Dr Pankaj Relan
Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
Relan, an Indian-trained psychiatrist, completed his medical and post-graduate psychiatric training at the prestigious National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in India. He moved to Australia in 2003 and gained experience working as a Psychiatric Registrar at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, James Nash Hospital, and Modbury. He obtained his Fellowship in Psychiatry in Australia and continued working as a Consultant Psychiatrist at Modbury Public Hospital before relocating to Brisbane.
Currently, Dr. Relan works part-time as a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at The Prince Charles Hospital in the public system. His areas of interest include multi-disciplinary psychiatric care and the education of undergraduate medical students in psychiatry. Additionally, he has extensive experience providing independent medico-legal reports in various private settings, having conducted thousands of assessments.
- QualificationsBACHELOR OF MEDICINE / BACHELOR OF SURGERY
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE IN PSYCHIATRY, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES, INDIA
FELLOW, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
ASSOCIATE FELLOW, ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN AND NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
- AccreditationsCIME (ABIME), PIRS, AMA 5, GEPI / COMCARE / DVA / MAISA / RTWSA
- Assessment AreasGeneral Adult Psychiatric Disorders
Depression
Anxiety Disorders
PTSD
Capacity Assessments
Tribunal Reporting
Occupational Psychiatry
Forensic Psychiatry
- Assessment TypesMotor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Claim
Workers’ Compensation
Public Liability Claim
Compulsory Third-Party Claim (CTP)
Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Claim
Historical and Institutional Abuse Claim
Fitness for Work Assessment
Videolink Assessment
Prison Assessment
File Review
Supplementary Report
Expert Witness
Joint Medical Examination