ProfessorVlasios Brakoulias

Professor Vlasios Brakoulias is a psychiatrist with international recognition for his research and clinical work in the field of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. He is also a local expert who regularly gives lectures on obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, anxiety disorders, psychosocial aspects of treatment, prevention and early intervention of mental disorders and scientific publishing. Prof. Brakoulias enjoys teaching and is a Professor with the Sydney Medical School of The University of Sydney. Prof Brakoulias has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles, has presented at numerous international conferences, is Deputy Editor of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry and served as the Editor in Chief of Australasian Psychiatry from 2014 to January 2024. Prof Brakoulias has completed his Fellowship with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists with an Advanced Certificate in the Psychotherapies and was awarded a PhD by The University of Sydney for his research into obsessive-compulsive disorder. Prof Brakoulias was the Executive Director of the Mental Health Service for the Western Sydney Local Health District from 2019 to 2023 where he led major mental health transformation projects culminating in being awarded $460 million to transform the mental health service at Westmead.