The best GPs to see in Lane Cove, 2066

Emerald Medical Centre Lane Cove: Location: 1/90 Longueville Road, Lane Cove, 2066. Phone: 9420 0222. Website: www.emeraldmedicalcentre.com.au/lane_cove. Ordinary Email Address: emclanecove@gmail.com. GPs and other doctors. Five. Normally, reviews and ratings are of only limited value, to us, but, as at 14 Jun. 2021, there were 61 Google Reviews on this practice averaging 2.3 stars out of 5.0, which can be viewed by clicking here, and, as you can see, 38 of them, nearly two thirds, are as bad as can be, which may be of some concern.

PROS: (1) has own Website, (2) has Ordinary Email Address, (3) names of GPs and other doctors provided. CONS: The number of poor Google Reviews of concern?

Lane Cove Doctors Medical Centre: Location: Shops 1 & 2, 118 Longueville Road, Lane Cove, 2066. Phone: 02 8319 8888. Website:  www.lanecovedoctorsmedicalcentre.com.au. Ordinary Email Address:  info@lanecovedoctorsmedicalcentre.com.au. GPs & other doctors: Twelve. Reviews and ratings are of only limited value, to us, but, as 13 Jun. 2021, there were 157 Google reviews on this practice averaging 4.4 stars. You can view them by clicking here.

PROS: (1) has own Website, (2) has Ordinary Email Address, (3) good details on GPs available. CONS:

Lane Cove Doctors Surgery: Location: 65 Burns Bay Road, Lane Cove, 2066. Phone: 02 9427 0799. Website: In conjunction with Health Direct – lane-cove-doctors-surgery. Ordinary Email Address: reception@lcdoctors.com.au. GPs and other doctors: No names or details. Reviews and ratings are of only limited value, to us, but, as 14 Jun. 2021, there were 6 Google reviews on this practice averaging 4.5 stars out of 5.0. You can view them by clicking here.

PROS: (1) has Website in conjunction with with Health Direct, (2) has Ordinary Email Address. CONS: No details provided on their GPs and other doctors.

Lane Cove General Practice: Location: Shop 3/114-116 Longueville Road, Lane Cove, 2066. Phone: 9418 9670. Website: lanecovegeneralpractice.com.au. Ordinary Email Address: lanecovegeneralpractice@gmail.com. GPs & other doctors. Three. Reviews and ratings are of only limited value, to us, but, as 14 Jun. 2021, there were 24 Google reviews on this practice averaging 4.3 stars out of 5.0. You can view them by clicking here.

Doctors: Dr Diana Staniforth, Dr Anne Tonkin, Dr Eric Rouesnel.

PROS: (1) has own Website, (2) has Ordinary Email Address, (3) names of GPs and other doctors provided. CONS: Details on GPs and other doctors not provided.

Burns Bay Medical Centre: No Ordinary Email Address – so unable to provide details.

Lane Cove Child and Family Health Centre: No Ordinary Email Address – so unable to provide details.

Lane Cove  Family Medical Practice: No Ordinary Email Address – so unable to provide details.

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The best GPs to see in Parramatta and North Parramatta, 2150 and 2151

According to the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission’s latest Annual Report, it received 7,852 complaints in the 12 months it covered i.e. more than 150 a week. And we believe two things are to be said about this. Firstly, that many many more complaints, perhaps 2 or 3 or 4 times as many, would have been lodged with it if it wasn’t widely recognised that making a complaint to the HCCC is a complete waste of time and effort – which it is. Secondly, whatever you may have lodged a complaint about, can’t be made good by the HCCC, “The horse has bolted,” as the old saying goes. That’s not their job.

What we, the people, have to do is do as much “homework” as possible to avoid falling into the hands of those health care workers who have been complained about. Fortunately, modern technology has made this SO much easier and simpler than it used to be.

To us, it’s now simply a matter of finding health care workers who are prepared to be held accountable for what they do and say, and, to us, being prepared to be accountable for what they do and say means being prepared to put things in writing, and, to us, this means finding health care workers who have ordinary email addressees readily available, because emails make it easy for us to request them to put things in writing, and for them to put things writing. To us, health care workers who don’t have ordinary email addresses may as well have written up somewhere, in big red letters, “I will not be held accountable for what I do  and say – they don’t want be, because, a lot of the time, they themselves are not sure that the things they are doing and saying are right.

Of course, being prepared to put things in writing is a bother and , in a sense, it’s natural for health care workers to hope to be successful without being involved in this sort of thing – it’s a matter of competition. It’s a matter of finding those who are, when, with GPs at least, less than 1 in 10 of them are – which this blog is all about.

To us, it’s as simple as this – after we’ve had a face-to-face consultation with a GP, we should send them a letter along these lines – “In my face-to- face consultation with you today, I understood you to say blah blah blah, blah blah blah. Have I understood you correctly? In particular, are there any  possibly detrimental side effects to the treatments you’ve recommended, other than the ones I’ve mentioned?” Doing things in this way makes it as easy as possible for the health care workers concerned, as such an emails normally requires just a “Yes” answer. We recognise that this can be overkill at times – but normally, if the health care worker won’t respond to such a letter, we should be looking for one who will.

Of course, such letters can be sent by Australia Post, if need be, but the health care workers we are looking for will have an ordinary email address so we won’t be put to the time and trouble this involves for us and them.

To us it’s this simple – the hunt is on for GPs who have ordinary email addresses, and the GPs we should be using are those who provide the best responses to emails sent to them

Gold Cross Medical Centre: Location: 1A Grose Street, North Parramatta, 2151. Website: goldcrossmedicalcentre.com.au. Ordinary Email Address: info@goldcrossmedicalcentre.com.au, GPs: Four. Reviews and ratings, to us, are of only limited value, but, as 14 Jun. 2021, there were 160 Google Reviews on this practice averaging 3.7 stars. You can view them by clicking here.

PROS: (1) has Website, (2) has an Ordinary Email Address readily available. CONS: (1) Only minimum details available on their GPs.

Isra Medical Services Parramatta: Location: 13/103 George Street, Parramatta, 2150. Phone: 9098 4545. Website: www.isramedical.com.au. Ordinary Email Address: info@isramedical.com.au. GPs: No details found. Reviews and ratings, to us, are of only limited value, but, as at 10 Jun. 2021, there were 92 Google Reviews on this practice averaging 4.4 stars out of 5. You can view them by clicking here.

General comments: As you can see on their website, this Centre claims that it’s “Operation Hours” are “Weekdays – 6 pm till 8 am the next day,” and “Saturday – 12 pm till Monday 8 am!!!” and that you can visit it’s Centre and have home visits during these hours. Note: This centre states specifically – “Our service is not a replacement of your regular GP service, rather it is a complementary service to your daytime regular GP.”

Doctors, as per cards available at Centre, as at 13 Jun. 2021: Dr Ruksana Chowdhury, Dr Mohammad Aymal, Dr Rong Ji, Dr Maamoun Dbsawy.

PROS: (1) has Website, (2) has an Ordinary Email Address readily available, (3) Specialises in after hours consultations and home visits. CONS: (1) No details available on their GPs.

Panacea Health Clinic, Location: 13A, Buller Street, North Parramatta, 2151, Website: panaceahealthclinic.com.au, Ordinary Email Address: Reception@Panaceahealthclinic.com.au, GPs: Four. Reviews and ratings, to us, are of only limited value, but, as at 10 Jun. 2021, there were 23 Google reviews on this practice averaging 4.0 stars out of 5. You can view them by clicking here.

PROS: (1) has a website, (2)  has an Ordinary Email Address readily available, (3) has extensive details on their doctors. CONS:

Parramatta Medical and Dental Centre: Location: Shop 1/ 144 Marsden Street, Parramatta, Website: www.parramattamedical.com.au. Ordinary Email Addresses: reception@parramattamedical.com.au, admin@parramattamedical.com.au, GPs: Seven. No Google Reviews? What would be the story on this?

PROS: (1) has a website. (2)  has an Ordinary Email Address. CONS: (1) no details at all on their GPs.

Parramatta Park View Medical Centre: Location: Unit 45, 1 MacQuarie Street, Parramatta, 2150. Phone: 02 9633 3377. Website: parramatta-park-view-medical-centre. Ordinary Email Address: ppvmc2150@gmail.com. GPs: Can’t find any details. Reviews and ratings, to us, are of only limited value, but, as at 12 Jun. 2021, there were 41 Google Reviews on this practice averaging 4.4 stars out of 5. You can view these reviews by clicking here.

PROS: (1) has a Website, (2) has an Ordinary Email Address readily available. CONS: (1) No details at all on their GPs – how many, if any, and their qualifications and so on.

Rivaside Medical Practice, Location: Suite 4, Level 3, 1 Horwood Place, Parramatta, 2150: Website: www.rivasidemedicalpractice.com.au, Ordinary Emails Addresses: alfred@rivaside.com.au, yasmin@rivaside.com.au. GPs: One. To us reviews and ratings have only limited value, but there are 11 Google reviews on this practice averaging 3.1 stars out of 5 – as at 10 Jun. 2021. Click here to view them.

Argyle Street Medical Practice, The: No Ordinary Email Address – so unable to provide details.

Frontline Medical Practice: No Ordinary Email Address – so unable to provide details.

My Health Medical Parramatta Westfield Shopping Centre Level 1: No Ordinary Email Address – so unable to provide details.

My Health Medical Parramatta Westfield Shopping Centre Level 2: No Ordinary Email Address – so unable to provide details.

My Health Medical Parramatta Westfield Shopping Centre Level 5: No Ordinary Email Address – so unable to provide details.

Parramatta Medical Centre, The: No Ordinary Email Address – so unable to provide details.

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Ear Nose and Throat Specialists

Our-introduction

Dr Catherine BANKS: (Female) OEA: catherinebanks@my-ent.com.au. Principal place of practice: RANDWICK, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 2002.

A/Prof. Nigel BIGGS: (Male) OEA: nbiggsreception@stvincents.com.au Principal place of practice: BONDI JUNCTION, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 1985.

Dr Ron BOVA: (Male) OEA: bovareception@stvincents.com.au. Principal place of practice: DARLINGHURST, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 1989.

Dr Lyndon CHAN: (Male) OEA: lyndonchan@my-ent.co.au. Principal place of practice: SYDNEY CBD, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 2005.

Dr Julia CRAWFORD: (Female) OEA: reception@drjuliacrawford.com.au. Principal place of practice: DARLINGHURST, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 2005.

Dr Sean FLANAGAN: (Male) OEA: reception@sydneyentclinic.com. Principal place of practice: DARLINGHURST, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 1997.

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Professor Richard HARVEY: (Male) OEA: enquiries@sydneyentclinic.com. Principal place of practice: DARLINGHURST, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 1998. 

Professor Thomas HAVAS: (Male) OEA: enquiries@earnosethroat.com.au. Principal place of practice: BONDI JUNCTION, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 1976.

Dr Smariti KAPILA: (Female) OEA: sydneycityent@email.com. Principal places of practice: SYDNEY CBD & BURWOOD, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 2003.

Dr Jonathon KONG: (Male) OEA: contact@earsurgeon.com.au. Principal places of practice: LINDFIELD & CROWS NEST, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 2000.

Dr George MARCELLS: (Male) OEA: reception@drmarcells.com.au. Principal place of practice: BONDI JUNCTION, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 1985.

Dr Timothy MATTHEWS: (Male) OEA contact@drmatthews.com.au. Principal places of practice: DARLINGHURST & HURSTVILLE, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 2009.

Dr John McGUINNESS: (Male) OEA: reception@myent.com.au. Principal place of practice: WOOLLARA, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 2005.

Dr Catherine MELLER: (Female) OEA: reception@cphospital.com.au . Principal places of practice: FRENCHS FOREST, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 2007.

A/Prof. Payal MUKHERJEE: (Female) OEA: p.mukherjee@entcaresydney.com.au. Principal places of practice: WAHROONGA & BURWOOD, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 2002.

Dr Carsten PALME: (Male) OEA: ent@specialistservices.com.au. Principal place of practice: BELLA VISTA, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 1992.

A/Prof. Faruque RIFFAT: (Male) OEA: info@drfriffat.com. Principal places of practice: BELLA VISTA & WESTMEAD, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 2003.

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Dr Narinder SINGH: (Male) OEA: contact@ents.com.au. Principal place of practice: BELLA VISTA, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 1997.

Dr Vanaja SIVA: (Female) OEA: reception@entinstitute.com.au. Principal places of practice: PENRITH & BELLA VISTA, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 2006.

Dr Niranjan SRITHARAN: (Male) OEA: reception@entinstitute.com.au. Principal place of practice: PENRITH, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 2005.

Dr Andrew TALBOT: (Male) OEA: atalbot@iinet.net.au. Principal places of practice: SYDNEY CBD, NEUTRAL BAY, BANKSTOWN, NSW. Year of first Registration in the profession: 1984.

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Our Introduction

We believe that to avoid doctors who provide unsatisfactory outcomes to their patients, of whom there seem to be more and more, readers should take the following steps.

(1) They should look for doctors who work in areas in which they need help who have ordinary email addresses.

To us, doctors who have their own personal ordinary email address are the best to deal with – although those with email forms could be considered, and those who work in practices and hospitals etc. with ordinary emails or email forms could also be considered.

Doctors who only have email forms, who, when you use them, don’t, in their responses, provide an ordinary ordinary address that can be used in the future, shouldn’t be considered further.

The main aim of this website is to help readers find such doctors – we’re just starting on putting together lists. (If any of our readers know of a similar list or lists, we would be grateful if they could provide us with their details.)

(We recognise that GPs who have their own ordinary email address are almost impossible to find.)

(2) They should email doctors who they think could be suitable with letters along these lines, (after providing their  sex and age,) – “I have the following health problems – blah blah blah, blah blah blah. Is helping people with these problems within your areas of expertise? If not, is there anyone else you can recommend? I would be most grateful to hear from you.” Face-to-face consultations can then be considered with the one, two, or perhaps even the three who provide the best responses.

(3)  After face-to-face consultations letters along these lines should be emailed to doctors – “In my face-to-face consultation with you today, I understood you to say blah blah blah, blah blah blah. In particular, are there any consequences, risks and complications that might possibly result from the treatment you have recommended that you didn’t mention?” Those who don’t provide pretty good answers to letters like this shouldn’t be considered further.

This is pretty basic stuff that doesn’t take much work and should keep you out the hands of  other than the best doctors. And if it doesn’t, you will be in a strong position to lodge complaints and to warn others.

Of course, responding to emails can be an expense and a bother for doctors, and it may be that the most established of them don’t provide responses – although, to us, it’s unlikely. It’s all a matter of competition. It’s up to us, the people, to get the message over that if they don’t have an ordinary email address and don’t provide reasonable responses to emails sent to them, that they won’t get our business.

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Sydney Urologists

A/Prof Celi Varol AHPRA entry Date of first Registration: 6 Jan. 1994 WS: www.macquarieurology.com.au OEA:  info@macquarieurology.com.au Photo North Ryde & Kingswood. PH: 9221 1091 & 4721 8383 On RateMDs website: 11 reviews, 5.0 ave. – 27 Apr. 2020.

A/Prof Vincent Tse AHPRA entry Date of first Registration: 19 Dec. 1991 WS: innerwesturology.com.au OEA: vwmtse@gmail.com, vincenttse@sydney.edu.au, admin@innerwesturology.com.au Phot0 Strathfield PH: 1300 854 788 On RateMDs website: 5 reviews, 5.0 ave. – 27 Apr. 2020.

Dr Nariman Ahmadi AHPRA entry Date of first Registration: 16 Jan. 2006 WS (Own): www.drnariahmadi.com.au OEA: reception@DrNariAhmadi.com.au Photo  Newtown PH: 9519 5559 On RateMDs website: 3 reviews, 5.0 ave. – 27 Apr. 2020.

Dr Phillip Katelaris AHPRA entry Date of first Registration: 16 Dec. 1979 WS: www.katelarisurology.com.au OEA: urology@katelarisinc.com  Photo Hornsby, Castle Hill, St Leonards. PH: 9477 7904 On RateMDs website: 43 reviews, 4.0 ave. – 27 Apr. 2020.

Dr Phillip Stricker AHPRA entry Date of first Registration: 14 Dec. 1979 WS own: www.phillipstricker.com.au OEA: pstricker@stvincents.com.au Photo Darlinghurst PH: 8382 6971, 8382 6977  On RateMDs website: 8 reviews, 4.4 ave. – 27 Apr. 2020.

Dr Tania Hossack AHPRA entry Date of first Registration: 4 Jan. 1999 WS own: drhossackurology.com OEA: admin@drhossackurology.com Photo Baulkham Hills, Blacktown PH: 1300 389 559 On RateMDs website: 3 reviews, 4.4 ave. – 27 Apr. 2020.

Dr Mohan Arianayagam AHPRA entry Date of first Registration: 9 Jan. 2oo2 WS own: urologyspecialist.com.au OEA: contact@urologyspecialist.com.au Photo Bella Vista PH: 1300 307 990 On RateMDs website: 3 reviews, 5.0 ave. – 27 Apr. 2020.

Dr Kris Rasiah  AHPRA entry Date of first Registration: 16 Dec. 1991 WS own: northernurologyspecialists.com.au  Email form Photo St Leonards, Dee Why PH: 9439 8867 On RateMDs website: 6 reviews, 4.0 ave. – 27 Apr. 2020.

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