A/Prof. Alok Kumar Rana

Consultant Psychiatrist, Neuropsychiatrist, Psychogeriatrician and Interventional Psychiatrist (TMS and Esketamine)

MBBS, FRCPsych, FRANZCP, PGC Neuropsychiatry, Advanced Training Cert in Old Age and Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, MBA

Clinical Experience & Focus

"Providing comprehensive psychiatric for Mood & Anxiety disorders, ASD, ADHD and dedicated to the mental health and wellbeing of older adults, specialising in Old Adult Mental health issues and Dementia. He accepts ReturnToWorkSA, DVA, NDIAS and medicolegal assessments including capacity assessment for EPOA, Testamentary capacity for Will and SACAT. He provides face to face and telehealth services."

A/Prof. Alok Kumar Rana is a Consultant Psychiatrist, Neuropsychiatrist and Psychogeriatrician with expertise in neurostimulation therapies, neuropsychiatry, psychogeriatrics, consultation-liaison psychiatry, dementia and cognitive disorders, and general adult psychiatry including Neurodivergent conditions.

Dr Rana graduated with Honours from Chaudhary Charan Singh University (India) in 2000 and spent three years working in medicine before relocating to the United Kingdom in 2003. There, he completed his general psychiatry training, earning Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych), before undertaking advanced specialist training in Old Age Psychiatry.

In 2011, Dr Rana completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Neuropsychiatry from Birmingham University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Hospital Management and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Worcester. He moved to Australia in 2016, where he established specialist services including Consultation-Liaison and Older Persons Psychiatry services in Mackay, Queensland.

Dr Rana is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) and holds Advanced Certificates in both Old Age Psychiatry and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. He was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (FRCPsych) in 2019 in recognition of his contributions to the College in the UK.

Throughout his career, Dr Rana has received several awards for his clinical and academic contributions, including the prestigious BMJ Dementia Team of the Year Award in 2015 in the UK.

As an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at James Cook University, Dr Rana is actively involved in Clinical research, teaching, training and supervising medical students, GP registrars, psychiatry trainees, and advanced trainees in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychogeriatrics. He has a number of publications in national and international research journals while actively presenting in conferences.

Alongside his public hospital role as a Consultation-Liaison and Older Persons Psychiatrist in Mackay, Dr Rana provides private outpatient psychiatric care in Mackay and at Stirling Health Hub, Adelaide where he also offers advanced neurostimulation treatments, including Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Esketamine therapy.