Kat Irwin

by Medical Together | Sep 9, 2021

Kat Irwin

MBBS, DRANZCOG

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.

Dr Katherine Ryan

MBBS

Welcome to Katherine who graduated from Flinders University in 2019. She has gained experience in a variety of medical specialties at Flinders Medical Centre and paediatrics at Lyell McEwen Hospital.

She completed the Sydney Child Health Program and is certified in the insertion of Implanon.

Her special interests include child health, sexual health including gender diverse healthcare, womens health and geriatric medicine.

Outside of healthcare Katherine loves hiking and spending time with her family and dog Teddy.

Dr Luis Paxton

General Practitioner, Male, SCHP, FRACGP, MChD, BMedSc

Luis grew up in Sydney and studied Medicine at the Australian National University in Canberra, though he now calls the Adelaide Hills home with his wife and three young boys. He enjoys seeing patients of all ages, but is particularly passionate about men’s health, as well as the prevention of heart disease and diabetes. He also has a keen interest in veterans’ health, including the medical care of veterans transitioning to civilian life.

Luis also runs Hills Travel Clinic, providing comprehensive travel medicine consultations- he is able to provide onsite travel vaccinations (including Yellow Fever immunisation), as well as advice about malaria prevention and other travel-related health issues – www.hillstravel.com.au

Areas of interest:

Men’s Health
Veterans Health
Travel Medicine

Dr Valli N Subramanian

GP, Female, MBBS, FRACGP

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

Areas of interest:

Womans health
Sexual and reproductive health
Skin cancer medicine
Child and family health

Kat Irwin

MBBS, DRANZCOG

Dr Karen Prior

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.

Areas of interest:

Family health
Sexual and reproductive health
Child Health

Stephen McCappin

GP

Special Interest includes General Medicine

Skye Curlis

GP

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 Maeve Connolly

MBBS

Maeve is a GP registrar completing her training at Littlehampton Medical Centre. Previously she worked on the Yorke Peninsula for the last 18 months.

Rebecca Colmer

MChD, BMedRadSci (NucMed) (Hons)

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 Bourke

MBBS, FRACGP, FARGP

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.

He has participated in the Theatre and on-call Obstetric Anaesthesia roster at Mt Barker Hospital for 15 years.

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.

Now an avid cyclist, he attends to the family’s hobby farm in his spare time.

Katrina Allen

GP

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.

Dr Thalisha Bala Krishnan

MBChB BMedSci-Hons

With medical training and experience in SA, the UK and recently Darwin Thalisha is a GP registrar with a special interest in Women’s Health. She is passionate about preventative health care and management of chronic care.

Thalisha is happy to see all patients of various presentations and concerns and always uses a multidisciplinary approach in her management.

Areas of interest:

Family Health

Claire Riebeling

MBBS, FRACGP, DCH

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.

Adrian Rose

GP

Special Interests include General Medical, Musculoskeletal Medicine and Cosmetic Medicine

Cara Bryant

MBBS, FRACGP, DRACOG Advanced, FRACGP, DCH, IBCLC, Cert. Basic Radiology, Med. Cert. Acupuncture

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.

Dr Belinda Wouters

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.

Areas of interest:

Family health

Nicola Wisdom

MBBS, FRACGP

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 Alex Horner

MBBCh BHSc

Alex was born and raised in Adelaide before travelling to the UK where he earned his medical degree and completed his early training, working at a general practice clinic in south Wales.

Returning home, he has spent the last year in the Women’s and Children’s Hospital building his expertise in both women’s health and paediatrics.

He has recently moved to the the Adelaide Hills with his young family and is looking forward to joining our clinic.

Boris Eskandari-Marandi

BMBS, FRACGP, Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer)

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.

Kat Irwin

Kat Irwin

MBBS, DRANZCOG

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Dr Katherine Ryan

MBBS

Dr Luis Paxton

Dr Valli N Subramanian

GP, Female, MBBS, FRACGP

Kat Irwin

MBBS, DRANZCOG

Dr Karen Prior

Areas of interest:

Stephen McCappin

GP

Skye Curlis

GP

Dr Maeve Connolly

MBBS

Rebecca Colmer

MChD, BMedRadSci (NucMed) (Hons)

Matthew Bourke

MBBS, FRACGP, FARGP

Katrina Allen

GP

Dr Thalisha Bala Krishnan

Areas of interest:

Claire Riebeling

MBBS, FRACGP, DCH

Adrian Rose

GP

Cara Bryant

MBBS, FRACGP, DRACOG Advanced, FRACGP, DCH, IBCLC, Cert. Basic Radiology, Med. Cert. Acupuncture

Dr Belinda Wouters

Areas of interest:

Nicola Wisdom

MBBS, FRACGP

Dr Alex Horner

MBBCh BHSc

Boris Eskandari-Marandi

BMBS, FRACGP, Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer)