Dr Alexandra Simpson (Psychiatrist)
- Name
- Dr Alexandra Elaine Simpson
- Qualifications
- FRANZCP
- MBBS 1988
- Occupation
- Psychiatrist
- Gender
- Female
- Medical Specialties
- Psychiatry
Alex completed her medical school training in the UK, at Kings College Hospital, London before undertaking post-graduate training as a General Practitioner. She moved to Cairns in 1996 and went on to complete her specialist psychiatry training in both Cairns and Brisbane, obtaining her Fellowship in 2004. She has been working as Staff Psychiatrist at the Cairns and Hinterland Mental Health and ATOD Service full time since 2004, before expanding into private practice in August 2014.
Alex has been a strong advocate for rural and regional Queenslanders receiving the best possible psychiatric care regardless of their location or financial status. She has been active on numerous local and state-wide committees during her time at Cairns Hospital. She has been actively involved with training for psychiatry trainees as well as training medical students and junior doctors.
Alex enjoys seeing all patients over the age of 18 and has special interests in Forensics, Mood Disorders and Psychosis. Outside of work Alex can be found reading, travelling and playing golf enthusiastically, if rather badly!
Alex can be contacted anytime to discuss patients of concern for advice and referral and will endeavour to make arrangements for urgent review where possible.
- Hospital Affiliations
- The Cairns Clinic
- Cairns Private Hospital
- Cairns Hospital
- Affiliated Organisations
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
- Medical Conditions
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Anxiety disorder
- Personality Disorders
- Topics
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Mental Health
- Medico-legal
Practice Locations
Cairns
- Trinity Clinic Cairns
- Address
- Suite 2 Entry on Grove Street
439 Draper Street
Cairns QLD 4870
Australia
- Phone
- 07 4046 4900
- Fax
- 07 4046 4999
