Sarah Farrand
Psychiatrist | Neuropsychiatrist

MBBS, FRANZCP, BBioMedSci

Location Icon Location
Telehealth

Language Icon Languages
English

Areas of Expertise

  • Neuropsychiatry
  • Mood & Anxiety Disorders
  • Trauma & Stress-Related Disorders
  • Institutional Abuse
  • Neurological Disorders with Psychiatric Components, including Huntington’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Dementias
  • Epilepsy
  • OCD
  • Post-Concussion Syndrome
  • Migraines & Chronic Headaches
  • Neurostimulation

Services

  • COMCARE
  • Capacity Assessments
  • DVA
  • Life/TDP/IP
  • Medical Negligence
  • ORAMS
  • Public Liability
  • Seafarers
  • Wrongs Act
  • Workers Compensation
    • ACT - Permanent Injury Assessment, Independent Medical Examination
    • NSW - Independent Medical Examination
    • NT - Independent Medical Examination
    • SA - Independent Medical Examination
    • TAS - Independent Medical Examination
    • WA - Independent Medical Examination
  • Motor Vehicle
    • ACT - Permanent Impairment Assessment, Independent Medical Examination
    • TAS - Permanent Impairment Assessment, Independent Medical Examination
    • WA - Permanent Impairment Assessment, Independent Medical Examination

Qualifications

  • MBBS, FRANZCP, BBioMedSci

Current Clinical Role/s

  • Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC
  • Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Epworth Hospital, VIC

Previous Clinical Roles

  • Locum Psychiatry Registrar, Various Public Hospitals, NSW
  • Psychiatry Trainee, North Western Mental Health, VIC
  • Psychiatry Trainee, Bloomfield Hospital, NSW

Academic Appointments

  • Joint Author of "Psychiatric and Cognitive Symptoms Associated with Niemann-Pick Type C Disease: Neurobiology and Management", CNS Drugs, Australia
  • Joint Author of "Oral fenugreek seed consumption and serotonin syndrome", Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Australia
  • Lecturer, University of Melbourne, VIC
  • Psychiatry Representative, Medicinal Cannabis Committee Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC
  • Medical Lead, Medication Safety, VIC
  • Theme Lead and Associate Investigator, BeYOND II, VIC
  • Associate Investigator, Seizures and Dementia, VIC
  • Principal Investigator, The BRIGHT Study, VIC
  • Chief Investigator, NHMRC MiND Project, VIC
  • Project Leader, BRIGHT-YOD Project, VIC