{"id":763,"date":"2026-03-02T14:50:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/a83011\/?page_id=763"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:36:47","slug":"doctors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/a83011\/doctors\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dr Andrew Kent (m)<\/strong><br \/>\nGP Partner &#8211; BM BCh Oxford 1981 BSc MRCGP<\/p>\n<p>Dr Kent is the practice\u2019s Senior Partner. Dr Kent\u2019s special interests include mental health.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Dr Jan Panke (m)<\/strong><br \/>\nGP Partner &#8211; State Exam Med 1997 Gottingen, Germany; MRCGP 2002 UK<\/p>\n<p>Dr Panke&#8217;s surgeries are usually held on Mondays and Thursdays. He is trained in non-scalpel vasectomies and over the last 15 years has performed over 2,500 vasectomies.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Dr Stephen Dellar (m)<\/strong><br \/>\nGP Partner &#8211; MA (Cantab); MB BChir (Cantab) 2004; MRCGP; DRCOG; DFFP<\/p>\n<p>Dr Dellar joined the practice in February, 2008. Dr Dellar undertakes the role of a GP Trainer and is the practice Prescribing Lead. He also takes a lead on research studies undertaken by the practice. He has a special interest in diabetes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Dr Alexandra Milne (f)<\/strong><br \/>\nGP Partner &#8211; MB BS 2007 Newcastle; BSc; MRCGP<\/p>\n<p>Dr Milne joined the practice in September 2012. She is a GP Trainer and her special interests are in elderly care and gynaecology.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Dr Graham Peat (m)<\/strong><br \/>\nGP Partner &#8211; MB BS 2009 Newcastle; MRCS; MRCGP<\/p>\n<p>Dr Peat joined the practice in September, 2016. Dr Peat\u2019s special interests include minor surgery, joint injections and \u201cScalpel-free\u201d vasectomies.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Dr Michael Smith (m)<\/strong><br \/>\nGP Partner &#8211; MB BS 2010 Newcastle; MRCGP (2015)<\/p>\n<p>Dr Smith joined our practice as a Salaried GP on 13th March, 2017. Dr Smith\u2019s special interests are in Digital, Clinical Commissioning, and Frailty.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Dr Stewart Elliot (m)<\/strong><br \/>\nGP Partner &#8211; MB BS 2012 (Newcastle); BSc; PhD; MRCGP<\/p>\n<p>Dr Elliott joined the practice in August 2017. Dr Elliott\u2019s special interest is in medical education.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Dr Rohan Desai (m)<\/strong><br \/>\nGP Partner &#8211; MB BS 2013 (Brighton\/Sussex); MRCGP (2018)<\/p>\n<p>Dr Desai joined our practice in December 2020. Dr Desai\u2019s specialist interest is in Mental Health.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Dr Manjula Mallikarjuna (f)<\/strong><br \/>\nGP Partner &#8211; MB BS 2004 (Bangalore, India); MRCGP (UK)(2014); DFSRH (2014)<\/p>\n<p>Dr Manjula joined our practice in March 2021. Dr Manjula\u2019s special interest is in contraception and sexual health.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Dr Andrew Cooke (m)<\/strong><br \/>\nGP Partner &#8211; MBBS 2010 (Newcastle); MRCGP (2015)<\/p>\n<p>Dr Cooke joined the practice in January 2022. Dr Cooke specialises in medical education.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Dr Michael Mason (m)<\/strong><br \/>\nSalaried GP &#8211; MB ChB 2009 Dundee; BSc; MRCGP<\/p>\n<p>Dr Mason joined the practice as a Salaried GP in 2014.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Dr Helen Taylor (f)<\/strong><br \/>\nSalaried GP &#8211; MB BS 2012 (Newcastle); MRCGP (2018); DSFSRH<\/p>\n<p>Dr Helen Taylor joined the practice in April 2020.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Dr Richard Bainbridge (m)<\/strong><br \/>\nSalaried GP &#8211; BSc; MBBS 2014 Newcastle; MRCGP<\/p>\n<p>Dr Richard Bainbridge joined us in November 2023. Dr Bainbridge\u2019s special interests are in under\/post-graduate training and lifestyle medicine.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Dr Rohini Desai (f)<\/strong><br \/>\nSalaried GP &#8211; MBBS 2014 Exeter\/Plymouth; MRCGP<\/p>\n<p>Dr Rohini Desai joined our practice in April 2023, having completed her GP training with our practice. Dr Desai\u2019s special interests are in Women\u2019s Health, Teaching and Clinical Leadership.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Dr Eleanor Lear (f)<\/strong><br \/>\nSalaried GP &#8211; BA; MBBS 2016 Newcastle; MRCGP<\/p>\n<p>Dr Eleanor Lear joined our practice in November, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Andrew Kent (m) GP Partner &#8211; BM BCh Oxford 1981 BSc MRCGP Dr Kent is the practice\u2019s Senior Partner. 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