LABRADOR medical centre
07 5552 1888
32 CENTRAL ST
LABRADOR QLD 4215
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Dr. Carl Rubis. MBBS, FRACGP, DAME, owner / director
READ MORECarl is one of four Owners / Directors of Tandem Health Labrador Medical Centre. Carl joined the Southport Medical Centre as a Partner in 1977 and worked primarily at the Southport Medical Centre prior to the Practice amalgamating with the Labrador Medical Centre. Carl's career has spanned more than 40 years. During that time Carl has obtained his Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP), Certificates in Medical Acupuncture, Advanced Spinal Manipulation, Sports Medicine (Carl was the national Team Doctor for the Brisbane Bears (now Brisbane Lions) for 3 years); Skin Cancer Medicine and a certificate in Dermoscopy. Carl completed a Certificate of Civil Aviation Medicine and is a qualified Designated Aviation Medical Examiner (DAME) for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Carl performs both private and commercial Aviation Medicals. Carl is a full member of the Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine and passed the Certified Medical Review Officer (MRO) examination through the MRO Certification Council (MROCC) USA in conjunction with CASA and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Carl holds a private pilots licence with multi engine and instrument ratings and acted as the fly in/fly out Locum GP and Acting Superintendent of the Island’s Hospital each Friday morning for 12 years for the General Practice at Dunwich on North Stradbroke Island. In 1993 Carl joined the Australian Army Reserve and served as a Captain for 7 years and acted as the Regiment Doctor for the 5/11 Field Regiment and then the 1st Field Regiment based at Enoggera. Carl was awarded the Army Service Medal and is now on inactive duty. Carl received recognition of his service to General Practice by being awarded a Life Membership of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners at the RACGP national conference in 2015. Carl was for many years an accredited Supervisor and Trainer for the Australian General Practice Post-Graduate Medical Education Training Program. Carl was the coordinator of the pilot training program for the GC Hospital/FRACGP Post Graduate Medical Education PGPPP programme training Year 1 interns and Year 2 JHO’s for a 2 year period. Carl participated as the Practice Representative in various National Primary Care Collaborative Workshops around chronic disease management and also represented the Practice on the e-Collaborative 21st Century Patient Care and Self-Management Learning Workshops NeHTA and Improvement Foundation eHealth national collaboratives. Carl was a Gold Coast representative on the General Practice Aged Care Advisory Group; Aged Care Reference Group; Allied Health (Aged Care) Quality Group and General Practice Aged Care Panel. Carl has a particular interest in
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In his spare time, Carl is a primary producer and runs a 3000 acre Droughtmaster cattle breeding property near Texas on Qld/NSW border.
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Dr. Stephen Shepherd. MBBS, Dip RACOG, owner / director
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Dr. Bill Wakefield. MBBS, dip racog, owner / director
READ MOREBill is one of four Owners / Directors of Tandem Health Labrador Medical Centre. Bill has been a Partner in the Practice (Southport Medical Centre) since 1988 and worked primarily at the Southport Medical Centre prior to the Practice amalgamating with the Labrador Medical Centre. Bill has a Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Bill worked at the Gold Coast Hospital for 4 years before joining the Practice in 1988. During those years at the Gold Coast Hospital he rotated through all of the various areas of medical specialties that were available at the hospital at that time. He believes this gave him a good basis for General Practice. Just prior to beginning work at the Southport Medical Centre one of the senior partners retired and Bill took over the care of many of his long-term patients. As many of these patients commenced moving into aged care Bill developed an interest in this area of medicine. About 50% of his workload currently is involved with the care of residents in Residential Aged Care Facilities. Bill’s main areas of focus are
Bill is heavily involved in the local Lutheran Church in Southport. He has been a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Southport since moving to the Gold Coast and over the years has served on many church committees and was a member of the Trinity Lutheran College Council for 19 years. When time allows Bill likes to go camping and bushwalking. This gives him a chance to get away completely from the pressures of a busy Practice that can involve a lot of non-patient contact time on his days off. He particularly enjoys long walks through the Hinterland rain forests. Bill enjoys watching all sports especially Rugby League and water polo. Until his last year of university he played first grade Rugby League in Ipswich. His interest in water polo was generated when his daughters started playing, and for many years Bill was the manager of the Gold Coast and Queensland Women’s team at the Queensland National titles.
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Dr. Emile Malek. MBBS, FRACGP, owner / director
READ MOREEmile is one of four Owners / Directors of Tandem Health Labrador Medical Centre. He joined the Practice as a Partner in 2003 and worked primarily at the Southport Medical Centre prior to the Practice amalgamating with the Labrador Medical Centre. Emile is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners with vast experience across various areas of General Practice. Emile has a loyal patient following and is known as an approachable, caring, experienced and available senior GP. Emile regularly provides care to residents of Residential Aged Care Facilities on the northern end of the Gold Coast whilst maintaining a daily presence in the Practice. Over the years, Emile and the Labrador Medical Centre have provided valuable contribution to the Gold Coast Aged Care community via the Practice’s dedicated Aged Care Division and team of visiting Doctors. Emile is a former member of the Multicultural Council of Gold Coast (1999 – 2005). Emile's large patient following reflects his respected and long-term work within the local multicultural community. Emile is also a former member of the Coptic Committee of Gold Coast (1996 – 2012) and an active member of the Coptic Committee of Queensland Conferences. Emile has a particular interest in
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Dr. Judith kelly. MBCHB, fracgp
READ MOREJudith is a well-respected senior female General Practitioner and has a loyal following. She came to Australia from England in 1989 and worked at the Gold Coast Hospital and in General Practice for one year before returning to England to complete her GP training. Judith obtained her Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners in England in 1992 and later achieved her Fellowship in Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) in 2000. Returning to the Gold Coast in 1993 to continue her career in General Practice, Judith also worked with Family Planning. Judith then spent 3 years in Townsville working with Breast Screen Queensland and at the Townsville General Hospital whilst completing the Australian Medical Council exams. The Southport Medical Centre welcomed Judith, our longest serving female GP in 1998. Judith primarily worked at the Southport Medical Centre prior to the Practice amalgamating with the Labrador Medical Centre. With extensive experience across various areas of General Practice, Judith is forever dedicated to her patients and the Practice’s GP team. She has a particular interest in:
Judith represented the Practice at the inaugural National Primary Care Chronic Disease Management Collaborative in Melbourne and was instrumental in the establishment of our whole of Practice comprehensive program around the management of Diabetes, Chronic Heart Disease and Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease COPD. For many years Judith also played an integral role in the mentoring of Registrars working with the Practice. “I enjoy working in a team environment and enjoy the continuity of care that allows me to really get to know my patients.” In her free time, Judith enjoys travelling and is working on improving her skiing technique! Judith also kayaks and plays the occasional game of tennis.
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Dr. David lai. MBBS, fracgp
READ MOREDavid joined the team in 2010. David is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP). Having previously been a Paediatric Registrar at the Gold Coast Hospital, David has a particular interest in paediatrics. David’s areas of interest include
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David was for many years an accredited Supervisor for the Australian General Practice Post-Graduate Medical Education Training Program and has mentored a number of Registrars at the Labrador Medical Centre . David’s interests outside of General Practice include travelling and literature.
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Dr. Natalie Mulcahy. BHLthSc, MBBS (Hons), DCH, FRACGP
READ MOREDr Natalie Mulcahy first joined us in 2008. She is originally from the UK and grew up in Sussex, she started her career as a Registered Nurse in Brighton before moving to London and training to become a Registered Sick Children's Nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital. After spending further time in London hospitals caring for children with serious liver and kidney conditions she met her Australian husband to be and so moved to Australia permanently in 1995. Natalie fulfilled a longtime desire to study medicine in 2001 when she commenced Medical School at The University of Queensland, by then with two young children aged 2 and 4 in tow. She graduated in 2005 with first class honours and another addition to the brood. After internship and residency at Gold Coast Hospital Natalie completed her family with a fourth child who arrived in 2007. Natalie joined our Practice as a Registrar in 2008, she temporarily left in 2010 to pursue some time working in rural Australia and Emergency Medicine and returned permanently in 2011. Natalie holds a Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) and has also completed further study via Sydney Children's Hospital and holds a Diploma in Child Heath. Natalie is also an RACGP Examiner and conducts ECT visits for Registrars. Natalie enjoys all aspects of General Practice and particularly values the opportunity to care for patients through all stages of life from newborn to the elderly. Natalie visits a local nursing home and also has a keen interest in maternal and child health. Natalie's main interest areas include;
In her spare time Natalie enjoys travelling, cooking, reading, and is attempting to learn Italian. She took up running a bit later in life and completed her first half marathon in August 2017.
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Dr. Louis Beak. BSpPath, MBBS, DCH, FRACGP
READ MORELouis graduated from Griffith University School of Medicine in 2012. He worked for 3 years at the Gold Coast University Hospital as a junior doctor, which included extended experience and training in the Paediatric and Neonatal Units, and stints in regional North Queensland. During this time, he completed his Diploma in Child Health. Louis commenced his GP training program in 2016, joined Tandem Health in 2017, and obtained his Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) in early 2018. Louis has an interest in all aspects of General Practice, and enjoys working with people of all ages and walks of life. In addition to general consults, he provides iron infusions, ear micro-suctioning, skin checks and basic excisions of skin lesions. He aims to complete further training in skin cancer medicine and surgery in 2020-21. Louis also holds a Bachelor of Speech Pathology from the University of Queensland and worked for two years as a Speech Pathologist for Blue Care and the Gold Coast Hospital Health Service prior to commencing his studies in medicine. Louis enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, and with family and friends. He occasionally gets out for a surf with his mates, likes to go for a run around the suburbs listening to podcasts, and spends way too much time following the NBA and most other sports. He loves to travel and plan the next family trip away. |
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Dr. TIMOTHY asquith. bPHTY, MBBS, DCH, FRACGP
READ MORETim started is career in health as a Physiotherapist, graduating from Charles Sturt University with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy in 2004. He worked in a variety of locations, from small rural base hospitals to large tertiary centres both in Australia and overseas. His ongoing desire to continue to study all aspects of health led him to commence his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree at Griffith University in 2010. Upon graduation, Tim completed his hospital training at the Gold Coast University Hospital and was fortunate to gain experience in diverse areas including Paediatrics, Emergency, General Surgery, Infectious Diseases/Endocrinology and Geriatrics/Rehabilitation, which provided him with a fantastic basis for General Practice. During this time he also completed his Diploma of Child Health from Sydney University and obtained a certificate in Advanced Paediatric Life Support. In 2018 Tim obtained his Fellowship and became a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP). Tim loves the holistic nature of General Practice and prides himself on his ability to connect and empower his patients to maximise their health. Although he enjoys all aspects of General Practice, Tim has a particular interest in:
Tim is a sports fanatic, with a particular fondness for AFL and NBA basketball. He is a long suffering Gold Coast Suns fan and can often be seen in various stages of despair at Metricon Stadium on game day. When he is not working, he can be found exploring the parks and beaches of the Gold Coast with his wife and two children. |
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OUR SUPPORT TEAM
We are fortunate to employ long serving professional management, nursing and administrative teams who help ensure standards of care within the Practice are always maintained.