, genetic and neuroimaging techniques. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and vice-chair of its Pan-American division. She is also fellow of the European (EPA) and of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). She is editor of “European Psychiatry” and associate editor of “Human Brain Mapping”. She has served on the academic faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and as vice-president of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders. She is founding chair of EPA Section of NeuroImaging and of the Brain Imaging Network of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
Prof. Norman Sartorius, Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes, Geneva (Switzerland). Prof Sartorius is one of the most influential psychiatrists of his generation. He led WHO’s Division of Mental Health (1977–1993), served as President of both the World Psychiatric Association and EPA, and holds professorships across Europe, North America, and Asia. Now based in Geneva, he directs a mental health NGO and leads anti-stigma campaigns. He has published 400+ papers, authored/edited 100+ books, and was instrumental in the development of global mental health policy and education.
Dr. Asilay Seker, EPA Early Career Psychiatrists’ Committee, ECPC Taskforce on Professional Development, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London (UK). Dr Seker is a fellow at IoPPN, focusing on neurodevelopmental conditions and digital psychiatry. She actively contributes to early career psychiatric education via EPA’s ECPC, chairing its Professional Development Task Force, and serves on international psychiatric organizations. LACA was conceptualised by Dr Seker in 2022 and evolved to its current programme with input from the EPA’s ECPC and Committee on Education.