Dr Howard is a sub-specialist in child and adolescent psychiatry, with specific expertise in neurodevelopmental disorders (including ADHD, ASD, ID) and developmental trauma presentations. She is also a perinatal & infant psychiatrist, with specific interest in women's mental health across the lifespan and neuroendocrine modulation techniques. She is a member of the RANZCP Faculty of Child Psychiatry Subcommittee and Section of Perinatal Psychiatry Subcommittee. Dr Howard's specific areas interest and expertise also encompass the diagnosis and treatment of OCD, mood disorders and psychotic spectrum disorders. Age range: 0-60

Dr Hug completed her medical training at the University of Sydney, graduating in 2004. She has Fellowship with the Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, having completed her psychiatric training at Royal North Shore Hospital and mental health services in Manly, Hornsby, Ryde and Wyong areas.

She is trained in all aspects of general adult psychiatry and provides comprehensive assessment and management of a range of psychiatric disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, perinatal psychiatry, personality disorders, and psychotic disorders.

Dr Hug is appointed as Visiting Medical Officer at Ramsay Clinic Northside.  Other appointments are Staff Specialist Psychiatrist, Northern Sydney Local Health District, and the advisory board to the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry.

About Dr Anila Jacob

Dr Jacob is a psychiatrist, with over 20 years of  experience. A Fellow of the Royal ANZ College of Psychiatrists, she is also a senior specialist in the public sector where she consults and supervises doctors in specialist training and medical students.

Treatment services

Dr Jacob has interests in mood and anxiety disorders, eating disorders, women’s mental health, and ADHD.  Treatment can be provided as an outpatient where she welcomes active participation of patients and carers.  She is also available to provide assessment and care plans to referrers including for eating, mood and anxiety disorders.

Telehealth is available for outpatient appointments. 

Dr Jacob is a consultant psychiatrist general adult and eating disorder services at Ramsay Clinic Northside.  

A/Prof Kasinathan is a Psychiatrist and is experienced in providing psychiatric assessment and treatment for children, adolescents and adults. He sees his patients as either inpatients or outpatients. Where required, an inpatient service is offered at Ramsay Clinic Northside where A/Prof Kasinathan is the Medical Director of the Adolescent and Young Adult Service.

A/Prof Kasinathan graduated with first class honours in Medicine from the University of Sydney. He is both a child and forensic psychiatrist: a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) with certification in forensic psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry. Apart from private psychiatric practice, his appointments are with NSW Justice Health, as Clinical Director for Adolescent Mental Health. He was previously clinical leader for the high-secure Adolescent Unit in the Forensic Hospital, the only unit of its kind in Australia. For a decade he was the senior forensic psychiatrist to Canberra’s only youth justice centre and forensic mental health service.

A/Prof Kasinathan has authored journal articles and a textbook chapter on forensic, child and adolescent psychiatry. His academic appointment is Conjoint Associate Professor with the School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW.

A/Prof Kasinathan provides forensic psychiatric assessments and reports for adults, children, adolescents and families.

Dr Kaufmann initially trained in paediatric medicine at the children's hospital at Westmead before switching to psychiatry.

In addition to her clinical work, she is a clinical lecturer at the University os Sydney, where she teaches medical students.  Dr Kaufmann also has positions as a clinical academic at Hornsby Hospital

Dr Kaufmann provides services for Inpatient and Outpatients at Ramsay Clinic Northside.

Dr Kaufmann is a native German speaker.

Treatment Services

Dr Ivy Kwon is a consultant psychiatrist with qualifications in addiction. She provides comprehensive assessment and management of addictions, mood disorders, anxiety disorders and psychosis.    

Adult patients are seen primarily on an outpatient basis however where appropriate an inpatient service is offered at Ramsay Clinic Northside.

About Dr Kwon

Dr Kwon completed her undergraduate medical degree at University of New South Wales and her Master of Medicine (Psychiatry) at University of Sydney.   Psychiatry training and subspecialty training in addiction psychiatry was completed at Northern Sydney Local Health District.

Dr Kwon has worked in both public and private settings. She has published research on substance dependence in peer-reviewed journals.

She enjoys taking a holistic, patient centred approach to care while incorporating both medication and non-medication treatments.

Dr Kelvin Leung is a psychiatrist with training in the United Kingdom and Australia. He is a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych, UK) and a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP). He has a particular interest in general adult psychiatry, young adult psychiatry, and early intervention, complemented by his Professional Certificate in Youth Mental Health. He is also passionate about medical education.

Dr Ling completed his undergraduate medical degree at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. He is skilled in applying the best evidence-based practices for the benefit of his patients and discussing issues such as diagnosis and treatments with his patients in an accessible way. He has been keenly involved in medical education since he was a junior doctor.

Dr Ling’s practice emphasises a holistic bio-psycho-social-cultural assessment and individualised formulation. He actively uses shared decision-making processes to implement a collaborative management plan that focuses on a person’s recovery goals. He is experienced in liaising with other medical and allied health professionals to achieve the best outcomes for his patients.

Dr Ling is also able to provide telehealth services to those who are based in rural and remote areas.

Colleen Loo is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales, NHMRC Leadership Fellow and Professorial Fellow at the Black Dog Institute, Sydney; Australia. She qualified in medicine and psychiatry in Australia (MB BS, FRANZCP) and completed a research doctorate in 2003 (MD). She was chair of academic psychiatry at St George Hospital (2006-2021), founded the Neurostimulation service at the Black Dog Institute in 2014, and is Regional Medical Director of ECT and Interventional Psychiatry (including ketamine treatment) at Ramsay Clinics in Sydney. She was President of the International Society for ECT and Neurostimulation (2018-2020) and is an editorial board member of the journal Brain Stimulation.

Her research interests are in developing novel treatments for depression and other psychiatric disorders, focussing on transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, electroconvulsive therapy and ketamine, and their effects on brain functioning. She has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and has received grant funding from the Australian NHMRC, US-based NARSAD and Stanley Foundations, UK NHS/MRC and Singapore NMC. 

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Professor Sloane Madden is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist recognised for his expertise in the management of eating, mood and anxiety disorders. Prof Madden has more than 25 years' experience in the field of eating disorders. He has been the Director of the Eating Disorder Service at Ramsay Clinic Northside (St Leonards) since 2017 has worked as the Medical Lead of the Eating Disorder Service at the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network and has been the Director of The Eating Disorder Service at the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network NSW since 2000.

Professor Madden is a past President of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorder who awarded him a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) and of the international Academy of Eating Disorders, where he was a board member for 5 years and responsible for Research Practice Integration.

Professor Madden has served as a member and adviser to various professional and government bodies and has participated in the development of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Eating Disorder Guidelines for professionals and consumers. He has been a steering committee chair for the Federal Government, funded National Eating Disorder Collaboration

Professor Madden is one of Australia’s foremost researchers in the eating disorder field and has published over 100 peer reviewed scientific articles and abstracts. He has been a chief investigator on multiple NHMRC grants. Prof Madden’s research has three major foci including the treatment of anorexia nervosa, early onset eating disorders and the neurobiology of eating disorders.