Dr Pushkal has devoted his psychiatric training and practice to serving the Central Coast, Northern Beaches, Upper North Shore, and Western Sydney. As an accredited Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, his focus lies in adult Psychiatry, supplemented by active participation in research and publication. Dr Pushkal presently holds roles in both public and private sectors including Visiting Medical Officer at Westmead Public Hospital. Besides his clinical duties, he mentors medical students and psychiatry trainees.
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Dr Radmanesh completed his medical and General Psychiatry training at the Royal Melbourne hospital. He then commenced advanced training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Alfred Hospital. During his training, he worked in Child and Adolescent psychiatry inpatient units at the Royal and Monash Children’s hospitals.
Dr Radmanesh believes that adolescence is a period of dynamic physiological, neurocognitive and behavioural changes and that during early developmental phases; the brain is uniquely susceptible to stress. Accordingly, Dr Radmanesh supports the conceptual framework of early diagnosis and interventions for children and adolescent. He enjoys working with children, adolescents and their families to develop a positive outcome, which is rewarding to both patients and Dr Radmanesh himself. Dr Radmanesh has an interest in neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism Spectrum disorders and ADHD.
Born in Serbia, Dr Radovic finished school and completed his specialist training in psychiatry in 1992. Following a successful career as a specialist Psychiatrist in a renowned state hospital in Serbia, he decided to move internationally, spending a number of years in Cyprus and Europe.
In 2004, Dr Radovic relocated to Australia where he worked in private practice on the Sunshine Coast before moving to Victoria in 2015. During this time he pursued a career in public mental health, leading acute intervention clinical teams.
In 2020, Dr Radovic was promoted into the role of Clinical Director of Mental Health at the Warrnambool Mental Health Service before commencing at Robina Private Hospital.
In 2022, Dr Radovic accepted the role of Clinical Director of Mackay MHS before moving to Cairns.
Dr Radovic interests are in general adult psychiatry, PTSD, mood disorders, psychotherapy and ECT, VVA and DVA clients with PTSD, for which he has vast experience.
Dr Radovic’s personal interests extend to spending time with his family outdoors, playing sport and traveling.
Dr Raghupathy is a medical doctor, and completed her medical training in India. She has completed her Advanced Training in Intellectual Disability Mental Health and Paediatric Neuropsychiatry in addition to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and new Zealand College of Psychiatrists, and is trained as both General Adult and Child and, Adolescent Psychiatrist.
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In addition to private psychiatric practice, Dr Raghupathy works in the public hospital sector and is currently appointed as a Staff Specialist Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead. She is a member of the RANZCP Special Interest group in Psychiatry of Intellectual and Developmental Disability (SIGPIDD)
Dr Vijay Raj is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. He is interested in the assessment and management of older teenagers and young adults for a wide variety of psychiatric conditions, including mood disorders, psychotic disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, trauma – related disorders, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorder and ADHD. Whilst he uses multiple tools including medications and brain stimulation therapies (tDCS, rTMS and ECT) to promote care and recovery, he maintains a strong psychotherapeutic leaning and focus in his approach to understanding and treating his patients.
Vijay believes in making the latest technologies and treatment advances available for his patients to provide them care that is uniquely tailored to their needs.
Dr Jacqueline Rakov is a Psychiatrist with an interest in clinical and forensic psychiatry. Dr Rakov studied medicine at Monash University. She undertook her clinical specialty training in psychiatry at The Alfred Hospital and Forensicare.
In a treatment capacity, Dr Rakov is passionate about delivering personalised and expert care to her patients. She has worked extensively with both victims and perpetrators of crime. At Ramsay Clinic Albert Road, she treats older adolescent and adult patients and consults on a variety of psychiatric concerns. Apart from general adult psychiatry, her further interests include developmental trauma, interpersonal conflict and psychotherapy. She has completed further training through the Victorian Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists. She works publicly in forensic psychiatry in a community setting.
Dr Rakov has extensive experience in the preparation of psychiatric reports and delivering expert evidence to the Courts. She is experienced in provision of expert evidence for criminal matters of fitness, mental impairment and sentencing across the Court hierarchy, as well as civil matters pertaining to family law in the Federal Circuit Court and Children's Court. Dr Rakov is accredited in Family Report Writing by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) and has completed further training in Psychiatric Assessments for the Family Court through Mindful and Monash University. Dr Rakov also undertakes assessments in workplace injury, historical sexual abuse claims and provides expert opinions in standard of care and medical negligence.
Dr Ramalingham trained in Psychiatry in the UK and obtained membership with the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK). Upon arrival in Australia, he became a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
Since moving to Australia, he has concentrated all of his work on the Central Coast and Hornsby. He initially started the Mandalla Clinic in Gosford Hospital and has worked in a broad range of areas with Mental Health on the coast. Hi is also currently the Staff Specialist in Consultant Liaison Psychiatry in Gosford Hospital.
Dr Ramalingham uses both Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapeutic interventions when treating his patients across a broad range of Psychiatric conditions in adults and the elderly.
His special interests are mood disorders, anxiety disorders and treating Psychiatric presentations in patients with Neurological and medical comorbidities and Electroconvulsive Therapy.
Dr Paresh Ramjee is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, with more than 20 years of clinical experience in Australia and South Africa.
After completing his medical internship in South Africa, he was encouraged by his professors to pursue a career in Psychiatry. Psychiatry was always close to his heart and he enjoyed every aspect of his training.
He completed his post graduate psychiatric training in Pretoria and Australia. He worked in academia for a few years before going into full-time private practice and research at one of the largest private psychiatric hospitals in Pretoria. His research covered new psychiatric treatment modalities and therapeutic interventions in various disorders, including mood disorders, anxiety and schizophrenia.
Paresh has extensive experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric disorders across different age groups. His interest is in mood disorders, anxiety (including PTSD), veterans’ health, neuropsychiatry disorders and TMS. Paresh has in-depth knowledge of the various treatment modalities and therapies used to aid patient recovery.
Through his acquired knowledge, experience and skills in the diagnosis of a broad range of psychiatric disorders, he is able to provide best treatment options, both psychological and pharmacological, to his patients in a holistic way.
Dr Vineel Reddy began his career in the field of psychiatry in the United Kingdom. He obtained his Membership with the Royal College of Psychiatrists, London in 2010.
He then underwent further training in General Adult Psychiatry and Consultation Liaison that led to his awarding of the UK Certification of Completion of Training in 2013. He attained a Diploma in Clinical Psychiatry from Ireland. He further pursued a Masters of Business Administration to complement his vision to better the provision of clinical psychiatry services within public healthcare.
Dr Reddy worked as a consultant psychiatrist in the UK National Health Service for several years before migrating to Australia in 2018. He was admitted as a Fellow to the Royal Australian and New ZealandCollege of Psychiatrists in 2019.
Dr Reddy has the expertise and a wealth of experience in the assessments and management of ADHD patients. He is an associate member of the Australian ADHD Professional Association (AADPA). Dr Reddy also has an interest in supporting the treatment of defence personnel currently serving as well as veterans. He is a member of the Australian Military Medicine Association (AMMA).
Dr Reddy has the expertise in medical report writing for defence mental health claims which is his current area of focus. He has helped several ADF as well as veterans to go through their claims process by providing expert medical reports. These reports included liability claims and impairment assessments and supported medical discharges. Through his experience he has become aware that often defence personnel must wait long periods of time to access a psychiatrist for their medical reports. They often struggle with the reports being done in a timely manner which can exacerbate their mental health issues whilst they are waiting. Therefore, he would like to help in this area to relieve them of the stresses that are often faced. Dr Reddy is also able to write comprehensive management plans for the treatment of their mental health conditions. These plans can then be administered by their GP. Dr Reddy is also happy to oversee them.
Dr Reddy has over 10 years’ experience as a consultant psychiatrist. He works with a group of psychiatrists in the outpatient setting at Synergy Specialist Clinic as well as manages inpatients at The Southport Private Hospital on the Gold Coast where he is able to offer patients the latest evidence treatments including neuromodulation. He has an interest in treating PTSD, depression, adjustment disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders as well as ADHD. He provides his services via telehealth, in person or in an inpatient setting.
Dr Reddy endeavours to effectively engage his patients, families, and caregivers. He is sensitive to the privacy and the confidentiality of his patients. He advocates for a holistic model of care and utilises a range of treatment options tailored to the needs of the individual and to promote their recovery in close collaboration with primary care services.