October 13,
2020
Dr Catherine Ripley has been a resident on the Hibiscus Coast since 1994 when she came to work at The Doctors Whangaparaoa.
She has 3 children and her husband is a Nurse Specialist. Catherine has also had time overseas working in the Kingdom of Tonga and having a year in Canada. She loves being a family GP and being a part of the team here at The Doctors Whangaparaoa.
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July 13,
2022
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December 18,
2018
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October 23,
2020
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October 13,
2020
Dr. Caleb Goh joined The Doctors Whangaparaoa in June 2020. He was born in New Plymouth and grew up in Malaysia, returning to study in Dunedin at the University of Otago Medical School in 2010.
He now lives on the North Shore with his wife and family. He has worked in various specialties mostly at Auckland, North Shore and Waitakere hospitals and holds a Clinical Diploma in Palliative Medicine and a Postgraduate Certificate in Health Sciences (Women's Health). Outside of doctoring and coping with (and enjoying) his young children, he enjoys music, keeping fit and all things food related.
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August 31,
2021
Bronwyn is a born and bred Northlander originally from the west coast, now living with her husband on the beautiful Tutukaka coast. Bronwyn has worked in Primary care for over 20 years and thoroughly enjoys the challenges and variety the Medical Centre Manager position provides on a daily basis.
She has a passion for all things “health and wellbeing” and has many years of finance and management experience. She is also an active participant in her husband’s Marine Boat Building business, Offshore Boats NZ.
Bronwyn is a very proud mum of her two children, Monica an Occupational Therapist in Wellington and Thomas who is living the dream on a superyacht in the Mediterranean currently. When not working, she will be in the great outdoors - not far from water, gardening, reading or studying and quality time with fabulous friends and family.
“I am so looking forward to the day when international travel is available once again, because I have a lengthy wish list and a family holiday that is well overdue”.
Ko Bronwyn tōku ingoa
Tēnā Koe
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February 10,
2016
Dr Brett Starck has been with The Doctors Hastings since 1994. He graduated from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, in 1986 and has practiced medicine in South Africa, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Dr Starck's areas of special interest are General Practice and Ear, Nose & Throat. Outside work he is married with two adult children who are university graduates.
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June 16,
2022
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November 30,
2015
Dr Bing-Cheng Wang graduated from the West China medical university, in 1988. Bing-Cheng came to New Zealand in 1995 with his family. Before joining The Doctors New Lynn, he worked in different hospitals in New Zealand. Minor Surgery is just one of his interests.
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February 3,
2016
Bhuwan joined CentralMed in 2014 from Gisborne where he had been practicing for the last 3 years. Bhuwan is vocationally Registered with the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.
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January 21,
2021
Beth joined the team in December 2020 after working in a high needs practice in Hamilton for the last 7 years. Beth graduated from Otago University with post grad certificates in paediatrics and obstetrics and now compliments are current team of GPs. The move to Kapiti has enabled Beth to support her passion about lifestyle change and is now able to explore this beautiful region and the outdoors.
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May 31,
2016
Astrid is a Dutch GP who immigrated with her family just 2.5 years ago in February 2014, straight to Whakatane. At the University of Utrecht she graduated in 2006 and after that worked as a Doctor mainly in paediatrics, before she started her postgraduate study also in Utrecht. Hence her interest in children, in family practice.
Besides working as a GP, Astrid enjoys being active, doing adventure races, going for a walk and mountain biking.
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August 22,
2023
Arlene studied nursing at Massey University
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July 25,
2019
If you are a GP or Nurse interested in joining our team, please contact info@na.thedoctors.co.nz
Watch this space for any job opportunities that we have available.
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May 17,
2022
Aoife has recently joined our Urgent Care team at Team Medical in February 2022, having practiced in Northern Ireland before coming to NZ with her partner.
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February 9,
2016
A GP since 1981 and at The Doctors Napier since 1989, Dr Edwards uses a combination of natural health and standard medical diagnostics and treatment. He specialises in management of long term health issues whether in children or adults. Focusing on prevention and aiming for long term good health. Appointments with Dr Edwards are necessary and there can be a wait for an initial appointment.
"In the late 1990s, 20 years after graduating as a doctor, I made a radical change. I applied Functional Medicine to my general practice. Functional Medicine focuses on the underlying causes of ill health rather than just naming a series of seemingly unconnected diseases and prescribing a series of drugs or operations for each disease. Don’t get me wrong. Acute medicine is very accomplished at treating named diseases and we have specialists and hospitals who do this exceptionally well. I was trained as a doctor hence well trained in acute medicine. There have been astounding advances in acute medicine and surgery. Yet more and more people need more and more acute services as they get older. Why? Can this trend be changed? As I moved from hospital practice to general practice, I started seeing the same people over an extended period of time. I noticed even with the best of care, chronic conditions progressed, albeit more slowly.
Is there evidence of health getting off track before a disease is found? Can those signs be picked up? Can the trend to ill health be reversed? Can a chronic disease state be reversed? I aspire to avoid the ravages of ill health if I can, and speaking to the members of my medical practice over the years, they want the same. Thus began my quest for answers to these questions. I was surprised to discover there are many answers already out there, but more importantly there is a particular new way of thinking that asks what is really going on? More answers (and more questions) emerge each day, week, year. I have applied this way of thinking, (Functional medicine) to my practice and my life (as best I can!) since the last years of the 20th century".
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October 12,
2017
My employment at AFMC started in July 2014 and I am really enjoying working with my kind, funny dedicated colleagues. I feel lucky to be part of this wonderful team.
I love travelling, and am an enthusiastic foodie. I'm enjoying my New Zealand experiences - particularly surf school at Piha, and I recently learnt to SCUBA dive.
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June 12,
2023
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January 23,
2018
Ann has had many years' experience as a medical receptionist working at other West Auckland practices. Ann says she likes working in a medical centre as she likes to be able to help people. Outside of work Ann has grown up adult children and grandchildren. She currently works with us three days per week.
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June 22,
2017
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June 14,
2023
Angela did her Medical training in Scotland and England before moving to New Zealand which she loves.She has also lived and worked in Thailand. She initially specialized in Paediatrics then subsequently in Family Medicine and has further sub-specialised in the diagnosis of Skin Cancer and Travel Medicine. She very much enjoys all aspects of General Practice. She has worked locally for the past 25 years and joined St Heliers Medical in 2017.
She is the mother of two sons and has mentored young refugee boys. She is passionate about sports,fitness,healthy living and Adventure travel.
She sees the relief of suffering and the promotion of happiness as major goals.
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February 16,
2024
Dr Andrew Rigby grew up in England and graduated from the University of East Anglia, UK in 2008. He became a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 2014 and has spent the past 10 years working in Scotland. He joined The Doctors in February 2022. He has a particular interest in General Practice, Musculoskeletal medicine and Dementia. Outside of work he can mostly be found on the golf course, enjoying the Hawke’s Bay sunshine.
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June 12,
2023
Dr Andrew Dunn joined Gain Health Centre in 2016 after his long-term service in the New Zealand Defence Force. He has particular interests in travel medicine and minor surgery. In addition to his clinical work, he also works for Medic Alert and the Medical Council. Outside of work, he enjoys outdoor pursuits (tramping and fishing) and spending time with his family.
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December 17,
2021
Hi, I am Andrew, I started working at the Doctors Phoenix in November 21.
I moved from Suffolk in East of England with my wife and 2 sons age 1 and 4. I graduated from Leicester Medical school in 2006 and have worked in General Practice for over 12 years and thoroughly enjoy offering holistic care in the community to families. One of the aspects that I really enjoy in General Practice is getting to know our patients well and their families as they grow and managing a large variety of conditions. It gives me great job satisfaction and every day is different. I also have a special interest in orthopaedics.
In my spare time I enjoy Photography, Cinematography, Bike riding and Hiking, and look forward to improving my skills with Watersports. We're looking forward to settling in, here in Whakatane, and exploring New Zealand.
Mihi Aroha
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July 6,
2023
This is a service offered free of charge by The Doctors, Whangaparāoa.
Our Health Improvement Practitioner (HIP) is a registered health professional who has the knowledge and skills to help you with:
- Stress
- Sleep
- Anxiety, depression or feeling down
- Coping with physical health challenges
- Drug or alcohol concerns
Your doctor may recommend seeing the Health Improvement Practitioner. A brief session of up to 30 minutes which will focus on practical strategies to support you with your wellbeing straight away and linking you with external services if needed.
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July 13,
2022
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2022
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December 15,
2021
Amanda Harnett is a Health Coach at The Doctors Tui. If you're looking to improve your health and wellbeing, come ask your doctor or nurse for a FREE session with her where she can help you with a range of things such as:
- Managing conditions like diabetes, asthma, gout and high cholesterol
- Eating habits and/or exercise
- Becoming smoke-free
- Managing stress
- Connecting with community supports
- Connecting with your whanau
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June 28,
2019
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March 4,
2016
After graduating from Otago Medical School in 1997, Allan spent the first 3 years working in various hospitals. In 2001, he gained post-graduate qualification in both Pediatrics and Obstetric & Gynecology. He completed his Fellowship training for the Royal NZ college of GPs in 2004. In 2017, Allan gained his Fellowship in Royal NZ college of Urgent Care. Allan has been part of The Doctors Group for over a decade. He is the GP Lead at the The Doctors Ti Rakau and a Director/Partner of The Doctors Middlemore. He is part of the Clinical Advisory Group (CAG) providing governance and clinical oversight for the Green Cross Health Medical network.
Allan enjoys all aspects of family medicine and has a special interest in minor surgery and treatment of accident and sports injuries. Outside of work, Allan is a busy father of two boys and enjoys the outdoors and sports, especially basketball and golf. Allan speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
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