Our GPs
Ravishankar Tiwari
MBBS, FRACGP
Dr Ravishankar Tiwari has been working as a Medical Practitioner for about 25 years. He did his primary medical education in India and completed fellowship in general practice in Australia, before moving to Melbourne he has worked in Tasmania and Queensland.
Ravi enjoys working in primary and preventive health care, loves all aspects of general practice with special interest in chronic disease management and pediatrics, also he has passion for accidents and emergencies.
Ravi is fluent in English, Hindi, Gujrati and Marathi and his motto is “Doing now what patients need"
Farrukh Tufail
MBBS, FACRRM, FSCI (Fellow of Skin Cancer Institute), MMed (Skin Cancer), Professional diploma in Skin Cancer Surgery, EM Cert. (ACEM)
Farrukh is a Proceduralist and dedicated skin cancer doctor. He has completed his advanced surgical training at the Austin Hospital and Certificate in Emergency Medicine from Ballarat. He is an Accredited Skin Cancer Doctor with experience and expertise on skin cancer management and cosmetic skin excisions involving the face, nose, ears, lip and hands. Farrukh is a Member of the Skin Cancer College of Australasia (SCCA). He also has a special interest in emergency medicine.
Farrukh lives locally with his family and is fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi. He enjoys playing cricket on weekends.
Umanga De Silva
Dr Umanga De Silva is a specialist general practitioner who completed her medical degree at the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka and has worked in rural NSW as a General Practitioner for 11 years before she joined our practice in January 2020. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and holds a doctorate in community medicine.
Umanga has special interests in women's health, skin cancer management, pediatrics, chronic disease management, LGBT iQ health, aboriginal and mental health. She is competent in contraceptive counseling and provides Implanon & Mirena insertion and removal and is also trained in Skin cancer detection and management including excision biopsies.
Jackie Quach
Jackie has been working as a GP for over 15 years.
Her special interests are Women's health, paediatric and general dermatology .
Other than English she can speak Chinese ( Cantonese ) and Vietnamese.
Outside medicine she loves to cook and bake.
David Frost
Dr. David Frost has been service the community in Taylors Lakes and Caroline Springs for the last 15 years, out of which he has been a part of the team at Modern Medical for the last 6. His interests include Family Medicine, Minor Procedures and Children's' Health. His hobbies encompass a wide range of sports. These days, he enjoys a round of golf at the weekends or a game of indoor cricket.
Ayesha Munir
MBBS, FRACGP
Dr Ayesha Munir is a specialist General Practitioner . In addition to her undergraduate medical degree, she is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Ayesha has a particular interest in women's health, aged care and palliative care. She can consult in English and Urdu.
Peter Nicolaai
Dr Peter Nicolaai is a GP with 18 years’ experience in general practise in South Africa ,New Zealand and Australia. He has been practising in the Western suburbs of Melbourne for past 7 years and prior to that in New Zealand for 8 years. Other than general practise work in NZ he was also a team doctor for a provincial rugby union team Manawatu Turbos for 3 years. His special interest includes Travel Medicine and he has been involved with Travel Clinics Australia for the past 5 years and enjoys it. He likes family medicine, has a soft spot for kids and loves Children’s medicine. He does minor surgical procedures like mole removal, ingrown toenail removal and implanon insertion and removal. He also has an interest in preventative health and chronic disease management.
Regi Jegadeesh
Dr Regi Jegadeesh moved to Australia in 2009. Before becoming a GP, Dr Regi worked in Emergency Departments, gaining valuable experience. Most recently, He has worked as a GP in rural NSW for more than 5 years before taking up the opportunity to join our team at Modern Medical.
Whilst enjoying treating people with a wide variety of conditions, it is preventative health where he is keen to make a difference. Through Chronic Disease Management, Dr Regi hopes to mitigate health risks early-on before they become serious issues later in life.
In his spare time, Dr Regi enjoys playing badminton and spending time with family.
Dr Thet Htwe
Dr Thet Htwe graduated from the University of Medicine 1, Myanmar in 2007. He previously worked in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia for 5 years. Thet gained his Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2018. His special interests include general medicine, paediatrics and men’s health.
Outside of work, he enjoys watching movies, going for walks and swimming.
Rifat Karim
Dr. Rifat Karim has had over 10 years’ experience in General Practice and Hospital Medicine in Australia. She has a particular interest in women's health, paediatrics and chronic health. She completed her diploma in child health from University of Sydney in 2012. Her hobbies include watching movies, listening to music and spending time with family.
Dr Julia Danne
Dr Julia is currently completing her final year of GP Registrar Training. She has worked, as a GP Registrar, in the Metro West Region of Melbourne since 2018. She enjoys meeting new patients and working towards achieving the best possible healthcare outcomes for them. She has had a total of 5 years of Hospital Medicine and Surgical experience before commencing GP training. Including metropolitan and rural hospital placements in Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, General Surgery and Ear Nose and Throat Surgery. Outside of medicine Julia enjoys keeping active with swimming and yoga.
Dr. Lynn Tun
Dr. Lynn Tun graduated from the University of Medicine in Yangon in 2006 and moved to Australia in 2010. Before becoming a GP, Dr. Lynn had experience working in emergency medicine, paediatrics, women’s health, geriatric medicine, ICU, and Anaesthetics.
He has been practicing medicine in Australia for a decade, across different fields of practice in both rural and metropolitan regions, gaining valuable experience in general practice across a variety of daily presentations. He practiced as a rural GP in NSW for approximately 4 years before joining the team at Modern Medical Caroline Springs. He also has experience in giving comprehensive health care in aged care facilities as well.
Dr. Lynn wants to help people across a wide area of physical, mental, and family medicine. While engaging difficult varieties he enjoys chronic disease management, children’s health, complex medical conditions as well as an interest in minor skin procedures.
Mirza Mehmood
Mirza is a Fellow of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP). He obtained his primary medical degree from Pakistan in 2007 in addition to a degree in Bachelor of Human Sciences.
He has extensive experience of over ten years of working within the Australian health system mainly in ED, general medicine and various medical specialties including cardiology, endocrinology, respiratory, renal medicine, neurology, aged care and rehab medicine.
He started general practice in 2017 and enjoys the unique ability to provide holistic care for a community. His areas of special interest include family medicine, management of complex and chronic diseases, preventative health, skin cancer, mental health and emergency medicine.
He loves nature, gardening, cycling, playing badminton and tennis and watching cricket.