Hope Island Medical Centre has been serving our community since 2006. Our dedicated team of both male and female GPs deliver the highest quality care and service. We cover all aspects of General Practice and we are AGPAL Accredited. We provide a team approach to service delivery and our patients are respected as partners in the management of their health and well being. We are a mixed billing practice. We Bulk Bill; Pensioners, Veterans, Health Care Card Holders, children aged under 16 years and many complex services such as health assessments and GP Management Plans. All other patients pay fees and we facilitate their Medicare rebates.
The doctors in our practice are members of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and are Vocationally Registered or are working toward this. They have a commitment to general practice and to continuing medicine education, regularly attending postgraduate medical education. All doctors have a keen interest in preventative medicine.
The surgery is AGPAL Accredited and is affiliated with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners as a training practice and with Griffith and Bond Universities for the training of medical students.
Dr Andrew Weissenberger is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), a general practice supervisor for training registrars and an examiner for the RACGP. He is also a senior lecturer with the School
of Medicine at Griffith University, and was appointed by the health minister in August 2012 to the Gold Coast Hospital & Health Services Board. He is passionate about patient safety and quality care and also works as a surveyor for
general practice accreditation. He enjoys travelling and scuba diving when he can and enjoys a fine red wine (in moderation of course).
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Dr Hung Nguyen has special interests in Cosmetic Medicine, adolescent health, and orthopaedics. He is available each week day and some Saturday mornings
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Dr Damien Sullivan is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. He teaches medical students from Bond and Griffith Universities at Hope Island Medical Centre. He visits several local nursing homes. Dr Damien
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available for consultation most week days and some Saturday mornings. His special interests include: Skin cancer management and other minor surgery. He mainly manages chronic medical conditions and has elderly patients, but also has
extensive experience with children and younger adults.
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Dr Olga Missiouris is a very experienced GP with special interests in women's health, child and adolescent development, chronic disease management , disease prevention and aged care. Dr Olga also has extensive experience in
the management of depression, anxiety and other mental health consultations.
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Dr Padmasundari Pulivarthi enjoys practicing all aspects of Family medicine including Chronic disease management, Women’s health, Skin checks and Lifestyle advice. Her qualifications include MBBS, FRACGP, Diploma in Dermatology from Australian institute of Dermatology and 2 year Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from India. Prior to completing her RACGP Fellowship she worked in Gold Coast Hospital mental health units for 2 years to gain good experience in managing depression, anxiety and other mental health related problems. Special Interests:
Dr Nicola Larwill has special interest in women’s health, child development and chronic disease management, particularly diabetes, heart disease and airways illnesses. Dr Nicola focuses on improving patient outcomes through lifestyle risk management. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), a general practice supervisor for training registrars and an examiner for the RACGP. She is available for consultation most week days and some Saturday mornings.
Dr Ma. Christina (Tina) Lapat enjoys all aspects of General Practice and has special interest including women's health and chronic disease management. She is available Wednesday, Thursday and some Saturday mornings.
Dr Nicola Maddren comes to General Practice after 15 years of Emergency Medicine. She enjoys all aspects of General Practice but has a special interest in acute illness and injuries, children's medicine, pregnancy and emergencies. She is available on Tuesday, Friday and some Saturday mornings. Dr Nicola also works as a surgical assistant as well as GP. She has four children and when not watching their sport she enjoys kayaking, water skiing, running and snow skiing.
Dr Linda Perkins is available for consultation most week days and some Saturday mornings. Her special interests include aged care, chronic disease management, and family medicine. Special interests:
Dr Linda Vodli enjoys all aspects of general practice with a special interest in pregnancy care, women’s health, care of the newborn and children’s health. Dr Linda works 2 – 3 days in the practice and some Saturday mornings. while juggling her young family. Special Interests:
Dr Frances Knight works with all aspects of general practice. She has special interest and extended skills in paediatrics and women’s health. Having completed her studies and training at Griffith University and Gold Coast University Hospital she also enjoys working with patients who have complex chronic illness. Dr Frances works 3 days a week and most Saturday mornings. Special Interests: