A/Prof Shashjit Varma
Melbourne - Glen Iris
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A/Prof Shashjit Varma
BSc, MBBS, MD (Psychiatry), PhD (Psychiatry), FRANZCP
Melbourne - Glen Iris
Executive summary
Associate Professor Varma is a highly respected Consultant Psychiatrist with over 42 years of expertise in general adult psychiatry.
He currently provides both inpatient and outpatient care at Delmont Private Hospital, where he also serves as the Chairman of the Advisory Board.
A/Prof Varma completed his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) at Lucknow University in India, with further training undertaken both locally and internationally.
Throughout his career, he has held several academic positions, trained psychiatric registrars for over 20 years, delivered lectures internationally, and published 71 research papers and continues to make significant contributions to the field of psychiatry today.
Additionally, A/Prof Varma has over 14 years of experience conducting medicolegal assessments.
Special interests
Addiction Medicine | Anxiety Disorders | Bipolar Disorder | Depression | General Adult Psychiatry | Schizophrenia
Accreditations
- American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 4th Ed.
- Guide to the Evaluation of Psychiatric Impairment for Clinicians
- Psychiatric Impairment Rating Scale
- NSW SIRA Workers Compensation Permanent Impairment Assessor
- WorkSafe VIC Independent Medical Examiner
- Joint Medical Examiner
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, Christian College, Lucknow, India
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, King George’s Medical College, University of Lucknow, India
- Doctor of Medicine (Psychiatry), King George’s Medical College, University of Lucknow, India
- Doctor of Philosophy (Psychiatry), Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, India
- Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Experience
- Director, ECT/TMS, Delmont Private Hospital, VIC
- Chairman & Member, Medical Advisory Board Delmont Private Hospital, VIC
- Consultant Psychiatrist, Delmont Private Hospital, VIC
- Consultant Psychiatrist (Private Practice), Ballarat, VIC
- Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Medicine, Monash University, VIC
- Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, VIC
- Associate Professor & Consultant, Department of Psychiatry School of Medical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia
Professional associations
- Former Member/Fellow, Indian Psychiatric Society
- Former Member/Fellow, Central Zone Psychiatric Society
- Former Member, Malaysian Psychiatric Association
- Former Member, Malaysian Medical Association
- Former Member, Australian Society of Psychiatric Research
- Former Member, Rural Psychiatrists Association of Victoria
- Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
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