Nurse Diabetes Educator
DiabEd, RN (Div1)
Yiming is a Diabetes Nurse Educator who is passionate about assisting people with diabetes. She believes that self-management and team-based care is effective to prevent complications of diabetes with regular reviews and consistency in care providers.
Yiming has a clinical background in primary care with additional post-graduate study in Immunisation. She completed her Bachelor of Nursing at Flinders University in 2014 and then worked in a variety of roles for over 7 years in both Public and Private Settings. Prior to that, she was a Registered Nurse in Emergency Department overseas for 6 years.
Yiming consults at Eastbound every Monday and Wednesday.
Psychologist and Social Worker
MAPsych (Educational and Developmental), BA Honours (Psych), BA Honours (Social Science), BA(Psych), MAPS
Ms Lara Hanson is a qualified Psychologist, Social Worker and Psychometrist. She has much experience in working with domestic/family issues, i.e. divorce, separation and abuse. She has also worked in a hospital setting working with mental illness, cancer patients, paediatrics as well as in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit).
Lara works best with children, adolescents, couples, families and groups in the following different areas:
- Anxiety
- Childhood issues
- Depression, including Postnatal Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Exam stress and anxiety for school and university students
- Grief and Loss
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Pre and post fertility treatment
- Parenting skills
- Relationship issues, i.e. enhancing communication and intimacy
Lara is eclectic in her therapeutic approach and uses a blend of the following theoretical frameworks:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Family Systems Therapy
- Mindfulness
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Psycho-education
- Reality Based Therapy
- Solution Focused Therapy
Lara believes that as a psychologist, an essential part of the therapy process is the relationship with the client. She aims to bring to the therapy process a feeling of comfort and safety without judgement. The client should feel that the therapist is working collaboratively with them as a team. She believes that the therapist and client should work together in terms of the goals that the client wishes to achieve in therapy, and select treatment components according to client preferences.
Lara believes that every person is unique and individual and should be treated in a way that works bests for them. She draws from many different therapeutical frameworks and calls upon those resources to tailor the treatment to be consistent with clients’ preferences. Lara believes in empowering her clients to assist them in dealing with their current stressors. She monitors clients’ progress weekly to ensure that improvement is taking place, and believes that therapy should provide a platform and opportunity for the person to self-develop and grow. Therapy should be a positive experience, helpful and empowering to the individual client.
Lara is very excited to be a part of the Eastbound Clinic and working collaboratively with the doctors in supporting the patients.
Lara consults at Eastbound Clinic on Fridays. Please call the clinic on 9579 3522 to make an appointment.
Care Coordination Manager
RN (Div1)
Gabrielle completed her Bachelor of Nursing in 1994 at Monash University.
She has over 20 years’ experience working in a variety of roles in both public and private settings, and spent many years in management and care coordination roles at The Alfred Hospital.
After a number of years working with specialists in their private rooms, Gabrielle is now returning to her passion of chronic illness and care coordination.
Gabrielle loves working in a team environment and firmly endorses a patient-centred approach. She believes focusing on each patient’s health journey is the best way to achieve a positive outcome.
Life outside work is very busy. Gabrielle is married with three young girls who all share a passion for travel. She loves staying active and regularly plays competitive netball and tennis.
Counselling and Clinical Psychologist
DPsych, MA, DipEdPsych, GradDipSocSc, MAPS
Dr Kramer is a Counselling and Clinical Psychologist who has been registered with the Psychology Board of Australia since 1990. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (Colleges of Clinical Psychologists and Counselling Psychologists).
Lynette began her career as a Research Assistant in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne where she spent five years investigating anxiety disorders, depression, and the psychological experiences of carers. After being presented with an opportunity to work as a Sessional Tutor in the Department of Psychology, Lynette found that she enjoyed teaching more than research, despite the associated performance anxiety. This was followed by roles in the Departments of Medicine and Physiotherapy, training students to care for patients psychologically as well as physically.
In 2000, Lynette commenced working as a Psychologist for St Michael’s Uniting Church in Collins Street. Her task was to develop programs that foster the wellbeing of the people of Melbourne, regardless of their religious or cultural backgrounds. To this end, she established the low-cost Mingary Counselling Service, where clients are treated by post-graduate psychology interns from the Cairnmillar Institute. Lynette supervises their training and was admitted as a Fellow of the Cairnmillar Institute in 2010, in recognition of this work.
Alongside these roles, Lynette has been in part-time private practice in Bentleigh since 1994. She has been closely associated with Eastbound Medical Clinic since working from the old premises in 1998. A lack of space eventually saw her move around the corner to the Moorabbin Specialist Centre until her return to Eastbound in 2016. Lynette is pleased to be back at Eastbound so that she can work more closely with the GPs in supporting their patients.
Dr Kramer consults at Eastbound Clinic Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Please call 0419 331 198 for an appointment.
MBBS, DRCOG, DA DSM
Dr Tim March grew up in Surrey, England, and completed his medical training in London, working across a range of areas including obstetrics, paediatrics, chest medicine, infectious diseases, psychiatry, and casualty. He undertook further training in anaesthetic injections, resuscitation, intensive care, and general anaesthesia, before completing a sports medicine course and working as the team doctor for the British Hockey Team.
Tim fell in love with Australia while travelling in 1984 and moved here permanently a few years later following an offer of employment from the McKinnon Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne. He joined Eastbound Medical Clinic in 2008 with the other McKinnon doctors. Tim’s non-medical interests include music, oil painting, travelling, skiing, golfing, sailing, and spending time with his son, Sam.
Areas of Interest
- Sports medicine
- Back problems
- Spinal manipulation
- Epidural injections for sciatica
- Male menopause (andropause)
- Oestrogen dominance in women
MBBS, BBiomedSc, DCH, FRACGP
Dr Owen Latimer grew up in Melbourne. He graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Biomedical Science in 2001, and from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery in 2006. During his internship and residency, Owen gained experience in most specialty areas, including Accident & Emergency, paediatrics, obstetrics, and gynaecology.
Owen commenced GP Training in 2010, gaining considerable experience under the supervision of Dr Patrick Byrnes, the 2007 Medical Observer GP of the Year and the 2010 RACGP Australian GP of the Year. More recently, Owen has completed postgraduate training in paediatrics, with a Diploma in Child Health. He continues to do extensive postgraduate training in skin cancer medicine. Owen is married to Dr Cerys Jones, and they have two beautiful children together.
Areas of Interest
- Paediatrics
- Chronic disease management, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and asthma
- Skin cancer diagnosis and management
MBBS, BSc (Hons), FRACGP
Dr Melanie Phillips was born in Melbourne to a family full of doctors and nurses. Emboldened by her medical roots, she majored in physiology and anatomy, with an Honours year in Neurophysiology, at the University of Melbourne, before studying medicine at Flinders University in Adelaide. She participated in the first years of the Northern Territory Clinical School, a program that allowed medical students to complete the final two years of their training based in Darwin, Alice Springs and surrounding communities.
Before embarking on her career as a GP, Melanie worked around Australia, including extensively in Emergency Medicine at Werribee Mercy Hospital, Monash Paediatric Emergency, and Latrobe Regional Hospital. Melanie is married to Tim, and they have two young children who keep them busy. Her former hobbies of overseas travel and trapeze have transformed into child-friendly activities such as beach holidays and introducing her children to the joys of skiing.
Areas of Interest:
- Women’s health
- Children’s health
- General practice
M.D, B.Biomed, FRACGP
Dr Matthew Yap graduated with a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Melbourne in 2016. Over the last 4 years, he has worked at both Footscray and Sunshine Hospital, as well as in General Practice within the City of Casey. Matthew prides himself on being an attentive, patient, and caring doctor, and finds it most rewarding when he can optimise his patients’ physical and emotional well-being.
Passionate about education and teaching, Matthew enjoys both promoting preventative healthcare to his patients and mentoring junior doctors and medical students. In his free time, Matthew involves himself heavily in sports by playing social futsal, supporting the Melbourne Demons, and analysing his SuperCoach teams. In the near future, he hopes to continue travelling the world, adding to the 36 countries that he has already crossed off his bucket list!
Areas of Interest:
- Mental health
- Preventative healthcare
- Travel medicine
Gastroenterologist
MB BS (Hons) B.MedSci FRACP
Dr Malcolm Barnes has been a Director at the Digestive Health Centre since 2008 and is board certified in all aspects of Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy and ERCP.
With a special interest and additional training in Interventional Endoscopic procedures such as removal of large colonic polyps, Malcolm is highly qualified to provide full service, quality endoscopic services for both Public and Private patients. His other interests include Bowel cancer screening, IBS, IBD and quality control /assessment of endoscopy.
Malcolm is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Monash Health, with a weekly endoscopy list at Monash in addition to Ward Service and On Call responsibilities.
He commenced at Eastbound Clinic in April 2017 and consults alternating Friday mornings. Please call Eastbound Clinic 9579 3522 for an appointment.
Malcolm is married to Jane, and they have three boys. He loves travelling with the family and sports of all description including triathlons in summer and being Assistant coach for the under 9’s football in winter. Additionally, the 4 “boys” support the Mighty Hawks!
MBBS, DRACOG, FRACGP
Dr Justine Birchall graduated from the University of Melbourne Medical School in 1993. Her original inspiration to study medicine had been the long term desire to deliver babies.
After choosing to leave the big city hospitals to spend time in a regional hospital with more significant general experience (Geelong Hospital), she revised her plans towards a career in general practice. Part of her long term plan was to be able to combine a career in medicine with raising a family, and family medicine seemed to be an excellent way to achieve this.
Before leaving Geelong Hospital to concentrate on the General Practice Training Program, Justine completed her Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology so that she could offer comprehensive women’s health care as well as shared care obstetrics.
After completing her GP training in towns such as Timboon, Point Lonsdale, Drysdale, and Bannockburn, Justine returned to Melbourne. Responding to an advertisement on a notice board at the College of GPs, Justine was drawn to the friendly and caring atmosphere at Eastbound Clinic.
Dr Birchall has been able to maintain her interest across the breadth of general practice, enjoying caring for patients before birth and even through the final stages of life. She has a keen interest in preventative health care, particularly related to immunisation, nutrition, prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer screening. She has additional training to support patients with mental health illness. Most of all, Dr Birchall enjoys the supportive team approach to providing the best care for her patients.
Dr Birchall is a vibrant and popular doctor. Her caring and conscientious manner has earned her the respect and admiration of both patients and colleagues. Justine is married to Andrew and has two gorgeous sons, Alec and Marc, and an adorable daughter, Emma.
