Dr Alexandra Simpson (Psychiatrist)

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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

QLD

Trinity Clinic Cairns
Suite 2 Entry on Grove Street
439 Draper Street
Cairns QLD 4870 
Australia
07 4046 4900
07 4046 4999