Dr Shane Woods
Consultant Psychiatrist
MBBS, FRANZCP, FRACGP DCH
Qualifications
Dr Shane W. Woods is a Consultant Psychiatrist that sees patients aged 18 to 65. He holds fellowships with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Additionally, he completed a Diploma of Child Health and is a member of the Australasian ADHD Professionals Association.
Working Experience
Dr Woods has extensive experience across public and private sectors in the areas of psychiatry and general practice. Dr Woods graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (University of Western Sydney) in 2012 and subsequently worked as a Junior Medical Officer at Westmead Hospital. He then moved into general practice, completing a Diploma of Child Health and obtaining Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2017. This experience led to an appreciation of the challenges faced by patients when trying to have their symptoms understood and adequately managed. After working as a general practitioner, Dr Woods returned to the public sector where he undertook specialist psychiatry training. He completed training rotations at the Royal North Shore, Hornsby, Northern Beaches, Greenwich, Orange Base and Dubbo Base Hospitals as well as outpatient training rotations at the Royal North Shore and Canterbury Community Health Centres. He utilizes his extensive experience and passion for high quality, evidence-based psychiatric care to benefit the lives of patients and their loved ones.
Affiliations & Memberships
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Australasian ADHD Professionals Association
Conditions accepted
Adult ADHD
Anxiety Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Depression (including Adjustment Disability Disorder)
Dissociative Disorder
Drug and Alcohol
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Personality Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Schizophrenia
Somatoform Disorder
Age Range
Accepts patients aged 18 to 65
Service Area Coverage
New South Wales (NSW):
Sydney
Newcastle
Central Coast
Wollongong
Albury-Wodonga
Dubbo
Tamworth
Wagga Wagga
And other regions across NSW
Australian Capital Territory (ACT):
Canberra
And surrounding areas in ACT
Appointment Type
Face-to-Face Appointment
Languages
English