Our Team
Blending Humility and Professionalism
Dr Smitha Bhaduri, Senior Consultant
Dr Smitha Bhaduri is a senior Consultant Psychiatrist with over two decades of experience in mental health in the public health sector in United Kingdom and Australia. She has a special interest in ADHD, early intervention, mood disorders, eating disorders and women’s mental health. She offers Face to Face and Tele Consult.
Dr Bhaduri sees patients aged 17 and upwards with primary diagnoses of ADD / ADHD and eating disorders. Aged 18 and upwards for diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders.
Dr Bhaduri believes in fostering open and honest partnerships with her patients and empowering them to make choices in their care.
She led the establishment of a state-wide inpatient youth service in WA and remained the Head of Department there for three years. She is now a Medical Director in one of the metropolitan health services, providing clinical leadership to the commissioning of new mental health services and other service development projects in WA health services.
She completed a rigorous 7-year postgraduate training program in Psychiatry in the renowned Maudsley Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry, London.
She is a clinical senator in Western Australia and also an adjunct senior clinical lecturer in Curtin University.
Dr Bhaduri is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists UK with specialist qualifications in General Adult and Liaison Psychiatry.
Dr Tahir Babur, Consultant
Dr Tahir Babur is a psychiatrist with over 15 years of experience, and a fellow of the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
At the moment he is offering Tele Consults only.
He completed a comprehensive psychiatric training program in Sydney and Perth, working across both public and private hospitals.
He has a special interest in mood disorders, ADHD, eating disorders, men’s mental health and neurodevelopmental psychiatry.
Dr Babur’s focus on individualised care and his broad exposure to diverse ethnic cultures has facilitated in building effective patient- doctor relationships, allowing him to successfully treat and manage complex cases.
He has a keen interest in academic psychiatry, research and teaching which enables him to practice contemporary and evidence-based psychiatry.
Dr Divya G Rao, Consultant
Dr. Divya Rao is a psychiatrist with in-depth knowledge working across Asia and Australia. She offers Face to Face and Tele Consult.
She has worked in both public and private sectors and has keen interest in teaching Psychiatry to medical, post graduate and nursing students. She completed her advanced psychiatric training in Sydney and Melbourne working across acute, community, rehabilitation, and aboriginal mental health services.
She is a Fellow of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and is specialised in Early Intervention Psychiatry. Dr Rao is currently working as the Clinical Lead of a state-wide mental health service for people aged 16 – 24 years and has been part of planning and execution of many youth projects and services across WA.
Her areas of interests include Youth mental health (16 – 24 years), Adult psychiatry, Transcultural Psychiatry, ADHD, Mood and anxiety disorders, OCD and Psychosis.
Dr Rao believes in providing high quality evidence based and person-centred care in collaboration with family and cares and other services. She is passionate about a holistic, recovery-oriented care, helping patients to maximise their potential for a more functional and meaningful life.
Dr Carmen Fuentes, Consultant
Dr Carmen Fuentes is a psychiatrist with more than 25 years of experience. She offers Face to Face and Tele Consult.
She completed her psychiatry training in Queensland, before moving to WA. She has worked in both public and private sectors. She has taught and researched as Associate Professor abroad, and until recently, as Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland.
Dr Fuentes is a fellow of the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, where she belongs to the Faculty of Adult Psychiatry and is a member of the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Network.
She has a special interest in Mood Disorders (Depression, Bipolar Affective Disorder, and related disorders), Anxiety Disorders, ADHD, Schizophrenia and other psychoses, and women’s mental health.
Dr Fuentes strongly believes in a recovery-oriented model of care, which highlights personal growth and resilience, with a focus on the patient choice. Her personal experience of diverse cultures, disciplines, and countries has built her humble recognition of the diversity and complexity of individual stories. She applies this valuable and transformative potential in the specific case of a person living with mental health symptoms.
Dr Fuentes applies a collaborative and evidence-based approach to each person’s assessment and management.