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Dr Scott Finlayson
Specialist General Practitioner
MBBS BOptom(Hons) MPH(Defence) FRACGP
UNFORTUNATELY DR FINLAYSON’S BOOKS ARE CLOSED TO NEW PATIENTS
Dr Finlayson provides a full range of General Practice services with a particular interest in Preventative Health, Mens’ (and Womens’) Health, Mental Health and skin cancer medicine and minor surgery. He enjoys caring for the full range of patient ages, demographics, and concerns in a whole-of-person manner.
After qualifying as an optometrist he practiced on the Mid-North Coast of NSW before returning to study medicine at The University of Sydney. He joined the Royal Australian Navy and completed his initial training at The Canberra Hospital. Dr Finlayson served full-time in the Royal Australian Navy for many years, deploying a number of times around the world including the Middle East Area of Operations. He remains an Active Reservist. He completed his Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners while practicing in rural NSW, on the Far South Coast.
After discharging from the full-time Navy Dr Finlayson moved with his family to Hobart in 2018 to continue in General Practice. Dr Finlayson enjoys golf, riding his bike, cooking, reading, and spending time with his family.
Education:
- Bachelor of Optometry (Honours) – University of New South Wales
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery – University of Sydney
- Master of Public Health (Defence) – University of Queensland
- Fellow of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Dr Tim Vandenberg
Specialist General Practitioner
MBBS FRACGP
Dr Vandenberg has returned home to Tasmania after practicing in Queensland. He likes to look after the entire spectrum of patient ages, demographics and concerns in a holistic way. Dr Vandenberg grew up in Launceston, and earned his medical degree at the University of Tasmania. He completed his Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners while practicing in Spring Hill.
Dr Vandenberg enjoys camping, hiking and bike riding.
Education
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery – University of Tasmania
- Fellow of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Dr Antje Vogelsang–Sharman
Specialist General Practitioner
MD FRACGP
UNFORTUNATELY DR SHARMAN’S BOOKS ARE CLOSED TO NEW PATIENTS
Dr Antje Vogelsang–Sharman (aka Dr Angie) studied medicine in Germany and moved to Tasmania in 2003. She retrained in Australia and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
She is passionate about all aspects of being a GP including acute and chronic care with a patient-centred approach utilising continuity of care. She strives to stay up to date with new developments in medical knowledge.
She provides a full range of General Practice service including Family Medicine, Paediatric care, Adolescent care, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Transgender Care, Mental Health, Aboriginal Health, and everything in between.
When she is not working, she enjoys her growing family (two grandchildren and counting!) and beautiful Tasmania.
She would love to learn the Chinese language but never finds the time and has to be content with (for the moment!) being fluent in English and German.
Education
- Doctor of Medicine – Hamburg University
- Fellow of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Dr Vaishali Bhalerao
Specialist General Practitioner and Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
MBBS MD DGO FCPS India FRACGP FRANZCOG
Dr Bhalerao is a specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and General Practitioner. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists as well as a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Dr Bhalerao began her medical career in the Seth GS Medical College in Mumbai, India and completed her doctorate at the Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, one of most prestigious hospitals in India.
She then went on to establish her own private practice in Mumbai, which she ran successfully for 15 years. During this period she also worked as an Associate Professor in a state government hospital in Mumbai.
Before coming to Australia Dr Bhalerao worked in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom.
Since arriving in Australia in 2011 she has worked in various hospitals in Tasmania and Victoria and continues working in Northern and Eastern Health Victoria.
Dr Bhalerao provides specialist care for new and existing patients with gynaecological and fertility issues and ongoing care for GP problems.
Education
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery – Mumbai University, India
- Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology – Mumbai University, India
- Doctorate of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology – Mumbai University, India
- Fellow of the College of Physicians and Surgeons – Mumbai, India
- Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Dr Angela Retchford
Specialist General Practitioner
BMBS FACRRM FRACGP DRANZCOG
Dr Retchford provides comprehensive general practice care with a particular interest in Women’s Health, Antenatal Care and skin cancer medicine.
After qualifying, Dr Retchford spent several years in rural and remote South Australia and, since moving to Tasmania, has practiced in rural areas in the south of the state.
Dr Retchford enjoys watercolour painting, cooking, and spending time outdoors and on the water on Bruny Island.
Education
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Flinders University, South Australia
- Fellow of The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
- Fellow of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Diplomate, Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Dr Kenneth Adams
General Practitioner
MBBS BSN BS(Psychology) JD
Dr Adams, “Ken”, was born in Jacksonville Florida, USA. He moved to Texas at age three which explains his “Texas Drawl”. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Valdosta State University in 1981; and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 1982.
He was awarded Doctor of Law from Woodrow Wilson College of Law, Atlanta Georgia in 1988. He practiced law for 10 years, and was appointed as a Municipal Judge at Woodstock, Georgia. In 2002 Dr Adams graduated from Flinders University Medical School in Adelaide.
He is a dual citizen of both the USA and Australia. Dr Adams practiced medicine in Gunnedah from 2009 until 2018, then moving to Hobart.
He values the importance of patients being able to see the same GP every visit, and places emphasis on Preventative Health. He also promotes collaborative care with local Allied Health professionals to maximise patient wellbeing.
He is married to Debra (the boss), a Registered Nurse and Diabetic Educator, although now retired. He is proud of his sons Ian, who is planning for a career in medicine; and Baxter, a Clinical Psychologist, who has an Aussie accent having moved here at five years old.
Dr Adams enjoys the variety and challenges afforded by General Practice and feels welcome and privileged to be a part of the Hobart community. He believes no GP can be all things to all people, but humbly encourages open and honest feedback from patients in his goal of being the best doctor he can be.
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Valdosta State University, Georgia USA
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology – Valdosta State University, Georgia USA
- Doctor of Law – Woodrow Wilson College of Law, Georgia USA
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery – Flinders University, South Australia
Dr Touska Noor
Specialist General Practitioner
MD FRACGP
Dr Touska Noor has been in General Practice since 2015.
She obtained her fellowship with The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and enjoys the diversity, continuity of care and all aspects of general practice.
In her spare time, Touska enjoys gardening, cooking and spending time with her family and her dog.
She speaks English and Persian.
Education
- Medical Doctorate – Babol University of Medical Sciences
- Fellow of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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