Dr Tarun Yadav is currently Staff Specialist at the Drug and Alcohol Services in Newcastle as well as working in his private practice.
He is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of psychiatrists, teaching previously at the University of Queensland and currently at the University of Newcastle. He has been involved in teaching for over 10 years, having won an award for teaching in the Hunter New England Training in Psychiatry (HNET) network. He is also a RANZCP psychiatry training supervisor and examiner for Fellowship exams.
He specialises in addiction having participated in extensive training and also facilitated numerous training courses and workshops in this field.
Dr Yadav is an experienced Independent Medical Examiner, currently approved to undertake assessment for workersâ compensation cases in both New South Wales and Victoria. He is also an assessor for Impaired Registrant Program at AHPRA.
Accreditation
AMA 4th Edition
PIRS – Psychiatric Impairment Rating Scale
NSW Motor Accident SIRA – Authorised Health Practitioner
NSW WorkCover SIRA Permanent Impairment Assessor
RTWSA Independent Medical Examiner
Type of Cases
Workers’ Compensation
Public Liability
Permanent Impairment Assessments
CTP
Income Protection
TPD
Fitness for Duty
Return to Work
Superannuation Claims
DVA
Areas of Expertise
Addiction Medicine
Bipolar Affective Disorder
Cognitive Disorders
Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Eating Disorders
General Adult Psychiatry
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Psychosis
Return to Work
Schizophrenia
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Professional Associations
Registered with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency & Medical Board of Australia
Certificate in Addiction Psychiatry (RANZCP)
Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry (FRANZCP)
MD Psychiatry, Lady Harding Medical College and Hospital, India
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Member of
Association of Addiction Psychiatry
The International Society of Addiction Medicine
Clinical TMS Society
The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs
Australian ADHD Professionals Association
Pacific Rim College of Psychiatry
Australian Medical Association
Life Member of Indian Psychiatric Society
Life Member of Indian Psychiatric Society – North Zone
Indian Association of Holistic Psychology
Addiction Psychiatry Society of India
Life Member of Delhi Psychiatric Society
Experience
Staff Specialist, Drug and Alcohol Service Hunter New England Local Health District 2018 â Current
Conjoint Lecturer, The School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle 2015 â Current
Private Psychiatrist, Multiple Locations and Telehealth 2019 â Current
Psychiatrist, The Black Dog Institute, Mood Disorder Clinic, Sydney 2019 â 2021
Staff Specialist, Mental Health & Substance Use Unit, Mater Mental Health Newcastle 2015 â 2019