Doctors

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Dr Jonathan Last hails from North Queensland, he has been calling the Sunshine Coast home since 2010, when he started work at Nambour General Hospital. Having worked previously at Cotton Tree Plaza Medical Centre, Jonathan has recently returned in 2018.br>
Jonathan enjoys all aspects of General Practice. He has accomplished extended training in skin cancer medicine, child health and pregnancy care. Additionally, he has a keen interest in child health, chronic disease management, sports medicine and minor procedures.br>
In his spare time, Jonathan is a volunteer surf life saver with Alexandra Headland Surf Life Saving Club, he enjoys being outdoors doing all kinds of exercise.

*Available Tuesday 23rd April 2024 to Friday 17th May 2024* Dr Kerry Hewitt graduated from Deakin University Victoria in 2011, with the intention of working in rural general practice. Since then, she has worked at Grampians Health Services (predominantly in Women’s Health and Emergency) before moving to specialise in General Practice. Most of her work has been in Creswick and Clunes in country Victoria. Kerry enjoys all aspects of General Practice, including Men and Women’s health, Skin and Metabolic health(Scope certified). Kerry enjoys family life, holidays and trying to stay fit and well- not very original but so true! “ I love my job. I am looking forward to being part of the team at Cotton Tree as we get to know the Sunshine Coast”.

Dr Leigh Macdonald completed his medical studies at Deakin Medical School, graduating in 2011. He spent a number of years working in rural, regional and tertiary hospitals throughout Victoria and Queensland, including 12 months at Queensland Children’s Hospital.

Following an initial career direction of Orthopaedic surgery, Dr Macdonald changed to General Practice in order to achieve a better work-life balance. He maintains a strong interest in the non-medical, medical and surgical aspects of health care particularly sports medicine and musculoskeletal injuries.

Outside of medicine, Dr Macdonald enjoys spending time with his family and keeping fit and active.

Nelson completed his Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Queensland (UQ) in 2013. Since then he has been working around the Gold Coast and Northern NSW regions. As a GP Nelson has worked at Casuarina and Mullumbimby before moving to Kingscliff.

After undertaking residency training at The Tweed Hospital, Nelson then completed three years working within Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Gold Coast University, Robina and The Tweed Hospitals. Further to this experience, Nelson is qualified to insert intrauterine devices (mirena, kyleena, copper) and Implanon. He also has extensive experience in antenatal care, which is a passion of his.

Nelson also has a keen interest in other aspects of women’s and men’s health, children/adolescent health and dermatology. Surgery is also a key interest for Nelson, and he continues to surgically assist alongside his GP work. He also works for GP Synergy/RACGP as a Medical Educator, and enjoys training the next generation of GPs.

General Practitioner -

Dr Peter Beresford Jones moved to the Sunshine Coast in early 2020. He studied medicine at Cardiff University and completed General Practice training in the UK. Having served as a GP and Medical Officer in the British Army he has worked both in the UK and abroad in a wide range of clinical fields and situations. He relocated to Australia in 2017 to serve with the ADF, initially in Darwin and more recently in Brisbane.

He retains both UK and Australian Royal College of General Practitioner qualifications. Peter enjoys all aspects of General Practice. He has a broad scope of practice and varied clinical interests. He has undertaken postgraduate work and additional training in Emergency medicine, Tropical and Travel Medicine, Sports and Exercise Medicine and Dermatology. His practice is evidence based, but holistic and strongly patient centered. He is an advocate of the shared decision making model of General Practice. Peter is married with two young daughters.

As a family they enjoy travelling, exploring the great outdoors and camping. He enjoys cooking, fitness, mountain biking, SCUBA diving and is a passionate surfer.