Dr Venkata Ramakrishnan
Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr Venkata Ramakrishnan is a highly experienced Consultant Psychiatrist currently serving in senior roles at Hainsworth Acute Psychiatry Unit (Cumberland Hospital) and Parramatta Community Mental Health Centre. He is skilled in the management of mood disorders, anxiety, psychosis, and substance use disorders, delivering biopsychosocial interventions within the NSW Mental Health Act framework.
Fluent in both English and Tamil, Dr Ramakrishnan promotes inclusive, culturally sensitive psychiatric care. As a RANZCP-accredited supervisor, he trains accredited and unaccredited psychiatry registrars and contributes to the education of medical students. He also provides independent psychiatric assessments for a range of legal, insurance, and government schemes.

Areas of Expertise
Mood, Anxiety, and Psychotic Disorders
Addiction Psychiatry
Team-Based Psychiatric Care
Medico-Legal Psychiatry & IMEs
Mental Health Education & Supervision
Tamil-Speaking Mental Health Support
Fitness for Duty & Permanent Impairment Assessments
Professional Background & Experience
Consultant Psychiatrist – Hainsworth Acute Psychiatry Unit, Cumberland Hospital
Consultant Psychiatrist – Parramatta Community Mental Health Centre
RANZCP Supervisor – Psychiatric Trainees and Medical Students
Independent Medical Examiner – Life Insurance, DVA, Comcare & Public Liability

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