Dr Ganesan Duraiswamy is a psychiatrist with over 10 years of professional experience. Ganesan holds a public appointment with Eastern Health where he is one of the senior psychiatrists.

He is keen on research and has published the most cited research on Yoga and Schizophrenia. He has also presented in many international conferences. He is also passionate about teaching. He is presently Adj. Senior Lecturer at Monash University, and teaches medical students from Monash and Deakin Universities.

Ganesan is interested in providing formal education sessions to GPs and also available for discussions about management of challenging clinical scenarios. He is multilingual and is proficient in English, Kannada and Tamil. He can take on TAC and work cover patients.

Dr Duraiswamy also provides 291 assessments for GPs to implement their patient management plan. In addition to general adult psychiatry his areas of interest are:

• OCD and anxiety disorders
• Postpartum and Perinatal Issues
• Chronic Mood disorders
• Early Psychosis
• Psychotherapy
• Personality disorders
• Grief

Ganesan also treats patients in Victoria Court, a purpose built 21 bed Adult Mental Health Unit at Mitcham Private Hospital, which is designed to facilitate mental health recovery.

Dr Dutta trained in psychiatry in India and Australia. Dr Dutta has been in the Goulburn Valley for more than 12 years as a General Adult Psychiatrist. He has an interest  in mood and personality disorders.

Dr Mahdod Eftekar is a senior lecturer the University of Queensland and works as a psychiatrist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and Ramsay Clinic New Farm Clinic. 

Dr Eftekar trained in psychiatry at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. He then pursued subspecialty training in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry which is the interface between psychological and medical health. 

His special interests include consultation-liaison psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, sleep disorders, ADHD, mood and anxiety disorders.

Dr Naomi Elliot  is a psychiatrist -who consults regularly onsite at Mitcham Private Hospital, supporting both out-patient and in-patient psychiatric services.

Naomi welcomes all new referrals for patients who require a management plan and is keen to work with general practitioners to provide further reviews as needed.

Special Interests:

• Interpersonal therapy for depressive disorders
• Cognitive Behavioural therapy for a range of depressive and anxiety disorders.

Dr Justine Ellis is a psychiatrist with experiene in child, adolescent and family . She obtained her medical degree from UNSW and is a fellow of RANZCP including a certificate in child and adolescent psychiatry.

She has worked in public and private practice both in Australia and the United Kingdom. She has extensive experience treating children with complex neurodevelopmental disorders and supporting their families. Justine has a particular interest in obsessive compulsive disorder and mood disorders in children and adolescents. Justine is experienced in managing complex psychopharmacology in children as well as long term psychotherapy including mentalisation based therapy for children and families.

At present Dr Ellis is unable to take on new patients.  

Dr Axel Estensen is a general adult psychiatrist with interests in eating disorders and mood disorders. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.

Dr. Sandra Fang is a Psychiatrist with over 15 years of experience in both Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry. She is an accredited member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.

Trained in Melbourne, Dr. Fang has worked extensively in both the public and private health sectors. She has previously held positions as Consultant Psychiatrist in inpatient care units, consultation liaison and acute care.

Dr. Fang is passionate about improving service provision in the rapidly evolving world of Psychiatry. She has an interest in Electroconvulsive Therapy and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, and is looking to develop the Neurostimulation service with Ramsay Health Care at The Southport Private Hospital.

Dr. Fang specialises in mood and psychotic disorders.. She aims to provide a holistic and compassionate approach to patient care, and to aligned treatment to individual needs in order to achieve a patient focused and a sustainable journey to recovery.

Mitcham Private Hospital would like to introduce Dr Lochanie Fonseka, psychiatrist. Lochanie has 10 years of psychiatric experience in both Australia and New Zealand. She obtained her fellowship in general adult psychiatry from RANZCP.

She has also completed her advanced training in old age psychiatry. Lochanie holds a position at Peninsula Health as a general adult psychiatrist. She also works as an adjunct senior lecturer at Monash University.

Lochanie consults onsite at Mitcham Private Hospital’s consulting suites and also treats patients in Victoria Court (Mitcham Private Hospital) a contemporary 21 bed inpatient unit purpose designed to facilitate mental health recovery and our 6 bed perinatal mental health unit that provides home-like, comfortable surroundings.