Dr Murugesh Nidyananda
he/him · Telehealth psychiatrist · Sage Clinic · Australia-wide via telehealth
Child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist grounded in family therapy, gender-diverse care and perinatal mental health.
Experience
- Consultant psychiatrist, Sage Clinic, telehealth Australia-wide
- Royal Perth Hospital, and senior lecturer, University of Western Australia
- Chair, RANZCP Western Australian Branch Committee
- Subspecialty training at the University of Melbourne’s Mindful Centre
- Trained at Monash University and Royal Hobart Hospital
- Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, with specialist certification in child and adolescent psychiatry
About
Dr Murugesh (Muru) Nidyananda holds additional specialist certification in child and adolescent psychiatry and treats both children and adults.
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Trained at Monash and Royal Hobart Hospital, he subspecialised at the University of Melbourne’s Mindful Centre.
He currently splits his time between Royal Perth Hospital and a senior lecturer role at UWA, chairs the WA Branch Committee, and brings a practice grounded in biopsychosocial care, family therapy, gender-diverse care and perinatal mental health.
Details
- Qualifications
- Consultant psychiatrist, FRANZCP Cert Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Reach
- Telehealth only, by secure video, in every state and territory. No in-person appointments.
- Referral
- Needed from a GP or paediatrician, by HealthLink (SAGECLIN), fax or email
- Appointments
- Your GP sends a referral; Sage reviews it and sends a quote for the pathway before the first appointment. Then one assessment appointment, and reviews only as needed.
- Shared care
- The psychiatrist diagnoses and writes the treatment plan. Your GP then prescribes and manages medication under it, with the psychiatrist available for dose changes, and a review every two or three years depending on your state. In WA the psychiatrist starts medication and hands over once the dose is stable.
What an assessment costs
- $1,195
- Adult ADHD assessment
- $1,395
- Child or adolescent ADHD assessment
A combined ADHD and autism assessment is $1,795 for adults and $1,995 for children and adolescents.
Medicare rebates under items 291 or 296 often apply to the assessment. A 25% deposit secures the appointment and the balance is due five days before it. The clinic quotes the full pathway before you book.
If medication is recommended, dose-stabilisation reviews are $255–$725 each ($145 for a 15-minute in-house GP review in WA), with Medicare rebates often applying. Once the dose is stable your GP usually takes over prescribing. A later psychiatrist review is $995 for adults and $1,095 for children, every two or three years depending on your state.
Fees are set and charged by the practice. ADHDme takes no commission.
Sage Clinic is an independent practice: it sets its own fees, availability and clinical approach, and ADHDme receives no part of what you pay. A GP referral is needed. This profile is written from Dr Nidyananda’s own description of their work.
