Meet Our Team of Highly Trained Professionals
General Practitioners
Dr Emily McNicholas (BHB, MBChB, FRNZCGP) I am a GP from Opotiki. I have been a doctor for ten years since graduating from the University of Auckland in 2006. I chose to work here in Kawerau as I have always wanted to work in the EBOP, close to home, especially in an area of need. I am proud to be one of the few Maori GP's working in rural New Zealand and I am passionate about the positive impact our clinic will have on the health of the Kawerau community. In my free time I enjoy spending time with my family, and fishing down the coast at Waihau Bay. Dr Indira Edwards (MB BS, FRNZCGP) We are excited to have Dr Indira Edwards join our team (she previously worked at Total Health Doctors in Whakatane). Dr Edwards has a wealth of experience within General Practice, in particular women's health and paediatrics, where she works in the Paediatric Department at Whakatane Hospital. We look forward to utilising her expertise to further improve our services. Dr Paul Anderson (MBChB, FRACS, FRCS (Edin), PhD MA/ Dip Tch) Dr Paul Anderson is a consultant upper gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary surgeon. He grew up in Opotiki and Rotorua before advancing his medical career in the United States and Australia. He also is the founder and ex-chairman of a not-for-profit organisation, Specialists Without Borders www.specialistswithoutborders.org.au which takes high quality medical education into developing countries. He has developed a free specialist review clinic to assist those patients who have difficult medical/surgical problems and who need support. He is currently chairman of the Emergency Assessment Fund , which has been established in the Eastern Bay of Plenty , to assist those with urgent medical problems, who are financially disadvantaged and where their GPs think the wait in the public system might prejudice their treatment outcomes. Mr Nigel Giles (MB, FRCS, FRACS (Orth) Mr Giles is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Bay Of Plenty District Health Board. Mr Giles is a General Orthopaedic Surgeon, and also specialises in Upper Limb and Hand surgery. Mr Giles has fortnightly clinics and offers a comprehensive consultation and pre/post-operative service which is FREE to all ACC patients. Dr Dodie Fahmy (Locum Virtual GP) I was born in Cairo, Egypt. I moved to London - England - aged 6 and graduated from Dundee Medical School - Scotland - in 1990. I married Jeremy in 1994 and two years later we came to work in New Zealand for a year. We loved it but had to return to the UK for family. We bought a GP practice in Brighton on the South coast of England in 1999 which we ran as GP partners until 2018. We had been considering a return to NZ. By June 2019 we were living in Ohōpe and I was a GP at Kawerau Medical Centre. It was an amazing experience for three years and a great team. I took the lead in womens’ health and contraceptive procedures. I enjoyed helping patients and their families look after their own health: working together to keep people on track. Dr Ahmit Sebastian (Locum Virtual GP) Under development |
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Registered NursesShakirra Thomas Tena Koutou , I am one of the practice nurses here at Kawerau Medical Centre, I have come from a Child & Adolescents Mental Health background with a post grad cert in Specialised Mental Health. A resident of Kawerau for 8 years now with my whanau. It is my passion to support and care for our community and iwi. I enjoy hunting and horse riding in my spare time with my whanau and love the beach and forest. It is a privilege to work in the Medical Centre and support and care for my community. Therese Winter - Womens Health Nurse Currrently being updated |
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Health Care Assistants
Hinepurotu Rangi-Simpson
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Practice Management Team |
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Shelley Rangihika
Tena koutou, From Ruatoki, raised in Hamilton and returned home to live in 2000 desiring more connection for myself and my children in their Marae and Wharua. A mother to two boss daughters, three sons and blessed with a Moko-girl and Moko-boy. Our whanau live in Ruatoki, we love Te Urewera and exploring our whenua. It is a privilege to work in the Medical Centre as Practice Manager and support an amazing Clinical Team who have a wonderful focus for patient care. Rosie Schultz Kia Ora, I am the Practice Assistant here at Kawerau Medical Centre and have been here coming up two years. Ko Tuhoe me Te Whanau a Apanui na iwi. I grew up in Christchurch, Taneatua and Kawerau. I have two beautiful children, a daughter in law and a partner. I am very Whanau orientated and in my spare time you will find me with my friends & Whanau out and about, I love going to the Beach. Although very challenging I enjoy my role and I love being able to help others in our Community. |
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Medical Reception & Administration Team
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Harmony-Rose Mansell
Born in Whakatane, lived in Australia for fifteen years and returned home in 2018 to our wider whanau who all live in Kawerau. In my time in Australia I studied Multi-cultural & Diversity studies which I quite enjoyed learning about other indigenous cultures. I am the Medical Receptionist with aspirations to grow into my role as Health Care Assistant for our Medical Centre. I enjoy working with people and serving my Kawerau community. Kylie Tioke Under development Malia Lope Under development |
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