Doctors
Dr. Allison O'Neill MBBS, FRACGP
Allison has been working at the practice since 2009. She has interests in Women’s Health and Antenatal care, and all aspects of lifestyle medicine and preventative care. She enjoys talking to patients about their current lifestyle and goals to assist them in finding ways to improve their health.
In her spare time she enjoys growing, cooking and eating good food, as well as exploring the great outdoors with her family.
Dr. Ashley Hayes MBBS, B.Med Sci, FRACGP, DipCH, DRANZCOG
Ash has been a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners since 2013, having completed much of his training at Creswick. Before entering general practice, he also gained extra qualifications and experience in paediatrics and obstetrics/gynaecology. His special interests include antenatal care, child/adolescent health, mental health and palliative care.
In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Ash spends a great deal of time teaching trainee doctors (GP registrars). He is passionate about education, and is committed to helping the next generation of GPs provide high quality care for their communities. Outside of work, Ash is busy with his young family. He is happy to have witnessed his beloved Western Bulldogs win the AFL Premiership in 2016.
Dr. Claire Hepper MBBS, FRACGP, Dip Pall Care
Born and raised in Creswick, Claire has returned from Melbourne after her training with her husband Paul.
She has a special interest in Palliative Care, Advanced Care Planning, Aged Care, beer and the Celtic Football Club.
Dr. Buddhika Mudugamuwa MBBS, FARCGP, FRACGP, FACHPM
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Dr. James Maher MBBS, FRACGP, FSCCA
James has been working in General practice in Creswick and Clunes for more than 20yrs. He continues to enjoy doing so.
He is a Fellow of the Skin Cancer College of Australasia, and has a special interest in diagnosing and treating skin cancers.
He enjoys spending time with his family and can often be found cycling in any spare time.
Dr. Jude Jonasson BS (env sc), MBBS, FRACGP
Jude has special interests in skin cancer surgery, women’s health and bicycle riding.
She was born in Medford Oregon and has lived in Australia since 2000.
Jude enjoys both mountain biking and road biking, and rides in the Murray to Moyne team each year to raise money for local health services. When not on the bicycle she might be found wrangling kids.
Dr. Kerry Hewitt MBBS. DRANZCOG.FRACGP.
Kerry has been with the Creswick Medical Practice since 2014. Her interests include all aspects of general health, antenatal care, minor skin and joint procedures, men and women’s health.
Dr. Kirrily Hartnell MBBS FRACGP FARGP Grad Dip Rural GP
Kirrily is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and has a Graduate Diploma in Rural General Practice as well as a Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice.
She works part time at Creswick and has a busy family life. Kirrily also works for Ballarat Health Service, auditing medical records. And when she’s not at work, Kirrily enjoys bushwalking and creating cake pops!
Dr. Michael Veal MBBS, FRACGP, FRACRRM, FARGP
Dr Veal has been living and working in Creswick area since 2007. He is passionate about the town and its forests and spends his time off exploring the gold relics on bike or foot. A fellow of the College of Remote and Rural medicine Dr Veal completed his postgraduate training in Western Australia and has extensive Emergency Medicine experience.
Dr. Richard Patterson BMBS, FRACGP, FARGP
Richard is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, has a Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice, and graduated from Flinders University in 1998. Richard began General Practice as a Registrar at Creswick and Clunes Medical Centres in 2003, and is an example of how Communities having registrar GP's can lead to permanent GP's.
Richard is busy with 3 energetic boys and has an intense tomato growing competition each year with his family and would welcome any secrets on how to win this. He looks forward to being a part of the CRoCs Murray to Moyne team each year."
Dr. Shyanthri Nagarajah MBBS, BMedSci
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Practice Registrars
Dr Josh Saunders
MBBS,DRANZCOG
Cert EM(ACEM)
Dr Kylie Rix
BMBS (Deakin Uni), DCH,DRANZCOG
Dr Mardiha Abu Bakar
MBBS,BMedSci
Dr Haylee Ware
MBBS,B.MedSci, Cert EM(ACEM)
Allied Health
Andrew Gallagher
Andrew is providing Physiotherapy services at The Creswick Medical Centre on Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons.
Andrew has been practising for over 30 years and offers a broad range of Physiotherapy services for the treatment of spinal pain, sports injuries as well as general rehabilitation. In addition to this Andrew has a specialised interest in pain management for, in particular orofacial pain and temporomandibular joint (TMJ ) disorders.
Kym Ellis
Kym Ellis has over 13 years experience as a Podiatrist. Kym enjoys the challenges that practicing as a Podiatrist provide and enjoys helping to improve the quality of life for people of all ages.
Having a young family, she has a particular interest in children's and adolescent feet. As well as a keen interest in sports injuries, services also include diabetes management, biomechanical assessments, orthotics, nail care, corn and callous removal, wart treatment and general foot care.
Kym has also completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement) degree which provides her with excellent knowledge and experience dealing with foot pain and injuries affecting active people.