Your GP practice is open and here for you and your family.
In order to provide the right care at the right time, all GP practices are changing how they work. In a GP practice you will now find a wider team of specialists and professionals working together to help and care for you. The larger practice team is designed to best manage the very busy workload and the range of health needs that people have. You may get referred to the most appropriate member of the team to provide the support you need.
Doctors

Dr Prema Reddy (f)
GP Partner
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MBBS, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH LLB
I trained at Guys Hospital Medical School in London and completed in 1989. For my House Officer jobs I did General Medicine at Guys Hospital and Surgery at Greenwich District Hospital. I completed my General Practice medical rotation with St Bartholomews Hospital Training Scheme in 1993. My Senior House Officer jobs were in Paediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Accident and Emergency and Psychiatry. My General Practice training was in Islington and Hackney. I did multiple locums in the Bromley and Bexley areas before joining the Elm House Surgery. I started at the Elm House surgery in May 1995. I enjoy all aspects of General Practice. I do weekly Child Health Surveillance clinics and offer all aspects of Women’s health. I am able to offer a full Family Planning service including implant and coil fittings.

Dr Andreas Linsenmaier (m)
GP Partner
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MD, DRCOG, DFFP, PgD Urology, PgC
I qualified from University Goettingen, Germany,
in 1991 and completed my Vocational Training for General Practice in 2001. I joined Elm House Surgery as a Salaried GP in 2002 and became a Partner in 2005. In 2009 I became a Clinical Director of Cator Medical Centre. My main interests are: minor surgery, dermatology, urology and ultrasound scanning. I have extra clinics for minor surgery, I perform joint injections and ultrasound scanning in my usual clinical sessions.

Dr Haroon Yazdani (m)
GP Partner
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MBBS BSc (Hons) MRCGP
I qualified from King’s College London in 2010 and did my GP training in Medway after which I joined Elm House Surgery in September 2015. I love the variety
and challenges that all aspects of General Practice
bring but in particular my areas of interests are Dermatology, Acute Medicine and Mental Health.
Being a GP trainer, I am passionate about teaching and promoting an environment for learning and development of staff and patients alike.

Dr Zia Buckhoree (m)
GP Partner
Further Information
MBBS, MRCGP
I qualified as an MBBS in 2011 from St Bartholomews and The Royal London School of Medicine. I qualified as an MRCGP in August 2018. I joined Elm House Surgery in September 2019.

Dr Thu Tran (f)
Salaried GP
Further Information
I qualified from Bart’s and The London School Of Medicine and Dentistry in 2010 and completed my GP training locally in Bromley. I joined Elm House Surgery in August 2015. I enjoy all facets of general practice and I run the mother and baby post-natal clinics on a weekly basis.

Dr Emma Middleton (f)
Salaried GP
Further Information
MBChB, DRCOG, DFFP, MRCGP
I qualified from the University of Sheffield in 1997. I joined Elm House Surgery in January 2014. My main area of interest is Women’s Health. I get involved in medical student training and mentoring clinicians e.g. ENP, Pharmacist.

Dr Charmaine Ribeiro (f)
Salaried GP
Further Information
MBBS, BSc (Hons), MRCGP, DRCOG, PGDipDerm
I qualified from King’s College London in 2013. I completed my foundation training in Oxfordshire followed by GP training back in South London. I started at Cator Medical Centre in January 2020. I am interested in all areas of General Practice but particularly Dermatology and Medical Education.

Dr Brinta Rabindra (f)
Salaried GP
Further Information
MBBS BSc (Hons), MRCGP, DRCOG
I qualified from King’s College London in 2012 and as part of my training I also completed a BSc in Medical Law and Ethics. I trained as a GP in Bromley and I undertook a variety of hospital posts including Emergency Medicine, Women’s health, Oncology and Paediatrics. I joined Elm House Surgery in 2017. I enjoy all areas of General Practice and the variety it offers but I have particular interest in Care of the Elderly medicine and chronic disease management. I am also interested in medical education and I am often involved in supervising students and our ANPs/clinical pharmacist.

Dr Margarida Gomes (f)
Salaried GP
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I qualified from the University of Lisbon in 2014 and I have held a variety of posts including a Postgraduate Internship and a Psychiatry training post in Portugal. I completed my GP training in Crawley and East Surrey Training Scheme in 2021 and joined Elm House Surgery in March 2022.

Dr Kathryn Matu (f)
Salaried GP
Further Information
I qualified from the University of Sheffield in 2014. I completed my GP training in Greenwich which involved a variety of specialties including Women’s Health, Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine. I joined Elm House Surgery in January 2020.

Dr Devi Patel (f)
Salaried GP
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I trained at Kings College London and qualified from medical school in 2013. Following a period of hospital training I began my training as a GP at Imperial and subsequently completed it at Kings. During this time I gained further experience in Oncology, Women’s Health and Paediatrics. I completed my training as a GP and joined Elm House Surgery in 2020. I enjoy all aspects of general practice and the variety that comes with. However, my main interests lie in Women’s Health and I also help with the mother and baby postnatal clinics.

Dr Claire Keegan (f)
GP
Further Information
MBBCh, MRCGP, DFSRH
I trainI qualified from Cardiff Medical School in 2010. I did several different clinical rotations before embarking on my GP training in Greenwich. I joined Elm House Surgery in January 2022.
Nursing Team
Specialist Nurses

Nurse Helen Andrews (f)
Nurse Practitioner
Further Information
I qualified with a BSc (hons) in Nursing Studies in 1998 at South Bank University. My background is in Accident and Emergency where I have worked for most of my career, predominantly at Lewisham Hospital, initially as a staff nurse but progressing to the position Sister. In 2009 I trained to become an Emergency Nurse Practitioner, continuing to work in the Accident and Emergency Department, and then the Urgent Care Centre; subsequently passing my Independent Nurse Prescribing course in 2011. I have worked at Elm House and Cator Medical centre since 2016. My background in Emergency Care gives me invaluable experience and knowledge for the Urgent Clinics I run across both GP Surgeries.
Our Nurses

Zoe Leroy (f)
Lead Nurse
Further Information
I qualified in 2012 with a Post Graduate Diploma in Nursing from King’s College London and went straight to work on a busy surgical ward looking after colorectal and Urology patients at King’s Denmark Hill. I worked with the Army medical services at Sandhurst delivering primary care as a second job which piqued my interest and I decided to move full-time to Primary care in 2015, when I started working at a GP surgery in Clapham; 4 years later I became their lead nurse. I have also worked with the Dermatology clinic at King’s treating leg ulcer patients and this sparked my interest in wound care and tissue viability.

Michele Fox (f)
Nurse
Further Information
RGN, BSc, Dip Asthma / COPD
After primarily qualifying as a Registered Nurse in 1988, I went on to do my Midwifery training and, following working on a maternity unit, I went on to work on a children’s ward. I have worked in both NHS and private sectors gaining experience in medical and surgical areas. I have also worked in the community for many years as a Public Health Nurse and completed my BSc in 2009 as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse for 5-19 years. I continue to enjoy and embrace working with children, and I also have a keen interest in respiratory conditions, in which I have enjoyed running specialist asthma and COPD clinics. It is a privilege to be leading an enthusiastic team of nurses who are dynamic and forward thinking with patients’ best interests at heart.

Nurse Sally Binge (f)
Nurse
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DipHE Adult Nursing
After qualifying as a Registered Nurse at Kingston University, I commenced my career with the ward nursing team at the Princess Royal University Hospital in Farnborough, working on Medical, Orthopeadic and Gynaecology wards, before taking a career break to raise my family. Following successful completion of the Return to Practice course at Greenwich University, I’m pleased to have returned to the nursing profession and privileged to join the Practice Nursing team at Cator Medical Centre.

Victoria Gosling (f)
Nurse
Further Information
RGN
I qualified as an Adult Registered Nurse in 2003 from St. Bartholomew’s School of Nursing and Midwifery in London, on my last clinical placement of my training I was approached and offered a position once qualified. This ward specialised in oncology/solid tumours and offered the GAMEC trial for the young testicular patients, I gained valuable ward nursing experience.
In 2005 I moved to Guys and St Thomas into sexual health where I progressed to a sexual health outreach nurse for Lambeth and Southwark and completed my family planning course with them, I decided to use these skills and transfer them into practice nursing in 2006. I have been a practice nurse for 13 years and have been with Elm and Cator for the past 6 years. I currently work 1 long day a week as I have 4 small children. My specialities are family planning, sexual health, babies and young people. We are starting to run a young persons drop in session at Cator and Elm and I am happy to be a part of this new venture.

Nurse Janet Weaver (f)
Nurse

Nurse Elizabeth Eastham (f)
Nurse
Further Information
I completed my Masters Degree in Nursing in 2003, and spent the first ten years of my nursing career working in hospitals in both England and Australia. My main speciality was Intensive Care, and I worked in the Critical Care Unit at the Royal Marsden Hospital for six years as a Senior Staff Nurse, Research Nurse and Practice Educator. In 2013 I moved into primary care, and have completed a Diploma in Contraception and an Independent Prescribing qualification. I am very pleased to be joining the nursing team at Elm House Surgery & Cator Medical Centre.

Sarah Jack (f)
Nurse

Ameilia Reich (f)
Nurse
Our Health Care Assistants
Our Health Care Assistants (HCA’s) work under the supervision of our Practice Nurses to provide care to patients needing a variety of physical tests and other aspects of care to support the management on long-term conditions.
Joint with Cator Medical Centre |
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Miss Ellie Fairfax Mrs Fatima Balolong Mrs Leanne Smyk, Trainee |
Allied Health Professionals
Mrs Dionne Hayter
Social Prescriber
Miss Gemma Gregory
PCN Nursing Associate
Mrs Georgina Goss
PCN Dietician
Mrs Hannah Gerard
PCN Dietician
Miss Irene Arjona
PCN Podiatrist
Clinical Pharmacists

Mrs Anne-Marie Kitchen-Wheeler (f)
Practice Pharmacist
Further Information
I obtained my Pharmacy degree at School of Pharmacy, University of London (now UCL) in 1986, and then worked across central and south London as community pharmacist/manager for Boots. I worked as a locum pharmacist in Kent, Surrey and Sussex for various chains and independent pharmacies and then worked in the Medicines Management team at Bromley CCG.
I completed a Pharmacy Practice Diploma including Independent Prescriber at Kings College London in 2018.

Mrs Linda Edemefaka (f)
PCN Pharmacist
Practice Management
Practice Management
Ms Natalie Phillips
Managing Partner / Practice Manager
Mrs Yvonn Knetsch
Financial Controller
Ms Linda Whitehead
Assistant Practice Manager
Reception
Ms Sharon Crawford
Reception Manager
Ms Shahn Slater
Reception Supervisor
Administration
Mrs Hazel Atherley
Administration Manager
Our Team has Grown
Your GP practice is open and here for you and your family.
In order to provide the right care at the right time, all GP practices are changing how they work. In a GP practice you will now find a wider team of specialists and professionals working together to help and care for you. The larger practice team is designed to best manage the very busy workload and the range of health needs that people have. You may get referred to the most appropriate member of the team to provide the support you need.