ABOUT DR MARK CROSS
Mark does doctoring differently. The first openly gay man to win “Father of the Year”, Mark also has lived experience of one of the conditions he treats - he’s been anxious since he was four. His empathy and humour make him one of Australia’s most loved psychiatrists.
Consultant Psychiatrist
Doctor Mark Cross is a psychiatrist with clinical experience spanning 3 decades.
He graduated as a doctor in Cape Town, specialised in the UK, and has worked as a specialist in Sydney since 2005.
He holds senior conjoint lecturer positions at the Universities of NSW and Western Sydney. Mark has special interests in sexuality issues, mental health in the workplace and improving the care and quality of life of people with lived experience.
In 2015, he received the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists NSW Branch Meritorious Award for his “significant contribution” to psychiatry.
He’s aboard member of SANE.
Mark is a consultant psychiatrist for the Northside Group.
Communicator, Campaigner, Author
Mark was the lead psychiatrist on two series of Changing Minds for the ABC, which led to a national conversation about the destigmatisation of mental health issues. He then went on to write two best selling books.
He appears regularly on radio and television and in the press speaking on mental health.
You’ll find him live on Facebook on Wednesday evenings talking about all things anxiety.
His message is that mental illness is exactly that, an illness, not a character defect. And he’s passionate about mental health preventative measures.
Mark lives in NSW with his husband and partner of 20 years, Jon Coll. He has two children and a cat.