Paul Fitzgerald

Paul B Fitzgerald (MBBS, MPM, PhD, FRANZCP, FAAHMS) is the Director of the School of Medicine and Psychology at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia and a Professor of Psychiatry. He has spent over 20 years in clinical psychiatric practice whilst conducting cutting-edge research mostly focused on trying to develop new treatment interventions for conditions such as depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, autism and dementia. He has led the development of the use of novel therapies such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), establishing clinical services around Australia and obtaining public funding for TMS treatment through the Australian government Medicare program.