Dr Alexander Agnew

Dr Agnew Alexander is a senior Psychiatrist specialising in General Adult Psychiatry with special interest in complex mood disorders, anxiety disorders, ADHD, personality disorders and addictive disorders.

Dr Alexander completed his training and obtained MRCPsych in the UK before moving to Australia in 2006. He has subsequently obtained FRANZCP (Australia and New Zealand) in 2009 and FRCPsych (UK) in 2015. He was conferred IFAPA (USA) in 2018 for his contribution for psychiatry. In addition to his extensive clinical experience, he has held many senior positions in the public and private sectors including Acting Deputy Director of Psychiatry (Gold Coast Mental Health Services), Clinical Director of Mental Health (Gold Coast Health). He is the Chair of the binational Faculty of Adult Psychiatry and is the previous chair of RANZCP Queensland Branch. He is a current serving member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Queensland. He is a Reserve officer with the Australian Army.

Throughout his career, Dr Alexander has been involved in mental health education training and advocacy. He is actively involved in the training and assessment of medical students, registrars and consultant psychiatrists.

Dr Alexander is currently the Adjunct Assistant Professor at Bond University on the Gold Coast and serves on various committees of RANZCP for training and assessment.