GP-Obstetrician
What are your professional interests/specialties?
General Practice with a particular interest in pregnancy care. This encapsulates pre-pregnancy planning, antenatal, birthing and postpartum care. My birthing skillset includes performing instrumentals and caesarean sections if intervention is required. I liaise with our fantastic team of Geraldton midwives, specialist FRANZCOG Obstetricians and Allied Health team.
Tell us, where are you from and how did you get to be a GP-Obstetrician in the Midwest-Gascoyne region?
My childhood was spent between Melbourne and the family farm in Western Victoria. I landed back in Melbourne as an adult for my University and Obstetric training. The metropolitan hospitals and city lifestyle were becoming a bit of a grind, and I wanted to see more of the country, so I applied for General Practice training in WA.
What do you love about the Midwest-Gascoyne?
The beaches, the warm winters, the beautiful sunny mornings, the amazing sunsets, the outdoor lifestyle, flip-flops, space for a backyard, the tight-knit Geraldton community.
Did you always want to be a GP-Obstetrician? Why?
Not at all! I only thought about becoming a doctor towards the end of Secondary School (when we had to start thinking about careers). Obstetrics and Rural General Practice were never on my radar until I sampled them at medical school. I now love being a rural proceduralist.
What are your passions?
I love travel and I love food!
When you aren’t working, where will we find you?
Spending time with my husband, small dog and our latest mini-me edition.
