Services

We are focused on providing you and your family with personalised, professional and quality healthcare. Our general and specialised medical services available at our Medical Centre are detailed further below.

Littlehampton Medical Centre Values

EXCELLENCE, COMMUNITY, INTEGRITY, COMMITMENT, TEAMWORK

OUR VISION:
To deliver clinical excellence to all as we embrace our community as their practice.

OUR PURPOSE:
To provide our patients with the best possible treatment using the most up-to date and proven methods, materials and equipment.

This will be best achieved in a working environment where we recognise the patient as being the most important person in the team.

In delivering holistic patient centred care we work in an ethical and responsible environment of teamwork and mutual respect for the abilities, skills, roles and functions of all.

Services available

The services listed are provided by our resident GP’s and Independent Doctors who perform services from the Littlehampton Medical Centre.

Experienced General Practitioners

At Littlehampton Medical Centre we value a strong relationship between our General Practitioners and patients. We believe that this is a critical factor for instilling confidence in the patients and families that visit our practice. Our staff understands that visiting your GP can come with a number of different emotions and we work hard to make sure that all of our patients feel comfortable and know that they are in good hands when visiting our practice.

Meet our doctors →

Hills Skin Cancer Clinic

Dr Boris Eskandari-Marandi conducts the Hills Skin Cancer Clinic at Littlehampton Medical Centre.

This involves a complete body check and digital photography to monitor any skin lesions.

The clinic is held on Tuesdays and Fridays.

A gap fee applies for this service. An 8 hour cancellation notice is required for this appointment. A fee will be charged for non attendance.

Clinpath Laboratories

We pride ourselves on providing a high quality & professional pathology service to each of our patients.

Out Clinpath services include blood collection, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, ECG, Holter monitoring, glucose tolerance testing, helicobacter testing and lactose tolerance testing.

Pregnancy Clinics

Our Littlehampton Medical Centre Obstetric Services goal is to ensure you are comfortable and relaxed throughout your pregnancy.

Our staff are dedicated to ensuring you are taken care of in a professional manner supporting you through each visit.

All tests and ultrasounds will be ordered as and when required.

We have many GP’s who offer Shared Care following our Obstetrics Services Guide. Please speak to our reception team for guidance on these GP’s.

Podiatry Clinic

Our podiatry clinic is focused on treating every patient as an individual with unique needs. We care about each patient and helping them get back to their everyday activities as quickly as possible.

Our services include General foot care, ingrown toenails, diabetic and chronic disease foot care and sports injuries & rehabilitation.

Physiotherapy

Our physiotherapist will assess your condition and help you with physical problems. Problems that have arisen from an accident or injury, or even problems you have been managing for most of your life.

Our experienced physiotherapist will assist you to improve your movement, reduce pain and speed up the recovery process.

We also provide:

Childhood Immunisations

Obstetric Care

Women’s Health

Contraceptive Advice

Chronic Disease Management

Asthma Checks

Acupuncture

Emergency Medicine

Mental Health

Recall System

Immunisation Clinics

The Bug Hub Infection Clinic

Counsellor

Travel Medicine

We support our local services near the medical centre

Dr Katherine Ryan

MBBS

Welcome to Katherine who graduated from Flinders University in 2019. She has gained experience in a variety of medical specialties at Flinders Medical Centre and paediatrics at Lyell McEwen Hospital.

She completed the Sydney Child Health Program and is certified in the insertion of Implanon.

Her special interests include child health, sexual health including gender diverse healthcare, womens health and geriatric medicine.

Outside of healthcare Katherine loves hiking and spending time with her family and dog Teddy.

Dr Luis Paxton

General Practitioner, Male, SCHP, FRACGP, MChD, BMedSc

We warmly welcome Luis, a highly skilled, caring, professional GP to our team. Luis grew up in Sydney and studied Medicine at the Australian National University in Canberra. He achieved Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2021. He is passionate about men’s health and the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. In his spare time Luis enjoys chasing after his two young boys and labrador, playing piano and guitar, and watching cricket, rugby league and AFL.”

Areas of interest:

Travel medicine
Family medicine
Mens health

Dr Valli N Subramanian

GP, Female, MBBS, FRACGP

We warmly welcome Dr Valli Subramanian to Littlehampton Medical Centre. Valli fellowed with the RACGP in 2021 and has been consulting rurally in SA since. Her interests include Womens and Childrens health, Sexual and reproductive medicine, chronic disease, mirena & implanon insertions / removals and Skin cancer medicine. Valli is a positive, friendly, dedicated GP who is committed to quality, professional patient care

Areas of interest:

Womans health
Sexual and reproductive health
Skin cancer medicine
Child and family health

Kat Irwin

MBBS, DRANZCOG

Kathryn graduated from the University of Western Sydney in 2012 before undertaking hospital training in Sydney, rural NSW and at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide. She completed her GP training with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2020 and has a diploma with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Kathryn’s particular interests include reproductive and sexual health. She offers antenatal shared care, contraceptive counselling including IUD and implanon insertions/ removals, menopausal management and sexual health screening and care, in addition to general family medicine. Kathryn will be joining our team at Littlehampton part-time.

Dr Karen Prior

General Practitioner, Female, MBBS

We welcome Dr Karen Prior to our clinic. Karen commenced her medical career in the UK before moving to Australia with her family in 2015. She is now pursuing a career in General Practice and has a special interest in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. Karen is currently working towards her Graduate Diploma in Child Health. In her spare time Karen and her family are pursuing health and fitness, enjoying a warmer outdoor lifestyle including sailing and diving.

Areas of interest:

Family health
Sexual and reproductive health
Child Health

Stephen McCappin

GP

Special Interest includes General Medicine

Skye Curlis

GP

Dr Skye Curlis graduated from Monash University in 2003 and completed her hospital training in Victoria before moving to the UK to work in Emergency Medicine. Upon her return to Australia, she completed her General Practice training whilst working for the Royal Flying Doctors, covering remote communities on Cape Yorke from the RFDS base in Cairns. Dr Curlis moved to the Adelaide Hills with her husband and 2 young sons in early 2017 and has worked at Littlehampton since. She also takes part in the after hours roster at Mt Barker Hospital and is currently employed as the interim Medical Director for that service. Dr Curlis’ areas of special interest include chronic disease management, women’s health including shared obstetric care and paediatrics (obtained my Diploma of Child Health in 2012). Dr Curlis currently works Monday’s, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturday’s (on roster) and is happy to see new patients.

Lucy Jones

MBChM, PhD, DRANZCOG

Dr Lucy Jones joins our practice as a GP registrar training towards a fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General practitioners. Lucy graduated from the University of Birmingham, UK, in 2014 and subsequently worked at a district general hospital in a variety of specialities before moving to Australia in 2017. Since moving to Adelaide, Lucy has completed her Diploma in Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology. More recently Lucy has been working at Flinders Medical Centre Emergency Department. Lucy enjoys all aspects of general practice but has a keen interest in Women’s health, Obstetrics and Paediatrics.

Rebecca Colmer

MChD, BMedRadSci (NucMed) (Hons)

Rebecca graduated from the Australian National University in 2016.

After working at various hospitals in Canberra and NSW she chose to specialise in General Practice.

She has gained valuable experience working in various city and country areas of South Australia.

Rebecca is a Fellowed Specialist GP who enjoys all aspects of general practice and is a GP obstetric shared care provider.

Matthew Bourke

MBBS, FRACGP, FARGP, Grad Dip Rural General Practice, BA

Matthew is a proud Gamilaraay man and graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1999.

After three years of hospital-based training across Adelaide, he travelled to the UK in 2003 and worked in the NHS.

In 2004, he started in Rural General Practice at Balaklava and Moonta in SA.

Matthew completed GP Anaesthetics Training at Modbury Hospital in 2006 and has been living in the Adelaide Hills with his young family, since 2007.

He has participated in the Theatre and on-call Obstetric Anaesthesia roster at Mt Barker Hospital for more than a decade.

A regular visitor to the Dept Anaesthesia at Women’s and Children’s Hospital, for voluntary upskilling with children. He maintains CPD in both General Practice and Anaesthesia.

Matthew enjoys seeing all patients across the breadth of General Practice but has most training and experience in Adult and Elderly Psychiatry and Aboriginal Health.

He is also a Senior Consultant for SALHN, at the Aboriginal Family Clinic.

He received a University Blue, making the Australian Universities Rifle Team and SA Under 25 Champion, in 1993-94.

He was Chair of the SA Aboriginal Health Research Ethics Committee for a number of years.

Now an avid cyclist, he attends to the family’s hobby farm in his spare time.

Katrina Allen

GP

Dr Katrina Allen is a qualified GP and sexual health physician (Fellow of the Royal Australian College of GPs and a Fellow of the Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine). She has a particular interest in sexual and reproductive health, including contraception and menopause in particular. Dr Allen has been with the Central Clinic in Mt Barker and then Littlehampton Medical Centre for over 20 years. She is part-time, working Wednesdays and Thursdays and is involved in the clinic’s teaching practice. Although immediate appointments are not always available, she does see new patients.

Dr Fen-Fen Koh

General Practitioner, Female, MBBS

Welcome Dr Fen-Fen Koh, joining our Littlehampton Clinic as a GP registrar. Fen graduated from Flinders University in 2015, spent several years in the hospital system gaining experience in various medical fields before moving into General Practice. She has developed interests in women’s health, paediatrics, management of chronic health issues, preventative care and skin issues. Outside of work Fen spends time with her young family and enjoys engaging in sports such as martial arts and swimming.

Areas of interest:

Family Health

Claire Riebeling

MBBS, FRACGP, DCH

Claire Riebeling is an Adelaide local who graduated in 2011 at the University of Adelaide, working predominantly at the Lyell McEwin Hospital before completing her specialist GP training in 2018. Claire works part time in both general practice and emergency medicine, and also occasionally does surgical assisting. Her special interests in general practice are in working with children, sexual health, preventative medicine and health checkups. Outside of medicine, Claire enjoys playing hockey, gardening and cooking with varying degrees of success! She also loves to walk her friends’ dogs and hopes to get one of her own soon.

Adrian Rose

GP

Special Interests include General Medical, Musculoskeletal Medicine and Cosmetic Medicine

Cara Bryant

MBBS, FRACGP, DRACOG Advanced, FRACGP, DCH, IBCLC, Cert. Basic Radiology, Med. Cert. Acupuncture

Dr Cara Bryant is one of two Practice Principals of Littlehampton Medical Centre. Dr Bryant has been providing quality health care to families in the Adelaide Hills for more than 20 years. She graduated in 1989 with an MBBS, is vocationally registered (FRACGP) and has Advanced Diplomas in Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology (RANZCOG) and Child Health, with further qualifications in radiology, lactation, medical acupuncture and practice management. Her special interests include Obstetrics, Women’s Health, Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Medical Acupuncture and General Practice. Dr Bryant also actively engages in continuous training and as supervisor for both registrars and medical students.

Dr Belinda Wouters

General Practitioner, Female, MBBS

Welcome to Belinda who graduated from Flinders University and has gained experience in a variety of medical specialties at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. She completed the Sydney Child Health Program and the Graduate Certificate in Remote Health, which focuses on holistic healthcare provision and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Belinda brings with her a wealth of experience, having previously worked and lived in Central and Western Australia.

Areas of interest:

Family health

Nicola Wisdom

MBBS, FRACGP

Dr Nicola Wisdom has been working at Littlehampton Medical Centre for almost 7 years. She graduated from Adelaide University in 2009, and completed further training at the Royal Adelaide and Women’s and Children’s hospital. She completed General Practice Specialist training, with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, in 2014. Dr Wisdom has a particular interest in child and adolescent health, having obtained a Diploma of Child and Youth Health in 2011. She also enjoys women’s health. Other than consulting at Littlehampton Medical Centre, Dr Wisdom works for GPEx as a Medical Educator where she teaches GP trainees. Outside of medicine Dr. Wisdom enjoys most sports, supporting the Adelaide Crows, Liverpool Football Club and the Australian Cricket team. She also enjoys spending time with her young family and Labrador Ruby.

Thomas Mathew

BMBS (Hons)

Dr Thomas Mathew re-joins our practice as a General Practitioner. Graduating with Honours from Monash University in 2013 he has gained a broad range of experience and skills through hospital and GP work undertaken over the last 7 years.

Dr Mathew has obtained his Diploma in Dermatology and is completing certificates in Skin Cancer Medicine and Dermoscopy.

Consulting hours: Tuesday – Thursday, including some Saturday mornings.

Special interests :

General Family Medicine
Dermatology
Skin Cancer Medicine

Boris Eskandari-Marandi

BMBS, FRACGP, Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer)

Dr Boris Eskandari-Marandi is one of two Practice Principles at Littlehampton Medical Centre. He holds a Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of GPs and a Master of Medicine in the field of Primary Care Skin Cancer Medicine.

Dr Boris graduated from Flinders University in 1993. He then spent the following 7 years working at the Flinders Medical Centre, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and The Lyell McEwin Hospital gaining experience in a broad range of medical specialties. He moved to the Adelaide Hills in 2000 and has been a member of the Littlehampton team ever since. He is also an accredited supervisor for GP Registrars and is involved in teaching medical students at the clinic. Dr Boris has a special interest in skin cancer medicine and runs skin cancer clinics twice a week. He also consults four days a week, including some Saturdays, in all areas of general practice. He provides regular visits to Sash Ferguson and Oakfield Nursing Homes in Mt Barker, and the Hahndorf Residential Care Facility in Hahndorf and also takes part in the inpatient management of patients at Mt Barker DSM Hospital.

Services

Littlehampton Medical Centre Values

Services available

Experienced General Practitioners

Hills Skin Cancer Clinic

Clinpath Laboratories

Pregnancy Clinics

Podiatry Clinic

Physiotherapy

We also provide:

Childhood Immunisations

Obstetric Care

Women’s Health

Contraceptive Advice

Chronic Disease Management

Asthma Checks

Acupuncture

Emergency Medicine

Mental Health

Recall System

Immunisation Clinics

The Bug Hub Infection Clinic

Counsellor

Travel Medicine

We support our local services near the medical centre

Shiloh Within Counselling

Opening Hours

Little Hampton Dental

Opening Hours

Dr Katherine Ryan

MBBS

Dr Luis Paxton

Dr Valli N Subramanian

GP, Female, MBBS, FRACGP

Kat Irwin

MBBS, DRANZCOG

Dr Karen Prior

Areas of interest:

Stephen McCappin

GP

Skye Curlis

GP

Lucy Jones

MBChM, PhD, DRANZCOG

Rebecca Colmer

MChD, BMedRadSci (NucMed) (Hons)

Matthew Bourke

MBBS, FRACGP, FARGP, Grad Dip Rural General Practice, BA

Katrina Allen

GP

Dr Fen-Fen Koh

Areas of interest:

Claire Riebeling

MBBS, FRACGP, DCH

Adrian Rose

GP

Cara Bryant

MBBS, FRACGP, DRACOG Advanced, FRACGP, DCH, IBCLC, Cert. Basic Radiology, Med. Cert. Acupuncture

Dr Belinda Wouters

Areas of interest:

Nicola Wisdom

MBBS, FRACGP

Thomas Mathew

BMBS (Hons)

Boris Eskandari-Marandi

BMBS, FRACGP, Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer)