Dr Samuels provides a comprehensive psychiatric assessment and treatment of patients across the spectrum of psychiatric disorders. This includes addressing the functional impact of the condition and a patient centred approach to treatment. Adult patients are seen primarily on an outpatient basis, but if required, an inpatient service is offered at Ramsay Clinic Northside.

Treatment Services
Dr Samuels provides a comprehensive psychiatric assessment and treatment of patients across the spectrum of psychiatric disorders. This includes addressing the functional impact of the condition and a patient centred approach to treatment. Adult patients are seen primarily on an outpatient basis, but if required, an inpatient service is offered at the Northside Group St Leonards Clinic.

Additional Services
With extensive experience in medico-legal assessments and an interest in the interface between mental illness and the law, Dr Samuels carries out assessments for both criminal and civil matters. He has provided written and oral evidence to every level of court in Australia and the United Kingdom.

About Dr Samuels
Dr Samuels is a medical doctor and trained in both General Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry in Australia and the United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and is also accredited by the College as a Forensic Psychiatrist. In addition to private psychiatric practice, Dr Samuels is a Senior Staff Specialist and the Clinical Director for the Northern Sydney Local Health District, providing clinical leadership to services at Royal North Shore, Ryde, Manly and Hornsby Hospitals.

Dr Samuels lectures to psychiatrists in areas of general and forensic psychiatry, both nationally and internationally. He has been awarded six prestigious Clinical Excellence Awards in the United Kingdom. He has also been invited to a reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by the Queen in recognition of his work in psychiatry in the United Kingdom.

Dr Sandhu is an experienced adult psychiatrist based at Ramsay Clinic Wentworthville. With a strong background in both hospital and community psychiatry, Dr Sandhu has experience in managing complex psychiatric conditions across diverse settings. 

His areas of interest include chronic pain, perinatal psychiatry and neuropsychiatric conditions. Dr Sandhu has a broad scope of practice in adult psychiatry with extensive experience treating mood, psychotic and trauma related disorders.

He is committed in delivering evidence-based, culturally approriate treatment tailored to the individual needs of his patients. Dr Sandhu firmly believes in a holistic approach, combining both psychological and pharmacological options. He sees both in-patients and out-patients aged between 18 to 70.

Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Personality Disorders, Work Cover, Employment Related Stress, DVA.

In private practice at three locations in Brisbane

Admits to New Farm Clinic

Visits Mackay clinics regularly

Offers Telepsychiatry for eligible patients

Professor James Scott is a Child and Youth Psychiatrist and the Director of Ramsay Health Youth Service at New Farm. He has experience working in inpatient and community settings. He has  an interest in providing care to children and young people with anxiety, ADHD, psychosis and mood disorders. His clinical practice incorporates a biopsychosocial model with intensive family involvement.     

James is also a clinician researcher. He was the recipient of a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Practitioner Fellowship (2016-2020), awarded for his research into prevention and intervention strategies to improve the mental health of adolescents. He is an author on over 300 peer reviewed publications. In 2018, he was awarded the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists’ Senior Research Award, conferred on the ‘Fellow who has made the most significant contribution to psychiatric research in Australia and New Zealand over the preceding five years.

Ramsay Health Youth Service at New Farm was developed by James and commenced in November 2022 with the opening of the first private inpatient unit for adolescents 14-17 years. It has now expanded to have a second ward for youth (18-25 years).

The service will provide a group based programme which will provide young people with skills to better cope with their mental health problems. The service will be for young people with mental health problems who have significant impairment in functioning. It is open to adolescents and young adults seeking voluntary admissions who are willing to participate in the programme of group and individual therapy, physical activity and family support. Young people will be admitted for a maximum of three weeks. The programme will be ideal for those who are seeking more intensive treatment than can be provided in outpatient appoinntments. Because it is an open ward without capacity for involuntary admissions, Ramsay Health Youth Service at New Farm is unable to provide care to young people who are at high risk of harm to themselves or others. 

As a senior psychiatrist, Dr Sharma holds years of experience, particularly in drug & alcohol detoxification, rehabilitation, comorbidity management, mental state assessments and medication reviews. She primarily sees patients between the ages of 18 to 70.

Dr Sharma has a strong passion for improving overall quality of life by facilitating and maintaining change in a holistic manner. She is also highly experienced in treating acute mental health and patients of diverse cultural backgrounds.

Dr Sharma provides both day and in-patient services at Ramsay Clinic Wentworthville.

Dr Matthew Shaw completed his Psychiatric training at St Vincent’s Hospital and he went on to train in Child and Adolescent, Infant and Perinatal Psychiatry at Royal Children’s Hospital and Eastern Health.

Following completion of his training Dr Shaw has worked in full time private practice in Melbourne since 2013.

Dr. Igor Shvetsov attained his Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery from Siberian University -Tomsk, Russia in 1980 and was conferred PhD after completion studies on personality disorders dynamic. He is a Fellow of Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, having 30+ years of experience in psychiatry and substance abuse. Over the years he had worked in public and private psychiatric and substance use services of Melbourne and Brisbane. His psychiatric skills include medico-legal assessment, pharmacotherapy, therapeutic support; dynamic psychotherapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). He also does drug and alcohol assessment, inpatient detoxification, providing ongoing support in addressing substance addiction.