James Neil Medical Centre

Dr Andy Mellis

B Med Sci, BMBS, DGM, FRACGP, GAICD

Dr Mellis grew up in the UK and trained at Nottingham University, graduating in 1997. After completing his intern year he travelled to Queensland to work at Mackay Base Hospital for 12 months and whilst there met his now wife Kate, a Toowoomba local.

He returned to the UK to complete his specialist general practice training and subsequently emigrated permanently to Toowoomba with his family in 2005, taking up a full time post at James Neil Medical. He currently works at both James Neil Medical and Shieldiag Medical.

He is committed to keeping quality general practice accessible to all. His special interests are family medicine, holistic chronic disease care and medical education. He is an accredited GP trainer and holds the position of senior lecturer with the UQ school of medicine.

He is an active contributor to the local primary care arena, holding board positions on the Darling Downs West Moreton Primary Health Network and GP Connections. He is also passionate about our local area and holds board positions with Civic Group Australia and Civic Assist, both not-for-profit community organisations committed to doing what they can to prosper Toowoomba and the surrounding districts.

Dr Katie Kemp

MBBS

Dr Kemp grew up in England and Australia and went to school in New South Wales.
She studied medicine in England at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London and qualified as a doctor in 1982.

She worked in paediatrics and obstetrics and gynaecology before entering general practice in 1989.

She became a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners in the UK in 1990 and a Fellow of the Royal College of Australian General Practitioners in 1993.
Dr Kemp has worked as GP in London and in Australia since 1990, most recently settling in Toowoomba in 2011. She is interested in all aspects of general practice including child health, women’s health, mental health and aged care. She has post-graduate qualifications in child health and obsterics and gynaecology.

Dr Nazik Itaiwi

MBCHB, DRANZCOG adv, FRACGP

Dr Nazik Itaiwi grew up in Iraq and can speak fluent English, Arabic and some Malaysian languages. She graduated from medical school in 1999 and completed her General Practice Training in 2015. Areas of interest are Women’s Health, Antenatal Shared Care for low and high risk pregnancies, Sexual and reproductive health, Implanon and Mirena insertion and removal, paediatrics and chronic disease management, mental health and counselling.

Dr Nazik’s interests are reading books, travelling and cooking.

Dr Subrata Aditya

MBBS, FARCGP, MRCP (UK)

Dr Addi has particular interests in Comprehensive General and Advanced Medicine with special interests in Diabetes Management, Hypertension, Obesity, Asthma, COPD, Heart Failure, Infectious and Rheumatological diseases.