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Dr Rashmi Bansal

Specialties

  • Dementia
  • Older Persons' Psychiatry
  • Cognitive Disorders

Dr Bansal is a Consultant Pyschiatrist and Psychogeriatrician. Her main areas of interests are older adult's mental health and cognitive disorders including screening for dementia.

Dr Bansal completed her medical training from India and was a gold medallist. She completed her specialist training in Anaesthetics and has diverse clinical experience in the field of medicine since 2003.

After relocating to Australia, she pursued Psychiatry. She developed an inclination to Psychiatry as this is a unique combination of science and art. She has a special interest in the mental health issues of the older adult and the complex interplay of depression, anxiety and cognitive disorders. She had done research in the field of somatoform disorders in the older adult. She is a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and member of the Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age.

Her focus is on holistic model of care to promote recovery and enhance health literacy. She endeavours to provide open and effective communication with her patients, family and caregivers as a crucial part of her clinical practice. She is an advocate of biopsychosocial approach to diagnose and treat mental illness and endorses a judicious approach to medications. She offers her patients access to the latest evidence-based practices, including neurostimulation treatments in Psychiatry particularly Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.

Dr Bansal is providing outpatient and inpatient services at Robina Private Hospital. Her practice includes visits to residential aged care facilities in the Gold Coast area. She aims to work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to be able to provide the older adult population with complete care.

Qualifications
MBBS , FRANZCP , FPOA
Gender
F
Appointments and Referrals

Please contact Dr Bansal's Robina Private Hospital consulting suites.

Phone: 07 5665 5155
Fax: 07 5665 5199