What is it?
Psychiatrists who consult at Neurocentrix are medical doctors who specialise in mental health. They are highly trained in diagnosing and treating people with mental illness. Psychiatrists can be of assistance for mental health conditions that are complex or difficult to diagnose, require medication, or that aren’t responding to standard treatment through your GP or psychologist. Psychiatrists who consult at Neurocentrix specialise in many areas, and we have a range of psychiatrists who can be of assistance depending on the referral request.
How much does it cost?
If you see a psychiatrist for a private appointment, you may have to pay a fee. This is sometimes called a gap fee or out-of-pocket cost. Psychiatrists, like other medical specialists, set their own fees.
If you are eligible for Medicare and have a valid referral, Medicare will refund part of your fee. You can request a psychiatrist’s fees list by contacting one of our team here
How do I get seen?
Please contact our team here to make an inquiry.
Meet the team
Professor David Barton
Prof David Barton is the founding director of NeuroCentrix. NeuroCentrix provides care across three states focusing on treatment-resistant depression, brain injury and early dementia. We have access to depression and early dementia research trials funding through NHMRC and pharmaceutical company funded research. For treatment-resistant depression we offer TMS and esketamine in three sites: Noble Park, Ballarat and Bowen Hills. David’s subspecialty is in old-age psychiatry, neuropsychiatry (acquired brain injury) and treatment-resistant mood disorders. Prof David Barton has an extensive background in academia with research areas into ketamine, depression and cardiovascular disease funded through NHMRC grants. See David's most recent publication on the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous ketamine for treatment-resistant depression here:
Prof Barton’s other roles include: Director of mental health services at South Eastern Private Hospital
- Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist with the Acquired Brain Injury Unit at Caulfield Hospital
- Adjunct Professor at the Australian Centre for Heart Health
- Senior Research Scientist at the BakerIDI Heart and Diabetes Institute’s Human Neurotransmitter Laboratory
- Honorary Principal Fellow at the University of Melbourne
Dr Ronald Gill (Consultant Psychiatrist)
Dr Ronald Gill finished his MBBS in 2007 and then finished in specialist training in Psychiatry. He has also finished advanced training in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (Psycho-somatic medicine) and works as a Neuropsychiatrist and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist in public and private health services in Melbourne. His areas of interest include neurodegenerative disorders e.g., Huntington’s disease, motor neuron disease, multiple sclerosis, and other similar disorders. He has a special interest in depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, and psychological issues in the setting of chronic and acute medical issues.
Expertise:
- adjustment disorders
- anxiety disorder
- bipolar disorder
- epilepsy
- major depressive disorder
- schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
- somatoform disorders
Please note: Dr. Gill is unable to accept ADHD and ASD referrals.
Dr Arup Dhar
Dr Arup Dhar is a Scottish-born psychiatrist who completed his medical training at University College Cork in Ireland and his specialist training with the Royal College of Psychiatry UK in Glasgow, Scotland. He subsequently moved to Australia 13 years ago, working in the public, private and research sectors. He gained fellowship to the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. Dr Dhar is the deputy director of research at Neurocentrix. He has an interest in ADHD, bipolar affective disorder, PTSD, treatment-resistant major depression, novel treatments for psychiatric illness, and Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). He has published numerous research papers and a book chapter and has been interviewed on radio and in newspapers regarding his research work. He has also presented at national and international conferences. In his public appointment he is the head of the TMS department at Orygen Youth Health and the active head of the Mood Disorders Clinic.
Dr Luke Ainsworth
Dr Luke Ainsworth is a psychiatrist specialising in men’s mental health, with particular interests in mood and anxiety disorders, psychosis, and ADHD. He works closely with Prof Barton and draws from his own experience of illness and recovery to offer the full array of biological treatments, including TMS and esketamine, as well as targeted psychotherapy aiming for insight and practical changes. Luke is also an author published internationally, having written several fiction and non-fiction books under a pseudonym – a pursuit recently curtailed by two delightful young children.