Dr Julie completed her medical degree at the University of Queensland. Dr Julie has worked as a Visiting Medical Officer for Breast Screen Queensland for more than 20 years and previously worked as a Visiting Medical Officer at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Sexual Assault Service). She has an interest in women’s health and aged care. Dr Julie is married to Dr Cliff Fisher and they have four children as well as a growing number of grandchildren. She also enjoys keeping fit by rowing, gardening and camping.
Dr Cliff graduated in Medicine from the University of Queensland and worked at the Royal Brisbane Hospital, Repatriation General Hospital Greenslopes and overseas in the United Kingdom. Additionally, Dr Cliff worked in Child Development and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinics for over 20 years. He has special interests in child development and child, adolescent, and family mental health. Cliff and his wife Dr Julie enjoy camping, gardening, four wheel driving and rowing.
Dr Katie grew up in Brisbane and worked as a mining engineer in regional and remote Queensland and NSW prior to completing her medical degree at the University of Wollongong in 2010. She worked at The Prince Charles and Redcliffe hospitals prior to training as a GP. She has worked as a GP in Nambour and Bribie Island. Katie has a special interest in women’s and child health, sexual health and chronic disease. She has completed further education in sexual and reproductive health. Katie enjoys spending time with her young family and travelling.
Dr Solange Green is passionate about medicine. She is appreciated by her patients for her thorough and caring approach. Born in Paris, Dr Green is an Australian graduate of the University of Newcastle Medical School where she graduated with Distinction. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She holds extensive post-graduate qualifications in dermatology and is a GP Fellow of the Australian Institute of Dermatology. She also has post-graduate qualifications in Child Health and Women’s Health.
She loves general medicine and dermatology. She is known for taking a holistic and individual approach to care. She enjoys procedures such as minor surgery, skin surgery, and iron infusions where she has a reputation for high quality of care.
She loves bushwalking, mountain biking and can often be found with her nose in a book.
Dr Kuo attended Brisbane State High School for his secondary education and then the University of Sydney for his tertiary studies in a Bachelor of Pharmacy, before returning to Queensland to study Medicine at the University of Queensland. Since completing his medical degree, he undertook hospital training at Toowoomba Hospital before further training in General Practice at Crows Nest and Westbrook until obtaining Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). Since then, he has completed a Diploma of Child Health and maternity alignment with the Mater Mothers Hospital and the Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital. Dr Kuo enjoys all aspects of General Practice and has a special interest in paediatrics, chronic disease management and preventative health. Dr Kuo is married with two young children with whom he enjoys spending his spare time, but he otherwise enjoys playing tennis, travelling and spending time with family and friends. Dr Kuo is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese.
Dr Sahra graduated from the University of Queensland in 2012. She worked at Rockhampton Base Hospital prior to her GP training to become a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). Whilst Sahra enjoys all facets of general practice, her interests include chronic disease, dermatology, women’s health and paediatrics. Dr Sahra has completed further training in Family Planning, Dermatology and Child Health. She is accredited to provide maternity shared care at Mater Mothers and RBWH. She is currently furthering her knowledge and interest in lactation medicine.
Dr Catherine is a true generalist and a strong believer in the power of general practice to change people’s lives. She enjoys working with people across all stages of life and has special interest in Health Coaching, Musculoskeletal problems and Skin Cancer detection and treatment. Catherine provides GP Maternity shared care with both RBWH and Mater Mothers Hospitals. She helps to train and examine GP Registrars for the RACGP. Catherine is a UQ Graduate and did her GP training in beautiful Cairns. She has also completed a Master of Public Health at UQ. Dr Catherine works Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays. When she is not at work, Catherine loves spending time with her Husband, Daughter, dog and cat, riding her bike and trying to finish a house renovation.
Dr Ryan completed his medical degree from University of Queensland in 2007 and has spent his time since graduation working in hospitals from Townsville to Gold Coast, including one year in Wellington, New Zealand. Early in his career, he pursued a career in Neurosurgery that included time on the Neurosurgery training program. Dr Ryan maintains an interest in minor procedures, particularly of the skin and in management of acute and chronic back pain and other types of chronic pain. His general practice training was completed on the Central Coast of New South Wales where part of his general practice training involved working with an integrative GP. Dr Ryan tries to use all his experiences to provide patient centred, kind and comprehensive care. When not at the practice Dr Ryan is busy chasing after his 2 young sons or at the pool. He completed an English Channel Crossing in 2017.
Jenny is the Bookkeeper at Ashgrove West Group Practice. She trained and worked as an accountant, before moving into practice management in 2016. Prior to taking up this position at Ashgrove West Group Practice, Jenny managed a GP and Allied Health/Specialist Practice in Albury for one year. Jenny has an Advanced Diploma in Accounting. She is a member of the Australian Association of Practice Management Ltd (AAPM).
REGISTERED NURSES
AWGP has four highly valued Registered Nurses; Alison, Haydee, Ketina and Carol. All of our nurses have registration through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Each of our nurses has individual interests and speciality areas including wound management, chronic disease management, diabetic care, as well as child health and immunisation.
RECEPTIONISTS & SUPPORT STAFF
The seven receptionists at AWGP; Emma, Leanne, Helen, Angel, Aleesha, Brooke and Ava are highly valued members of our team.
