Welcome
At Swansea Channel Doctors, the focus is on your health and fitness, moving away from an illness based model of medicine. We have vibrant staff and exquisitely therapeutic views – this makes a surprising difference!
The doctors and nurses at Swansea Channel Doctors, practice quality medicine, treating all patients as individuals, and aiming to provide the time, professionalism and choice that involves you in your own health decisions. Quality therapeutic relationships take time - so private charges with an instant Medicare rebate apply to most of the services.
Whether you have a chronic illness you'd like to know more about managing, like to loose weight, extremely healthy and aiming to stay that way, or managing a young family where illness is your middle name come and have a look around, feel free to ask questions, become part of our future! We have a multitude of ways to connect, but nothing beats ‘Hello’.
Our Team;
Practice Manager - Ms Lauren Seal
Receptionists - Ms Maddy Gonullu, Ms Danielle Drayton, Ms Shirley McLean, Ms Brooke Roccon
Senior Nurse - Ms Anne Davis RN
Nurses- Ms Rebecca Langford RN, Ms Wendy Murdoch RN
General Practioners
Dr LISA CROTTY
Having just moved to the area I have been attempting to find the dream work/life balance that everyone talks of. I really enjoy the variety of general practice and have been involved in paediatric, emergency and aged care in various roles. In my non-work time I love spending time with family going on new adventures, playing hockey and running on the beach.
Dr Damian Smith
I am an English GP who relocated to Australia in 2015. My areas of special interest include Medical Cannabis, Dive and Flight Medicals, Work cover, Work place Medicals and Skin Cancer Surgeries. An experienced GP registrar Supervisor, I currently share responsibility for present our Registrar. I’m also a paraglider, snowboarder, origamist, property developer and technophile.
Dr Margaret Himmelhoch
I have been a GP for for over 36 years and still enjoy the work. I enjoy seeing all sorts of people and especially enjoy Older persons health, Shared Care Obstetrics, and Women’s Health. The other task I find rewarding is to help supervise trainee GPs. In my spare time I love outdoor stuff - kayaking, rogaining, cycling, bushwalking, to name a few.
Dr Elizabeth ReVelle
I am American born, but Australian trained doctor who has now spent longer living in Australia than in America! My special areas of interest are: Aesthetic Medicine, Skin Health and Skin Cancer Medicine, and Neurodiversity. With all my travels, I still think the view across the Swansea Channel out to the heads is one of the most beautiful on earth. My interests outside of medicine are gardening, travelling and anything you could count as an adventure. The root of the word happiness is "happens".
Dr Jamie Nguyen - Registrar
I graduated from the University of Tasmania and completed my internship in Hobart. I moved up to the Newcastle area a few years ago and worked in a wide range of medical specialties before commiting to the GP training program. I enjoy seeing all presentations across all ages. If I'm not at work I enjoy rock climbing and tennis.
Dr Michael Ryan - registrar
I studied medicine through University of New England and have been working in the Newcastle area since. I have worked in various areas and more extensively in Emergency Medicine and Palliative Care. I enjoy the variety of General Practice seeing children in there first days of life and those with complex chronic conditions. I enjoy the beaches of the area, surfing and growing my own vegetables.