Dr Angelo Virgona has been a psychiatrist since 1990. For 10 years he held senior clinical director appointments with NSW Health in rural and metropolitan services, and at Healthscope’s private psychiatric unit in Campbelltown.
He has been Medical Superintendent at Ramsay Clinic Macarthur since it opened in October 2013. He has served on numerous clinical and policy committees at Area and Departmental level. Angelo has been instrumental in the establishment of early psychosis services and youth mental health services (Headspace) in Campbelltown.
His current interests are in the management of personality disorders in private practice setting and forensic psychiatry (member of the RANZCP Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry).
Warren is an Associate Professor at The University of Queensland and has held the position of Director, Queensland Eating Disorders Service (QuEDS) since 2005. He is Chair of the Queensland Health Eating Disorder Advisory Group and co-author of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry (RANZCP) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Eating Disorders. In 2017 he received the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorders (ANZAED) Distinguished Achievement Award. In 2018 he was elected a Fellow of the International Academy of Eating Disorders. He has published more than forty articles and book chapters, most of them on eating disorders. Warren commenced as Director Eating Disorders at Ramsay Clinic New Farm in January 2023. He is also Director of the new Ramsay Mental Health Eating Disorders Training Program. This program is designed for new fellows and established psychiatrists with an interest in entering the field of Eating Disorders and runs for 12 months. It includes regular structured supervision sessions supported by a digital lecture series and has been running successfully in Ramsay Mental Health’s Sydney services since February 2021 under
the directorship of Associate Professor Sloane Madden.
Treatment Services
Dr Ward is a Consultant Psychiatrist and the Medical Director of the addiction service at both Ramsay Clinic Northside and Wentworthville Clinics. He has interests in the treatment of alcohol and other addiction disorders.
He interests include the comprehensive assessment and treatment of individuals who are experiencing problems with their physical and/or mental health as a result of the use of alcohol or other any other substances.
Dr Ward provides treatment on both an inpatient (hospital) and outpatient basis.
Additional Services
Dr Ward is available for comprehensive outpatient assessments, at the request of the treating General Practitioner, to provide an individualised management plan which may include medication psychological and or/social interventions.
About Dr Ward
Dr David Ward is a medical doctor with qualifications in psychiatry and an interest in the treatment of alcohol and other addiction disorders. In addition to his private psychiatric practice, Dr Ward was for a number or years an Addiction Psychiatrist at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney.
Prior to commencing his medical studies, Dr Ward worked in the public and private sectors in senior business roles in both Sydney and Melbourne.
He holds a Master of Psychiatry degree from The University of Melbourne and also holds degrees in economics, marketing and public affairs.
In addition to his medical practice, Dr Ward plays the cello and performs regularly with Corpus Medicorum, the orchestra of the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Dr Pri Wettasinghe is a psychiatrist working at Ramsay Clinic Northside and as a staff specialist at Justice Health.
Pri completed his medical degree as a postgraduate student at The University of Queensland, working extensively in internal medicine for 10 years before retraining in psychiatry. He completed his psychiatric training through the Northern Sydney Local Health District and has completed subspecialty training in Psychiatry of Old Age as well as a second advanced certificate in Forensic Psychiatry.
Pri has an interest in neurostimulation and utilising newer therapies such as TMS for the treatment of depression, anxiety, PTSD and OCD, and also ketamine for treatment resistant depression.
PTSD, Mood Disorders, Anxiety, Eating Disorders
Outpatient Clinic: Friday
Dr Eoin Wilson is a Psychiatrist who trained in medicine at University College London (UCL) where he also studied for an intercalated degree in medical anthropology and was awarded an honours degree in 1995.
After graduating in 1998, Dr Wilson worked in England and Sydney in a variety of medical settings before returning to London to begin his psychiatric training on the Royal Free and Associated Hospitals training scheme in 2001, undertaking training in general adult, old age, child and adolescent, liaison and forensic psychiatry and passing the Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych) examinations.
After two more years in London, Dr Wilson returned to Sydney, working at Royal North Shore Hospital in community and emergency psychiatry.
Dr Wilson then began working as a visiting psychiatrist in Tamworth and was appointed staff specialist in psychiatry at Royal North Shore hospital where he was psychiatrist for the assertive outreach team for two years before taking over a private psychiatric practice in Tamworth.
Dr Wilson worked in private practice at Mosman Private Hospital from 2008 - 2018 before joining Ramsay Clinic Cremorne.
After working in psychiatry for over two decades, Dr Wilson has treated patients of all ages from a range of cultural and social demographics, in inner city, suburban and rural areas in two countries.
Whilst Dr Wilson likes to maintain his skills in dealing with a wide range of problems, he has a particular interest in PTSD and trauma. Dr Wilson presently sees patients 18 years and over, is registered with SIRA/MAAA and is experienced in independent psychiatric assessment for insurers and solicitors.
Dr Claire Wise received her medical degree with honours from Monash University. She also completed a Bachelor of Medical Science with honours in the field of psycho-oncology, which lead to a placement at Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Centre in New York City, working with the consultation liaison psychiatry team in psycho-oncology.
Dr Wise completed a Masters of Psychiatry through the University of Melbourne and completed her College Fellowship training at the Alfred Hospital and Caulfield Hospital. She is currently completing an advanced certificate in Old Age Psychiatry. In 2019 she received the Maddison Medallion, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists' annual award recognising the psychiatrist with the most meritorious performance through the Fellowship examination and training process.
Dr Wise holds a public appointment with the Caulfield Aged and Liaison Psychiatry Service, working in the inpatient unit, and is also a principal investigator with the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, working in clinical trials for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Dr Wise is an associate lecturer with Monash University and enjoys teaching medical students and junior doctors. She has several years' experience working in the Caulfield Hospital CDAMS clinic in the assessment and diagnosis of cognitive disorders. Dr Wise is passionate about the mental health care of older patients. She enjoys working collaboratively with patients and their families to achieve excellent outcomes via evidence-based practice.