Professor Philip Ward

Professor Philip Ward is a professor in the Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, UNSW Sydney, and Director of the Schizophrenia Research Unit, based at Liverpool Hospital, South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD).
Professor Ward is a clinical neuroscientist, with an extensive record in the application of cutting-edge brain imaging and neuropsychological methods to understanding the cognitive and sensory deficits observed in people with schizophrenia, depression and first episode psychosis. Over the last twelve years he has also developed a strong portfolio of translational research, focused on identifying the cardiometabolic health impacts of antipsychotic medications in people with severe mental illness, and the development and implementation of effective treatments to ameliorate them. Professor Ward was a strong advocate for the development of a physical health service in the SWSLHD mental health service, which commenced in 2021.
Professor Ward has published over 280 Scopus-indexed scientific publications and has a Scopus Author h-index of 73. His work has received over 23,000 citations, and he has been awarded grants totalling more than $15 million. He was selected as highly cited researcher by Clarivate Analytics (2019-2023), demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science™.