Professor Mark Walterfang
MBBS Hons PhD FRANZCP GradCertBus
Professor Mark Walterfang
Melbourne - Richmond
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Professor Mark Walterfang
MBBS Hons PhD FRANZCP GradCertBus
Melbourne - Richmond
Executive summary
Professor Mark Walterfang is one of Victoria’s leading Neuropsychiatrists, with over 20 years of experience. He holds multiple roles in both the education and clinical sectors, using his extensive knowledge to combine clinical practice, teaching, and research to advance neuropsychiatry.
For 15 years, Professor Walterfang has specialised in assessing individuals with acquired brain injury, serving as the sole Psychiatrist in the ABI unit at Epworth Hospital. He is the founding member and sole Psychiatrist at Connectivity: Traumatic Brain Injury Australia, where he advocates for and promotes standardised brain injury care across the country.
In addition, Professor Walterfang is widely recognised for his work in historical sexual abuse cases, where his expert reports help ensure clients receive the outcomes they deserve.
Special interests
Dementia | Testamentary Capacity | Cognitive Disorders | Neuropsychiatry | Acquired Brain Injury | Movement Disorders | Post-traumatic Stress Disorder | Historical Sexual Abuse
Accreditations
- American Medical Association Guides Evaluation of Permanent Impairment 4th Ed.
- American Medical Association Guides Evaluation of Permanent Impairment 5th Ed.
- Guideline to the Evaluation of Psychiatric Impairment for Clinician
- Comcare Guide to the Assessment of Degree of Permanent Impairment
- Psychiatric Impairment Rating Scale
- WorkSafe, TAC & Wrongs Act Impairment Assessor
- WorkSafe VIC Independent Impairment Assessor
- Joint Medical Examiner
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Queensland, QLD
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne, VIC
- Doctor of Medical Science, University of Melbourne, VIC
- Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
- Graduate Certificate of Business (Health Design), Monash University, VIC
Experience
- Honorary Professor of Neuropsychiatry, University of Melbourne, VIC
- Honorary Professor of Psychiatry, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, VIC
- Deputy Director, Neuropsychiatry, Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC
- Head Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Cabrini Hospitals, VIC
- Head of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Epworth Richmond, VIC
- Consultation-Liaison Neuropsychiatrist, Epworth Hospital Group, VIC
- Admitting Psychiatrist at Melbourne Clinic, Victoria Clinic and Epworth Camberwell, VIC
Professional associations
- Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
- Member, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Section of Neuropsychiatry & Faculty of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.
- Member, Australian Medical Association
- Member, International Neuropsychiatric Association
- Member, Biological Psychiatry Australia
- Member, Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism
- Member, Society for Inborn Metabolic Diseases
- Member, American Neuropsychiatric Association
- Member, British Neuropsychiatric Association
- Member, Human Genetics Society of Australasia
- Member, Australasian Society of Inborn Errors of Metabolism
- Member, Movement Disorders Society
- Member, American Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Member, Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment
- Member, International Brain Injury Association
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