Dr Guy Abell
Dr Guy Abell
Dr Zhan Ye Chen
Dr Zhan Ye Chen
Dr Zhan Ye Chen graduated in 2016 from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He worked in emergency and hospital medicine in regional and tertiary hospitals in Australia and New Zealand before settling in Tasmania. He has a particular interest in acute medicine and cardiovascular health. Outside of work Zhan enjoys tennis, camping and surfing.
Dr Meg Creely
Dr Meg Creely
Dr Meg Creely is a GP originally from ‘the mainland’. She completed her training at Monash University and worked across several of Melbourne’s major hospital networks before relocating to Tasmania in pursuit of more bushwalking and good food. Meg offers a mix of regular appointments as well as same-day appointments for when urgent issues arise.
Dr Ben Dodds
Dr Ben Dodds
Dr Ben Dodds is a Rural Generalist with advanced skills in emergency medicine, medical administration and palliative care. Ben is passionate about improving rural and remote health outcomes and is activity involved in the Rural Doctors Association of Australia and is the Chair of the Tasmanian Rural and Remote Clinical Network.
Ben grew up in the North West of Tasmania and has worked as a GP in many rural towns and district hospitals in Tasmania. Ben is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of Tasmania Rural Clinical School.
Ben enjoys the mixture of urgent general practice work as well as longer term chronic disease management. Ben can support patients and their families who are in a palliative phase of life with extended consultations and home visits.
Dr Lachlan Grueber
Dr Lachlan Grueber
Dr Lachlan Grueber graduated in 2019 from the University of Tasmania. He worked as a junior doctor at the Royal Hobart Hospital before transitioning to general practice, initially working rurally at the Dover Medical Centre. He has a particular interest in allergy medicine, working part time at Allergy Tasmania, as well as interests in men’s health and chronic disease management. Outside of work Lachlan enjoys football, tennis, hiking and surfing.
Dr Marita Jones
Dr Marita Jones
Marita has a special interest in pregnancy care and women’s health, paediatrics and infant health, mental health, refugee care, preventative care and chronic diseases. Marita enjoys working in the full breadth of family medicine and providing holistic care to her patients. Marita is experienced in procedures for skin cancer medicine, contraceptive health including intrauterine devices (IUDs), and joint drainage and injections.
Dr Tim Jones
Dr Tim Jones
Tim is a local medical graduate, GP and rural generalist, receiving his Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2017. Tim lives with his wife and family and outside of work enjoys bushwalking around our beautiful state and indulging his eclectic taste in music. He also works as a medical educator for both RACGP Tasmania and Emerging Minds. He is the RACGP Chair of Specific Interests: Child and Young Person’s Health, the Deputy Chair of RACGP Tasmania and a Board Director of Primary Health Tasmania. Tim’s area of particular interest is paediatrics. He is passionate about health issues affecting children and has a special interest in providing nurturing support to infant feeding, food allergy, supporting positive child mental health and children with complex health concerns.
Dr Grace Stearnes
Dr Grace Stearnes
Dr Grace Stearnes graduated from UTAS in 2015. After a number of years on the mainland, she has moved home to settle in Hobart. She spent 3 years in women’s hospitals and has completed a diploma in Women’s Health. She also has a particular interest in chronic disease management and travel medicine.
Dr Hailey Woolveridge
Dr Hailey Woolveridge
Dr Hailey Woolveridge has a special interest in women’s health and is also available for a variety of other medical concerns. She is practicing at Lauderdale Medical Centre on a temporary basis until our female GPs start in the coming months.
Other Staff & Services
Maia Dell
Physiotherapist
Maia Dell
Maia is a Physiotherapist with over 25 years of experience, having worked in both the UK and Australia, in the public system and in private practice.
Maia specialises in assessing and treating Headaches and Migraines; neck, back, shoulder and joint pain / injuries. Maia also has experience with both pre operative and post operative rehabilitation and working with managing Rheumatological conditions.
Maia is a Watson Headache® Certified Practitioner and has attended and completed the Watson Headache Approach levels 1 and 2 and the certification level 3.
Qualifications:
BSc(Hons) Physiotherapy
McKenzie certified
Dry Needling certification
APPI Pilates instructor certification
Watson Headache® Certified Practitioner
Additional post grad musculoskeletal training.
Maia is a certified APA member and registered under AHPRA.
