Meet the doctors that practice from
Paul Hopkins Medical Complex:
PHMC regularly engages registrar doctors - these are fully qualified medical doctors who are taking extra training to specialise in general practice.
The rest of the health professionals you see below operate their own medical practice from our facilities. They have engaged PHMC to take advantage of the amazing services our team has to offer.
Meet these health professionals below:
DR Ivy Hodson
taking new patients
Dr Ivy comes to Paul Hopkins with a wealth of hospital experience. She looks forward to learning all things GP!
Ivy enjoys work involving critical care, anaesthetics, paediatrics and palliative care. Outside of work, Ivy enjoys spending time with family and friends; camping, travelling and playing games.
Her favourite holidays have been couch surfing around Europe, and caravanning around the country for 8 weeks with her husband and their little friend Dobby; the deaf, naked house cat!
DR LUCKY RATNAYAKE
taking new patients
​Dr. Lakmal, also known as Dr. Lucky, graduated from Sri Lanka and has honed his skills in the UK before contributing to the Emergency Departments of Swan Hill District Health and Mackay Base Hospital. His expertise particularly shines in minor surgical procedures, child health, Men's health and musculoskeletal disorders, showcasing his commitment to a broad spectrum of patient care.
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Special interest area's: Emergency medicine, Minor surgical procedures, Skin cancer management, Paediatrics, Mental health, Mens health, Sexual and reproductive health.
Dr NEDA
SHADMEHR
taking new patients
Dr Neda joined the PHMC team as a registrar doctor in January 2024. Neda has been working at the Mackay Base Hospital for the past few years and is now joining us in the General Practice scene. She is looking forward to meeting all of our patients and welcoming new ones too. Her special interest area's are womens health, preventative medicine and chronic care.
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In her spare time she loves camping in the beautiful Mackay and surrounding area's, loves fashion and has an impressive mug collection.
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Simone joined our Shakespeare Street complex at the end of January 2023. She has experience in rehabilitation and enjoyed surgical assisting which led to her entry into general practice. Simone joined PHMC as a registrar in her first term, she looks forward to learning more about all-things-GP!
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Simone loves singing loudly to music in her car and is finally learning her way around a piano.
Simone and her husband are kept very busy by their 3 children.
ADAPTIVE DIETETICS
Adaptive Dietetics is a growing team of incredible, passionate and driven dietitians working across Australia.
Our mission is to bring holistic, proactive healthcare to all of our communities we serve by understanding and removing barriers for our clients and providing education in conjunction with clinical intervention to enable clients to understand and manage their conditions long term.
We keep this vision at the heart of everything we do every day and proudly this has resulted in wonderful client outcomes, as well as fantastic opportunities for each individual practitioner to flourish. Learn more or book online:
ABSOLUTE PHYSIOTHERAPY MACKAY
Absolute Physiotherapy Mackay is a locally owned business proud to be serving the Mackay community.
Principal Physiotherapist Brendan Walsh was born and bred in Mackay and now practices out of Paul Hopkins Medical Complex. Read more about APM by visiting their website below:
Are you an independent doctor or allied-health professional with your own business looking for a new facility to practice medicine from?
Contact the PHMC team to enquire about engaging our services