Dr Paul Tuohey – General Practitioner
MBBS, FRACGP
General Practitioner
Dr Tuohey completed his undergraduate medical studies at Melbourne University in 2009 after previously working for 10 years as a software engineer. He went on to do his internship and another one and half years of training as a resident medical officer at Ballarat Base Hospital. This included one year in obstetrics and gynaecology and three months in paediatrics. Dr Tuohey decided to enter general practice training in 2012 because it provides exposure to virtually all areas of medicine as well as enabling a closer relationship and understanding of patients not really seen in other specialties. His special interests include paediatrics, women’s health, musculoskeletal conditions and skin cancer medicine.
Outside of work, he is a very busy husband and dad to six children. He enjoys running, working out in the gym and is a passionate supporter of the Collingwood Football Club. Along with his wife Dr Kim Tuohey, he has been a carer for foster children over several years which has brought many challenges but also much enjoyment and satisfaction.
Bulk bills:
- Children under 16
- Pensioners over 65 years
Privately bills:
- All other services and consultations
Currently not taking on new patients.
Dr Sally McAleese – General Practitioner
Dr McAleese moved to Australia at the end of 2010, and has been working as a GP in Ballarat since then.
She previously worked in Yorkshire in England for 10 years in a busy city practice. Her passion is in women’s health, family care, diabetes management and elderly medicine. She also fits Mirena’s and Implanon’s.
She also runs a cosmetic injection clinic and is happy to see none practice patients to discuss this further.
Outside of work she likes to keep fit, work out on her Peloton bike, eat healthy, and spend time with her family.
Bulk bills:
- Children under 16
- Pensioners over 65 years
- And health care card holders
Privately bills:
- All other services and consultations
Currently not taking on new patients.
Dr Paul Smith- General Practitioner
MBBS, FRACGP
Dr Smith completed his Medical studies at Melbourne University in 2009 and fellowed with the Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) in 2014 after completing an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Science/Research (majoring in Genetics and Cellular Biology/Biochemistry) at Deakin University. His internship was done at the Ballarat Base Hospital. Initially from the South Eastern suburbs of Victoria, Paul moved to Ballarat in 2007 for medical training and never left.
He is a busy father to two girls, a little man and husband. Dr Smith spends is free time training in Karate, Brazilian Jujitsu and Mixed Martial Arts. He is also an avid gardener and home renovator.
His passions include preventative health/screening, fitness, chronic disease management, biotechnology, sports injuries and optimisation and mental health.
Bulk bills:
- Children under 16
- INR consults
- SCITs (allergy injections)
- Mental Health Treatment consultations
Privately bills:
- All other services and consultations
- Pension and Health Care Card holders are charged a discounted out of pocket fee
Currently not taking on new patients.
Dr Samantha Culvenor
General Practitioner
MBBS B. Med Sci. FRACGP DRANZCOG
Dr Culvenor graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2006. She is a local having grown up in Daylesford and is very familiar with the health services available in the region. She has been actively involved in Medical Education and training provision for GP Registrars and medical students.
Dr Culvenor has completed additional training obtaining the Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and is a credentialled antenatal shared care provider with Grampians Health. She is passionate about General Practice and areas of interest include paediatrics, women’s health and pregnancy care.
She is a busy mother of two daughters and enjoys running in her spare time.
Bulk bills:
- Children under 15yrs and younger
- Pensioners over 65 years
Privately bills:
- All other services and consultations
New patients currently restricted to patients needing fertility assistance or pregnancy care.
Dr Matthew Pilkington
MBBS FRACGP B.Biomed Sc
Dr Pilkington graduated from Deakin University in 2013, and has spent his career living and working in regional western Victoria. His areas of interest include Paediatrics, Preventative Medicine and Men’s Health.
He is a husband and father to a young family and enjoys spending time with his wife and kids.
Privately bills ALL patients:
- Please note Dr Pilkington privately charges all services and consultations, including Childhood Immunisations
- Children under 16 and Pensioners over 65 years are charged a discounted out of pocket fee of $33.00
Currently taking new patients.
Dr Sarah Bothe
General Practitioner
Dr Sarah Bothe graduated from Monash Medical School in 2010.
She subsequently worked across Melbourne in many different roles before settling on general practice for her specialty.
Sarah loves the variety of general practice and the privilege of getting to know her patients and their stories. Sarah values the importance of good communication and strives to provide a comfortable and non-judgemental environment for all.
Sarah has recently returned ‘home’ to Ballarat with her husband and their 2 boys.
Outside of work she loves to cook and spend time with family, friends and her adorable dog.
She is a mad Richmond Tigers supporter but please don’t hold that against her.
Areas of interest:
- Women’s health
- Paediatrics
- Mental Health
Bulk bills:
- Children under 16
- Pensioners over 65 years
Privately bills:
- All other services and consultations
Not taking on new patients.
Dr Mahmoud Youssef
- Adult Medicine
- Children’s health
- Mental health
- Internal Medicine
- Children under 16
- Pensioners over 65 years
- All other services and consultations
Mahmoud is currently not taking new patients.
Dr Leeton Hocking
MBBS / DRACOG
GENERAL PRACTIONER
Leeton was born in Ballarat and educated at Ballarat High School.
He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1982, and worked at Ballarat Health Services for several years, where he obtained his post graduate diploma from the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
He has worked for many years in general practice and has combined this with surgical assisting at all three major surgical facilities in Ballarat.
In 2020, he received an award from the Rural Workforce of Victoria for 38 years of medical service to rural Victoria, and in 2021, received an award from the Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists for 35 years of service to the profession.
His special interests are general medicine, infertility (including endometriosis), major and minor surgery, paediatrics, and anxiety management.
Outside of medicine, his interests revolve around his family (wife Jo and 2 adult sons) and his baby “Bazz” (Jack Russell), his never ending love of and performing music, managing the family acreage and his passion and long term membership for the Melbourne Football Club.
He brings to the practice many years of diverse experience.
Please phone the surgery regarding his taking on of new patient status.
Privately bills ALL Patients:
- All services and consultations
Dr Ash Hayes
MBBS, BMedSci, FRACGP, DRANZCOG, DCH
GENERAL PRACTIONER
Dr Ash Hayes graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2006. He spent several years working in hospitals throughout Victoria to gain additional experience, before completing GP training in early 2013. He has been based in the Ballarat region ever since.
As a specialist general practitioner, Ash passionately believes in the importance of establishing strong connections with his patients, through active listening and open communication. Clinical areas of interest include child & adolescent health, chronic disease management, mental health, and palliative care. He is also committed to providing health care for other health professionals.
In addition, Ash is enthusiastic about teaching the next generation of doctors. He is a senior medical educator with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and holds a lecturer position at Deakin University.
Outside of work, Ash is busy with his young family. He enjoys spending time outdoors and is hoping to see another Western Bulldogs premiership sometime soon.
- Adult Medicine
- Children’s health
- Mental health
- Chronic disease
- Children under 16 years of age
- Pensioners over 65 years of age
- All other services and consultations
Ash is currently taking new patients.
Dr Emma Goodwin
GP Registrar
Emma graduated from her medical degree at Monash University in 2015 after completing a Bachelor of Science at Monash. She then went on to complete diplomas in Child Health and Obstetrics/Gynaecology. She fellowed in 2023 and has been working in the Ballarat region since 2018.
Emma and her husband live locally with their two young children. Outside of work Emma enjoys spending time with her family and helping out with their farm in Great Western.
Emma is passionate about General Practice and her areas of interest include women’s and children’s health.
- Adult Medicine
- Children’s health
- Mental health
- Internal Medicine
- Children under 16
- Pensioners over 65 years
- All other services and consultations
Emma is currently not taking new patients.
Dr Jenny Lou
GENERAL PRACTITIONER
MD BBMED FRACGP
Dr Jenny Lou completed her medical training at the University of Sydney and has spent her career working in Sydney, rural NSW, and Victoria.
Outside of medicine, she enjoys running and is mum to an energetic toddler. She is currently completing her Grad Dip in Child Health.
- Adult Medicine
- Children’s health
- Mental health
- Sexual health
- Children under 16
- Pensioners over 65 years
- All other services and consultations
Jenny is currently taking new patients.
Dr Nicholas Bredenkamp
General Practitioner
Dr Bredenkamp obtained his medical degree at the University of Edinburgh in 2007. He worked in a variety of hospitals and specialities, and had a substantive geriatric position in Edinburgh. He has obtained membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) Diploma in general medicine.
He moved to Australia nearly a decade ago, and has worked in many Victorian hospitals in a wide variety of specialities before undertaking his rural general practice training in 2020.
Dr Bredenkamp enjoys forming strong relationships with his patients, and believes that this foundation – a therapeutic partnership – is the key to obtaining good outcomes for his patients.
In his spare time, Nick enjoys cooking foods from around the world, and turns his hand to making lots of artisanal produce. He spends a lot of time pampering his cat.
Dr Bredenkamp’s interests include:
- Chronic disease management (eg diabetes)
- Health screening/preventative health
- Men’s health
- Obesity
- Geriatric medicine
- General medicine
- Adult Medicine
- Children’s health
- Mental health
- Internal Medicine
- Children under 16
- Pensioners over 65 years
- All other services and consultations
Nick is currently taking new patients.
Dr Reika Lim
General Practitioner
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Reika Lim back to Ballarat upon completion of her General Practice training and further Paediatric interest training.
Dr. Lim graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2010. She then commenced at the Ballarat Base Hospital refining her practice over 3 years. She has had a wide exposure in General surgery, Medicine and Specialist terms in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paediatrics, Oncology, Palliative care and Rehabilitation medicine.
She was accepted into Specialist General Practitioner training in 2013. Having enjoyed living and working in the Ballarat region Dr. Lim elected to stay in town and trained in the various medical practices locally. She completed her training and was awarded her specialist qualifications FRACGP in 2017.
Upon completion Dr. Lim worked as a GP in Ballarat. She then went on to broaden her General Practice experience in the Northern Territory in 2019. She managed a wide range of conditions. It was here that she found her specialist interest in Paediatric General Practice. She worked and trained with Dr. Louise Woodward a Paediatrics Specialist at the Darwin’s Children Clinic.
Dr. Lim has finally return to Ballarat where she calls home with her husband and 3 children.
Her special area of interest are Child and Adolescent health, Women’s health and antenatal care.
She looks forward to being able to care for you and your precious ones to the best of her ability.
Dr Lim speaks Bahasa, Mandarin & Japanese.
- Adult Medicine
- Children’s health
- Mental health
- Internal Medicine
- Children under 16
- Pensioners over 65 years
- All other services and consultations
Reika is currently taking new patients.
Dr Priscilla Peters
GP Registrar
Priscilla graduated her Doctor of Medicine degree at Notre Dame University in 2019 after working as a registered nurse in both Victoria and New South Wales.
She went on to do her internship at East Grampians Health and her resident medical officer years at Ballarat Base Hospital.
Outside of work she loves spending time with her husband and two young children. She enjoys all things outdoors including time at the beach, the snow and
exploring the wonderful walking trails of Victoria.
Priscilla is currently taking new patients
- Children under 16
- Pensioners over 65 years
- All other services and consultations
Dr Vid Memon
MBBS CWH DRANZCOG C.Derm
GP Registrar
Vid is originally from Pakistan, practicing medicine in Australia since 2014. She has obtained her training from various hospitals and clinics in Melbourne, Bendigo, Ballarat, and more recently at Creswick and Clunes.
She has worked in ED, General Medicine, General Surgical,
Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and Psychiatry Wards and Clinics.
Outside work, she enjoys spending time with her 3 kids catching up with friends.
Vid is currently taking new patients
Languages spoken: English, Urdu and Hindi.
- Women’s health
- Children’s health
- Preventative health
- Chronic disease management
- Skin lesions
- Weight management
- Children under 16
- Pensioners over 65 years
- All other services and consultations
Dr Naomi Nuridin
Naomi is a General Practitioner, wife and mum. Originally from Ballarat, she obtained her medical degree in South Australia, as well as completing diplomas in Obstetrics/ Gynecology and Child Health, and postgraduate training in General Practice.Influenced by her own personal journey into motherhood. Naomi feels passionately about assisting and supporting families as they navigate the early days of parenthood – to empower and equip them to care for themselves and their new babies during a time that can often be filled with so much confusing and conflicting advice. In 2020, Naomi opened ‘Ballarat Mums & Babies Clinic’. She is currently undertaking further training to become a board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC), as well as an accredited Neuroprotective Developmental Care Practitioner (through the Possums Clinic).
- Mostly 1 hour appointments
- Thorough and in-depth assessment, discussion and quality care
- Appointments from 30-60 mins
- Tailored to your individual needs
- Access to ongoing support through email
Patients are required to have their own GP for all other Clinical matters. Please call reception for further information.