Clinical Team
Dr. Vishal Sharma
MD MRCGP FRACGP MBA
Vishal is the Director at Kaizen Clinics. He had the privilege of working with leading medical specialists during his medical training in the United Kingdom.
He acquired a wealth of experience working in General Practice and after hours service in South-West England and then Australia. He became a Member of Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP UK) in 2008 and completed his MBA in 2012 from Warwick University in the United Kingdom. He moved to Australia in early 2013. He is a vocationally registered GP and a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
He takes the concerns of his patients very seriously and thoroughly relishes the challenge of complex medical problems. He firmly believes in evidence-based medicine. He enjoys all aspects of General Practice especially chronic disease management and men’s health. Vishal enjoys travelling, cricket, soccer, cycling and most of all he thoroughly enjoys the superb coffee Melbourne has to offer.
Dr Navid Afsharipour
MD, FRACGP
Dr Afsharipour has more than 10 years’ experience as a GP, the last 6 years being in metropolitan and rural Australia. Navid is proudly Australian and his background is Persian.
Navid is registered with a Medical Doctorate and has a General and Specialist Registration with the Australian Medical Council (AMC) and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (Fellowship of RACGP). He is very passionate about general practice and believes a good relationship and communication between doctor and patient, is the key factor for the best outcome of each consultation. Navid is very enthusiastic about cosmetics (aesthetics), women’s health, paediatrics and skin diseases.
He also has a great knowledge of mental health and broad working knowledge in emergency medicine. Navid enjoys seeing a wide variety of patients and enjoys using his knowledge and experience to enable the best possible outcome for each patient. Navid can facilitate consultation for those patients who speak Farsi (Persian) using their own language.
Navid enjoys listening to music and plays Bass guitar in his spare time. He also enjoys cycling on a regular basis and getting together with family and friends on weekends.
Dr Afsharipour consults from Monday through to Friday.
Dr Sima Radaei
MD, FRACGP
Seville Medical Centre is delighted to welcome Dr Sima Radaei to our team. Dr Radaei has been working as a GP since 2005 and enjoys all aspects of medicine.
She is an Australian Medical Council graduate and is a fellow of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She has worked in both metropolitan and rural settings and has had a teaching role with Health Education Australia. Dr Radaei has a special interest in Women’s Health, Paediatrics, Chronic Disease and Mental Health.
Dr Anne Cousens
MBChB, FRACGP
Dr Anne Cousens graduated from Manchester University, UK and completed her general practice training in the UK before immigrating to Australia in 2001.
She is passionate about general practice and aims to be patient centered and evidence based with her care. She has a particular interest in Mental Health in all ages, Women’s Health, Sexual Health and in Chronic and Complex Conditions. She has a personal and professional interest in specific learning disorders. Dr Anne Cousens is fellow of the RACGP. In her spare time, around trying to parent 3 teenagers, Anne enjoys walking, camping and gardening.
Dr Ankit Chaudhary
MD, RACGP
Dr. Ankit Chaudhary is an experienced General practitioner with more than 10 years of work experience in Medicine. Dr. Ankit Chaudhary graduated from the prestigious N.H.L medical college, India in 2008. He believes in a patient-centered approach to medical care. He places a strong emphasis on providing a positive experience for all patients.
After migrating to Australia, Ankit worked at Townsville hospital and gained experience in Emergency, General medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery. He also worked at Gold coast University hospital and Townsville hospital for almost three years as a basic physician trainee and gained experience in different medical subspecialties.
He gained a fellowship with RACGP in 2018. During this time, he also gained a certificate of Diploma in Child Health through online learning at the University of Sydney.
Ankit enjoys all aspects of medicine and has a keen interest in Cardiovascular disease, Weight loss, other chronic disease management, and Men’s health.
Practice Manager
Lisa
Practice Manager
Nurses
Lisa
Practice Nurse
Sarah
Practice Nurse
Kara Wheeler
Practice Nurse
Brooke
Practice Nurse
Sarah
Practice Nurse
Allied Services
Susan Jenkin
Psychologist
Kaizen Clinics Centre is delighted to announce that Susan Jenkin, Psychologist has joined our team.
Susan has been a registered psychologist for over 15 years and has worked in a variety of settings including Rehabilitation Facilities, Schools, Community Health Centres, Aboriginal Communities, Detention Centre, Wilderness & Farm Settings as well as GP Clinics.
Clinical Specialities: Depression/PTSD, Anxiety (Phobias/Panic), Addictions/Substance Abuse, Stress Management, Grief & Loss, Relationship Issues.
Therapeutic Orientations: Interpersonal Therapy, ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy), Process Orientation Psychology, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotional Focused Therapy.
Susan is dedicated to providing a safe engaging and collaborative therapeutic experience to allow for positive change.
Lahni Mckenzie
B. Health Science/Mstr. of Pod. Practice Podiatrist
Lahni is born and raised a Seville local, so knows the area and the needs of locals better than anyone.
Lahni graduated from La Trobe University with a bachelor of Health Science & Master of Podiatric Practice Lahni enjoys all aspects of Podiatry, with a particular interest in helping patients with diabetes and lower limb sporting injuries. She has a passion for helping others achieve their goals.
She also had the pleasure of practicing at National University Hospital in Singapore, seeing patients of all ages with general and high risk foot conditions. She has extensive knowledge of current footwear for sport and causal use after working at Active Feet (a speciality running shoe store). She enjoys traveling and playing netball in her spare time.
Alex
Physiotherapist
Abha Bhutada
Physiotherapist
Admin
Lara
Receptionist
Doris
Receptionist
Annie
Receptionist
Kate
Receptionist
Debbie
Receptionist