Dr Shamis is a Psychiatrist and Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, with psychiatric training since 2019 across inpatient, community and forensic mental health services. Dr Shamis has worked across adult, child and adolescent, consultation liaison, rehabilitation, drug and alcohol, and forensic psychiatry. This experience includes acute inpatient care, community-based treatment, custodial psychiatry, Children’s Court Liaison and the provision of psychiatric reports through the Legal Aid Report Writing Service.

Dr Shamis has developed experience in the assessment, diagnosis and management of a broad range of psychiatric conditions across diverse patient populations, including complex presentations within forensic and legal settings. Dr Shamis has particular experience in forensic psychiatry, having completed three years of advanced training with the Justice and Forensic Mental Health Network across The Forensic Hospital, rehabilitation services, custodial psychiatry, Children’s Court Liaison and Legal Aid report writing.

Qualifications and Training

• 2013: Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, University of Western Sydney
• 2026: Fellowship, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 

Forensic Psychiatry Experience

• Feb 2026 – Aug 2026: Legal Aid Report Writing Service
• Aug 2025 – Jan 2026: Drug and Alcohol Custodial Psychiatry
• Feb 2025 – Jul 2025: Children’s Court Liaison
• Aug 2024 – Jan 2025: Treatment and Rehabilitation Clinic
• Feb 2024 – Jul 2024: Adult Rehabilitation Psychiatry, The Forensic Hospital
• Aug 2023 – Jan 2024: Adult Inpatient Psychiatry, The Forensic Hospital

Areas of Expertise

• Forensic psychiatry and forensic mental health
• Psychiatric report writing within the Legal Aid setting
• Custodial psychiatry, including drug and alcohol presentations
• Child and adolescent psychiatry
• Adult inpatient and rehabilitation psychiatry
• Consultation-liaison psychiatry

Previous Appointments

• Feb 2019 – Aug 2023: Psychiatry Registrar, Sydney Local Health District, including child and adolescent, consultation-liaison and acute adult inpatient psychiatry
• Mar 2017 – Dec 2018: General Practice Registrar (Medical After Hours), National Home Doctor Service
• Jan 2016 – Jan 2017: Senior Resident Medical Officer, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Canterbury Hospital
• Jan 2014 – Jan 2016: Junior/Resident Medical Officer, Prince of Wales Hospital