Dr Guy Abell
Dr Guy Abell
Dr Guy Abell – MD, PhD, FRACGP
Available exclusively for walk-ins and same-day bookings on Mondays. He is currently on leave and will return in May.
Dr Ajda Arsan
Dr Ajda Arsan
Dr Ajda Arsan – BSc, MBChB, Post Graduate Diploma Obs & Gyn
Ajda is a GP registrar currently completing her training in rural and remote medicine, with advanced skills training in emergency medicine. She enjoys caring for patients across all stages of life and is particularly passionate about women’s health, including early pregnancy care and reproductive health. Ajda has completed a postgraduate diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and values providing kind, holistic, and patient-centred care, while building strong, long-term relationships with her patients. When she’s not at work, Ajda is hopefully out camping, hiking, surfing, or cooking up a big meal to share with friends and family.
Session times: Monday to Thursday
Dr Arsan will be leaving Lauderdale on the 20th July to continue her Rural Medical training in the Northern Territory.
Dr Malcolm Braddock
Dr Malcolm Braddock
Dr Malcolm Braddock – MBBS, FRACGP
Malcolm grew up locally and completed his medical training in Tasmania. He has a particular interest in musculoskeletal health, proactive cardiovascular care and chronic disease management. He lives in Hobart with his wife, they’re are both happily settled here with work and family. Outside of work he enjoys the Hobart food scene, cooking, going for walks on the local trails and surfing.
Session Times: Monday and Wednesday
Dr Zhan Ye Chen
Dr Zhan Ye Chen
Dr Zhan Ye Chen- MBChB, FRACGP
Zhan graduated from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Since completing his medical training, he has worked in various 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.
Session times: Monday to Friday
Dr Meg Creely
Dr Meg Creely
Dr Meg Creely – MBBS, FRACGP
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 is currently working Tuesday and Thursday, offering mixture of walk-in appointments and booked appointments.
Dr Lachlan Grueber
Dr Lachlan Grueber
Dr Lachlan Grueber – MBBS, FRACGP
Lachlan grew up in Hobart and graduated 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.
Session times: Wednesday and Friday
Dr Marita Jones
Dr Marita Jones
Dr Marita Jones – MBBS, FRACGP, Diploma of Child Health (Westmead)
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.
Session times: Thursday to Friday
Dr Tim Jones
Dr Tim Jones
Dr Tim Jones- MBBS, DCH (Westmead), FRACGP-RG, CCCH
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.
Session times: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
Dr Caitriona O Sullivan
Dr Caitriona O Sullivan
Dr. Caitriona O Sullivan
Dr. Caitriona O Sullivan is a dedicated GP registrar from Ireland. She completed her medical studies at University College Dublin before immigrating to Australia. She has worked in rural and regional areas across Australia and brings a wealth of experience across a variety of medical specialties. She is passionate about providing patient-centred care and building strong relationships within the community. Her special interest include skin conditions (including skin checks), chronic disease management, preventative health care and minor procedures (including Implanon insertions).
Outside of work Dr. O Sullivan enjoys training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Gaelic football with her local club.
Session times: Wednesday to Friday
Dr Lawrence Owen
Dr Lawrence Owen
Dr. Lawrence Owen
General Practitioner, Male, MBBS, FRACGP
Larry grew up in Hobart before studying and training locally. He enjoys the variety and complexity that General Practice offers but has particular interest in the management of chronic diseases and musculoskeletal injuries. Outside of work Larry enjoys all sports (just don’t ask him which football team he supports) and spending time with his young family.
Session times: Friday
Dr Grace Stearnes
Dr Grace Stearnes
Dr Grace Stearnes – MBBS, FRACGP
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.
Session times: Monday to Thursday
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.
