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MERRIFIELD CITY MEDICAL
welcome to Merrifield City Medical

Our GP Staff

Having to travel to Melbourne to visit Specialist doctors is often frustrating, time consuming and for those chronically ill can be very distressing. We are providing the following specialists directly in our clinic:

 

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meet our doctors

GP Doctors

Dr Harsha Aluthge

(FRACGP, MBBS, DFM, RCGP(UK))

Principle GP

Availability: All days

Dr Harsha is an Experienced GP with 19 years of GP experience. He has worked in both Rural and Urban practices in Australia including Visiting Medical officer for Rural Hospitals and Aged Care.

Also he worked as Medical Director in Large Group Practices and Dr Harsha is a Principal and Partner of this clinic.

He has Special Interest in Sports Medicine, Injuries and Rehabilitation. He is a Member and a Panel Sports doctor of Sports Medicine Australia

Also he has Certificates in Skin Cancer Medicine and Surgery, Sexual and Reproductive Health and he performs Minor Surgical Procedures

Areas of Interest
– Sports Medicine – Member and a Panel Sports Doctor of Sports Medicine Australia.
– Skin Cancer Medicine and Surgery
– Sexual and Reproductive Health
– Minor Surgical Procedures 

Dr Myint Zaw

(MBBS, FRACGP)

Principle GP

DR Zaw is very experienced GP who has worked in Australia for more than 20 years.
 
Areas of Interest

– Chronic Disease management
– Minor surgery

 

Dr Ahkter Hossain

(MD, FRACGP)

Principle GP

Dr Akhter is a well respected senior GP in this area for more than 10 years
He has worked as a GP in Australia for more than 15 years in Rural, Urban and Suburban areas
He was graduated in Dhaka University Bangladesh and completed his Fellowship in
General Practice in Australia.
 
Areas of Interest
– Children’s Health,
– Women’s Health,
– Minor surgeries – Performs minor surgeries and procedures including Excisions, Ingrown Toe nail resection,
   Insertion and Removal of Implanon etc..
– Chronic Disease management.
 
Language : English & Bengali 
 

Dr Vimal Chandran

(FRACGP, MD)

Dr Vimal Chandran comes with extensive experience in Australian General Practice and carries a patient first focus. He has obtained his primary medical qualifications in Ukraine and have continued to work hard to achieve his fellowship with Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

He is very fluent in Hindi, Malayalam, Russian and English

He carries Special Interests towards Emergency Treatment, Skin Care, Women’s health and chronic disease management. 

Areas of Interest

– Emergency Treatment
– Skin Care
– Women’s health
– Chronic disease management 

Languages Spoken

– English
– Hindi
– Malayalam
– Russian 

Dr Gurpreet Toor

(MBBS, FRACGP)

Dr Gurpreet is a passionate doctor with extensive experience in General Practice and Hospital experience, graduated from India.

She has an extensive experience in variety of work performed in general practice, from Antenatal Care, Paediatric Problems, Mental Health as well as the balancing of multiple medical problems and Chronic Disease Management.

Furthermore, she enjoys socializing with people and loves spending her leisure time with her family and travelling to new places. 

Areas of Interest

– Antenatal Care
– Paediatric Problems
– Women’s health
– Mental Health
– Chronic Disease Management 

Languages Spoken

– Punjabi
– Hindi
– Urdu
– English

Dr. Reza Shoaee Poshteh is a vocationally qualified and experienced male General Practitioner, having completed his Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Iran in 2005. He was awarded the Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) in 2020. After completing his initial training, he practiced in Iran. In 2017, Dr Reza commenced practicing as a General Practitioner in Western Australia and then moved to Victoria in 2021.
Dr Reza has experience in consulting with patients from Multicultural backgrounds and has a special interest in :

– Antenatal care
– Paediatric
– Women health
– Chronic conditions management. 

Languages Spoken

– English
– Persian

Dr. Shakeela Habib

Dr. Shakeela Habib

(GP Registrar with RACGP)

Dr. Shakeela Habib is a GP Registrar with RACGP, Possessing a keen interest in Women’s health, contraception, family planning, antenatal and postnatal care, children’s health, and management of chronic conditions. She is skilled in performing minor surgical procedures and administering iron infusions.

She is pursuing a Certificate in Women’s health under the RANZCOG and a graduate diploma in child health from Western Sydney University.

Dr Shakeela is committed to delivering compassionate patient-centered care and is proficient in English, Urdu, Punjabi & Hindi.

Dr PreetKamal Kaur

Dr PreetKamal Kaur

(GP Registrar, Female, MBBS, RANZCOG )

Dr PreetKamal Kaur is a GP Registrar with RACGP, who is passionate about women’s health, pregnancy choices, STIs, menopause, and children’s health. She has completed a Certificate in the Sydney Child Health Program and is currently pursuing a Certificate in Women’s Health under RANZCOG. She is trained in Implanon insertion and skin excisions/biopsies.

Dr PreetKamal strive to provide compassionate, patient-cantered care and is able to communicate effectively in English, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu 

Areas of interest:

  • Child health
  • Mirena/Implanon
  • Chronic Disease Care
  • Women’ Health
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Meet Our Paediatrician

Dr Wasantha Palawela

(Registered Paediatrician)

Dr Wasantha Palawela is a Consultant General Paediatrician, having worked in Paediatrics since 2004.
He completed his undergraduate degree (MBBS) at University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He obtained his Diploma in Child Health (DCH) in 2008 and Doctor of Medicine in Paediatrics (MD) in 2011 after having his training in Newcastle General Hospital, UK, Ealing Hospital, London, UK and Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital, Colombo (LRH).
After working in Sri Lanka as a Consultant Paediatrician, including at LRH he completed work of another 18 months in North Manchester General Hospital, UK prior to relocating to Australia in 2015.
He completed Australian training (FRACP) as a General Paediatrician in 2018. He also works as a Paediatrician in General Paediatrics and Neonatology units at Goulburn Valley Health, Shepparton. He is conducting clinics in General Paediatrics, Behaviour and Development and Diabetes at present in public sector. He is involved in clinical teaching of medical students in University of Melbourne rural campus as an Honorary Lecturer. 

Practice Philosophie
Wasantha believes in approaching health of children and adolescents in a holistic way. He aims to empower families, children and adolescents to take ownership and advocate for their own health. He enjoys working in a multi- disciplinary partnership with general practioners, educators, allied health professionals and paediatric sub-specialists to help children to reach their full potential. 

Clinical Interests

– Growth concerns and feeding problems.
– Developmental problems (Developmental delay, Learning difficulties)
– Behavioural problems (Autism, ADHD, other challenging behaviours)
– Asthma, eczema and food allergies
– Management and coordination of care for children with chronic illnesses or complex needs 

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meet our Practice Nurse

Practice Nurse

Hemantpreet Kaur

(Registered Nurse)

Principle GP

Registered Nurse Accredited for doing Pap Smears (Cervical Screening).
 

Areas of Interest
– Cervical Screening
– Immunisations
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meet our Cosmetic Nurse

Cosmetic Nurse

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Meet our Podiatrist

Joel Joseph

Joel Joseph

(Senior Podiatrist / Director / Founder )

Joel Joseph, the founder of Your Foot Podiatry, is a dedicated podiatrist with over eight years of experience. He holds a Bachelor of Health Sciences and a Master’s degree in Podiatric Medicine and Practice from La Trobe University. Joel’s expertise includes gait analysis, orthotic prescription, ingrown toenail surgery, and sports injury treatment.

Since founding Your Foot Podiatry in October 2019, the practice has expanded to multiple locations, including Mill Park / South Morang, Mernda, Mickleham, and Kalkallo. Outside of work, Joel enjoys family time, camping, and traveling. His global upbringing and passion for sports medicine enrich his patient care approach. 

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Meet our Physiotherapist

Tara Kosuri

(Physiotherapist )

Tara is the Director and Principal Physiotherapist at Inspire Physio Care. She has completed her bachelors and post grad Diploma from University of Melbourne. She has 20 years’ experience, and her area of specialization is in Musculoskeletal and Women’s health Physiotherapy. 

The services we offer are:

  1. Musculoskeletal physiotherapy
  2. Injury prevention and management
  3. Spinal conditions
  4. Geriatric rehabilitation.
  5. Chest physiotherapy for pulmonary conditions.
  6. Strength training, Sports performance & Sports injury/rehabilitation
  7. Growth Spurt Injuries
  8. Clinical Pilates
  9. Massage- Remedial and Myotherapy
  10. Dry Needling
  11. LASER
  12. Shockwave therapy
  13. Hydrotherapy
  14. Exercise prescription for chronic disease management
  15. Women’s Health -Pelvic floor assessments for continence and Prolapse Management.
  16. Antenatal and post-natal care
  17. Pre & Post operative care 

 

We provide our services to

  1. Workcover, Comcare and Injury Net
  2. TAC
  3. DVA
  4. Care plans (EPC)
  5. We offer Pensioner’s discount to support our elderly patients
  6. Private clients (we are affiliated with all private health insurances and are preferred providers with some of the major private health insurances and this enable a better rebate for the client). 
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Out of Pocket fees

Weekdays (Mixed Billing)

Starting from 1st March ,2023
We will still Bulk Bill:
  • Pensioners (any patient 65 years & +)
  • Concession cards Holders; Pension/ Health Care Card Holders /Veteran (DVA) Patients
  • Children under 16 years of age
  • Chronic Disease Management Plans & review
  • Referral RENEWAL or CHANGE (ONLY FOR REGULAR PATIENTS)
  • Follow up appointments for Investigations/test results ONLY

Weekends (Private Billing)

“Irrespective of Age group & Concession cards, we charge privately to the patients on Weekends and Public Holidays: Please refer to the Billing Chart.”

For more information, please talk to the reception. Thanks

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Merrifield City Medical Centre

MERRIFIELD CITY MEDICAL

Private Billing MCMC

Effective From 1st March, 2023