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Pramudie Gunaratne
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Dr Pramudie Gunaratne
Appointed Director
Dr Gunaratne completed a double degree in Medicine and International Relations at the University of New South Wales. She went on to finish a Master in Medicine (Psychiatry) at the University of Sydney and Master in Science (Public Health) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, from which she graduated with the University of London 150th Anniversary Prize for Academic Achievement and attained the top mark in her cohort.
Dr Gunaratne has undertaken her clinical training in Psychiatry in multiple health networks across greater Sydney. She has been a consultant to the Brain Health Unit at the World Health Organization in Geneva where her work centred on improving research and diagnostic rates for dementia in low- and middle-income countries. She has also worked as the registrar to the Chief Psychiatrist in New South Wales. Dr Gunaratne is the co-founder of Seriph Clinics, a specialist private service caring for people with complex neuropsychiatric disorders and is on the Board of Directors for The Strong Side, a non-governmental organisation supporting victims-survivors of sexual assault.
Dr Gunaratne is an Adjunct Lecturer for the School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales and holds a casual academic post at the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney. She is also a visiting lecturer in Global Health to Amoud University in Somaliland.
Dr Gunaratne has received multiple awards, including the World Psychiatric Association Early Career Psychiatrists Fellowship. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences, including the World Congress of Psychiatry. She is passionate about understanding the population level drivers that affect mental health and improving access to mental health services. She is currently the recipient of a Psychiatry Special Training Award from the Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) and is completing a Fellowship in Intellectual Disability Neuropsychiatry.
Dr Gunaratne completed a double degree in Medicine and International Relations at the University of New South Wales. She went on to finish a Master in Medicine (Psychiatry) at the University of Sydney and Master in Science (Public Health) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, from which she graduated with the University of London 150th Anniversary Prize for Academic Achievement and attained the top mark in her cohort.
Dr Gunaratne has undertaken her clinical training in Psychiatry in multiple health networks across greater Sydney. She has been a consultant to the Brain Health Unit at the World Health Organization in Geneva where her work centred on improving research and diagnostic rates for dementia in low- and middle-income countries. She has also worked as the registrar to the Chief Psychiatrist in New South Wales. Dr Gunaratne is the co-founder of Seriph Clinics, a specialist private service caring for people with complex neuropsychiatric disorders and is on the Board of Directors for The Strong Side, a non-governmental organisation supporting victims-survivors of sexual assault.
Dr Gunaratne is an Adjunct Lecturer for the School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales and holds a casual academic post at the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney. She is also a visiting lecturer in Global Health to Amoud University in Somaliland.
Dr Gunaratne has received multiple awards, including the World Psychiatric Association Early Career Psychiatrists Fellowship. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences, including the World Congress of Psychiatry. She is passionate about understanding the population level drivers that affect mental health and improving access to mental health services. She is currently the recipient of a Psychiatry Special Training Award from the Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) and is completing a Fellowship in Intellectual Disability Neuropsychiatry.
