Dr Aanchal Agrawal is a psychiatrist with over ten years’ of experience at consultant level in public, private, and telehealth settings across Australia and India. She has particular expertise in the assessment and management of mood disorders, psychosis, anxiety spectrum conditions, trauma-related and neurodevelopmental disorders, and substance use disorders. Dr Agrawal provides outpatient assessments, ongoing care, and comprehensive medico-legal reports, and is skilled in both acute and community-based mental health care.
Her previous appointments include staff specialist roles in regional hospitals, extensive registrar experience in both inpatient and community psychiatry, and academic responsibilities in teaching, clinical supervision, and quality improvement. She has developed clinical protocols, led multidisciplinary teams, participated in governance activities, and chaired working groups focused on safety and seclusion. Dr Agrawal has also practised in private and tertiary-level hospitals in India, with experience in emergency and consultation-liaison psychiatry.
Qualifications
2009 MBBS, Kathmandu University, Nepal
2013 MD Psychiatry, Vikram University, India
2019 Fellowship, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP)
Current Positions
Consultant Psychiatrist, Private Practice
Previous Positions
Locum Psychiatrist, Mid North Coast LHD, NSW, Australia (Aug 2023–Apr 2024)
Staff Specialist Psychiatrist, CQMHAODS, Rockhampton Base Hospital, QLD (2019–2023)
Psychiatry Registrar, CQMHAODS, Rockhampton Base Hospital, QLD (2016–2019)
Consultant Psychiatrist, Ayushman Hospital & Research Centre, Satna, India (Jan–Jul 2016)
Assistant Professor, Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad, India (Jun–Nov 2015)
Areas of Clinical Expertise
- Adult and consultation-liaison psychiatry
- Mood, anxiety, psychotic and neurodevelopmental disorders
- Addiction psychiatry and substance use
- Community psychiatry and risk assessment
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), rTMS, and biofeedback