Dr Hind Al-Taie consults from the UFS Medical Bridge Mall practice and is currently welcoming new patients. Dr Al-Taei provides skilled and compassionate care of patients, with a special interest in the areas of skin cancer, women’s health, paediatrics and elderly health. She performs iron infusions and has training in bariatric patient care. Dr Al-Taie graduated in medicine in 2005 and outside of work, she is a mother of two children who enjoys cooking and travelling.
Dr Tony Bongiorno was born in Melbourne and for the most part lived in Flemington studying at St Brendan’s then Xavier College. He graduated from Melbourne University in 1982.
Dr Bongiorno’s clinical training was at The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Ballarat Base Hospital in medicine and obstetrics. He had interests initially in sports medicine and did further training in this field. As a result he has had honorary positions with the Ballarat Miners, North Ballarat Football Club, Ballarat Turf Club, East Ballarat Football Club and the Ballarat Trotting Club. His interests now however are firmly in family-oriented general practice and he particularly enjoys paediatric practice. He is humbled by the fact he can be a small part of people’s lives with his role in general practice.
Dr Bongiorno consults from Monday to Friday and spends Wednesday afternoons working on his golf swing!
Dr Mark Churcher has over 20 years of general practice experience, and has a special interest, and additional qualifications, in obesity management. Dr Churcher runs an obesity clinic from the Bridge Mall UFS Medical Centre each week. This service provides co-ordinated care for patients struggling with obesity, providing support and advice and referring on to other health professionals where appropriate, such as dietitians, pharmacists, diabetes educators and obesity surgeons. To book an appointment for the Obesity Clinic, phone 5327 0420.
Dr Churcher is married with three active boys, and two active dogs. He spends his spare time contributing to hockey in Ballarat and walking his dogs in the nearby state forests.
Dr Pratima Majhi has worked as a GP for many years both in Australia and overseas. Her interests include women’s health, chronic disease (diabetes in particular), preventative health care, child health and mental health conditions like anxiety and depression.
She has called Ballarat home for over seven years and intends to stay here for many years to come. Dr Pratima is a fellow of the Royal College of GPs and has additional qualifications in women’s health, including MD in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and a Diploma of RANZCOG.
Dr Majhi is qualified to perform Mirena and Implanon procedures, which can only be performed by qualified GPs or specialists. These are simple procedures that can be done in the GP’s rooms rather than booking in to see a specialist. Patients don’t need to be regular patients of Dr Majhi for this procedure.
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Originally from Canada, Dr Michael Mikhail has recently relocated to Ballarat and is now available to see patients at the Bridge Mall practice. With a special interest in general medicine, youth health, sexual health and emergency medicine, Dr Mikhail consults Monday to Friday.
When he’s not working, Michael loves ocean swimming, fishing, aquariums, video gaming and hiking.
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Dr Jill Ramsey completed her MBBS at The University of Melbourne and has lived and worked in Ballarat for 21 years. Dr Ramsey also works as the Forensic and Custodial Medical Officer in Ballarat and has done so for about 10 years.
Dr Ramsey has three girls, two of whom are at university in Melbourne and one is a nurse at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Her husband Tony works in ICU and anaesthetics at the Ballarat Base Hospital and St John of God Hospital. Dr Ramsey is very keen on theatre, enjoys playing golf and likes to travel.
Dr Ramsey consults on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.