Dr Amit Anand

Dr Amit Anand is an internationally recognised Sports Psychiatrist by the International Society of Sports Psychiatrist and is the first psychiatrist in the UK who has been achieved distinction in Diploma in Mental Health in Elite Sports by International Olympic Committee in 2021.

Dr Amit Anand trained in rehabilitation, general and sport psychiatry in the UK. He combined with a career playing under-19 cricket in India. He received state honours before he started his medical school in India. He moved to the UK for higher studies and completed CCT in Rehabilitation Psychiatry in the UK. This has enabled him to develop his passion for the mental health of elite performance in sport. He is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a member of the Sports and Exercise Special Interest Group since its inception.

Dr Amit Anand works as part of the small team of experts at Cognacity who tend to the
psychiatric needs of elite athletes. Since 2018, Dr Anand has been involved in the mental health assessments of elite athletes, including Premier League Football, Premier League Rugby, Cricket (England and Wales Cricket Board), British Athletics, Scottish Professional Association.

Dr Anand is also nationally recognised as an accomplished expert witness in a wide range of medico-legal areas including high profile sports disciplinary matters.
Dr Anand has been a member of the Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee Panel for
European Tours since 2019. He has an expertise in the assessment and the management of ADHD in elite athletes. He has successfully applied for the TUE applications for elite sports to Anti-doping UK.

Dr Anand has been developing an app for elite sports to improve their mental health literacy.

In his downtime, watching sport, playing cricket, and trying to keep up with the next generation
of Anands helps to keep him balanced.