Information about all our Practice Doctors
Dr Andrew Kent
GP Partner
BM BCh Oxford 1981 BSc MRCGP
Dr Kent is the practice’s Senior Partner. Dr Kent’s special interests include diabetes, mental health and substance misuse.
Dr Jan Panke
GP Partner
State Exam Med 1997 Gottingen, Germany; MRCGP 2002 UK,
Dr Panke'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.
Dr Stephen Dellar
GP Partner
MA (Cantab); MB BChir (Cantab) 2004; MRCGP; DRCOG; DFFP
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.
Dr Alexandra Milne
GP Partner
MB BS 2007 Newcastle; BSc; MRCGP
Dr Milne joined the practice in September 2012. She is a GP Trainer and her special interests are in elderly care and gynaecology.
Dr Graham Peat
GP Partner
MB BS 2009 Newcastle; MRCS; MRCGP
Dr Peat joined the practice in September, 2016. Dr Peat’s special interests include minor surgery, joint injections and “Scalpel-free” vasectomies.
Dr Michael Smith
GP Partner
MB BS 2010 Newcastle; MRCGP (2015)
Dr Smith joined our practice as a Salaried GP on 13th March, 2017. Dr Smith’s special interests are in Digital, Clinical Commissioning, and Frailty.
Dr Stewart Elliot
GP Partner
MB BS 2012 (Newcastle); BSc; PhD; MRCGP
Dr Elliott joined the practice in August 2017. Dr Elliott’s special interest is in medical education.
Dr Rohan Desai
GP Partner
MB BS 2013 (Brighton/Sussex); MRCGP (2018)
Dr Desai joined our practice in December 2020. Dr Desai’s specialist interest is in Mental Health.
Dr Manjula Mallikarjuna
GP Partner
MB BS 2004 (Bangalore, India); MRCGP (UK)(2014); DFSRH (2014)
Dr Manjula joined our practice in March 2021. Dr Manjula’s special interest is in contraception and sexual health.
Dr Andrew Cooke
GP Partner
MBBS 2010 (Newcastle); MRCGP (2015)
Dr Cooke joined the practice in January 2022. Dr Cooke specialises in medical education.
Dr Michael Mason
Salaried GP
MB ChB 2009 Dundee; BSc; MRCGP
Dr Mason joined the practice as a Salaried GP in 2014.
Dr Helen Taylor
Salaried GP
MB BS 2012 (Newcastle); MRCGP (2018); DSFSRH
Dr Helen Taylor joined the practice in April 2020.
Dr Richard Bainbridge
Salaried GP
BSc; MBBS 2014 Newcastle; MRCGP
Dr Richard Bainbridge joined us in November 2023. Dr Bainbridge’s special interests are in under/post-graduate training and lifestyle medicine.
Dr Rohini Desai
Salaried GP
MBBS 2014 Exeter/Plymouth; MRCGP
Dr Rohini Desai joined our practice in April 2023, having completed her GP training with our practice. Dr Desai’s special interests are in Women’s Health, Teaching and Clinical Leadership.
Dr Eleanor Lear
Salaried GP
BA; MBBS 2016 Newcastle; MRCGP
Dr Eleanor Lear joined our practice in November, 2023.