Doctors

Alison is an experienced GP with a special interest in Allergic Diseases. After graduating from the University of Queensland in 1988, Alison spent her early medical years in rural Queensland and Victoria. Alison was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 1993 and settled in Melbourne for 10 years. Alison moved to the Sunshine Coast in 2006, developing an interest in allergic conditions. She then went on to complete the Graduate Certificate in Allergic Diseases through the University of Western Sydney in 2013. Improving the lives of people with significant allergic conditions drives her passion for this specialty. Alison’s books are closed to new general practice patients but she welcomes new patients with the following issues:- • Allergy patient’s consultation only or requiring Skin Prick Test • Patients with Mast Cell condition • Babies and infants with feeding issues • Patients with eczema • Patients with Lipoedema

General Practitioner BSc MD FRACGP Dr. Carmela is a dedicated and experienced doctor from the Philippines. She brings a wealth of knowledge gained from years of service across various hospitals within Queensland (Mount Isa, Cairns, Torres Strait Islands & Sunshine Coast). With a longstanding background as a medical registrar and recent training in the adult and paediatric emergency department at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, she offers a broad perspective on all medical subspecialties. Carmela enjoys all areas of general practice and welcomes all presentations. She is looking forward to building a long term practice & patient base in the Sunshine Coast. She holds a special interest in the following: • Chronic Health Disease Management (hypertension, cardiovascular disease, etc.) • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health • LGBTIQ+ & Sexual Health • Geriatric Medicine • Endocrine Conditions (diabetes, thyroid, bone & pituitary disorders) Outside of work she enjoys the outdoors, engaging in arts and crafts, exploring weekend markets and going on travel adventures with her husband. Carmela is available Monday to Friday from 830AM to 5PM and will be accepting new patients into her care. Carmela is a private billing doctor - patients aged 15 & under are charged at the concession rate.

Christine was born and studied in the UK, graduating from the University of Birmingham in 1997.She worked in various medical specialties before completing her General Practice training in 2003. After meeting her husband, she spent 5 years working in South Africa before emigrating to Australia in 2008. She has worked as a GP on the Sunshine Coast ever since. Christine enjoys all aspects of General Practice with particular interests in women’s health, antenatal care and paediatrics. Christine loves living on the Sunshine Coast with her husband, three daughters and two dogs.

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Dr Davina Miller is an experienced GP and a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners; with an interest in Cardiology, Elderly Care, Paediatrics and Women’s Health. Davina studied at St Mary’s Hospital in London, graduating from Imperial College in 1998. She emigrated to Australia from the UK in 2011, working as a GP on Bribie Island for 9 years before she and her family moved up to Buderim. She has significant experience in child health care and women’s health, and is able to provide a full contraceptive service including the insertion and removal of IUDs, Mirenas and Contraceptive Implants (Implanons). Davina is passionate about General Practice, and feels privileged to be able to share that by teaching medical students from Griffith University. Out of work she loves spending time with her family, travel, scuba diving and skiing

Areas of interest:

• Women and Children's health
• Contraception
• Women's health
• Family planning

MBBS FRACGP DRCOG Harathi graduated in 1999 from NTR university of health sciences, India. She had been working in Australia since 2006. She has progressed in her career, attaining FRACGP in 2010 and DRCOG (UK) in 2012. She is trained in advanced Dermoscopy, Skin cancer surgery. She has special interest in Women’s health and trained in insertion and removal of IUD’s and Implanon. Harathi keeps herself up to date with the current research and evidence based practice of medicine. Apart from English, she can speak Telugu, and Hindi. Harathi enjoys reading books, gardening and family time.

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Dr Heather Courtney was born and schooled in Northern Ireland and graduated from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland in 1998 with her medical degree and Batchelor of Science (Honours) in Pharmacology. After working in the UK for 18 months she moved to Australia in 2000, initially working in Bundaberg and then moved to the Sunshine Coast to work at Nambour General Hospital. Here she continued her inhospital training before returning to Northern Ireland to complete her GP training, becoming a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners and a Fellow of the RACGP in 2005.

Heather really enjoys her job and the variety of specialities within it . "I love that every day is different and I find the continuity of care of my patients, getting to know them and their families very satisfying". She is married with 3 children, a self confessed exercise and health fanatic who enjoys running, walking, cycling, the great outdoors, spending time with her family and travel.

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Dr Leanne Francis brings to Bundilla 12 years experience in outback Australia, at her own clinic in Mt Isa.

The born-and-bred Mount Isan studied at the University of Queensland before moving to Townsville where she trained at the hospital for four years.

She then moved back to her home town to go into general practice, where she eventually started Leanne’s Family Medical Centre.

Now we are delighted to have Leanne providing attentive care to our Mooloolaba patients!

Leanne welcomes all her Buderim patients to visit her at Bundilla Clinic on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 9.00am to 2.00pm.

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Robert Roche graduated from Sydney University and then worked in several major teaching hospitals in New South Wales as part of his training for Rural General Practice before going overseas to England to obtain further training and experience in Obstetrics and Anaesthetics. He then returned to Sydney to do further training in Paediatrics before taking up Rural General practice, initially in West Wyalong before moving to Wagga Wagga where he worked for 8 years as a G.P., while also caring for medical patients and obstetric patients in the two local hospitals.

During this time he became interested in Occupational Health, especially the welfare of Commercial Drivers and was involved in the Healthy Eating Program for long distance Truck Drivers.

In 2000 he and his family moved to Buderim, where he has been working as a G.P. in the local area since.

Besides his family, his interests include scuba diving, wakeboarding, kayaking , body surfing, tennis, soccer and travel.

Areas of interest:

• yellow fever vaccines
• pre-employment medicals

MB.BS. FRACGP, Mast Allergic Medicine Dr Kausar is originally from Pakistan and completed her MBBS from Fatima Jinnah University. She moved to the Sunshine Coast in 2016 and gained her fellowship in 2019. While Dr Kausar enjoys all areas of general practice she has a strong interest in women’s health, children’s health and preventative medicine. She also has extended skills with Masters in Allergic medicine from Western Sydney Uni. Her areas of interest are allergic skin and respiratory diseases along with allergic presentation in children.. Dr Kausar will not be seeing General POractice patients at Bundilla, she will be consulting patients with allergies.