Michael Robertson

Associate Prof Michael Robertson has been working in the field of psychiatry for over 25 years, with a current clinical focus in occupational psychiatry & civil forensic psychiatry. Michael is an approved medical specialist for the NSW worker’s compensation commission as well as an appointed Dispute Resolution Services Decision Maker for SIRA (State Insurance Regulatory Authority). With an interest in ethics, Michael is a committee member for the special interest group in history, philosophy and ethics of psychiatry (SIGHPEP), of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP).

With two decades of clinical experience in acute adult and community psychiatry, Michael was head of the department of psychiatry at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. 

As a Clinical Associate Professor of mental health and ethics at the University of Sydney, Michael is also a visiting fellow at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Michael has undertaken a number of research projects throughout his career, completing his PhD in the area of psychiatric ethics and traumatic stress and having publications within the area of psychological trauma, philosophy and psychiatry advice for survivors of psychological trauma.