Dr Amama Thornley
Dr Amama Thornley qualified in 1971 at Edinburgh University. She has extra qualifications in Child Health, Obstetrics, Family Planning and Sexual Abuse Care. Amama is specially interested in menopause and Health Care of the Elderly. She has been at Christchurch South Health Centre since 1979 apart from 1982 which was spent working for the Health Department as Senior Medical Officer. Outside medicine, Amama enjoys home crafts, gardening, reading and tramping.
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Dr Clive Hunter
Qualified in 1974 from Otago University. Born and grew up in Dunedin. Practiced medicine in USA, Australia and England on the big O.E. Diploma in Obstetrics from Auckland University in 1978, currently a distance student studying emergency medicine from the same university.
Joined Christchurch South Health Centre in 1979. Special interests in acupuncture, sports medicine, women's and children's health and emergency care.
Outside interest include fitness, sports (cricket & rugby) reading, pets, movies and home theatre, music and wine. Five children/stepchildren currently in Germany, Wellington and Christchurch.
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Dr Simon Carson
Simon Carson graduated in 1975 from Otago Universtiy Medical School. He has worked overseas in Australia, Britain, Bermuda and Oman. He holds fellowships from the Royal Colleges of General Practice of Austalia and New Zealand. He has worked at the Christchurch South Health Centre since 1981. His special interests in general practice are osteoporosis and research. He is married with 3 children and his hobbies are jogging,tennis, skiing, reading, wine and cooking.
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Dr Clare Botha-Reid
Clare graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1983 and worked in paediatrics in England before emigrating to New Zealand in 1993. Clare provided medical care to the intellectually disabled residents of the Templeton Centre for 3 years before joining Christchurch South Health Centre in May 2000, where she works 3 part days each week. She enjoys all aspects of family practice, especially childrens health. Married with four children. When not being a taxi driver for her children, she enjoys running on the Port Hills, skiing, tramping, cooking and reading.
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Dr Brandon Rickards
I am a New Zealand born and trained GP with an interest in Emergency Medicine and Rural health. I enjoy gardening, cooking and music.
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Dr Michelle Lai
I graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand Medical school, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1990. I practiced medicine in South Africa and USA before coming to New Zealand in 2005. I was a medical officer at the 24HR Surgery in Christchurch for 2 years before joining the team at Christchurch South Health Centre. I enjoy all aspects of general practice, but especially children's and women's health. I am married with one daughter and outside of medicine I enjoy cooking, reading, travelling and walking.
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Dr Sally Hickling
I am a married mother of two from a rural Canterbury background. I graduated from Otago Medical School in 1998 and subsequently worked in NZ and Australian Hospitals before embarking on a career in GP in 2003. I achieved fellowship with the RNZCGP in 2006. Since then I have been working part time, juggling my career with family life. My areas of special interest include: child and adolescent health, sexual health, contraception and tropical and travel medicine. When I’m not at work I am likely to be found at the gym, or running my dog in the Port Hills or taking my children to the park or library.
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Dr Geraldine Wilson
I graduated with MBChB from Otago University in 1998 after attending Dunedin and Christchurch Schools of Medicine. Post graduation I worked in NZ and Australian hospitals gaining extra experience in Paediatrics, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Back in Christchurch I spent time as a Medical Registrar before making the right move and deciding on general practice as my chosen career. Since being a GP I have worked as a locum in several rural and city practices. To complement my clinical work I have been employed as a part time research fellow at the Department of General Practice, Christchurch School of Medicine, investigating the community prevalence of an antibiotic resistant bacteria.
In 2005 I also completed a PG Cert Womens Health through Otago University. In 2008 I completed my GP training and became a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of GP. Along the way I married my wonderful husband and am now a mother of two lovely boys. I currently enjoy walking, swimming, going to playcentre and music with my boys, attending book club, art group and the theatre. Unfortunately (or not) jetboating has taken second place since we have had children. We travel as much as possible around NZ and make frequent trips back to my 'hometown', Kaikoura. I feel lucky to have such a fascinating job which presents new challenges everyday and readily combines with motherhood. I love the variety and problem-solving that general practice brings, and value the importance of building relationships with patients and their families.
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Margaret Bayliss
Margaret joined Christchurch South Health Centre in 1977 as a part time secretary. She left in 1982 to work sole charge for a orthopaedic surgeon and plastic surgeon and returned to Christchurch South Health Centre in 1991. In 1997she became Manager responsible for the daily running of the Health Centre. Together with the administration team Marg, Ann, Karen, Dawn, Rosalee, Juliet, Marilyn,Lydia, Marie and Sandra, they offer a friendly and warm welcome to our patients.
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