OUR TEAM
High-Quality Healthcare You Can Trust
Our practice is led by talented and experienced practitioners committed to sustaining a high-performing healthcare system responsive to the needs of the community Ballarat Doctors serve.
Dr Praveen Chandra
Senior GP
Dr Praveen has been practising as a General Practitioner offering all aspects of general practice health care with the following special interests:
- Paediatric Health
- Depression and Anxiety Management
- Diabetes Management with care team involvement
- Men’s Health check
- Pregnancy counselling and care.
- Cardiac health check-up,
- Health checks
- Weight loss management
- Musculoskeletal pain management.
- Contraception advice and counselling
- Elderly care
- Overseas Student Health Care
- Endocrinology Telehealth
Dr Vani Peddi
Dr. Vani has been practicing for the past 11 years as GP and has attained her Fellowship of the Royal Australian college of General Practitioners (FRACGP). She is passionate about providing evidence based and patient centered care. Her special areas of interests include:
- Elderly care
- Implanon insertion & removal
- Contraception
- Mirena
- Diabetes management
- Pregnancy care
- Womens’ Health
She is trilingual and fluently speaks English, Telugu and Hindi.
Dr Thushara Jayalal
Dr Thushara Jayalla is a specialist GP with 7 years working experience in Australia. He attained his Fellowship of Royal Collage of General Practitioner (FRACGP) in Australia.
Prior to becoming a GP, he worked as Senior Medical Officer in Emergency at Campbelltown Hospital in Sydney Southwest Local Health District. In addition to specialist qualification as GP, Dr Thushara holds a specialist qualification in Sri Lanka as consultant Physician (MD in General Medicine). Dr Thushara is accredited supervisor to junior GPs.
Dr Thushara enjoys his spare time with walking with his dog and gardening.
Dr Thushara has special interest in following areas
- Chronic disease management-hypertension, Diabetes, Respiratory Diseases
- Paediatrics
- Sexual Health
- Skin
- Mental Health
- Weight Management
- Mean’s Health
- Geriatircs Health
- Travel Medicine
Dr Dhanushka Hemachandra
Professional Qualification- MBBS
Certificate of Child Health-Sydney Child Health Programme
Dr Dhanushka is a Medical Practitioner with a wide range of clinical experience.
Prior to becoming a GP, she worked as a Hospital Medical Officer in Emergency Medicine, General Medicine and Surgery at Ballarat Base Hospital and Echuca Regional Health.
Additionally, she has six years of working experience as General Practitioner and hospital doctor in Sri Lanka.
Dr Dhanushka has special interest in following areas
- Child Health
- Women’s Health
- Chronic Disease Management
- Sexual Health
Dr Dhanushka enjoys her spare time in watching movies, listening to music and spending time with her family.
Dr Rahul Jain
MD(Physician) Dch
Dr. Rahul Jain {MD (Physician), DCH & Fellow in Neonatology (India)} is registered with Medical Board of Australia and is a GP Registrar with Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Before moving to Australia, he was a Consultant in Paediatrics and Neonatology in India and subsequently has worked at Monash health and in Western Australia in Pediatrics & Neonatology. With his decade long services in Paediatrics, he has acquired both skills and expertise in Paediatrics & Neonatal medicine.
He has also developed keen interest in women’s health and is enrolled with Royal Australian and New Zealand college of Obstetrics and Gynecology for a certificate course.
Never stopping at one specialty, Rahul Jain continuing with his ongoing professional development with chronic disease managements with Diabetes, hypertension, respiratory disorders in adults and pediatrics
population.
He is well versed with different cultures and gels naturally with all communities, ethnicities and genders.
He is a keen follower of cricket and tennis. And loves to go for a social run.
Areas of interest
Pediatrics, Neonatology, Women’s health (Contraception & Menopause)
Languages – English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Armenian
Dr Seif Ali
MBBS (UK), BBiomedSc (Hons) (Aust)
Dr Seif Ali has recently moved from the UK. He has gained extensive experience before becoming a general practitioner. Have worked in UK and Australia gaining a variety of experience in Emergency medicine, Respiratory medicine, surgical, psychiatry and more. He believes that a holistic approach to health issues is the path towards better physical, emotional, and mental well-being.
Dr Seif Ali has a special interest in the following areas:
- Mental health manager planner
- Diabetes management
- Elderly care
- Management of chronic diseases
- Child and adolescent health
- Weight management
- Travel and immunisation medicine
- Wound care
Dr Seif’s hobbies are swimming, hiking, keeping up to date with medicine/economy/politics.
Dr Lakmal De Silva
Dr De Silva has been working as a fulltime General Practitioner for several years and has previous experience in Emergency medicine, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Units. Dr De Silva main areas of interest are chronic disease management, chronic pain management, mental health and travel medicine. Dr De Silva is also a community prescriber for Hepatitis C and also a trained Q fever / Yellow fever vaccinator. Dr De Silva has a wealth of experience and offers the following:
- Skin cancer diagnosis and management including surgical excision
- Minor surgical procedures
- Cervical screenings and Implanon insertions
- Mental health management planner
Dr Saika Sabrin
Compassionate GP with a Passion for Holistic Care
FRACGP, MBBS, Diploma in Child Health
Cert in Emergency Medicine (ACEM)
Advanced Cert of Skin Cancer Medicine.
With over 15 years of medical experience, including 11 years in Australia, Dr. Saika Sabrin is a highly skilled General Practitioner and Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP). She is dedicated to providing high-quality, patient-centred care across a wide range of health concerns.
Dr. Sabrin has worked as a GP in Ballarat and Hamilton, Victoria, as well as a Senior Resident Medical Officer in regional Victorian hospitals. She also brings a wealth of experience as a clinical educator and examiner for MBBS medical exams in Australia.
Her diverse medical expertise spans women’s health, paediatrics, geriatric medicine, orthopaedics, general surgery, and emergency care.
She holds additional postgraduate qualifications in:
Paediatrics – University of Sydney
Skin Cancer Medicine – Bond University
Emergency Medicine – Australasian College of Emergency Medicine
Areas of Expertise:
- Chronic Disease Management – Supporting long-term health conditions
- Women’s Health – Reproductive care, menopause, and general wellness
- Mental Health – Compassionate support for emotional well-being
- Child & Adolescent Health – Growth, development, and preventive care
- Travel Medicine – Advice and vaccinations for safe travel
- Skin Cancer Management – Early detection, treatment & prevention
- Geriatric Medicine – Specialised care for older adults
A Doctor Who Cares
Dr. Sabrin enjoys the variety that general practice brings and values building long-term relationships with her patients. Her approach is warm, thorough, and focused on delivering holistic and evidence-based medical care.
When she’s not in the clinic, you’ll find Dr. Sabrin spending time with family, traveling, and enjoying a good coffee with friends. She speaks English and Bengali, making her accessible to a diverse range of patients.
Dr Sofia Rahman
FRACGP with MBBS
General Practitioner
Dr. Sofia has 8 year experience in practicing as GP in Australia. Before this period she has had 7 years of practicing in Medicine, Maternal health, Reproductive health, Sexual health, Child health in overseas.
Prior to joining in Ballarat Doctors, she was working successfully in Tristar Medical Group in Sebastopol, Ballarat.
Here areas of interest in practice:
- Women’s health
- Pregnancy Management
- Sexual Health
- Contraception (Suegical implant on insertion/removal, injectibles, IUD removal, Medical oral contraception)
- Child & Adolescent health
- Mental health
- Diabetes, kidney, heart, thyroid disease
- Weight management
- Wound Care
- Skin
- Geriatric health
- Travel and Immunisation advice
- Men’s health
Dr Degu Geddebo
I am a non-VR GP, just joined RCAGP FSP program to become a specialist GP. I have 20 years of experience providing health care internationally.
I graduated in Doctor of Medicine in 2004 from Gondar University, Ethiopia. I spent 8 years providing and managing health services in three African countries before moving to New Zealand in 2012.
In New Zealand, I worked as new medicine evaluator and hospital medical officer for 10 years.
I moved to Australia in April 2022 and have worked in Canberra, Southeast NSW and Melbourne, as hospital medical office.
I have gained variety of clinical experience, such as emergency, general medicine, surgery, orthopaedics, cardiology, stroke, mental health, child health, obstetrics and gynaecology, both in Australia and New Zealand. These experiences enable me to understand the health system and needs of Australian and New Zealand population.
Now, I have chosen GP as my future career and prepared to learn more skills to provide quality primary health care. I have special interest in preventive medicine, child health, skin care and management of chronic conditions.
I enjoy working with a team and multicultural community. I embrace diversity.
Outside of my work, I like participating in community development, helping people in need and spending time with family. I enjoy cyclic and walking.
Dr Sadia Faiz
Dr Sadia is a very ambitious GP. She is passionate about helping her patients achieve better health. She has previously worked as a GP in Pakistan. Apart from that, she also worked as a hospital doctor in UK. She is polite and caring. She is fluent in English, Urdu and Punjabi. She has special interest in women and child health, chronic disease management and weight management.
Dr Gajaharan Gangasuthan
Areas interests:
- Internal Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Chronic disease management such as Diabetes, Heart Condition, Kidney disease, thyroid disease, and weight gain.
- Mental health
- Wound Care
- Men’s Health
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Bone, joints and fracture management
- Skin Conditions
- Skin cancer diagnosis and management
- Geriatric Medicine
- Travel Advice
Dr. Maryam Imran
MBBS
AMC Certificate
RACGP Fellowship Trainee
Dr Najia Asim
MRCGP
Dr Najia Asim graduated from Rawalpindi Medical College (Pakistan). She completed her MRCGP (INT) from Royal college of General Practitioners. She also obtained post graduate diploma in dermatology from University of Plymouth. Dr Najia is currently an active member of Royal college of General Practitioners and WONCA. She holds an active registration of Dubai Health Authority UAE and General Medical Council UK. Dr Najia has outstanding diagnostic and clinical skills with 10 years of experience in Dubai and Pakistan .She provides holistic care to patients that not only caters the physical aspects but at the same time emotional wellbeing and overall health of her patients.
Fluent in English, Urdu ,Hindi and Punjabi.
Her expertise include management of;
- Acute infections including respiratory, gastrointestinal and urinary infections
- Chronic diseases including diabetes ,hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, hyperuricemia
- Common skin disorders including dermatitis, allergies, fungal infections and urticaria
- Periodic Health checks
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Acute traumas including suturing of minor wounds, drainage of small abscess, stabilization of fractures.
- Child and adolescent health
- Telehealth Services
Dr. Aida Kashani
General Practitioner
With over 12 years of experience in medicine, including 7 years practicing in Australia, Dr. Ayda Kashani is a dedicated and compassionate General Practitioner who takes a patient-first approach to healthcare. She is committed to delivering holistic, personalised care that supports her patients’ long-term well-being.
Dr. Kashani thrives on the variety and complexity of general practice, finding great fulfillment in helping individuals and families across all stages of life. She has a particular passion for Women’s Health and Antenatal Care, Chronic Disease Management, Mental Health, Paediatrics, and Skin Cancer. Her expertise in these areas allows her to provide comprehensive, tailored treatments that empower her patients to take control of their health.
Known for her warm and empathetic nature, Dr. Kashani values building genuine, long-lasting relationships with her patients. She believes in open communication and a collaborative approach to healthcare, ensuring that each person she cares for feels heard, supported, and confident in their treatment plan.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Kashani enjoys staying active, embracing a healthy lifestyle, and spending quality time with family and friends.
Dr. Khalid Parvez Sajad
General Practitioner
With over 15 years of experience across Australian and international healthcare settings, Dr. Khalid Parvez Sajad is a highly skilled General Practitioner dedicated to delivering comprehensive, patient-focused care. His diverse expertise spans general practice medicine, hospital-based care (emergency, cardiology, and paediatrics), and advanced medical ultrasound techniques, including ultrasound-guided biopsies and injections.
Currently practicing at a psychiatric rehabilitation centre, Dr. Sajad integrates clinical excellence with a compassionate, patient-centred approach, ensuring that every individual receives the highest standard of care.
Special Interests:
Sports-Related Injuries – Diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation strategies.
Pain Management – Tailored solutions to enhance quality of life.
Women’s Health – Including contraception counselling, Implanon insertion/removal, and IUD management.
Men’s Health – Proactive and preventative healthcare.
Diabetes Management – Supporting patients in effective lifestyle and medical control.
Mental Health – Integrating physical and emotional well-being.
Aged Care – Specialised focus on geriatric health and complex chronic conditions.
Fluent in English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, and Kashmiri, Dr. Sajad ensures effective communication with patients from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, fostering trust and understanding in every consultation.
Dedicated to holistic, evidence-based medicine, Dr. Sajad prioritises personalised treatment plans that align with each patient’s unique health goals, empowering them to lead healthier, more fulfilling lives.
