Our Doctors - Merriwa Medical Centre

Meet Our Team of Doctors

Dr Hannah Williamson

BMBS, BMedSci, MRCGP, FRACGP, DROCG

Dr Hannah Williamson gained her medical degree at the University of Nottingham in the UK and graduated with Honours. Read More

She also intercalated achieving an additional degree in Medical Sciences and won prizes for her dissertation on Cardiomyopathy which she presented internationally.

She interned at Chelsea and Westminster and West Middlesex hospitals in London and has trained in a variety of specialities including Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Surgery, Paediatrics, Cardiology and Emergency Medicine. She completed her GP training with the Oxford Deanery and has an extra diploma from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ in women’s health.
Dr Williamson fits contraceptive implants (implanon) and IUD’s. She has also completed skin cancer training in Australia and performs skin checks and skin cancer surgery.
Special areas of interest include:
• Women’s health- contraception, menstrual problems, antenatal care and the menopause
• Chronic disease management
• Cardiology
• Skin cancer
• Preventative medicine including weight loss support and smoking cessation
She has relocated to Perth permanently and works every weekday except Wednesdays.

Dr Mahsa Faghani

Dr Mahsa Faghani has been in general practice since 2012.

Her special interests are: Womens Health, Paediatrics, Family Planning and Preventative Medicine.

Dr Anna Ord

Dr Anna Ord is a UK trained GP with over 10 years experience.
She enjoys all aspects of General Practice.

Her special interest include lifestyle and nutritional medicine, women’s health and family planning.

She is currently undertaking further studies with ACNEM ( Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine), ION ( Institute for Optimum Nutrition) and Edith Cowan University ( Master of Nutrition and Dietetics).

She incorporates her knowledge of nutritional medicine into all aspects of family medicine and puts a special emphasis on gut health.

She enjoys the journey of finding the underlying causes of Patients’ symptoms and helps them achieve their optimal health.

Dr. Philip Calderbank

MRCS, MRCGP,, FRACGP

Dr Calderbank graduated from the University of Manchester in 2004.

He was initially commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps were he served for 11 years and trained in general surgery, entering higher surgical training with membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (England). On leaving the Forces he retrained as a General Practitioner completing time in paediatrics and psychology before moving with his family to Perth.

His interests are gastroenterology, child health, men’s health, mental health, minor surgery and dermatology.

Dr. Khowla Basil Therwat

MBChB, FICMS

Dr Khowla was born in UK and graduated from medical college in 1999. She has more than 20 years experience in medicine in total.

Dr khowla has a wide range of medical interests including women’s health, mental health , chronic disease management , paediatrics and preventive medicine.

Dr Mohsen Sadneshin

Dr Mohsen (Moe) completed his medical training in Mashhad university of medical Science in Iran in 2010. After completion of his medical training, he spent 18 months of internship in two different hospitals in Mashhad.

His internship included ophthalmology, psychiatry, internal medicine, cardiology, gynaecology and obstetrics, paediatrics, general surgery, dermatology, community health and preventative medicine and infectious disease.

From 2012 to 2014, he spent two years serving in the military as a military doctor in remote and regional areas.

He then moved to Australia in 2015 and had a chance to get familiar with Australian health system in the beautiful city of Hervey Bay in Queensland. In 2016 he and his wife moved to Perth and started practicing as a GP in Mindarie, after a few months of working in Mindarie, he then moved to Drovers Medical Centre in 2017. Dr Mohsen’s been practicing as a full time GP in Drovers medical centre since 2017.

His area of interest in General Practice includes but not limited to:

Skin cancer Medicine, skin cancer surgery, dermoscopy and mole scans.
Psychiatry and neurology
Chronic medical conditions
Ophthalmology
Paediatrics
Knee injury, back pain and sport medicine
Men’s health
Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
In his spare time Dr Mohsen Loves playing sports such as: Bike Riding, Kayaking, Padel and Tennis. He also likes going to the gym and watching movies, his movies of interest are: Dark knight, Arrow, A beautiful mind and 007 movies.

Dr Mohsen loves working in Drovers Medical Centre. He likes his patients and tries to provide quality care to his patients. He loves GP practice and seeing patients from different generations.

Dr Stephen McChord

MRCP, MRCGP, FRACGP

Dr McChord graduated in 2004 from the University of Glasgow Medical School with a distinction in clinical skills.

He initially trained in General (hospital) Medicine achieving MRCP (UK) in 2007. His focus then switched to General Practice and he attained MRCGP (UK) in 2009. He thoroughly enjoyed working as a Principal GP in Scotland for 5 years before making the big move to Australia.

Dr McChord special interest include: Chronic disease management, Mental health, Sports injuries, Joint injections, Aesthetic medicine.

Dr Ghazala Minhaj

MBBS, DNB General Surgery, FRACGP, AMC CERT

Dr Ghazala completed her medical degree Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Science ( MBBS) from India and also completed post graduate specialist training in General Surgery.

She moved to Perth in 2007. Since then she has gained Australian work experience in Mental Health, Obs n Gynae, Geriatric Medicine ,Emergency department, Oncology, Dermatology , Endocrinology , Surgery department in Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital , Joondalup health campus, Hollywood private hospital in Perth and received General registration by Australian /medical Council.

Dr Ghazala has been working as a General Practionar and gained her Specialist fellowship qualification in General Practice (FRACGP)

Completed Specific areas of interest:

Paediatrics
Obesity management
Women health (Antenatal ,Postnatal care and menstrual problem)
Mental Health esp Anxiety n Depression
Health assessments
Chronic Disease Management
Contraceptive advice
Preventive care

Procedures:

Implanon insertion and removal
IUD ( Mirena n Copper)
Cervical cancer screening and breast examinations
Skin checks, biopsy and removal of lesions,
Skin Cancer surgery
Cryotherapy
Driver’s Medical Assessment
Minor surgical procedures, ingrown toe nail, benign lumps

Dr Ghazala is passionate about developing a good therapeutic relationship with patients and their families in general practice. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with family and reading books.

Meet Our Team of Doctors

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