Doctors In Practice
We have a number of qualified specialists in our clinic. Who provide detailed assessment, diagnosis, expert opinion and management of a wide variety of psychiatric conditions.We have neurologists who conducts nerve conduction and EMG studies.
Our Specialty Doctors
Dr Manoj Kumar MBBS, MD, FRANZCP
Director, Empathy Health Care. Dr Manoj Kumar is a highly qualified consultant psychiatrist, with extensive experience in the field of psychiatry. He is guided by the mission to provide high quality health care and established Empathy Health Care in 2011. He graduated MBBS in 1996, completed post graduate specialist training in psychiatry in 2001.He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and has advanced training in cognitive behavioural therapy. He has worked in a number of different mental health services in Victoria and overseas. Currently, he holds the position of lead consultant psychiatrist in the emergency department and consultation liaison services of Werribee Mercy Hospital. He is also an adjunct lecturer at the University of Notre Dame, involved in medical student teaching. He is also an accredited supervisor for the Royal College of Psychiatrists,supervising psychiatric trainees. He has strong interest in academic psychiatry and research, constantly updating his knowledge and skill in psychiatry. Dr Kumar is highly experienced in assessment and management of general adult psychiatric patients with a range of psychiatric conditions , including depression, bipolar affective disorder, various anxiety disorders, panic disorder, PTSD, social phobia, personality disorders, substance abuse, schizophrenia and psychiatric conditions with coexisting medical conditions. He is very well experienced in managing patients using medications and psychotherapeutic interventions.
Dr. Neeraj Aggarwal MBBS ,MD ,FRANZCP
Consultant Psychiatrist . Dr Neeraj Aggarwal is a general adult psychiatrist who is Fellow of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and has practiced in different capacities and in diverse clinical settings (CATT, MST, Acute Psyciatric Unit, E.Dand Consultation-Liaison) both nationally and internationally for more than a decade. He has worked in various health organisations in Victoria like N.W.A. Mental Health, L.R.H and currently holds a consultant Psychiatrist position with Melbourne Health. His Areas of interest are - Diagnostic clarification Psychosis and mood disorders both in geriatric and adult patients, Substance misuse and anxiety disorders, Schizophrenia, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, OCD , Panic Disorder. He has done extensive research and has numerous articles and presentations including Effect of alcohol on functional status of Bipolar disorder, Topiramate as add on treatment in weight control in Bipolar disorder ( Presented at Biennial conference of the international society for Bipolar disorder 2008 Jan 27-30 )
Dr. Anindya Banerjee MBBS ,MD ,FRANZCP
Consultant Psychiatrist . Dr Anindya Banerjee is a consultant psychiatrist. He holds the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from University of Calcutta (India), MD (psychiatry) from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and research, Chandigarh (India) and Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP). He qualified as a psychiatrist in 2005. Having initially trained and qualified as a psychiatrist in a premier institute in Chandigarh, (India) , Dr Banerjee has been working in the field of mental health since 2003 . He has expertise in clinical psychiatry with interest in general adult psychiatry, and substance use disorders, particularly anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorders and psychiatric disorders associated with medical illness. Apart from his work in clinical psychiatry, Dr Banerjee has a keen interest in academic psychiatry, with several research publications in international journals on depression, psychiatry in medically ill, schizophrenia and substance use disorders. He also has co-authored four book chapters and has presented papers in numerous scientific conferences.
Dr Alby Elias MBBS , MD , FRANZCP, MFPOA
Dr Elias is a Fellow of the The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and has completed advanced training in Geriatric Psychiatry . He currently holds public hospital appointments as a Consultant Psychiatrist at the Peter James Centre He is an accredited examiner for the The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. He also works for the University of Melbourne as Honorary Senior Fellow. His main areas of interest are Dementia and related psychiatric illness, mental health issues in Geriatric population and Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). He has multiple published papers in international and peer reviewed psychiatric journals in the field of ECT and Geriatric Psychiatry.
Dr. Indika Jayathilake MBBS, MD, FRANZCP
Consultant psychiatrist She is a Fellow of the The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and had undergone post graduate psychiatric training from Srilanka and in addition to that from the major hospitals in Melbourne, Australia. She currently holds the post of Consultant psychiatrist at the inpatient Unit of Werribee Mercy Mental Health. Her interests are in General Adult Psychiatric issues, Depression and Mood disorders, Schizophrenia and psychosis, Personality disorders Work cover. She has special interest in Women’s Mental Health issues and is planning research in the field. She is actively involved in teaching of psychiatry trainees /medical students at Werribee Mercy Hospital and has published and presented articles related to Antipsychotic medications and Clozapine .
Dr George Antony MBBS, MD, FRANZCP, RANZCP
Consultant psychiatrist Dr Antony is a Fellow of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. He had completed post graduate Psychiatric qualifications from NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences) ,a Premier Psychiatric Institute in India . He is a General Adult Psychiatrist with experience in managing complex psychiatric challenges and he holds consultant position with the Epworth Hospital Camberwell. He has special interests in Bipolar Disorders and Anxiety disorders, Psychosis including Schizophrenia, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. He is an Accredited Examiner Panel (AEP) member for the RANZCP(Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists)
Dr Amit Zutshi MBBS, MD, FRANZCP
Consultant psychiatrist He is a Fellow of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrist (RANZCP) and has more than 14 years of experience in Psychiatry. He currently holds out patient consultant position at Epworth Camberwell hospital and Mitcham hospital. He has previously worked as a Lead Consultant in Box Hill hospital and also as assistant Director of ECT. Besides being an astute clinician, he has been actively involved in research and drug trials. He had published numerous Medline-indexed scientific papers in the field of Bipolar disorder, Obsessive disorder and other anxiety disorders. . He has an active interest in diagnosing and managing Obsessive-compulsive disorders and other Anxiety disorders, Bipolar disorder, Major depressive disorders, Schizophrenia,Alcohol and drug addictions. Services provided: Can accept patients for Item 291 (Opinion and Report) Offers shared care with GPs Offers shared care with Psychologists Can take on transport injury insurance/compensation cases Can take on work injury insurance/compensation cases Can provide Psychotherapy (Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Supportive therapy, and Mindfulness based therapy).
Dr.Sujith Ayyappan MBBS, MD, MRCP, FRACP
He is a Consultant Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist at Geelong University Hospital, visiting Clinical Neurophysiologist at Western Health, Sunshine Hospital and a Senior Clinical Lecturer in the School of Medicine, Deakin University. He is a Fellowof the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Member of the Royal Collegeof Physicians of the United Kingdom. Dr Ayyappan completed his neurologyadvanced training from the Geelong University Hospital and Monash MedicalCentre, and specialised in Clinical Neurophysiology from the Royal MelbourneHospital. He offers nerve conduction and electromyography (EMG) services at Emapthy health for a wide variety of neurologicaldisorders including carpal tunnel syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, focalneuropathies, radiculopathies, motor neurone disease and myopathies, and specialised repetitive nerve stimulation and single fibre EMG studies forneuromuscular junction disorders such as myasthenia gravis.
Dr. Nyan Lynn MBBS, FRACP
Consultant Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist Dr Lynn is a Consultant Neurologist who holds public hospital consultant position at The Sunshine Hospital, Melbourne and is a visiting Consultant Physician at the University Hospital, Geelong. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and member of Australia and New Zealand Association of Neurologists and American Association of Neuromuscular & Electro diagnostic Medicine. He undertook his neurology training at the University Hospital, Geelong and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, with a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne. He has a special interest and expertise in neuromuscular conditions, particularly peripheral neuropathies and myasthenia gravis. In addition to his private practice in Essendon and public hospital work, he is offering routine nerve conduction studies and electromyography (EMG) as well as specialized repetitive nerve stimulation and single fiber EMG studies for neuromuscular junction disorders (e.g. myasthenia gravis) at Empathy Health Care in Werribee.
Angela Chalmers CMHN,MACMHN, Grad Dip Counselling,Dip Hlth Science
Psychiatric Nursing Angela is a credential Mental Health Nurse with over 20 years of experience in mental health. Angela is the co-author of a published article on the use of sensory modulation in mental health. She has considerable experience in running groups and has an interest in working with people with anxiety related disorders using CBT approach.
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