Dr Fiona Raciti completed her medical degree with Honours at the University of Queensland and has a fellowship from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She completed her training in Bundaberg and values the experience and special skills gained from working in a rural environment.

Dr Raciti has a special interest in women and children’s health, travel medicine and occupational medicine. She is passionate about continuing her education to provide up-to-date evidence based care for her patients. Dr Raciti has a Diploma of Child Health and enjoys seeing children with a wide range of health concerns. Dr Raciti is a founding member of the Australian Lifestyle Medicine Association.

Dr Fiona Raciti has completed a Certificate in Clinical Occupational Medicine through Monash University and is confident in managing a variety of occupational health matters. She can create rehabilitation plans for injured workers and is particularly focused on early return to the workplace. Dr Raciti is able to assist your workplace in creating a pre employment screening program and offer advice and recommendations on existing workplace programs. She can perform site visits and workplace assessments to assist in pre employment screening or to guide recommendations for injury prevention. Dr Raciti in an AMA (Appointed Medical Advisor) and is registered to perform both Qld and NSW Coal Board Medicals and Respirator Face Fit Testing.

Dr Raciti believes anyone can take charge of their own health and wellbeing with the right skills and education. Dr Raciti welcomes new patients and looks forward to caring for you and your family at Family Doctors Plus.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Dr Maria Boulton has enjoyed working in general practice and occupational health for 16 years. She completed her medical degree at The University of Queensland in 2002 and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).

Dr Maria Boulton is experienced in all aspects of general practice. She worked at the Mackay Well Women's Clinic which specialises in contraception, insertion of contraceptive implants, preconception advice, fertility, menopause, pap smears and osteoporosis. She has also worked as a surgical assistant.  Dr Maria Boulton completed the Healthcert Advanced Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine and Professional Certificate of Clinical Procedures and is experienced in skin cancer screening and management. She completed the Monash University Certificate in Clinical Occupational Medicine Short Course and is a qualified AMA (appointment medical advisor) and is able to perform work/pre employment/coal board medicals (both Qld and NSW coal board medical) and provide travel vaccinations.

Dr Maria Boulton has always enjoyed working with babies, children and young adults, all the more so since starting her own family.  She has a special interest in the management of food allergies, eczema, anaphylaxis and asthma in children, and how to prevent these.  She has provided education sessions on asthma, puberty, anaphylaxis and menopause to community groups and primary schools. She is a great support for new parents and is very popular with children.

Dr Maria Boulton is passionate about preventive medicine, continuity of care and ongoing education. Together with Family Doctors Plus’ health coach Beatrice Peters, she is co-founder of “healthtalks” and holds frequent seminar sessions aimed at empowering people to manage and understand issues such as menopause, digestive health, fatigue and weight loss. Dr Maria values good communication between patients, doctors, allied health providers and specialists and works together with high quality health care professionals to improve her patients' wellbeing.

Dr Maria Boulton's book “Mum’s Guide to Pregnancy" was published in 2017. This book is a summary of the up-to-date, practical medical advice that she is known for, delivered in her warm and caring manner. Dr Maria’s book aims to empower women with the knowledge they need to help them through the pregnancy rollercoaster and be well informed on how to improve their health and their baby’s health.

Dr Maria Boulton is a member of the RACGP, AMA, Queensland Medical Women's Society, Australian and New Zealand Society of Occupational Medicine (ANZSOM), a founding member of the Australian Lifestyle Medicine Association and a member of The International Society for the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. She is a registered Appointed Medical Advisor for the Qld Department of Natural Resources and Mines and Coal Services NSW . She is a member of the AMA Qld Council, the RACGP Business Sustainability Working Group and the RACGP Private Practice Owner's Steering Committee. In 2019 she was appointed as one of the Directors of the Australian GP Alliance/AGPA.

Dr Maria Boulton is a regular guest on ABC Brisbane Radio 612AM where she discusses the latest in health news affecting the local community. She has featured on the ABC's 7:30 Report and has been quoted on The Australian, The Guardian Australian, ABC news website and the Daily Telegraph.

Together with Dr Fiona Raciti she won the 2017 Qld Telstra Business of the Year and New Business of the Year and is one of the 100 Faces of Small Business Qld for 2018. She was a finalist in the 2018 Brisbane Lord Mayor's Business Award in the Businessperson of the Year category.

Dr Maria Boulton is happily married with 2 children (Family Doctors Plus is her third child), 2 furry children (dogs) and enjoys reading in her spare time.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Dr Ayodhya Jayasinghe  is a fellow of the Royal Australian College of
General Practitioners and completed her fellowship training in Brisbane,
Gympie and Noosa.  Dr Jayasinghe grew up in Canberra and completed her
degrees in Medical Science and Medicine at the Australian National
University. She has worked in various hospitals in South East Queensland
including the Mater Adult, Mater Children's and Mater Mother's Hospitals in
Brisbane, the Nambour General Hospital and the Noosa Hospital.  Having
recently relocated from Noosa with her family, she is excited to join the
wonderful team at Family Doctors Plus. Dr Jayasinghe enjoys all areas of
general practice and welcomes anyone with concerns about their health, with
an emphasis on women of all ages, ante and post-natal health, reproductive
health and children's health. She believes passionately in the importance of
clear communication in the doctor-patient relationship, and providing
thorough high quality health care and education for both treatment and
prevention of disease. Dr Jayasinghe looks forward to working in partnership
with her patients to improve their health and well-being in a relaxed,
understanding and non-judgemental environment.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Dr Claire Palmer is an experienced GP who enjoys seeing patient of all ages.

Originally trained in New Zealand, she completed her fellowship of the RACGP in Central Queensland, after spending many years as a medical registrar in both metropolitan and regional/rural hospitals in NSW and QLD.

Claire has a Diploma in Child Health and has worked at Family Planning Queensland in Rockhampton (now True Relationships and Reproductive Health).

During her General Practice training she was active in medical education and managed a teledermatology program.

Claires interests include:

• Child health
• Womens Health and contraception (including contraceptive implant insertion)
• Older persons health, general medicine, and complex chronic disease management

She can provide thorough skin checks and perform biopsies and simple skin excisions.

Claire is caring and down to earth. When not at work she enjoys spending time with her partner and three children.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Dr Anne Nixon MBBAO Bch (Ireland) FRACGP

Dr Anne Nixon has worked in general practice for 41 years having come to Australia from Ireland in 1976. She completed her medical degree with honours in University College Dublin, Ireland with a Bachelor of medicine and obstetrics. She completed her internship and registrarship at the Mackay Base hospital and became a Fellow of the Royal Australian college of General Practitioners in 1992. In 1994 she built Pioneer Medical Centre in Mackay and worked in all aspects of General and preventative medicine with six other GPS for the next 40 years.

She is experienced in children's health, ante natal care, gynaecology, women's health, insertion and removal of contraceptive implants and pap smears. She is also experienced in skin cancer screening performing excisions and diathermy.

Her special interest is in natural hormone balance in both women and men and has 25 years’ experience in treating menopause in both sexes. She also does Skype menopause consultations all over Australia. She is one of the few doctors in Brisbane with experience in natural HRT and compounded hormones.

She also does coal board and dive Medicals. She has worked for some time in Africa and in Papua New Guinea. Dr Anne is passionate about all aspects of patient care and treats medicine in a holistic way with emphasis on nutrition, mental health and preventative care.  In 2016 she moved to Brisbane to be close to family and grandchildren and looks forward to bringing years of experience to Family Drs Plus in a part time capacity.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Dr Laura Christie grew up on the Sunshine Coast before relocating to Sydney to complete a medical degree at the University of New South Wales, continuing her training in the Coffs Harbour region.  Laura has varied hospital experience having worked for several years at The Tweed Hospital and on the Sunshine Coast, having undertaken terms including general medicine and surgery, emergency, paediatrics, women’s health, renal, palliative care  and psychiatry.    Laura was working as a GP at Burleigh Heads prior to joining the team at Family Doctors Plus.

Laura works closely with her patients to determine the most suitable care and preventative health for their needs.  Laura enjoys the diversity and family aspect of general practice, seeing both men and women of all ages, from babies to seniors and everything in between.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Dr Angela Smith graduated from Griffith University in 2010 and went on to work at various major hospitals in Brisbane before completing her Fellowship in General Practice. Angela worked as Occupational Therapist for several years prior to commencing her medical degree. Angela enjoys all aspects of General Practice with a particular interest in child and adolescent health, women’s health, preventative and general medicine. Angela is holistic, down to earth and thorough in her approach to patient’s and their health and has a genuine interest in supporting patients on their journey to achieving better health outcomes. In her spare time Angela enjoys spending time with her husband and three young children and keeping active.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

GP, Diploma in Occupational Medicine

Dr Norman Dawes graduated from Birmingham University in the UK before embarking on a general practice career in Worcestershire. In addition, he undertook work in Emergency Medicine and Occupational Medicine, obtaining a Diploma in Occupational Medicine in 1997. He has a special interest in occupational health, travel medicine and men’s health.

Dr Dawes migrated with his family to Australia in 2004 and settled in Mackay. He attained his Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2004 and became an Australian Citizen in 2006. He helped set up North Mackay Medical later to be renamed Occupational Health Alliance.  He enjoys all aspects of general practice. He is experienced in the field of occupational medicine including coal mine medicals, pre-employment medicals, AMSA medicals, driving medicals, work cover, return to work and injury management.  He is a registered AMA with the Qld Health Surveillance Unit and is registered to perform Qld and NSW Coal Medicals. We welcome Dr Norman Dawes to both our team at Family Doctors Plus and Family Doctors Plus-Corporate.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Dr Craig Schmeider completed his medical degree at the University of Queensland in 2008 with an Army scholarship and worked at both the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and The Prince Charles Hospital before entering general practice training. Craig completed his Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2013. Prior to studying Medicine, he worked as an Army Environmental Health Officer in the fields of public health and preventive medicine and has worked as an Army Doctor and Environmental Health Officer throughout Australia and Internationally.

Craig has a special interest in skin cancer medicine. He has completed a Masters of Skin Cancer Medicine through the University of Queensland and is an accredited skin cancer doctor with the Skin Cancer College of Australasia. Craig has completed a Certificate of Clinical Occupational Medicine through Monash University and is comfortable working in all aspects of general practice. His other areas of interest include sports medicine, paediatrics, travel medicine, occupational medicine, women’s, men’s and adolescent health and he has completed the National Certificate in Reproductive & Sexual Health.

Craig is married with four children, is a Reds Rugby tragic and enjoys travel. Craig welcomes new patients of all ages.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Dr Alison Green enjoys all aspects of General Practice and has an enthusiastic, empathic and evidence-based approach. She has a particular interest in Antenatal Shared Care and Paediatrics, and has a Diploma of Child Health which complements her Fellowship in General Practice. Further key interests and experience include preventative health care, especially assessing and addressing cardiovascular risk, as well as coordination of care for conditions such as Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Chronic Kidney Disease.  She has worked in General Practice on the northside of Brisbane since 2015, based at Stafford prior to joining the team at Family Doctors Plus Windsor. Dr Green grew up in Toowoomba, is a graduate of the University of Queensland, and maintains strong ties to the University, with current roles in teaching and research within the Faculty of Medicine. Outside of medicine, she enjoys spending time with her active young family, gardening, reading and travel.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Dr Isabella Panettiere is a graduate of Bond University and completed her junior hospital training years in Brisbane.

Whilst at the Prince Charles Hospital, she focused on Geriatrics and Palliative Care. She then spent time in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Infectious Diseases and Endocrinology at the Mater Hospital and completed her Paediatrics training at the Queensland Children’s Hospital.

Dr Isabella has also gained experience at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London and spent some time in Kirakira Hospital in the Solomon Islands.

She is currently a GP registrar with a keen interest in Women’s Health, Children’s Health, Aged Care, Mental Health, Travel and Lifestyle Medicine.

She is also a Queensland committee member for, Doctors for the Environment Australia, a group of medical professionals that strives to protect health through protecting our planet.

Beyond the clinic, Isabella enjoys going to the beach, travelling, yoga and the dramatic arts.

Dr Isabella welcomes new patients of all ages and enjoys working with individuals and families through different phases of their health journey.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

 Dr Tarn Montagu completed his medical degree in 2014 at Western Sydney University. Tarn completed his internship & residency at Blacktown Hospital, then entered Emergency Medicine training at Concord Hospital where he worked for several years, before seeing the light and moving to Brisbane in early 2019. In Brisbane he worked at The Prince Charles Hospital in the Emergency Department until he decided to make the move into General Practice.

Tarn enjoys seeing patients of all ages and backgrounds, he has a particular interest in sports & musculoskeletal medicine.

Tarn is a dog lover who enjoys hiking, ice hockey and tennis in his spare time.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Dr Lai Shan Lowe is an experienced GP and has enjoyed working on Brisbane’s Northside for over 15 years. She graduated from the University of Queensland in 2001 and spent many years as a Medical Registrar before becoming a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

Dr Lai Shan is experienced in and enjoys all aspects of General Practice. She has always enjoyed working with people across all age ranges and is passionate about providing comprehensive health care across all stages of life. She has many areas of interest and is experienced in family and children’s medicine, as well as women's and men’s health.

Dr Lai Shan has a special interest in Internal Medicine and enjoys managing Complex Diseases such as heart and lung disease, diabetes, osteoporosis and autoimmune conditions. She is experienced in preventive healthcare, especially the assessment of cardiovascular risk and especially enjoys working to prevent heart disease.

Dr Lai Shan is passionate about providing high quality, thorough medical care. She believes good communication is key in the doctor-patient relationship and enjoys working together with her patients to improve their health and wellbeing.

Dr Lai Shan Lowe also works as a Medical Educator with General Practice Training Queensland, training GP Registrars.

When not at work, Lai Shan likes to keep active, hiking and running.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Dr Vee Maliyasena MBBS (Hons) FRACP is an experienced Respiratory Physician who specialises in the management of adults with all types of Respiratory disorders.  She is committed to providing holistic, evidence-based care for her patients.

Dr Maliyasena graduated from Monash University with Honours in 2003, before undertaking her residency and basic physician training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.  She completed her specialist training in both Respiratory and General Medicine (working at large teaching hospitals across Australia including Royal North Shore, Royal Perth and The Prince Charles Hospital), and was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2012.  During her training, Dr Maliyasena also undertook research with the Queensland Centre for Pulmonary Transplantation and Vascular Diseases based at The Prince Charles Hospital.  Her research has been published, and she has presented her work at national conferences.  Dr Maliyasena was a full-time Staff Specialist at The Prince Charles Hospital until early 2018 when she left to establish her private practice.  She currently consults at Family Doctors Plus in Windsor and Moreton Bay Medical Centre.

Dr Maliyasena cares for adult patients with all types of Respiratory disorders, and utilises her General Medicine training to provide comprehensive and holistic evidence-based care for her patients.  She is a member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, the European Respiratory Society and the Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Dr Maliyasena enjoys teaching medical students and is a Senior Lecturer with the University of Queensland. She is also actively involved in supervising and mentoring physician trainees, and was the Director of Advanced Training (General Medicine) at The Prince Charles Hospital during her time there.

When she is not working, Dr Maliyasena enjoys photography, dance, reading and gardening.

For more information, please visit: drvee.com.au

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Dr. Chang is an ENT surgeon who is based in Brisbane and trained in Queensland. He has recently completed an international prestigious fellowship in cochlear implant surgery and treatment of complex ear diseases such as cholesteatoma and otosclerosis at Cambridge University Hospital UK (internationally recognized as a centre of excellence for treatment of hearing loss and cochlear implant).

Dr. Chang treats a variety of children and adult ENT conditions and is a pioneer in minimally invasive ear surgery in Brisbane. He uses the latest technique in cochlear implant surgery to achieve excellent hearing outcome for his patients. He is a fellow of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and Australian Society of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery. Dr. Chang has a Doctorate of Medical Science in Hearing Preservation in Cochlear Implant Surgery awarded by University of Melbourne. He has been an invited speaker at various international meetings and is actively involved in research.

Dr. Chang has a strong link with Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital Hearing Implant Clinic and Hear and Say Centre. He is a consultant ENT surgeon at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital and Mater Adult Hospital. He operates privately at Sunnybank Private, Mater Springfield, Mater Children’s Private and St. Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital. Dr. Chang has a friendly and easy going manner and always aims to provide the best quality service for his patients.

To make an appointment with Dr Andrew Chang please ring: 33451232.
His fax number is 33453204.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Dr David Shooter is a trusted and respected private orthopaedic surgeon who has over 11 years’ experience in both public and private Orthopaedic Surgery.  In 2012, Dr Shooter started in private practice as a generalist orthopaedic surgeon and now has a focus and specialty in Arthroplasty (Joint Replacement), Trauma, and Sports Knee Injuries, with a Subspecialty in Orthopaedic Oncology.

Dr Shooter currently operates from Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospitals (Chermside) and North West Private Hospital (Everton Park).

Unique to his hip arthroplasty (joint replacement) practice is the use of patient specific instrumentation and prosthesis for total hip replacements (THR).

To make an appointment with Dr David Shooter please contact his receptionist on 3117 0770.

visit: drdavidshooter.com.au

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Associate Professor Troy Gianduzzo is a recognised leader in prostate surgery and is internationally accredited as a Surgeon of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by the U.S. based Surgical Review Corporation.

He is an experienced keyhole surgeon, having performed over 1,000 major robotic +/- laparoscopic urological procedures. He is also the national secretary of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Urological Surgeons. To make an appointment with A/Prof Gianduzzo please contact his receptionist on 07 2102 7805

Website: https://www.troygianduzzo.com.au

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Dr Kacey O’Rourke has a focus on thorough assessment and open communication with patients. She has a warm empathetic manner and feels this is most important to fostering a strong therapeutic relationship with all patients.

Dr Kacey O'Rourke is a clinical haematologist specialising in the diagnostic work up and treatment of lymphoma, myeloma and the full range of non-malignant haematology conditions (eg deep vein thrombosis, iron deficiency).  She provides both outpatient management of the full range of haematology disorders, admission to the Holy Spirit Northside Hospital and a consultation service for inpatients of The Holy Spirit Northside Hospital. In addition Dr O’Rourke is also employed as a laboratory haematologist with Queensland Health and is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland.

Following her physician training at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital she completed four years of training in clinical and laboratory haematology in 2013. This was followed in 2014 by a one year clinical haematology research fellowship at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane.

Dr O'Rourke has published several original research papers, in journals including Cancer, British Journal of Cancer, Thrombosis Research and The Medical Journal of Australia.

She is a member of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, The Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand, American Sociey of Haematology and the Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group.

Appointments can be made through her receptionist by calling 07 3861 4793

www.drkaceyorourke.com.au

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Shannan has been a qualified Physiotherapist for over 14 years. She is the mum of 3 beautiful young kids with a very active family life. Having just relocated from Sydney where she had her own practice she is now excited to join the Family Doctors Plus team.

She has a keen interest in Dance Physiotherapy, Manual Therapy, Exercise Rehabilitation as well as Injury Prevention.

Shannan loves to exercise, socialise and drink coffee with friends in the spare time she has between work and raising her family.

Shannan provides Physiotherapy treatment for a number of conditions including:

• Dance Physiotherapy (Assessments and Treatment)
• Neck and Back Pain
• Headaches
• Sports Injuries
• Post-Surgical rehabilitation
• Biomechanical injuries
• Arthritic Conditions

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Leanne achieved her Bachelor of Physiotherapy with first class honours in 2008 and she has been working in Women’s Health and continence for over 9 years. Leanne recently moved from Adelaide where she was working in outpatients and inpatients at a maternity hospital and also in private practice with Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Leanne has postgraduate qualifications in Continence and Women’s Health from Curtin University and is continually updating her knowledge in these areas. Leanne is a mother of 2 beautiful children and enjoys regular hiking, yoga, and Pilates along with snow skiing and horse riding if the opportunity arises.

Leanne is passionate about helping people with pelvic health concerns, she is experienced and highly qualified to assess and manage a number of conditions including:

• Pelvic floor concerns
• Bladder and bowel conditions including leakage, urgency, and pain
• Pelvic organ prolapse and pessary use
• Pelvic pain
• Sexual dysfunction
• Pregnancy and postnatal care
• Gynaecological conditions
• Pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain
• Abdominal separation

Accomplishments

• Bachelor of Physiotherapy (first class honours)
• Graduate certificate in Clinical Physiotherapy - Continence and Women’s Health (Curtin University)
• Professional Certificate in Conservative Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse (University of South Australia)
• In progress: Masters in Continence and Women’s Health
• Member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association, including the Pelvic Health interest group and previous SA pelvic health committee member (prior to changing state)
• Published in peer-reviewed journals
• Member of the Continence Foundation
• Member of the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)
• ICCS  Paediatrics continence eCourse
• Multiple short courses in Women’s health

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Danielle Werda has been working in private practice for over ten years and has gained valuable experience in working with children.  She has a strong paediatric background and has experience working with children with a variety of challenges including:

• Articulation difficulties
• Literacy difficulties
• Late talkers
• Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
• Hearing Impaired Children
• Language delays
• Down’s Syndrome
• Cerebral Palsy
• Verbal dyspraxia

Since graduating from the University of Sydney, Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology), Danielle has worked in a variety of paediatric allied health settings including Early Childhood Development Units, Community Health, Educational Settings and Private Practice.

Danielle has been working in the Clayfield, Ascot, Wooloowin area for over ten years and has developed strong links with local schools, both State and Private.  She is passionate about literacy and language development and has developed a Prep Readiness Assessment battery to determine whether or not a child should begin Prep or delay entry (from a language perspective).

Recently, Danielle has been employed directly by schools to conduct articulation and language screeners on their Prep children.

She is registered with Medicare and is a Panel Provider for children with a Working With Children with Autism or Better Start funding.  She is a Certified Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia.

To make an appointment with Danielle Werda please ring her direct on:
0405419040

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

(Bachelor Occupational Therapy Uni of Qld, Master of Counselling QUT)

Kylie Walsh has extensive experience in the provision of Occupational Therapy services to families and children with learning and/or developmental disabilities, Down’s syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Chromosomal Disorders and children having difficulties with handwriting.

Kylie has a particular interest in supporting children to develop skills and confidence in performing the activities of daily living, becoming active players and persistent learners. She is passionate about supporting and encouraging children to participate in learning opportunities with their parents, siblings, teachers and peers in a calm and alert manner.

Kylie is a strong believer in a collaborative approach working with parents, teachers, carers and other health professionals to achieve the best outcome for her young patients.

If you would like to make an appointment with Kylie please call her direct on 0419795760

www.kyliewalsh.com.au

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Psychology - Children, Adolescents, Families

Julie Power graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Honours) from The University of Queensland and Master of Psychology (Health) from The University of Southern Queensland. She has over 15 years’ experience working with children, young people and their families.  Julie has a particular interest in identifying targeted, positive behaviour supports for children and young people experiencing complex, social, emotional and behavioural difficulties.  She also specialises in early intervention services for children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders and developmental disabilities.

Julie understands the importance of providing a family-centred service that aims to build parent confidence in meeting the needs of all their family members. This may include:

• Developing your child’s emotional understanding and social use of language, something that is essential for friendships and interpersonal relationships;
• Developing your child’s confidence and resilience to social problems;
• Developing your understanding of the internal and external influences on your child’s behaviour problems, and works with you to identify targeted strategies to reduce the likelihood that your child’s behaviour problems occur;
• Develop your child’s understanding of the way their thinking patterns influence how they feel, and what they do, and improve their abilities to apply helpful thinking to problems they may encounter;
• Developing your child’s daily living skills, including toileting, sleep and mealtimes; and/or
• Improving your child’s dynamic thinking abilities so that they are better able to apply helpful strategies to cope with life’s stressors and to solve social problems.

Julie works collaboratively with families, educators and other health and teaching professionals.

To book an appointment with Julie please phone her on 0402 141 789 or email  juliepower92@yahoo.com.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

We have appointed Leanne Rooijmans as the Business Development Manager for Corporate Doctors Plus.

With over 30 years’ experience in client support and commercial property services, Leanne brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this role.

Leanne believes that the growth of Corporate Doctors Plus is a result of their commitment to employees’ health and an understanding that sick or injured employees can significantly impact on a business’s bottom line in terms of sick leave, loss of productivity and rising insurance premiums.

“Our focus is not only on the medical management of workplace injuries but also on prevention. We help employees with their overall health, fitness and emotional wellbeing, as we collaborate with employers to improve workplace health”, Leanne says.

Corporate Doctors Plus is in Windsor, Brisbane with affiliates nationwide. If you have any questions, please call us on 07 33578192 or email us at admin@corporatedoctorsplus.com.au

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Annette Marriott is an endorsed Educational and Developmental psychologist who began her career in education. This equates to almost 30 years of experience working with children and adolescents.

Annette works with clients across childhood, adolescence and early adulthood with a focus on child/adolescent development, learning difficulties, parenting support, challenging behaviours, difficulties with transitions, school avoidance, and peer relationships.

Annette has clinical experience in the areas of anxiety, depression, emotional regulation difficulties, behavioural difficulties and parenting support. She is adept in psychometric, academic and behavioural assessments and in collaborating with parents, carers and schools on psychoeducational reports and interventions to support her clients in their learning experience.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

With a double degree in Dietitics and Human Movements, I have been working in the health and fitness industry for over 16 years, both as a personal trainer and a nutritionist for sports teams such as State League netball and soccer teams.   Working as a personal trainer and boxing coach I have developed a keen interest in hydration and recovery techniques.  I’ve also had a lot of experience working with clients in setting and achieving goals, developing healthy eating plans, and working towards creating a healthy lifestyle with my clients.

A strong focus of my clinical work has been to develop and implement weight loss and pre-natal programs that have focused on both nutrition and exercise components.  I also have extensive experience in delivering education sessions on many topics to a variety of age groups.  In particular working with athletes to maximise training adaptations and recovery strategies, hydration testing and education, body composition testing, general healthy eating, and fuelling for events/races.

As a mother myself, I understand the anxieties many parents face around providing correct nutrition for their children. As infants grow and develop, it is important that they receive all the nutrients they need to ensure optimum health and a good foundation for future years as growth accelerates.

Being a parent, I also recognise the difficulties we all face with juggling the demands of everyday life.  I work closely with all my patients to assist in developing realistic goals and achievable strategies. Through education and guidance, I encourage a whole-family approach to healthy eating that can meet everyone’s needs.

Experience:

As an accredited practising dietitian and qualified sports paediatric dietitian, I have been working with infants, toddlers, teenagers and families for the past 6 years.

My areas of specialty include:

• failure to thrive
• fussy eating
• introduction to solids
• vitamin and mineral deficiencies
• weight management (loss/gain)
• allergies, intolerance and IBS
• sports nutrition
• T2DM, T1DM, Gestational Diabetes, PCOS
• Pre and post-natal nutrition
• Women's health (osteoporosis, menopause, fertility)

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Dietetics) (Hons); Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement studies) (Hons); Bachelor of Business (Marketing)

Additional Resources:

Australian Government:  National Health and Medical Research Council (Department of Health and Ageing) - https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/eating-well/healthy-eating-throughout-all-life/healthy-eating-infants-children-and-teenagers

Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA): information for patients, consumers and carers - www.allergy.org.au

Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) - https://daa.asn.au/

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

“I can’t wait to see a stranger and talk about how messed up I feel! “

Said no one.

EVER.

Natalie is a registered psychologist with experience working in both public and private sectors. She understands how daunting it can be for people to access the help they need, when they need it, and with a therapist or team who helps them feel safe, understood and “human”.

Natalie has specialist training, skills, and experience in perinatal mental health and eating disorders.

When you are struggling, it’s important to remember you are not alone, things will get better. Help is available, and accessing effective help is key.

For more information on fees, rebates you may be eligible for and to make an appointment, please contact Family Doctors Plus.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Beatrice Peters is a health and wellness coach, physiotherapist, group fitness instructor and
health and wellness speaker.

SPECIALTIES

• Weight loss
• Improving energy levels
• Healthy cooking / meal planning
• Corporate health and wellness programs
• Exercise Programs
• Cooking for allergies
• Getting rid of chemicals in the home
• Stress management

Beatrice established her health coaching business, I Quit Being Tired, to assist women to create a healthier mind and body and be the best version of themselves.

Beatrice completed a degree in Physiotherapy from UQ in 2003. Her passion for nutrition and clean living led her to complete qualifications in nutrition and health coaching. She has completed a Level 1 Occupational Physiotherapy course, has a Certificate 3 in fitness (group fitness instructor) and is a leader in the Stanford's Chronic Diseases Self - Management Course. She has additional qualifications in pilates, hydrotherapy and mindset training. She has a wide range of experience and has worked for many different clients including the Queensland Reds Rugby Union team, Anglicare, Queensland University of Technology, Fitness First, Goodlife, Zest and private practice.

Beatrice suffered from chronic fatigue in her 20s. She found that her punishing  gym regimen and restrictive low fat diet contributed to her fatigue.

Beatrice's philosophy is that a healthy body and a healthy mind come from nourishing yourself rather than depriving yourself. You can't punish yourself healthy, the opposite is true.

Whatever your goals are in terms of your health- weight loss, happiness, increased energy, healthier meals, doing regular exercise, managing the stress in your life, decreasing toxins in your home and beauty products or reducing your risk of chronic diseases- the changes you need to make start by valuing yourself and nourishing yourself.

As a parent you need to care for yourself so that you can care for those who depend on you. As a mother of two Beatrice understands that when you are feeling well and are looking after yourself, your whole family benefits.

Beatrice is also the co-founder and presenter of Healthtalks with Dr Maria Boulton and she works closely with GPs, medical specialists, allied health and holistic health professionals.

Beatrice is very down to earth, calm and friendly. She is dedicated to her clients and health is more than a job to her, it’s her passion!

For further information and enquiries, her website is http://www.beatricepeters.com.au

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Tegan begun her career in finance however after 8 years decided to follow her passion for people over numbers. As a mature aged student Tegan completed her qualifications as an Enrolled Nurse and continues to further her education. She is currently studying dual Bachelor of Nursing and Public Health degrees at QUT. Tegans' passions include health promotion, chronic health and wound care. Being the eldest in a family of 12 Tegan is both very caring and confident when treating our youngest of patients.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Lisa's passion for Aged Care led her to a Degree in Nursing. She spent her first few years working in several medical and surgical specialties including Psychiatrics and Rehabilitation. Her interests in Pediatrics, Oncology and Psychological/Dementia care has led her to General Practice with a focus on promoting mental health and emotional well-being.

Lisa prides herself on developing a professional and therapeutic rapport with patients. Her friendly approach and playful manner is also loved by children who attend the clinic. Lisa is also currently completing her Bachelor Degree in Psychology at QUT.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Rachael Graduated from Australian Catholic University in December 2018. Racheal has worked with children in childcare for the past 3 years and has a Certificate III in Early Education and Care assisting children reach their full potential in their formative years of life. This has now developed to a passion for their optimal health potential which led her to General Practice

Rachael has a welcoming demeanour and believes therapeutic rapport are the forefront of patient interactions. Rachael’s interests include preventative health, children’s health, wound care and emotional-wellbeing.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

After 25 years in retail and administration Kylee decided to join all her family members who already work in the health industry. Her main motivation for her career ‘sea change’ was to give back to the community through her work.  As a mother she understands how parents feel when their children are unwell. She has been working as a senior reception at Family Doctors Plus and has become a valuable team member. She now brings her compassionate and caring nature to her new role as our practice manager.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Maddie has joined Family Drs Plus having had 3 year's experience  as medical receptionist at Bribie Island. Maddie loves the beach, music festivals and relaxing with Family. Maddie has a lovely caring nature and is an asset to our Team.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Kobi is the Corporate contact for Pre employment medicals. Kobi joins Family Drs plus after 9 years with a large corporation, dealing with clients statewide. Kobi is a Mum to  2 young children, and her interests are reading, spending time with her family, camping and enjoying life.

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including:

Practice Location

Family Doctors Plus Medical Centre is conveniently located near Brisbane Inner North Brisbane Inner Northern Suburbs and CBD including: