Dr Sashin Kumar

MBBS, MPM, FRANZCP, AFRACMA

Psychiatrist

Dr Sashin Kumar is a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist with over 15+ years of experience, specialising in high-risk and complex cases, personality disorders, treatment-resistant psychosis, severe mood disorders, and acute psychiatric emergencies.

She has significant experienced in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and combines evidence-based care with a personalised, recovery-oriented approach that is strongly multidisciplinary-focused.

Dr Kumar is a Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) accredited supervisor actively involved in the psychiatry training program, with a particular focus on first-year registrar development and leadership for senior registrars. She is also a Senior Clinical Fellow at the University of Melbourne and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, while holding senior leadership roles at Western Health, where she drives service innovation and quality improvement.

Qualifications

  • Fellow of the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP)
  • Associate Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (AFRACMA)
  • Master of Psychiatric Medicine (MPM)
  • Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi

Comprehensive Private Mental Health Care in Melbourne’s West

Sunshine Clinic offers psychiatry consulting services, as well as inpatient and outpatient programs tailored to support recovery, resilience, and long-term wellbeing.