Your dedicated team of family doctors at Barwon Heads Family Practice
Your small team of experienced local doctors offer our community the opportunity to build a relationship with a regular GP, with longer consultations and priority appointments available when required.
David will happily help you with any and all of your medical needs. He has extensive experience in acute and emergency medicine and has extra training in mental health, children’s health and women’s health / pregnancy care.
Jess has always had a special interest in women’s health and sexual and reproductive medicine which led to her to undertake additional training . She completed a Diploma in Obstetric care at the Geelong Hospital and undertook a specialist registrar rotation at Family Planning Victoria as part of her specialist training.
(currently on maternity leave)
Dr Adele is warm and caring, and has a passion for practising holistic, preventative medicine, with a special interest in child and adolescent health, women’s health and pregnancy. Adele has experience treating people in every stage of life from newborn babies through to older people.
Dr Xiuzhi ('Susie') graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2011 and went on to complete her training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Monash Health. She was drawn to country practice and made the seachange to Port Fairy, where she worked as a GP for six years. During this time, she gained extensive experience across the full spectrum of family medicine, including shared obstetric care, acute inpatient care, minor procedures, aged care, and palliative medicine. In 2021, she moved to the Bellarine Peninsula to settle closer to family.
Originally from Bendigo, Dr David is a GP with over 35 years experience in General Practice. The majority of this has been as a principal GP in Foster, South Gippsland where he has enjoyed a decorated career focusing on traditional family medicine, surgery and obstetrics. His work as a community leader and doctor have earned him the South Gippsland Person of the Year award.
Dr Kazunori (Kaz) Nakajima has worked for over 10 years in a busy clinic in Melbourne before making the permanent move to live in Barwon Heads in 2021. He has extensive experience in all aspects of General Practice and has also worked in regional Victoria where he completed part of his training.
Monique's warm and friendly personality and breadth of knowledge makes her a wonderful Family Doctor. Monique is comfortable with patients of every age and gender and has a special interest in women's health and pregnancy care. She values continuity of care, building relationships with her patients and sharing their health journey with them. She is accredited to provide Pregnancy management as part of the Barwon Health Shared Care program.
(currently on maternity leave)
Originally from Geelong, Stephanie is passionate about all aspects of Family Medicine and has a special interest in Women's health, children's health and mental health.
Dr Jamie is a GP whose years of experience and knowledge are balanced with his caring and passionate approach to Family Medicine. Jamie has been a GP for more than 30 years and he will be seeing patients both in the clinic in Barwon Heads as well as offering a home visiting service to patients that want it.
Born, bred and schooled in Geelong, Dr Bell is a GP with almost 30 years of general practice experience. He graduated with Honours from Monash University in 1990 and undertook his residency at Geelong Hospital (now University Hospital, Geelong).
Dr. Ebony Dunne grew up in Southeast Gippsland, studied Medicine at Monash University and then worked at Monash Hospital in her junior doctor years gaining broad general experience.
Dr Joanna is a caring and passionate GP with a broad range of medical interests, especially women's health and family medicine. Joanna studied Medicine at the University of NSW and after further training at The Alfred Hospital she moved to the UK where she worked in Adult Medicine.
Sophie is a Clinical Psychologist with many years of experience in both private practice and public mental health. She practices a collaborative approach with her clients and understands the importance of creating a trusting therapeutic relationship.
Anita is a psychologist with over 25 years of clinical experience. She has worked extensively in both public and private sectors managing a broad range of mental health conditions from anxiety, stress, grief and depression to psychosis, substance abuse and crisis intervention.
Meaghan is a provisional psychologist who is happy to see a very broad range of clients from children age 6 to adults. She has expertise in treating a broad range of mental health issues from issues with anxiety or depression to neurodiversity, school refusal or challenging personal circumstances. Meaghan is also able to provide ADHD assessment and support for children and adults.
