Gabriel Ivbijaro MBE, MBBS, MA, MMedSci, PhD, FRCGP FWACPsych, IDFAPA

Prof Gabriel 'Gabby' Ivbijaro MBE is the immediate past chair of the WONCA Working Party on Mental Health. He was recently inducted as an American Psychiatric Association International Distinguished Fellow at the 59th Convocation of Distinguished Fellows of the APA in Toronto, Canada on 18th May 2015. International Distinguished Fellows of the APA are internationally recognized for their demonstrated skills in administrative, educational, and clinical settings. They are also noted for volunteering in mental health and medical activities of social significance and involvement in community activities. Excellence, not mere competence is the hallmark of an APA International Distinguished Fellow.

Professor Ivbijaro is a member and past Chair of the Wonca Working Party on Mental Health, Medical Director of The Wood Street Medical Centre, London UK, Visiting Assistant Professor, NOVA University, Lisbon, Portugal, and President-Elect WFMH (World Federation for Mental Health).

Professor Ivbijaro initially specialized in Psychiatry and Neurology and subsequently specialized in General Practice. As a member of Wonca (World Organization of Family Doctors), he championed the cause of mental health globally among family doctors by setting up the Wonca Special Interest Group (SIG) in Psychiatry & Neurology in 2001. Professor Ivbijaro is a specialist in Primary Care Mental Health and mental health service re-design. He worked in collaboration with the WHO to produce a groundbreaking policy document published in 2008 entitled ‘Integrating Mental Health Into Primary Care: A Global Perspective’ which has influenced mental health delivery globally.