Our Team

Doctors +

Dr Margherita Di Carlo

Qualifications

MBBS Dip.Obs FRACGP

Availability

Day	Time
Mondays	9:30 am to 5:45 pm
Wednesdays	9:30 am to 6:00 pm
Thursdays	10:30 am to 6:00 pm
Fridays	10:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Bio

Dr. Di Carlo is also a principle doctor at McKinley Medical Centre. She began her practice at McKinley in 1993. Marghi has a special interest in Shared obstetrics care and Geriatrics.

Marghi has a young family and enjoys outdoor activities with them.

Dr Derek Szyman

Qualifications

MBBS, M Sports Med

Availability

Day	Time
-	Coming soon

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Bio

Derek completed his medical degree in 1980 and began working at McKinley Medical Centre in 2006. He has completed a Master’s Degree in Sports Medicine and has a particular interest in Travel medicine, and Orthopaedic and Sports medicine

Detek regularly assists in orthopaedic surgery in some of Melbourne’s Private Hospitals.

Dr Kevin Quek

Qualifications

MBBS, FRACGP

Availability

Day	Time
Mondays	10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Tuesday	8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Wednesdays	8:30 am to 5:30 pm
Thursdays	9:15 am to 12:30 pm
Fridays	9:00 am to 5:00 pm

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Bio

Kevin began working at McKinley Medical Centre in 1998 and has a special interest in paediatrics. He has a young family and enjoys recreational fishing and bike ridding.

Dr Pallavi Sharma

Qualifications

MBBS, FRACGP, DCGO, ACAM, ACNEM

Availability

Day	Time
Tuesday	1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Wednesdays	9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Thursdays	1:00 pm to 5:30 pm

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Bio

Pallavi began practicing at McKinley Medical Centre in 2004.She has a special interest in dermatology and cosmetic medicine (Botox & Fillers).

Pallavi has two adult sons who have followed her into the medical profession.

Dr Joenice Khor

Qualifications

MBBS, FRACGP

Availability

Day	Time
Mondays	9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Tuesday	9:30 am to 2:30 pm
Thursdays	8:30 am to 2:00 pm
Fridays	9:30 am to 4:30 pm

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Bio

Joenice graduated from University of Adelaide and obtained her GP specialist, RACGP in Melbourne. She has been practising for 15 years and has enjoys all area of general practice with special interest in mental health, paediatrics, women’s health and minor skin procedures.

She works full time at Mckinley and is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese. Outside of work, she enjoys her time with her husband, 3 young children and her dog.

Dr Amy Lee

Qualifications

MBBS, B.Med.Sci, FRACGP, D.C.H

Availability

Day	Time
Mondays	2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Fridays	10:30 am to 3:30 pm

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Bio

Amy began working at McKinley Medical Centre in 2014 as a registrar and returned after completing her fellowship in General Practice in 2015. She is interested in all areas of general practice with special interest in women’s health, paediatrics and aged care.

Outside of medicine, she enjoys spending time with her two young boys and her husband.

Dr Steven Lu

Qualifications

MBBS(hons) DCH FRACGP

Availability

Day	Time
Mondays	1:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Wednesdays	1:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Fridays	10:30 am to 7:00 pm

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Bio

Steven graduated medical school with honours from Monash University, and has been practising as a specialist general practitioner since attaining his fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. He also holds a Diploma in Child Health from the University of Sydney.

Steven worked extensively across the fields of intensive care, general medicine, and geriatric medicine in both public and private services before he made his move into general practice. He has a special interest in preventative health, adolescent health, complex medical conditions, and geriatric medicine.

In his free time, Steven enjoys travelling and playing sports, as well as family time - which is spent mostly indulging in his wife's cooking and chasing after their young daughter.

Steven consults fluently in Mandarin. 呂醫生可以用國語問診。

Dr Peter Giles

Dr Anne Ky

Qualifications

MBBS(hons) DCH FRACGP

Availability

Day	Time
Tuesdays	8:30 am to 5:30 pm
Thursdays	12:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Fridays	8:30 am to 12:30 pm

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Bio

Anne is a new addition to the Mckinley family, with a special interest in paediatrics and palliative medicine.

Outside of work, Anne stays busy looking after her young family, and enjoying good food and coffee.

Dr Laxman Tharmarajah

Qualifications

MBBS, B.MedSci, FRACGP

Availability

Day	Time
Mondays	8:30 am to 1:30 pm
Tuesday	10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Wednesdays	8:30 am to 1:00 pm
Thursdays	8:30 am to 5:00 pm

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Bio

Laxman graduated from the University of Melbourne and completed his hospital training at St Vincent’s Hospital and Monash Health. He began working at McKinley Medical Centre in 2018, as a registrar and has since completed his fellowship in General Practice. Laxman consults Monday to Thursday.

He has a keen interest in preventative health, men’s health and chronic medical conditions. Laxman also teaches first and second year medical students at Monash University in Case Studies and Clinical Skills, and has been an examiner for their clinical exams.

Outside of general practice, Laxman has a keen interest in all sports, especially cricket.

Allied health and visiting specialists +

John Osborne

Podiatrist

John Osborne

Qualifications

Coming soon

Availability

Day	Time
Mondays	9:00am-12:00pm
Wednesdays	9:00am-6:00pm
Fridays	2:00pm-6:00pm

Bio

John is an experienced podiatrist, having worked in sports and general podiatry. He is currently at La Trobe University completing postgraduate research in heel pain (plantar fasciitis) and considering the role foot strength and rehabilitation plays with the condition.

He has a particular interest in injuries such as heel pain, shin splints, sesamoiditis, patellofemoral pain, and tendinopathies of the foot and ankle. However, John also has experience managing patients with rheumatological conditions (e.g., arthritis), blisters, ingrown toenails, general foot care, and chronic disease management such as diabetes.

Tomos Miller

Podiatrist

Tomos Miller

Qualifications

Coming soon

Availability

Day	Time
Thursdays	10:00am-4:00pm
Every 2nd Saturday	9:00am-12:00pm

Bio

Tomos is passionate and enthusiastic about all aspects of foot health with experience across a wide range of fields including the diabetic foot, in-grown toenails and toenail surgeries, sports injuries and orthotics. He graduated with a Masters of Podiatric Practice in 2018 and has had further training in dry needling and soft tissue manipulation.

As a practitioner, Tomos understands the impact foot health can have on your quality of life and the importance of keeping you healthy, active and on your feet. Tomos is particularly good at managing conditions such as in-grown toenails, heel pain, shin splints, stress fractures and tendon pathologies.

Peter Fanning

Psychologist

Peter Fanning

Qualifications

Coming soon

Availability

Day	Time
Tuesdays	10:00am-6:00pm

Bio

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Allana Crespin

Psychologist

Allana Crespin

Qualifications

Member of Australian Psychological Society, Graduate Diploma of Professional Psychology, Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology, Bachelor of Psychology and Business (Human Resources)

Availability

Day	Time
Thursdays	9:00am-5:00pm

Bio

Allana has over six years experience as a psychologist. Allana works with a client focus, tailoring her approach to the client’s beliefs, attitudes, insight and developmental stage. She hopes to build a genuine and collaborative therapeutic relationship as she believes this is an essential component to making positive change. In working with a non-judgmental and accepting approach, Allana intends clients to feel safe, respected, and supported in exploring and addressing their difficulties. Allana is passionate in assisting clients to overcome hardships and instilling hope and enthusiasm for the future.

Allana has experience providing therapeutic support across the lifespan, especially assisting adults – helping with depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, adjustment issues, alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues, relationship difficulties, conflict resolution and self-esteem. She has worked in a number of settings including private practice, employment services and schools and is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society.

New dietician

Dietician

Allied health 3

Qualifications

Coming soon

Availability

Day	Time
-	Coming soon

Bio

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Dr Chia Pei Chong

Geriatrician

Dr Chia Pei Chong

Qualifications

Coming soon

Availability

Day	Time
-	Coming soon

Bio

Dr Chong completed her medical degree at Monash University and completed her specialty training through Monash Health, Eastern Health and the Alfred Hospital. Dr Chong has a Fellowship in continence management and currently completing a Master degree in Wound Care. Dr Chong works in the hospital as the Medical Lead in GEM at home, a service that provides geriatric assessment and rehabilitation for older patients at home. She also provides care for older people in complex care clinic and with aged care assessment service (ACAS). She is also a current member of the council for Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine (ANZSGM).

She is passionate in improving the health and quality of life for her patients, advocating for her patients including helping them to stay at home. Her strengths are providing complex care for patients in the community including managing polypharmacy, cognitive impairment, falls and balance, chronic wound care. She is also the co-author of the Geriatric Society's position statement on Immunisation for older people. Dr Chong is fluent in multiple languages including Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien and Malay.

Dr Jun Yew (Alvin) Tay

Geriatrician

Dr Chia Pei Chong

Qualifications

MBBS (Hons), FRACP

Consultant Physician and Geriatrician

Availability

Day	Time
-	Coming soon

Bio

Member of the Royal Australasian and New Zealand College of Physicians Dr Tay graduated from Monash University and completed his Geriatric Medicine training in 2018. He works fractionally with Monash Health and Peninsula Health. He has an interest in dementia, polypharmacy, falls and management of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) in residential care facilities

Dr Lan Lan

Endocrinologist

Allied health 4

Qualifications

Coming soon

Availability

Day	Time
-	Coming soon

Bio

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Practice nurses +

Administration staff +

Nikki

Practice Manager

Laura

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