Dr Ashish Vaikyl

Dr Ashish Vaikyl is a board-certified Psychiatrist accredited by the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 2012 and completed his internship & residency over 2 years in Canberra. He then transitioned into serving with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) where he completed specialty training in Aviation Medicine with the RAAF and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) with a specific focus on providing emergency & trauma care within the aeromedical evacuation & retrieval environment. In this capacity, Dr Ash has conducted defence duties and retrieval in the operational military space both within Australia and overseas including various postings and deployments. Dr Ash's interest in mental health started during medical school and eventually led to conducting further specialisation training in Canberra to become a Psychiatrist including completion of sub-specialisation training in child & adolescent psychiatry.

Dr Ash values the professional relationships he builds in working closely with his patients, their families and other supporting health professionals. He believes firmly in working collaboratively to establish and implement management plans which account for past and current experiences in order to facilitate wholistic recovery with sustainable future outcomes to ensure his patients can become the best version of themselves and enjoy an optimised quality of life.