Dr Sajid Patel - Thurleigh Road Practice

Dr Sajid Patel

Staff

Doctors

Dr Ismat Nasiruddin

General Practitioner

Dr. Ismat Nasiruddin qualified at St. Mary’s Hospital in 1994 and has held posts in several London hospitals with a particular interest in psychiatry. She was a finalist in the GP Registrar of the Year in 2000 and, since completing her vocational training in general practice, has worked as a GP in Kensington. Dr. Nasiruddin holds a Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (DRCOG) as well as the Diploma in Family Planning (DFFP). She is married with two children.

Special interests

Psychiatry, obstetrics and gynaecology, minor surgery/aesthetic medicine, paediatrics.

GMC General Medical Council number

4101572

Dr Catherine Ellis

General Practitioner

Qualified from St. George’s Medical School in 2005. 

After working in a variety of hospital specialities for 4 years, Dr. Cath Ellis completed her vocational training in General Practice.  She joined the practice team in 2010 initially as a locum and is now a permanent member of the team, wroking on Thursdays and Fridays. She holds the Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, as well as the Diploma of Child Health, and is currently studying for a Respiratory Diploma to gain further expertise in the management fo Asthma and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease).

Special interests

Child Health, General Medicine

GMC General Medical Council number

6122910

Qualifications

DCH Diploma in Child Health

DRCOG Diploma Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Dr Shazia Ovaisi

General Practitioner

Dr Ovaisi qualified from Barts and The London Hospital in 2002.  After successfully completing a medical rotation at Kings College London and obtaining her Membership of The Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), Dr Ovaisi decided to pursue a career in General Practice. She has completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Dermatology (at Barts) and is a Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP).

In addition to her clinical work, she has been awarded a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Academic Fellowship; this combines a Masters in Public Health at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine with Stroke Research at St George’s University of London.

Shazia has volunteered with an NGO in Kashmir following the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan and most recently she worked on a social action project in a rural healthcare centre in Rwanda.

Special interests

General Medicine, Dermatology, Public Health and International Development.

GMC General Medical Council number

6055294

Qualifications

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners

MRCP Member Royal College of Physicians

Dr Eva Liu

General Practitioner

Born and bred in north London, Eva went up to the Midlands for university and graduated from the University of Birmingham Medical School in 2012 with MbChB with first degree honours. As part of her medical degree, she has been able to spend some time working in Savusavu, Fiji and travelled around New Zealand where she is keen to go back to.

She completed her foundation medical training there before moving back to London in 2014 and commencing her GP training.

She joined Thurleigh Road Practice in August 2016 as a GP registrar and moved to a salaried GP role in July 2017

Currently living in Wandsworth, she enjoys travelling, good food and reading.

Interests: palliative care, sexual health and ENT

GMC General Medical Council number

7263717

Dr Jonathan Christopher

General Practitioner

Qualified from St George's Hospital Medical School. MRCGP.

He completed his Graduation with Hons in Clinical finals.

Outside of work he enjoys playing tennis, cricket and travel.

Interests in sports' medicine, joint injections, skin, mole analysis and minor surgery.

GMC General Medical Council number

6077283

Dr Sajid Patel

General Practitioner

Dr. Patel graduated from the University of Karachi in 1981 as a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery. He spent five years working as a GP in Karachi where he single-handedly ran an urban practice of some 2,000 patients. Since moving to the UK he has gained a Professional Certificate in Managing Health Services, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management Studies and an MBA. He has worked for St. George’s, Queen Mary’s, and University Hospital Lewisham in Obstetrics, Gynaecology, A&E and Minor Surgery. In October 2005, Dr. Patel was part of a volunteer medical relief team who flew to Pakistan to assist in the aftermath of the earthquake. Dr. Patel was also a Director at Medical Referrals International for six years. He has lived in Wandsworth for 17 years and his interests include table-tennis and cricket.

Special interests

Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) and Accident and Emergency

GMC General Medical Council number

1237456

Qualifications

MBA Master of Business Administration

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners

Dr Vikki Poole

General Practitioner

Qualified from The University of Birmingham in 2008 and then moved to London to work as a junior doctor in various hospital specialties.

She completed her GP training in Epsom, qualifying as a GP in 2013. She locumed at various local practices, at Wandsworth prison and at a surgery for the homeless, before becoming a permanent member of the team in January 2017.

As well as working here, she continues to locum at other surgeries and she provides undergraduate teaching to students from Imperial College School of Medicine.

Outside of work she enjoys the theatre, photography, travel and swimming.

Interests are contraception and sexual health

GMC General Medical Council number

6166668

Dr James Esdon

General Practitioner

Qualified at Newcastle University in 2012.  He spent the first couple of years up North.

After this he worked in A&E in Guildford (his birthplace) for a year before experiencing A&E in Sydney, Australia as a trainee for a further year.  Returning to London he completed his GP training before becoming regular locum at Thurleigh Road.

After getting married and travelling through South America, he became a permanent member of the team in January 2019.

James has a special interest in Paediatrics, completing the Diploma in Child Health in 2017.  He also has interests in Emergency Medicine and Mental Health.

James is a keen sports fan with Manchester United a long lasting love.  Outside of work he continues to partake in sport, enjoys food (especially biscuits) and travelling with his partner.

GMC General Medical Council number

7130891

Practice nursing team

Mrs Tor Godrey

Nurse Practitioner

Tor qualified at the Middlesex Hospital in 1989. From here she worked in a number of London hospitals in various roles within oncology and haematology. These included, amongst other, bone marrow transplantation, a chemotherapy day unit and within research. After doing a degree in Social Anthropology, Tor then started working with drugs users and their families. She has 3 children and lives locally.  Tor has recently completed Advanced Nurse Practitioner training.

Mrs Jo Russel-Fisher

Nurse Practitioner

Jo is the senior practice nurse/nurse practitioner. She qualified at St. Thomas’ Hospital in 1977. She is married with six children, lives locally and has worked in general practice for 16 years. After qualifying, Jo worked in a busy oncology unit in Australia before returning to become ward Sister on the ENT and orthopaedic wards at St. Thomas’. Jo was Sister in Charge at the opening of the Lister Hospital in 1986. Jo runs daily minor illness clinics at the Practice.

Miss Sophia Mecia

Practice Nurse

Qualified from University of Manchester 2014

Since then has worked in A&E/urgent assessment units in Manchester to then work in Australia for a year before joining general practice. Sophia has now been in general practice for over two years and joined Thurleigh Practice in 2018.

She has also done a 3 month elective/volunteering as a nurse in Tanzania. She now lives locally and has an interest in respiratory illnesses

Mrs Jennifer Moses

Practice Nurse

Qualified at Oxford Brookes University in 2012

Jen lives in South London with her husband and son. She studied modern languages at university before doing her nursing degree. On qualifying as a nurse she worked on a geriatric ward at the John Radcliffe Hospital and then began work in the community, first as a district nurse in Oxford and then in Streatham after relocating to London. She has worked as a practice nurse since 2016. 

Community healthcare

Ms Margaret Connolly

Healthcare Assistant

Margaret runs clinics where she performs the following services provided by the practice:

She also conducts NHS Health Checks for newly registering and current patients over the age of 40.

Margaret also undertakes various administrative duties such as:

Reception & administration staff

Mrs Sandra Reeves

Practice Manager

Sandra Reeves has worked in NHS management since 1992. She was a business manager at Kings College Hospital in Pathology and then Paediatrics before joining the Thurleigh Road Practice in 1996 as Practice Manager. During her time at the practice, Sandra has completed an MSc in Health Service Management and has successfully led the practice to achieve Investors in People status. Sandra manages all non-clinical aspects of the practice with particular involvement in staff, business and financial management. She is married with two daughters. She became a partner at the practice in 2006.

Surgery hours

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Mrs Shushma Leidig

Practice Manager

Shushma has over 25 years of General Practice management experience as a Practice Manager, with excellent communication and organisational skills to lead our Admin & Reception team.  She has AMSPAR in Practice Mangement and BA (Hons) in Business qualifications. Shushma provides support in facilities managment and liaising with external contractors. She also supports Felicity and works alongside with Sandra and looks after human resources (HR).

Surgery hours

Monday to Friday

Ana - Operations Manager

Practice Manager

Ana plays a critical role in supporting the operational side of the practice, Key responsibilities include: managing the clincal rota, running health campaigns, coordinating NHS England and CCG healthcare initiatives and providing training and support for the team.

Surgery hours

Monday to Friday

Eva - Finance Administrator

Administrator

Our Finance Administrator is Eva Stoklosa who works in close partnership with Management Partner, Sandra Reeves, looking after both our NHS and Private practice accounts. She is currently studying for her Association of Chartered Credited Accountants (ACCA) accreditation. Ordering and Supplies are dealt with by her. All queries regarding invoices should be directed to Eva.

Surgery hours

Wednesday and Friday

Olivia - Patient Services Administrator

Administrator

Olivia job shares this important post with Faye and Ameer. They deal with all referral queries and help co-ordinate the Choose and Book system. They are the main liaison between Thurleigh Road and our local hospitals.

Surgery hours

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday AM.

Ameer - Medical Assistant (Admin)

Administrator

Responsible for Prescriptions and related queries, ensuring other admin work is in order i.e. responding to emails from patients, chasing results and he also supports Olivia and Faye with referral management.

Surgery hours

Monday to Friday

Faye - Medical Assistant (Admin)

Administrator

Faye job shares this important post with Olivia and Ameer. They deal with all referral queries and help co-ordinate the Choose and Book system. They are the main liaison between Thurleigh Road and our local hospitals.

Surgery hours

Wednesday PM, Thursday and Friday

Emile - Registration Administrator

Administrator

Responsible for patient registrations and the maintenance of an accurate patient population. He works closely with the Primary Care Support Services to ensure that our registered patients live within our catchment area and sorts out any demographic differences in details held by the Health Authority and the Practice.

Surgery hours

Monday to Friday

Maxine

Administrator

Maxine's main task is scanning of clinical letters into patient records.  She also organises the weekly clinical meeting for clinical staff, and deals with all incoming and outgoing mail.  She handles requests from Solicitors for patient notes. Maxine also helps cover Reception at busy times and for meetings.

Norda

Reception Staff

David - IT Support Officer

Administrator

Surgery hours

Monday to Friday

Fliss - Reception Team Leader

Reception Staff

Felicity leads the reception team who directly or indirectly provide patient care. She ensures smooth running of the reception. She motivates and inspires the reception team, creating the energy and enthusiasm for the service and promoting good staff relations.  She also assist the receptionists in their performance of a variety of administrative duties.

She deals with face-to-face complaints

Surgery hours

Monday to Friday

Keira - Senior Receptionist

Reception Staff

Keira works alongside with Felicity.  Her responsibilities are to provide reception/administrative support to the team. Her duties include all aspects of reception work along with the day-to-day administration tasks that come with working in our busy Practice.

Surgery hours

Monday to Friday

Janelle

Reception Staff

Gloria

Reception Staff

Joanna

Reception Staff

Marcia

Reception Staff

Jazmine

Reception Staff

Karen

Reception Staff

Isaac - Evening Receptionist

Reception Staff

Pruntha - Evening Receptionist

Reception Staff

Other staff

Romy Kalsi

Practice Pharmacist

Stephanie Papalaskaris

Social Prescriber

Services

Walk-in clinic

All newborn babies are seen when they are 8 weeks’ old for a full developmental check by a GP. A practice nurse will then check the baby’s growth and give the first immunisations. For your convenience, we combine this baby check with the mother’s post-natal check up.
Health visitors carry out ‘8 month checks’ by appointment on Thursday afternoons at the surgery, followed by a walk-in baby clinic for weighing and general advice from 2.00 – 3.30 pm.
The Senior Clinical Administrator will arrange these appointment for you.

*The Coil Fitting clinics are held on Tuesday evenings approximately every fortnight.  Patients wishing to have a coil fitted must see a doctor or nurse first, and cannot book themselves directly into this clinic.
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Please book appointments at reception. GP referral is a must.

This service requires a referral by your GP

Please book a double routine appointment with one of our Practice Nurses at least 4-6 weeks prior to travelling. The surgery is an authorised yellow fever centre, and provides a full range of travel requirements. Any charges that apply for immunisations compare favourably with other private travel clinics.

Facilities

• Disabled WC (yes)
• Induction loop (yes)
• Wheelchair access (yes)
• Baby changing facility (yes)
• Children's play area (yes)
• Pram park (yes)
• Car Parking (yes)
• Cycle parking (yes)