Hawthorn
Your health and community needs in one place. Welcome to Access Health and Community’s Medical Clinic at 378 Burwood Road, Hawthorn.
We offer a range of general practice medical and nursing services for the whole family, from newborn babies to older people.
We also provide support to prevent illness, disease and injury. Video and telephone appointments are available where possible.
Book a GP appointment online below or by calling (03) 9810 3000.
Dr Depak Naran
Dr Naran has over 40 years of experience in general practice. He relocated to Melbourne from Perth in 2024.
His special interests are chronic disease management, paediatrics, men’s health, sports injuries, muscular skeletal problems, sexual health and providing care and wellbeing for the entire family.
Areas of interest:
Chronic disease
Paediatrics
Sports injuries
Sexual health
Family health
Musculoskeletal medicine
Dr Emily Shelmerdine
Dr Shelmerdine is a graduate from Deakin University. She is new to general practice but has hospital experience including emergency medicine, general medical, infectious diseases, paediatrics and women’s health. She is interested in all areas of family medicine.
Areas of interest:
General family medicine
Paediatrics
Women’s health
Infectious diseases
Dr Chris Olszewski
Dr Olszewski has been a Medical Director of AccessHC for more than 10 years. He has extensive experience in private general practice. Dr Olszewski is a past Medical Advisor to Medicare and past Chair of Southcity GP Services and Bayside Medicare Local (now South East Melbourne PHN).
He leads the medical and nursing services for AccessHC.
Areas of interest:
Family health
Chronic disease management
Aged care
Paediatric care
Immunisation
Travel vaccinations
Men's and women's health
Dr Dunitha Jayasinghe
Dr Jayasinghe graduated from Monash University and is a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
With hospital experience in areas of general medicine, surgery, obstetrics, gynaecology, paediatrics, psychiatry, geriatrics and emergency medicine, Dr Jayasinghe has been a GP for over fourteen years.
She has had varied general practice experience including country Victoria and the inner eastern suburbs.
Areas of interest:
Women's & men's health
Paediatric health
Childhood immunisations
Travel advice
Dr Ramgopal Godavarthy
General Practitioner
Areas of interest:
General family medicine
Immunisations
Iron infusions
Dermatology
Skin cancer checks
Men's and women's health
Skin cancer removal
Dr Wei-Ning Huang
Dr Huang studied in China before moving to Australia to continue her practice. Since living in Australia she has worked as a general practitioner across many states. She is involved in the dementia drug clinical trial research in Queensland.
Areas of interest:
Internal medicine
Geriatric health
General family medicine
Women's health
Dr Huang speaks Mandarin and English.
Dr Eric Foong
Dr Eric Foong is a graduate of the Monash University and a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Areas of interest:
Men's and women's health
General family medicine
Dr Jenny Shao
Dr Jenny Shao finished her medical training in 1982 and obtained a Master Degree in Medicine and Diploma in Immunology. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Dr Shao’s areas of interests are women’s health, aged care and family medicine. She believes family medicine is most important to the health and well-being of our local community. Dr Shao is keen to help those from disadvantaged groups such as patients with drug and alcohol or mental health challenges. She has volunteered at Asylum Seeker Resource Center for the last 12 years.
Areas of interest:
Drug and alcohol problems
Aged care
Women's health
Mental health
Dr Shao speaks Mandarin and English.