Richmond doctors
Your health and community needs in one place.
Welcome to Access Health and Community’s Medical Clinic at 21-31 Goodwood Street, Richmond.
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 telehealth appointments are available where possible. We offer bulk billing to a range of patients who are eligible under Medicare.
Book a GP appointment online below or by calling (03) 9810 3000.
For urgent, non-emergency care you can visit the Urgent Care Clinic, which is co-located at AccessHC Richmond. Appointments are free (bulk-billed) for people with or without a Medicare card. Learn more about the Richmond Urgent Care Clinic here.
Dr Cathy Andronis
General Practitioner, Female
Dr Andronis graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1987 and has been with AccessHC since 2001. She specialises in general and family medicine, mental health, women's health, and adolescent health. Known for her thoroughness and warm approach, she is highly valued by her patients.
A Fellow of the RACGP, Dr Andronis is also involved in various professional associations, including the Australian Association of Family Therapists and the Australian Society of Psychological Medicine. She is a clinical tutor at Monash University and a medical educator for RACGP and ASPM. Passionate about community service, she represents RACGP at Mental Health Australia.
Areas of interest:
Chronic disease & preventative care
Family & adolescent health
Mental health & psychological therapy
Women’s health & paediatrics
Nutritional medicine & diabetes care
Asthma & wound management
Travel medicine
Dr Jessica Bahn
General Practitioner, Female
Dr Bahn is a dedicated and compassionate GP registrar with an holistic approach to family medicine.
She has a broad range of clinical experiences with over 5 years in Melbourne hospitals including St Vincent’s Hospital and Box Hill Hospital.
Dr Bahn enjoys all aspects of general practice and takes pride in building long term, trusted relationships with her patients.
Areas of interest:
Family medicine
Dr Anil Lal
General Practitioner, Male
Dr Lal has been a GP for over 20 years and has a teaching role in the Faculty of Medicine at Melbourne University, tutoring medical students. Dr Lal has worked at AccessHC since 1998.
Areas of interest:
Family care
Dr Chris Olszewski
General Practitioner, Male
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 Matt Penn
General Practitioner, Male
Dr Penn is a General Practitioner with an interest in blood-borne viruses. He is a registered s100 hepatitis B and HIV prescriber and provides hepatitis C screening and treatment. He also prescribes opiate replacement therapy, but does not prescribe opiates for chronic pain management. He also does not prescribe any drugs of dependence apart from opiate replacement therapy.
Areas of interest:
Blood borne viruses
Dr Thanuja Ranatunga
General Practitioner, Female
Dr Ranatunga, a caring family doctor who has spent more than 20 years working with the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service in Melbourne, is excited to be now working closely with the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS) and our Richmond based community health service.
With a deep commitment to her own family both here and in Sri Lanka, she appreciates the importance of both connection and of country.
Having built strong relationships and mutual understanding with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, she is excited to help support good health for the MITS mob through collaboration and respectful communication.
Dr Jenny Shao
General Practitioner, Female
Dr 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:
Aged care
Drug and alcohol problems
Women’s health
Family medicine
Mental health
Dr Shao speaks Mandarin and English.