Andrew Gleason
Psychiatrist | Neuropsychiatrist

MBBS (Hons), BSc, Cert. Old Age Psych., AFRACMA, FRANZCP

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TelehealthACTNTTASNSW

Canberra, ACT; Darwin, NT; Launceston, TAS; Sydney, NSW

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English

Areas of Expertise

  • Neuropsychiatry
  • Institutional Abuse
  • Functional Neurologic Disorder (FND), Neurocognitive Disorders
  • Neurological Disorders with Psychiatric Components, including Huntington's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease
  • Dementia
  • Epilepsy
  • Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)
  • Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI)
  • Psychiatric Conditions with Neurological Manifestations
  • Cognitive & Behavioural Issues including Memory & Orientation Problems, Executive Function Difficulties, Attention & Learning Challenges, Behavioural Changes & Personality Alterations
  • Mood & Anxiety Disorders
  • Trauma & Stress-Related Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorders
  • Psychotic Disorders

Accreditations

  • AMA 4
  • AMA 5
  • GEPIC
  • PIRS

Services

  • COMCARE
  • Capacity Assessments
  • DVA
  • Fitness for Duty
  • Institutional Abuse/Sexual Abuse
  • Life/TDP/IP
  • Medical Negligence
  • ORAMS
  • Public Liability
  • Wrongs Act
  • Workers Compensation
    • ACT - Permanent Injury Assessment, Independent Medical Examination
    • NT - Permanent Impairment Assessment, Independent Medical Examination
    • TAS - Permanent Impairment Assessment, Independent Medical Examination
    • VIC - Independent Medical Examination, Impairment Assessment, Combined Medical Examination
    • WA - Independent Medical Examination
  • Motor Vehicle
    • ACT - Permanent Impairment Assessment, Independent Medical Examination
    • NSW - Authorised Practitioner PI, Authorised Practitioner IME
    • NT - Independent Medical Examination
    • TAS - Permanent Impairment Assessment, Independent Medical Examination
    • VIC - JME Impairment
    • WA - Permanent Impairment Assessment, Independent Medical Examination

Qualifications

  • MBBS (Hons), BSc, Cert. Old Age Psych., AFRACMA, FRANZCP

Current Clinical Role/s

  • Consultant Old Age and Neuro-Psychiatrist, Northern Tasmania Huntington’s Disease Service and Older Persons’ Mental Health Service, TAS
  • Clinical Lead, Concord Hospital, NSW
  • Senior Staff Specialist, Concord Hospital, NSW

Previous Clinical Roles

  • Consultant Psychiatrist, Melbourne Health, VIC
  • Consultant Psychiatrist, Albert Road Clinic, VIC
  • Consultation-Liaison Neuropsychiatrist and Old Age Psychiatrist, John Fawkner and Brunswick Private Hospitals, VIC
  • Liaison Psychogeriatrician, Cabrini Hospital, VIC
  • Senior Specialist in Neuropsychiatry, Calvary Healthcare Bethlehem, VIC
  • Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Alfred Health, VIC
  • Consultant Psychiatrist, Alfred Health, VIC
  • Head of Research, Aged Psychiatry Research, Alfred Health, VIC

Academic Appointments

  • Joint Author of "Unblinded by the light: ARIA in Alzheimer's clinical trials", European Journal of Neurology, Europe
  • Joint Author of "Iron and ferroptosis as therapeutic targets in Alzheimer's disease", Neurotherapeutics, VIC
  • Joint Author of "A Primer in Clinical Psychiatry", Churchill Livingstone, NSW
  • Principal Investigator, An Open-Label Long Term Extension Safety Study of Intranasal Esketamine in Treatment-Resistant Depression, VIC
  • Co-Investigator, The Australian Dementia Network, Macquarie University, NSW