Aswin Ratheesh

Aswin Ratheesh is an Associate Professor and James Packer Chair in Mood Disorders at UNSW Sydney's Faculty of Medicine & Health. His clinical research focuses on prediction modeling and early intervention development for bipolar and related mood disorders through the Black Dog Institute and South-East Sydney Local Health District collaborations.

• PhD (2017), FRANZCP (2011), MD Psychiatry (2009), MBBS (2005)
• Leads the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Early Intervention Taskforce
• Associate Editor, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Ratheesh's research integrates epidemiology, digital health, and neuroscience to develop multimodal prediction approaches and digitally-supported intervention models for youth mental health. Current projects analyze birth cohorts and clinical datasets to identify poor outcome markers while evaluating blended digital care systems through randomized controlled trials.

His work has secured major NHMRC funding as Lead Investigator for the BLEND early intervention model and CORE-BD research center. Earlier grants include clinical fellowships (NHMRC 2017-2022) and industry partnerships for mental health technology evaluation.

• 2025: NHMRC Partnership Project
• 2022: NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Bipolar Disorder
• 2020: University of Melbourne Bipolar At-risk Study
• 2019: Society for Mental Health Research transdiagnostic staging project

Ratheesh's supervision focuses on digital phenotyping, prediction modeling, and early intervention evaluation for mood disorders. He maintains active clinical practice in both tertiary and primary care settings while advancing international collaborative research initiatives.