Please join us in welcoming Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr Amritash Rai! He will be consulting from our Practice once a month on Fridays and Saturdays. His first sessions will be on Friday 8th June and Saturday 9th June. Appointments can be made with our practice and you will need a referral from your GP.
Dr Amritash Rai is a senior Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with over 20 years of experience in psychiatry in Australia, UK and India.
He has worked as a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in both inpatient and outpatient settings in Australia (Gold Coast & Fraser Coast) and the UK (Sheffield Childrens Hospital and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust). Having worked in the Fraser Coast, Dr Rai is has local knowledge and familiar with the local health system as well as having links with a number of health professionals in the area.
Dr Rai is skilled at diagnosis and management of a range of mental health conditions including ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), Autism Spectrum Disorders, Depression and Anxiety disorders, PTSD, Trauma and Eating Disorders in children and young people.
Dr Rai holds FRANZCP in addition to the MRCPsych, CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (UK) and an MD in Psychiatry in addition to other qualifications.
In his leisure time, he likes to spend time with his family, travel and read. He loves playing chess with his older son.