Deer Park Medical Centre

Shop T097, Brimbank Shopping Centre, 28-72 Neale Road

03 9363 6101

03 9363 6121

https://www.deerparkmedicalcentre.com.au

The doctors at Deer Park Medical Centre have been caring for the community for more than 35 years and are experienced and well respected in the profession. They speak different languages in addition to English: Arabic, Farsi, French, Cantonese, Mandarin, Sinhalese and Burmese.

Services available
Deer Park Medical Centre provides a range of services including:

Asthma Management
Child/Maternal Health/Obstetrics Shared Care
Community Medicine
Aged Care Services including Palliative Care
Men’s Health
Women’s Health
Palliative Care
Sexual Health
Mole Mapping and Skin Procedures
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy
Chronic disease management
Anxiety and Depression
Holter Monitors
Sleep Studies
Iron Infusions
Melbourne Pathology on site
Ultrasound on site

We have a variety of allied health services available at our clinic including physiotherapy, podiatry, dietetics, diabetes education, diabetic optometry, audiology, echo-cardiology and psychology.

More information can be found at http://www.deerparkmedicalcentre.com.au

Number of doctors	10
Number of supervisors	4
Number of visiting specialists
Number of rooms	11
Billing	Bulk
Allied health professionals	13

Nursing Staff

Shari Tucker – Div 1 Nurse

Antoneta Gegaj – Endorsed Enrolled Nurse

Amandeep Kaur – Div 1 Nurse

May Zeng – Div 1 Nurse and Diabetes Educator

Additional learning opportunities

Small group learning, Clinical meetings, Journal club, Assisting with procedures

Supervisor special interests

Dr. Atef Asham – His medical interests include Chronic Disease Management, Cardiovascular Care, and Diabetes. Currently, Dr Asham is the chair of cardiology network at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RACGSI Cardiology) and is also an examiner at there. He is a research investigator at Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and is also collaborating with the National Heart Foundation in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment.

Dr. Dev Hewawithana – His medical interests include General Medicine, Chronic Disease Management and Men’s Health. He also performs skin lesion excisions and other minor surgical procedures.

Dr. Roya Gorji – Her special interests include, but are not limited to, Women’s and Children’s Health, Travel Medicine, Chronic Disease Management, and minor surgical procedures. She also has a special interest in Dermatology and skin diseases, including skin cancer, and has undertaken further studies related to this.

Dr. Touraj Oveisi – His medical interests includes Skin Cancer and skin procedures, as well as Musculoskeletal Diseases, Diabetes, and Work Cover cases.

General Facilities / Services

Deer Park Medical Centre has 11 consulting rooms, a treatment room and a theatre room with a state of the art mole map machine. We have pathology and a dentist on-site, ample free parking and a chemist next door. The centre’s staff are friendly, knowledgable and always happy to help. Being inside of Brimbank Shopping Centre, the medical centre is close to anything you might need. There is a food court of lunch options, convenient proximity to supermarkets and a wide variety of shops. We are also very close to diagnostic service options for patients.

Practice opening hours	Monday - Friday 8:30am - 9:00pm Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm Sunday 10:00am - 3:00pm Public Holidays 9:00am - 5:00pm
College Requirements	Full time training requires 38 hrs per week employed averaged over 4 weeks. Less than 38 hours per week employed is part time training.
Evening roster	Evenings are shared by all doctors and the Registrar will be expected to work one evening per week also.
Saturday and Sunday work	The registrar will be rostered on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 am - 6 pm, with an evening shift on Thursday from 1 pm - 9 pm. Weekends and Public Holidays are negotiable.

Public holiday work

The clinic is open on public holidays. Registrars can work if desired.

Out of practice visits

Primary supervisor Dr. Atef Asham does home visits and nursing home visits. Should the registrar want exposure to this, it can be discussed. However it is not a requirement.

Hospital affiliations

Western Health – Sunshine Hospital

Werribee Mercy Hospital

College accreditation	RACGP
Pathway	General

Community groups

Parents’ clubs
School clubs
Spiritual groups

Travel

Public transport	It’s easy to get to Brimbank Shopping Centre by bus: Catch the 423 bus from St Albans train station – via Cairnlea Catch the 424 bus from St Albans train station – via Kings Park Catch the 420 bus from Sunshine Train Station For updated information on public transport timetables visit Public Transport Victoria.
Nearest airport	Tullarmarine International airport
Access and distances to major centres or nearby towns

Schooling

Child care
Kindergarten
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Other