FORENSIC PSYCHIATRISTS

 

Our Medico legal team of Forensic Psychiatrists offer a wide range of expertice in the medico-legal realm.

Civil Legal Issues such as performing workcover and third party assessments of Permanent Impairment (MAA and WorkCover certification).

Criminal Legal Issues. Our Forensic Psyhchiatrist all currently work for NSW Justice Health and as such are very experienced in proving Assessment of Fitness to Stand Trial , Assessment of Insanity, Assessment of Risk the Mental Illness, Assessment of Risk of Recidivism and Pre-sentencing reports. Our collective breath of expertice includes special offender groups such as Sex Offenders, Stalkers

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Dr Ted Cassidy
Dr Ted Cassidy is a Conultant psychiatrist at The Hills Clinic. He has an interest in mood and anxiety disorders, young people with psychosis and disorders of the elderly. Ted has appointments to Justice Health and Northside West Private Hospital. Ted is a Lecturer for the University of Western Sydney Undergraduate Medical Programme. Ted has completed Fellowship training in Medico-Legal Psychiatry and is a member of the RANZCP section of Forensic Psychiatry.Ted is active in preparing reports for civil and criminal jurisdictions. He has prepared reports for Justice Health, LegalAid, DPP and NSW Court Liaison service.Ted is an accredited Workcover and Motor Accidents Authority Assessor and is happy to consult on civil medico-legal matters.Ted can be contacted on 0424 592 617.

Dr R Moorthy
Dr Moorthy is a senior psychiatrist from Sydney who has a vast knowledge in the treatment of mental illness. He is also very experienced and well respected in the Medico-legal arena. He has had many appointments in his career but now works at the Hills Clinic castle hill on Tuesdays in addition to Northside West Clinic.

Dr Sean Yenson
Dr Yenson consults on a large range of general psychiatric conditions. His areas of interest include, mood disorders, anxiety disorders and psychosis. He is also a Visiting Medical Officer at Campbelltown hospital. He is available for general psychiatric consultation at The Hills Clinic Castle hill on Wednesdays and our Hornsby office on Mondays.

Dr. Leila Kavanagh
Dr. Kavanagh is a multi-lingual Psychiatrist whose particular area of expertise is in Forensic Psychiatry. She is interested in Adult, Child and Adolescent, and Family Psychiatry and consults on a wide range of general psychiatric conditions including Psychosis, Affective Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, PTSD and ADHD. Her methods include a combination of psycho-pharmacological and psychological therapies. She is strong advocate of psycho-education and encourages her patients to actively participate in their management. She works as a Staff Specialist for Justice Health with the Community Forensic Mental Health Service, but is available for general psychiatric consultation at the Hills Clinic on Fridays.

 

 

 

 

 

Dr Usman Malik
Dr Malik consults on a large range of general psychiatric conditions, offering both psychotherapy and biological treatments. His areas of interest include; mood and anxiety disorders and early psychosis. Dr Malik works at the Hills Clinic on Thursdays.