Languages: English
Dr Shankar graduated from the University of Western Sydney and completed his subsequent training at Blacktown, Mt Druitt and Bathurst Hospitals. He then went on to obtain his fellowship with the Royal College of General Practitioners and a Diploma in Child Health. Having lived in the the area for over 15 years he is passionate to continue to serve the local community.His interests include paediatrics, men’s health and preventative medicine.
Languages: Tamil, Sinhala and English.
Availability: Monday – Friday and alternate Saturdays.
Dr Del graduated in 2007 from Sri Lanka and worked in the Anaesthesiology department & General practice. She then moved to rural town of Tumbarumba in 2012 and worked there for 2 years. From there, she moved to Holbrook and continued to work there for over four years. From working in the rural country towns, Dr Del says she ‘gained experiences in vast areas of general practice & emergency medicine’. Dr Del has a special interest in Women's health, including shared care for pregnancy follow up, Chronic disease management and Geriatrics.
Languages: English
Dr Farnez graduated from Medical School in 2007. She did her post graduate training in emergency medicine, internal medicine, paediatrics and rural clinics in Queensland, Australia. She is a fellow member of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She has a special interest in women’s health, paediatrics and management of chronic disease.
Languages: English, Hindi & Tamil
Availability: Mon, Tue, Thu and Friday
Message: Having completed Diploma in Child Health at Westmead, Dr Prarthan worked at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Ryde Hospital during her junior years. She then served in regional NSW while completing GP fellowship over a period of 5 years at Dapto Medical Centre. Recently She moved to the hills area to be closer to family and to better serve local community. She enjoy all areas of general practice. Dr Prarthana's areas of interest include aged care / paediatrics / skin care (minor operations), women’s health and preventive medicine. She continuously keep herself updated with the latest developments in the medical field. She is passionate and deeply care about the work I do to serve local community. During her spare time, She enjoy reading books and love spending time with her family.
Languages: English, Hindi & Telugu
Availability: Monday, Wednesday & Friday Evenings
Sudheer is a qualified Physiotherapist from Australian Physio Council and Registered with AHPRA. Sudheer has more than 10 years’ experience in helping patients with chronic and acute pain management. Sudheer has been treating post-operative, surgical and rehabilitation patients and specialises in sports injuries, shoulders, hips, knees, running, strength and conditioning.
Languages: English
Vasant is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) through the Dietitian's Association of Australia (DAA). She is an academic in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Sydney. She can provide evidence based expert nutritional advice to adults and children on a wide range of areas through individually tailored nutrition counselling. Her dietetic experience can help clients manage a range of conditions, including but not limited to diabetes, impaired glucose intolerance, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, hyerplipidaemia/dyslipidaemia, Irritable bowel syndrome and other gastrointestinal issues. She can also provide advice to clients to achieve their health goals for general healthy eating and vegetarian/vegan diets.
Languages: English & Hindi
Pooja started Practice Nursing in 2017 and joined Merindah Medical Centre in 2018. She enjoys all facets of General Practice Nursing. Apart from being an immunisation advocate, Pooja has an interest in Child and Family Health, Chronic Disease Management and Care Coordination. Pooja works at Merindah Medical Centre from Wednesday to Friday. In her spare time she enjoys literature, parallel cinema and classical music.
Rochelle has worked at Merindah Medical Centre since 2016 and enjoys working with the team and doctors. She enjoys meeting new patients and helping all patients to ensure our service is outstanding. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her kids and husband and loves to read.
Katrina has been part of the team at Merindah Medical Centre since 2017. She enjoys the contact with the patients and also working with a great team. She has three kids of her own that keep her busy, but loves travelling and walking in her spare time.
Lisa has worked at Merindah Medical Centre since 2018 and enjoys working with the team and doctors. She enjoys helping the patients and doctors to ensure everyone is happy. When Lisa is not working she enjoys spending time with her children and husband and loves cooking.
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