Dr Hong has been practising medicine for 25 years, 10 of which have been here in Australia. In order to practice in Australia, James retrained, completing his FRACGP in January, 2009. He has since practised locally. James is a strong advocate of multidiscipline primary health care and a believer in preventive medicine. James always does his best to practise evidence-based medicine.
James practises a comprehensive range of GP medicine, but is especially interested in Aged Care (he calls himself as a GGP – Geriatric General Practitioner), chronic diseases management and mental health management. He has been extensively involved in aged care services for more than 7 years.
While in China, James treated and worked with cancer patients as an Oncology consultant in a large tertiary cancer hospital. During this time, he trained and supervised many registrars and further, held the positions of deputy director and acting director of his department for almost 8 years, before deciding to leave China. Somehow, during this busy time, James fell in love with computer science, earning a Master’s Degree in Information Science in New Zealand and is half-way to completing his PhD.
James has always identified as a ‘sporty’ person, but an unfortunate ACL rupture led to a knee reconstruction. It is this experience that has allowed him to better understand his patients. He loves movies: from “Ip man” to “Gone with the Wind”, from “Kung-Fu Panda” to “Forrest Gump”. You are welcome to chat about movies with him but be aware that he may ask you to watch a movie for homework.
After moving to Brisbane in 2004, Sally has practised in both public hospitals and GP clinics. Despite the hectic nature of the move to Australia, she also obtained her Australian GP college fellowship. Sally enjoys the medical diversity allowed by both a GP practice and her attending to the care of aged-care residents in nursing homes. She believes that the time she dedicates to elderly medicine is important.
Dr Sally has a wide variety of personal medical interests. In addition to general and geriatric medicine, mental health and women’s health issues are important to her. She has been encouraged by the renewed community attention these issues have received in recent years. She is an energetic and humours doctor by nature, providing a comfort and happiness to patients when they meet her. Outside of medicine, Sally enjoys spending time with her husband, 2 sons and 2 dogs. She can also often be found at the gym or aerobic classes on a regular basis. In addition to English, she speaks fluent Mandarin, Cantonese and Tuizao dialects.
I have worked in medicine since 2008, mainly in general practice. I enjoy all aspects of general practice, but have been particularly interested in children and women’s health. Last few years, I have been putting more time and energy to treat and manage chronic disease and skin conditions. I see my role as a GP as providing continuity of care for patients with chronic illnesses and helping my patients in term of prevention. My goal is the patients under my care will live happier, healthier and longer.”
- Australian trained and fully qualified General Practitioner.
- Graduated from India
- Had Obstetric training in India and Australia
- After coming to Australia in 2004, got specialised in GP
- Special interests- Women’s health
- Pregnancy and contraception
- Menstrual problems and menopause
- Child and mental health
- Skin checks and biopsy/ removal of skin lesions
- General health problems for both genders
- Can understand and speak few Indian languages
- Respect and realise the different cultural backgrounds and beliefs
Dr Pavitra Sharma was born and brought up in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh in India. Dr Pavitra Sharma has recently achieved FRACGP recognition.
After finishing her MBBS, she provided primary health care in the remotest regions in demanding conditions in her home state. She worked as a GP for almost 11 years in India and moved to Australia in 2016. She is interesed in all areas of General Practice, especially Women’s health, Children’s health and Geriatrics. Coming from a culturally diverse country, she is able to connect with people of all age groups and cultural backgrounds.
Dr Pavitra is an avid traveller and in her spare time watches Bollywood movies and loves to spend time with her family (her husband and two kids).
She is fluent in English and HIndi, and understands and speaks Urdu and Punjabi as well.
“The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient.”
Dr Bushra Asif is young female doctor graduated from Pakistan and moved to Australia in 2011. She has worked in several fields of medicine, undertaken Diploma in Child Health but chose to be a general practitioner as she loves the holistic and integrated care that only a good GP can provide. She knows the value of trusted, caring GP and is keen to provide this for her patients.
Dr Asif has diverse experience in dealing with acute and chronic medical conditions amongst all age group, However, she has special interest in patients with extremes of age (Paediatrics and Geriatrics), women’s health, mental health, dermatology and refugee’s health.
Dr Asif believes in “Prevention is better than cure” and is a strong advocate of preventative and evidence based medicine. Being a Pakistani Muslim, she is multilingual (speaks Urdu, Punjabi, hindi along with English), gives great value and respects to different cultural backgrounds and beliefs. Outside clinic, she likes spending time with her family, loves to cook generously and passionate about healthy lifestyle.
Dr Kao has been practicing medicine in Australia for over ten years and is a Fellow of Royal Australian College of General practitioner. He completed his medical degree at the School of Medicine, Jiao-Tong University in Shanghai China. Dr Kao worked at the Prince Charles Hospital and Queen Elizabeth II hospital in Brisbane during his residency years and his
General Practitioner training was based in Hervey Bay, Queensland. Frank is interested in all aspect of GP practice and he also speaks fluent Mandarin and Taiwanese. In his spare time, he enjoys working out at the gym and playing basketball.
I have been practicing in Gympie for the past 6 years. My special interests in medicine are ENT, Geriatrics, skin cancer detection and treatment, complex skin cancer surgery on lower legs, ears, nose and facial complex skin flap repairs.