Dr Beppe Micallef-Trigona is a Maltese psychiatrist who returned to Malta after working as a consultant psychiatrist with the UK Ministry of Defence (Royal Navy), and previously, as a consultant psychiatrist in the UK National Health Service. Following his undergraduate Medical degree at the University of Malta, he completed his specialisation in psychiatry and is on the specialist register of the Malta Medical Council as well as the UK’s General Medical Council. Dr Micallef-Trigona also went on to attain an MSc in Clinical Health Management at Aston University, UK and membership with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Apart from his clinical work as a psychiatrist, Dr Micallef-Trigona is a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine & Surgery at the University of Malta. His main clinical interests lie in the areas of neuropsychiatry and brain stimulation, treatment of Depression, ADHD, Anxiety disorders such as OCD, Health Anxiety, Panic Disorder and Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Autism, early intervention in Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Mood DIsorder, Dementia, Fibromyalgia, capacity assessments for wills and power of attorney, organisational and occupational psychiatry and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He is specifically involved in transcranial magnetic stimulation as well as electroconvulsive therapy research and has carried out a number of publications in this field. Dr Micallef-Trigona set up and was clinical lead for Malta's National Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Service, a service which has been running since 2019.
Dr Micallef Trigona is also actively involved in clinical audit and medical education, and is a trained medical assessor in the Malta Foundation Programme. He has delivered a number of public presentations at the University of Malta. Dr Micallef Trigona also has a strong interest in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and carried out postgraduate certification in CBT at Newcastle University.
Dr Micallef-Trigona was a founding member of the Malta Association of Psychiatric Trainees and served on the executive board for a number of consecutive years. Following the end of his psychiatry training, he was a founding member of the Maltese Association of Psychiatry and was elected to the first executive council.
Current Academic & Work Positions
Consultant Psychiatrist
Visiting Lecturer
2011 - present
Educational Supervisor
2015 - present
Past Experience
Resident Specialist
2015 - 2017
Executive Board Member
2013 - 2018
Psychiatry Trainee
2008 - 2013
Executive Board Member
2008 - 2013
Foundation Doctor
Malta
2006 - 2008
Education & Training
2014Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Clinical Certification
Maastricht Brain Imaging Centre, Maastricht University, The Netherlands2014MSc in Clinical Health Management
Aston University, United Kingdom2014MHA Section 12 Approved Clinician
England2014Specialist Registration in Psychiatry
General Medical Council, United Kingdom2013Specialist Registration in Psychiatry
Medical Council, Malta2013Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in Psychiatry (CCT)
Malta2013Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych)
London, United Kingdom2013PgCert in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Newcastle University, United Kingdom2006Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (MD)
University of Malta