Dr Sanjeev Sharma

Psychiatrist
MBBS, RANZCP, MD Psych
Dr Sanjeev Sharma

Professional background

Dr Sanjeev Sharma is a Consultant Psychiatrist with an interest in General Adult Psychiatry. He specialises in Psychotic illnesses, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Addictive Disorders, and Transcultural Psychiatry. He offers Telehealth consultations and adopts a nutritional, medicinal approach to managing psychological illness.

Dr Sharma trained in India and worked at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS) in Bangalore.

In 2002 he relocated to Perth, Western Australia and completed his Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) in 2011.

Dr Sharma has worked across various streams at Royal Perth Hospital and continues to work in acute settings in the public sector, alongside his dedicated practice at Abbotsford Psychiatry. He is currently completing his Fellowship in Addiction medicine from the Royal College of Physicians (RACP), Fellowship of Australian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM) and Masters in Clinical Nutrition.

With a treatment philosophy that combines both eastern and western medicine, Dr Sharma offers a holistic approach to healing and believes that each patient is unique and should be treated as such. He places great emphasis on lifestyle and dietary choices. As part of the treatment interventions he carries out advanced pathology to create treatment plans tailored for each patient, in conjunction with a pharmaceutical and psychological approach.

Dr Sharma regularly speaks on Integrated Approaches in Mental Health at both public and professional forums.

He is a member of organisations including Biobalance and ACNEM that actively promote a holistic approach to maintaining wellness. He has also been instrumental in forming an integrative psychiatrists' peer review group within the RANZCP.

Dr Sharma speaks Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English. He offers consultations and second opinions in these languages.
 

Areas of Interest

  • Addictive Disorders
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depression
  • Psychosis

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Urdu
  • Panjabi, Punjabi

Telehealth

Yes, upon request

Client groups

  • Adults

Hospital Admissions Contact Info

Abbotsford Private Hospital - Hospital Admissions - Mental Health

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