Dr Fintan Harte

Dr Fintan Harte is a highly respected Consultant Psychiatrist based in Melbourne, Australia, who provides expert psychiatric care with a focus on clinical assessments, second opinions, and inpatient addiction admissions. With a career dedicated to understanding and treating complex mental health conditions, Dr Harte offers a compassionate and reassuring approach to patient care. His clinical practice encompasses general adult psychiatry, with particular expertise in addiction management and matters relating to gender and sexuality.

Throughout his distinguished career, Dr Harte has held several prominent leadership and academic roles. He serves as an Honorary Senior Clinical Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne and is an active Member of the Victorian Mental Health Tribunal. Additionally, he is the immediate past President of the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) and has previously served as the Director of a major gender clinic. An active contributor to the medical community, Dr Harte has published widely in scientific literature and is frequently invited to present as a keynote speaker at national and international scientific conferences.

Dr Harte obtained his primary medical degree, a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, from Trinity College Dublin in 1979. He subsequently completed his postgraduate training in Psychiatry across both the United Kingdom and Australia. Dr Harte holds fellowships with both the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the United Kingdom and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). He is also recognised as an Accredited Member of the Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry within the RANZCP, reflecting his specialised training and dedication to the field of addiction medicine.