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Dec 6, 2021 | Uncategorised
This Movember, Dr Boris and Dr Thomas put their beards on the line! When they reached their target of $500, they shaved their beards for Movember.
Movember is a charity organisation that is making a difference by raising money and awareness for mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.
WELL DONE DOCS at the time of print they have raised well over $1000.00.
We can’t wait to see the real you. 😀
General Practitioner, Male, SCHP, FRACGP, MChD, BMedSc
We warmly welcome Luis, a highly skilled, caring, professional GP to our team. Luis grew up in Sydney and studied Medicine at the Australian National University in Canberra. He achieved Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2021. He is passionate about men’s health and the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. In his spare time Luis enjoys chasing after his two young boys and labrador, playing piano and guitar, and watching cricket, rugby league and AFL.”
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We warmly welcome Dr Valli Subramanian to Littlehampton Medical Centre. Valli fellowed with the RACGP in 2021 and has been consulting rurally in SA since. Her interests include Womens and Childrens health, Sexual and reproductive medicine, chronic disease, mirena & implanon insertions / removals and Skin cancer medicine. Valli is a positive, friendly, dedicated GP who is committed to quality, professional patient care
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Kathryn graduated from the University of Western Sydney in 2012 before undertaking hospital training in Sydney, rural NSW and at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide. She completed her GP training with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2020 and has a diploma with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Kathryn’s particular interests include reproductive and sexual health. She offers antenatal shared care, contraceptive counselling including IUD and implanon insertions/ removals, menopausal management and sexual health screening and care, in addition to general family medicine. Kathryn will be joining our team at Littlehampton part-time.
General Practitioner, Female, MBBS
We welcome Dr Karen Prior to our clinic. Karen commenced her medical career in the UK before moving to Australia with her family in 2015. She is now pursuing a career in General Practice and has a special interest in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. Karen is currently working towards her Graduate Diploma in Child Health. In her spare time Karen and her family are pursuing health and fitness, enjoying a warmer outdoor lifestyle including sailing and diving.
Special Interest includes General Medicine
Dr Skye Curlis graduated from Monash University in 2003 and completed her hospital training in Victoria before moving to the UK to work in Emergency Medicine. Upon her return to Australia, she completed her General Practice training whilst working for the Royal Flying Doctors, covering remote communities on Cape Yorke from the RFDS base in Cairns. Dr Curlis moved to the Adelaide Hills with her husband and 2 young sons in early 2017 and has worked at Littlehampton since. She also takes part in the after hours roster at Mt Barker Hospital and is currently employed as the interim Medical Director for that service. Dr Curlis’ areas of special interest include chronic disease management, women’s health including shared obstetric care and paediatrics (obtained my Diploma of Child Health in 2012). Dr Curlis currently works Monday’s, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturday’s (on roster) and is happy to see new patients.
Dr Lucy Jones joins our practice as a GP registrar training towards a fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General practitioners. Lucy graduated from the University of Birmingham, UK, in 2014 and subsequently worked at a district general hospital in a variety of specialities before moving to Australia in 2017. Since moving to Adelaide, Lucy has completed her Diploma in Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology. More recently Lucy has been working at Flinders Medical Centre Emergency Department. Lucy enjoys all aspects of general practice but has a keen interest in Women’s health, Obstetrics and Paediatrics.
Rebecca graduated from the Australian National University in 2016.
After working at various hospitals in Canberra and NSW she chose to specialise in General Practice.
She has gained valuable experience working in various city and country areas of South Australia.
Rebecca is a Fellowed Specialist GP who enjoys all aspects of general practice and is a GP obstetric shared care provider.
Matthew is a proud Gamilaraay man and graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1999.
After three years of hospital-based training across Adelaide, he travelled to the UK in 2003 and worked in the NHS.
In 2004, he started in Rural General Practice at Balaklava and Moonta in SA.
Matthew completed GP Anaesthetics Training at Modbury Hospital in 2006 and has been living in the Adelaide Hills with his young family, since 2007.
He has participated in the Theatre and on-call Obstetric Anaesthesia roster at Mt Barker Hospital for more than a decade.
A regular visitor to the Dept Anaesthesia at Women’s and Children’s Hospital, for voluntary upskilling with children. He maintains CPD in both General Practice and Anaesthesia.
Matthew enjoys seeing all patients across the breadth of General Practice but has most training and experience in Adult and Elderly Psychiatry and Aboriginal Health.
He is also a Senior Consultant for SALHN, at the Aboriginal Family Clinic.
He received a University Blue, making the Australian Universities Rifle Team and SA Under 25 Champion, in 1993-94.
He was Chair of the SA Aboriginal Health Research Ethics Committee for a number of years.
Now an avid cyclist, he attends to the family’s hobby farm in his spare time.
Dr Katrina Allen is a qualified GP and sexual health physician (Fellow of the Royal Australian College of GPs and a Fellow of the Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine). She has a particular interest in sexual and reproductive health, including contraception and menopause in particular. Dr Allen has been with the Central Clinic in Mt Barker and then Littlehampton Medical Centre for over 20 years. She is part-time, working Wednesdays and Thursdays and is involved in the clinic’s teaching practice. Although immediate appointments are not always available, she does see new patients.
General Practitioner, Female, MBBS
Welcome Dr Fen-Fen Koh, joining our Littlehampton Clinic as a GP registrar. Fen graduated from Flinders University in 2015, spent several years in the hospital system gaining experience in various medical fields before moving into General Practice. She has developed interests in women’s health, paediatrics, management of chronic health issues, preventative care and skin issues. Outside of work Fen spends time with her young family and enjoys engaging in sports such as martial arts and swimming.
Claire Riebeling is an Adelaide local who graduated in 2011 at the University of Adelaide, working predominantly at the Lyell McEwin Hospital before completing her specialist GP training in 2018. Claire works part time in both general practice and emergency medicine, and also occasionally does surgical assisting. Her special interests in general practice are in working with children, sexual health, preventative medicine and health checkups. Outside of medicine, Claire enjoys playing hockey, gardening and cooking with varying degrees of success! She also loves to walk her friends’ dogs and hopes to get one of her own soon.
Special Interests include General Medical, Musculoskeletal Medicine and Cosmetic Medicine
Dr Cara Bryant is one of two Practice Principals of Littlehampton Medical Centre. Dr Bryant has been providing quality health care to families in the Adelaide Hills for more than 20 years. She graduated in 1989 with an MBBS, is vocationally registered (FRACGP) and has Advanced Diplomas in Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology (RANZCOG) and Child Health, with further qualifications in radiology, lactation, medical acupuncture and practice management. Her special interests include Obstetrics, Women’s Health, Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Medical Acupuncture and General Practice. Dr Bryant also actively engages in continuous training and as supervisor for both registrars and medical students.
General Practitioner, Female, MBBS
Welcome to Belinda who graduated from Flinders University and has gained experience in a variety of medical specialties at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. She completed the Sydney Child Health Program and the Graduate Certificate in Remote Health, which focuses on holistic healthcare provision and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Belinda brings with her a wealth of experience, having previously worked and lived in Central and Western Australia.
Dr Nicola Wisdom has been working at Littlehampton Medical Centre for almost 7 years. She graduated from Adelaide University in 2009, and completed further training at the Royal Adelaide and Women’s and Children’s hospital. She completed General Practice Specialist training, with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, in 2014. Dr Wisdom has a particular interest in child and adolescent health, having obtained a Diploma of Child and Youth Health in 2011. She also enjoys women’s health. Other than consulting at Littlehampton Medical Centre, Dr Wisdom works for GPEx as a Medical Educator where she teaches GP trainees. Outside of medicine Dr. Wisdom enjoys most sports, supporting the Adelaide Crows, Liverpool Football Club and the Australian Cricket team. She also enjoys spending time with her young family and Labrador Ruby.
Dr Thomas Mathew joins our practice as a GP registrar training towards fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Graduating with Honours from Monash University in 2013 he has gained a broad range of experience and skills through hospital and GP work undertaken over the last 7 years. Dr Mathew has recently obtained his Diploma in Dermatology and is completing certificates in Skin Cancer Medicine and Dermoscopy.
Dr Boris Eskandari-Marandi is one of two Practice Principles at Littlehampton Medical Centre. He holds a Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of GPs and a Master of Medicine in the field of Primary Care Skin Cancer Medicine.
Dr Boris graduated from Flinders University in 1993. He then spent the following 7 years working at the Flinders Medical Centre, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and The Lyell McEwin Hospital gaining experience in a broad range of medical specialties. He moved to the Adelaide Hills in 2000 and has been a member of the Littlehampton team ever since. He is also an accredited supervisor for GP Registrars and is involved in teaching medical students at the clinic. Dr Boris has a special interest in skin cancer medicine and runs skin cancer clinics twice a week. He also consults four days a week, including some Saturdays, in all areas of general practice. He provides regular visits to Sash Ferguson and Oakfield Nursing Homes in Mt Barker, and the Hahndorf Residential Care Facility in Hahndorf and also takes part in the inpatient management of patients at Mt Barker DSM Hospital.
