Doctors

Nicole graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from The University of Adelaide. She has worked at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) and Women’s and Children’s Hospital. She completed her GP training in the southern suburbs of Adelaide and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. In addition to her Malvern Medical Centre (MMC) role Nicole also works with SA Health in various roles including working as a Medical Consultant at Metropolitan Youth Health, as a Consultant at the Pregnancy Advisory Clinic at Flinders Medical Centre and at the RAH in Emergency Medicine.

Nicole exclusively provides Sexual Health consultations and management of Women’s Health conditions. She no longer provides general health appointments.

Nicole is passionate about Sexual Health and Women’s Health having undertaken extra training in these fields. She will be providing Sexual Health and Women’s Health appointments at MMC and will see patients for sexual health consultations including:

• Management of menstrual disorders including painful and/or irregular periods
• Contraceptive counselling and prescribing
• Cervical screening
• Sexually transmitted infection screening and treatment
• Pre-pregnancy planning
• GP Obstetric Shared Care and newborn checks and childhood immunisations.

Management of perimenopause and menopausal symptoms is also a passion of hers.

Procedures provided by Nicole:

• Cervical screening tests as per the National Cervical Screening Program
• Implanon insertions and removal
• Mirena and Kyleena IUD insertions and removals
• Copper IUD insertion and removals
• Iron infusions for patients suffering from iron deficiency.

Nicole is a certified prescriber of MS-2Step for termination of early pregnancy and provides this service on an as needed basis. She also provides ongoing support and counselling regarding this process.

Sheng-Wen is available for appointments on Tuesday and Friday morning at our Hawthorn Branch.

As a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Dr Cheng has a special interest in skin cancer medicine and family medicine.

Jayde joined us from a nearby clinic where she had been a partner for eleven years. She consults at our Hawthorn Branch on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Jayde completed her medical training at the University of Adelaide in 2003 before working at the RAH and FMC. She subsequently undertook GP training in outer metropolitan locations and an Aboriginal Health centre. She is accredited in Obstetric Shared Care.

Please note that Jayde is not taking on new patients at this time.

Sarah trained at the University of Adelaide Medical School, completed the General Practice Training Program with the Royal Australian College of GPs and has worked in general practice for over 25 years. Her interests include general, paediatric and geriatric medicine as well as women’s health issues. Sarah spends time understanding people and enjoys providing comprehensive primary health care to all patients.

Please note that Sarah is not taking on new patients at this time.

Tim graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2013 and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. He has worked in a variety of hospitals including Flinders Medical Centre and the Royal Adelaide Hospital. He has also worked in general practice in the Adelaide Hills and southern suburbs of Adelaide.

Tim has a special interest in working with patients who may require alternative treatments which may include medicinal cannabis. He also has an interest in travel medicine, sports medicine and mental health.

Tim is an authorised prescriber of medical cannabis under the authorised prescriber scheme. Should medical cannabis be suitable for a patient, this scheme allows medical practitioners to supply products that are not included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods to certain patients with particular medical conditions.

Tim consults at our Unley Branch Monday to Friday and at our Hawthorn Branch on Saturdays.

Andrew is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and one of the founding Principals of Malvern Medical Centre. He has been a Doctor for over 30 years and has special interests in adult and children’s medicine as well as primary care skin and eye disease. He has a keen interest and a wealth of experience with children who need acute medical care. Andrew is an accredited GP Trainer and enjoys teaching, training and mentoring new medical graduates in the science and art of medical practice.

Andrew consults on Wednesdays and Thursdays at our Hawthorn Branch and at our Unley Branch on Mondays and Fridays.

Ceri (a Welsh Gaelic name pronounced "Kerry") trained at Adelaide University Medical School and has spent over 30 years as a Family Physician in community general practice. He holds the postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and has several postgraduate Skin Cancer Certificates. He oversees long-term screening strategies to prevent serious illnesses and offers regular counselling for those with depression, anxiety and stress. Ceri is a Member of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

Ceri consults at our Hawthorn branch on Mondays and Thursdays and at our Unley Branch on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Richard obtained his medicine and surgery degrees (MBBS) from the University of Adelaide in 1993 and Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) in 1997.

Richard consults at our Unley Branch on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and Tuesdays and Fridays at our Hawthorn Branch.

Hannah commenced with us in February 2021. She is presently on family leave.

She graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2007 and worked for several years in the public hospital system before moving into general practices in the CBD, Glenelg and the Adelaide Hills. Her interests include paediatrics, women’s health and chronic disease.

Hannah also has an interest in medical education, having completed a Masters in Philosophy (Surgery).

Hannah is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

Annabel completed a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) at the University of South Australia before going on to study medicine at Flinders University, graduating in 2011. She then worked in hospitals in Perth, predominantly in the emergency department at Fremantle Hospital before moving back to Adelaide to commence general practice training. Annabel is particularly interested in women's health and chronic disease management. She has three small children who keep her exceptionally busy.

Annabel consults at our Unley Branch on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Oana has recently joined us from an Adelaide Hills clinic where she had wide experience in general practice. She consults at Hawthorn on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Prior to her GP experience Oana was a Medical Research Officer at the Women's and Children's Hospital and a doctor in a variety of departments at Flinders Medical Centre. She completed a Bachelor of Medicine at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania, specialist physician training in Paediatrics with the Ministry of Public Health, Romania and a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Adelaide.

Oana completed part of her training as a GP registrar with us and we are delighted she has decided to rejoin us.

It is with sadness that we advise that after a career spanning more than four decades Dom has retired.

Dom joined Malvern Medical in 2018 having been with Colonel Light Medical Centre for many years. He has been a friend and colleague of the former directors of Malvern Medical for many years having attended medical school with Dr Ceri Goodwin.

We would like to offer our sincerest thanks for everything he has done for Malvern Medical Centre. We wish him all the best for a long, happy and healthy retirement.

Stacey consults at our Unley Branch on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. She completed her medical training at Leicester University Medical School in the UK in 1988.

Since graduating Stacey has had extensive experience in a variety of health care settings in different parts of the world including the UK and Middle East.

She has post graduate professional qualifications in Family Medicine (specialising in the discipline of General Practice) and is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (UK) and a Fellow of the RACGP.

Karen graduated from Flinders University Medical School in 1994 and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She has extensive General Practice experience with particular interest and training in women’s health including involvement in shared antenatal care and contraception. Karen has signicant experience dealing with sick children and is accredited in Obstetric Shared Care.

Karen consults in the mornings, Monday to Thursday, at our Unley Branch.

Russell has been a Fellow of the RACGP since 2006 and has joined us following more than 25 years' interesting and varied experiences in general practice and palliative care.

Russell completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of South Australia followed by Honours in Science at Flinders University before going on to study medicine at Flinders, graduating in 1993. He has also completed a Master of Bioethics at Monash University.

Russell consults at our Hawthorn branch Monday to Friday and once a month on Saturdays.

Janet has been a GP for over thirty years, seventeen of which were with an Adelaide CBD Practice where she provided a wide range of general practice services to a very broad patient cohort.

Janet consults in the Cottage at our Unley Branch on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Please note that Janet is not taking on new patients at this time.

Steph has a special interest in the care of young families, obstetric medicine as part of the General Practice Shared Care program, women's health and chronic disease management. Steph is also involved in the delivery of COVID vaccines at our Unley branch.

Steph is a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practice. Prior to this she gained her Doctor of Medicine at Flinders University having previously completed a Bachelor of Science with honors at the University of Sydney. Steph also has a Diploma of Child Health from the University of Sydney.

She consults at our Unley Branch on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and once a month on Saturday morning at Hawthorn.

Sarah re-joined us from a nearby clinic having undertaken part of her GP training with us in 2017 and 2018.

Sarah competed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia and practiced as a physiotherapist for 4 years. She decided to fulfill her passion for medicine and subsequently completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at Deakin University in 2015. She then worked in various hospitals in Melbourne before relocating to her home town of Adelaide to be closer to family.

Sarah is accredited in Obstetric Shared Care and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

She consults at our Unley Branch on Wednesdays and Thursdays and fortnightly on Saturday morning at Hawthorn.

Albert obtained his medical degree from the University of Adelaide with multiple prizes. He worked at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital before specialising in general practice. Albert is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and has been a RACGP SA&NT Board Member.

Albert is a Clinical Lecturer teaching at both the University of Adelaide and Flinders University. He has published 20 peer-reviewed papers and was awarded Master of Philosophy from the University of Adelaide.

Albert consults at our Hawthorn branch on Mondays and Fridays.