He trained in Psychiatry in London and Leeds (UK) and completed his Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2004. He then worked as a consultant in the NHS for 7 years prior to moving to Melbourne in 2013. A/Prof Jayaram is now Chair of the Education Committee at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne and coordinates Australia’s largest Master of Psychiatry program.

A/Prof Jayaram’s clinical interests include the treatment of schizophrenia, mood and anxiety disorders, alcohol addiction, PTSD, ADHD, OCD, and sleep disorders. He is a clinician researcher and is Chief Investigator on many trials, including NHMRC / MRFF funded trials evaluating interventions for those with serious mental illness. He has obtained over $3.5 million as Chief investigator and $11 million as Associate Investigator in competitive research funding, authored > 40 peer reviewed publications and 4 book chapters. He is an invited speaker at national and international conferences.