Shanthi Sarma

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Associate Professor Shanthi Sarma

Shanthi Sarma is an Associate Professor of Mental Health (Research) at Bond University and a Consultant Psychiatrist and Director of Neurostimulation and Mood Disorders at Gold Coast Health. She is a Queensland Health Clinical Research Fellow and a RANZCP Fellow of Psychiatry of Old Age. Shanthi has a clinical and academic interest in neurostimulation and novel treatments for depression. She co-designed some of the first public TMS, tDCS, and ketamine services in Australia. She is actively involved in ECT, TMS, and ketamine research with a focus on consumer-led projects, and is a CI on multiple NHMRC- and MRFF-funded studies. 

Shanthi Sarma is an Associate Professor of Mental Health (Research) at Bond University and a Consultant Psychiatrist and Director of Neurostimulation and Mood Disorders at Gold Coast Health. She is a Queensland Health Clinical Research Fellow and a RANZCP Fellow of Psychiatry of Old Age. Shanthi has a clinical and academic interest in neurostimulation and novel treatments for depression. She co-designed some of the first public TMS, tDCS, and ketamine services in Australia. She is actively involved in ECT, TMS, and ketamine research with a focus on consumer-led projects, and is a CI on multiple NHMRC- and MRFF-funded studies. 

Last updated 28 January 2026