Dr Juan Carlos d’Abrera

Dr d’Abrera is a Consultant Psychiatrist. In addition to an extensive background in clinical psychiatry with local and international experience, he is an experienced medicolegal assessor with an interest in personal injury matters such as Historical Sexual Abuse, medical negligence and public liability matters. He is a WorkCover Independent Medical Examiner (IME) and an Assessor of Permanent Impairment. He is a Motor Accident Authority Assessor of Permanent Impairment. 

Dr d’Abrera was previously a Senior Visiting Medical Officer in Psychiatry at St George Hospital, Kogarah and St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst. He held the positions of Deputy Clinical Director and Deputy Medical Superintendent (Senior Staff Specialist Psychiatrist) at Macquarie Hospital. In this role, he was responsible for the dual diagnosis rehabilitation unit and chaired the academic program at Macquarie Hospital. 

As a consultant psychiatrist, Dr D’Abrera has worked in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia. He has extensive experience in adult learning disability psychiatry gained in the United Kingdom in forensic and general community settings. He has presented lectures on topics related to intellectual disabilities, decision-making capacity and other areas. 

Previous teaching roles include psychiatry tutor and examiner at the University of Sydney, Macquarie University and the University of NSW. He was an Honorary Researcher in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge and a Senior Lecturer in intellectual disability psychiatry at Monash University. He has published in several peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. 

Dr d’Abrera completed his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Melbourne, having previously completed a Bachelor of Science in pharmacology and toxicology.  He commenced his psychiatry training in Victoria. He undertook training in General Adult, Child and Adolescent, and Forensic services in the United Kingdom. He gained experience in Community and Indigenous Mental Health at Cairns Base Hospital. He completed his Master’s in Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne and obtained his fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists in 2006.