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.

Dr Nahid Siddiqui is experienced in treating adult patients with complex mental health issues including complex trauma responses, psychosis, mood disorders and anxiety disorders.

She is undertaking advanced training in psychotherapy and is experienced in providing trauma informed care. She has been a mental health staff specialist with NSW Health for over a decade and now provides private in-patient and out-patient care at Ramsay Clinics Macarthur and Thirroul.

With a key eye for further education, Dr Siddiqui is also a conjoint lecturer at Western Sydney University.

In addition to English, Dr Siddiqui also speaks Bengali, Hindi and Urdu.

Dr Nahid Siddiqui is experienced in treating adult patients with complex mental health issues including complex trauma responses, psychosis, mood disorders and anxiety disorders.

She is undertaking advanced training in psychotherapy and is experienced in providing trauma informed care. She has been a mental health staff specialist with NSW Health for over a decade and now provides private in-patient and out-patient care at Ramsay Clinics Macarthur and Thirroul.

With a key eye for further education, Dr Siddiqui is also a conjoint lecturer at Western Sydney University.

In addition to English, Dr Siddiqui also speaks Bengali, Hindi and Urdu.

Dr Sinclair is a consultant psychiatrist with extensive experience in forensic psychiatry as well as drug and alcohol addictions.

She is the Medical Director of Drug and Alcohol Services at ISLHD and Senior Staff Specialist with Justice Health. Dr Sinclair also holds teaching positions as Senior Lecturer at both University of Wollongong and UNSW.

Dr Sinclair offers both inpatient and outpatient consultations at Ramsay Clinic Thirroul for trauma, forensic psychiatry and addiction.