Dr. Binay Kumar MBBS, MRCP(UK), MRCGP(UK), FRACGP

Dr. Binay Kumar is the practice principal & aims to offer quality family doctor services to the community.

Binay qualified as a doctor in 1999. He had been working as a GP partner in UK. He was also a GP trainer and an appraiser. Binay married in 2012 and his wife, Ridhima who had been living in Melbourne for a long time managed to get him to move back with her.

Binay is trained to perform minor surgical procedures inc skin cancer surgery and joint injections.

Apart from general practice his professional interests include teaching, musculo-skeletal medicine and medical aesthetics. He is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (UK and Australia).

Binay has had intensive training in the use of Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Fillers and had been running a private aesthetic practice.

He likes to go trekking when at all possible and enjoys nice holidays.

Binay consults at the clinic on Monday PM , Tuesdays all day , Thursday AM & alternate weekends

Dr. Mohammad Ayubi MBBS, MS, MRCS(UK), MRCGP(UK), FRACGP

Dr. Mohammad Ayubi qualified as a doctor in 1998 and has been working as a full-time GP in UK for the last 8 years. He was partner in his own surgery for the last 3 years and senior partner for nearly 1 year before moving to Australia in December 2014.

He has a passion for teaching and learning and has been a GP trainer teaching GP trainees (in UK) and is presently teaching medical students from Melbourne University. He has done a post graduate certificate course in teaching. He is trained to perform minor surgical procedures and joint injections.

He has worked and trained in child health while doing his training and is proficient in pediatrics. Having 2 children of his own makes him well placed to understand child care and its challenges for parents. He also has an interest in chronic diseases, elderly care and women’s health. He has also been a mentor to other GP’s in providing palliative care in the UK.

He is a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (UK and Australia). He has an interest in traveling and meeting people from different cultures and countries.

Mohammad consults at the clinic on Monday AM , Wednesday all day & alternate weekends

Dr. Punnaiah Ghanta MBBS

Dr. Punnaiah Ghanta has worked as a medical practitioner in India prior to his move to Australia in 2014.

He believes in wholesome approach to health care where a general practitioner serves the role of a conventional family doctor. His areas of interest include chronic disease management, mental health and men’s health.

Punnaiah consults at the clinic on Thursday & Friday

Practice Team

A great deal of work goes on behind the scenes to provide an efficient working environment, and healthy outcomes for our patients. The clinical Team is supported by Jenny Van Tilburg (Practice Manager) & Denae Van Tilburg.

Jenny has for the past decade worked in General Practice in the administration/reception area. She is extremely experienced with the day to day dealings that come with working in a busy Medical Clinic. Her care and compassion to the patients, general public and clinical community is professional and second to none. She is a mother to five children (four boys & one girl). Having lived for ten years in Mt Evelyn she, her husband Walter, and children moved to Wandin ten and a half years ago. Her interests include gardening, reading, needlework, arts & crafts and all sports with AFL (Hawthorn), Cricket and cycling (especially the Tour de France), being amongst her favourites. Going out for tea with friends’ rate a close second. Her favourite restaurants are Thai and Indian, give her a good curry anytime!!!

Denae joined Jenny to assist with helping in the reception area of Mount Evelyn Medical Clinic, having worked till recently in retail. She brings valuable experience to the Clinic with her friendly disposition and nature. Her interests, like her mothers’ are AFL (naturally Hawthorn) and most sports. She enjoys hanging out with her friends and won’t knock back a chance for a chat and cuppa at the local cafe.