Dr Brandon O’Sullivan

Consultant Psychiatrist
PhD MA MB BS BSc(Hons1) FRANZCP

Dr Sullivan graduated in Medicine and Science with first-class honours from the University of Sydney. He then trained in Psychiatry at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney and became a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists in 1988. He completed further research work into Depression and Neuro-endocrinology, completing his PhD at The University of Sydney in 1991. Dr Sullivan then did further post-doctoral studies for 2 years into functional brain imaging techniques at the Karolinska University, Stockholm, Sweden, before returning to Australia with his family to take up a conjoint position as Senior Staff Specialist Psychiatrist at Royal Prince Alfred and Professor of Psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine at The University of Sydney.

Conditions Treated

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Anxiety Disorder
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Dementia and other Cognitive Disorder
  • Dissociative Disorder
  • Substance Use Disorder
  • Eating Disorder - Binge Eating Disorder
  • Old Age Psychiatry
  • Personality Disorder
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Schizophrenia
  • Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Appointment Type

  • Telehealth Appointment

Age Range

  • Accepts patients aged 18 to 99

Languages

  • English
  • Australian Deaf Sign Language (ASLAN)

Working Experience

Dr Sullivan has been a Consultant Psychiatrist in active clinical practice for the past 33 years. He has a wealth of clinical, academic and research experience both in Australia and overseas. He has published more than 100 papers and articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He has worked as a clinician in both the public and private sectors, and worked from private rooms in Macquarie Street, Sydney for some 10 years (mostly medico-legal work) before pursuing a number of Locum Psychiatrist positions in ‘areas of need’ in rural and remote Australia and across 4 different States. Dr Sullivan is certified by the Australian College of Psychiatrists to train and supervise Psychiatry Registrars and overseas-qualified Psychiatrists prior to their gaining accreditation for the Australian College. Dr Sullivan has been a stalwart for the underprivileged and for under-serviced areas of mental health care across the community, and he has provided both clinical and charitable support to many such organisations including Indigenous Australians and minorities.

Membership & Affiliations

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)

Service Area Coverage

New South Wales (NSW)

  • Sydney
  • Newcastle
  • Central Coast
  • Wollongong
  • Albury-Wodonga
  • Dubbo
  • Tamworth
  • Wagga Wagga
  • And other regions across NSW

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

  • Canberra
  • And surrounding areas in ACT

Western Australia (WA)

  • Perth
  • Fremantle
  • Bunbury
  • Kalgoorlie
  • Geraldton
  • Broome
  • And other regions across WA