Our Doctors
Dr Saleem Sabir
MBBS (Lahore, Pakistan 1989)
BMed Sci, FRCS (1994), MRCGP
Speak English, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi and some Arabic
Dr Sabir is a male GP Partner. He qualified in Lahore Pakistan in 1989 and has worked in the UK since 1991. He has previously worked as a Surgeon both in General Surgery and Orthopaedics. He provides General Medical Services and in addition has particular interest in providing assessment, treatment, and advice in Musculoskeletal problems. He does joint injections, minor surgery and cryotherapy for warts and small skin lesions. Dr Sabir leads on respiratory care within the practice.
Dr Madhu Kesavalu [M]
MBBS (Madras, India 1998)
Speaks English, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi
Dr Madhu is a male GP Partner. He qualified in Madras India in 1998. He enjoys working with people and likes to spend time with his family and weather permitting country walks! He provides General Medical Services and in addition has a particular interest in paediatrics. Dr Madhu has taken the practice lead in Coronary Care and Child Health Surveillance.
Dr Kanza Ashfaq [F]
MBBS (Lahore, Pakistan 2012)
Speaks English, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi
Dr Ashfaq is a female part-time GP. She qualified in Lahore Pakistan in 2012. Newly joined the practice in 2021.
Dr Nizar Mohammed [M]
MBBS (Khartoum, Sundan 2017)
Speaks English and Arabic
Dr Mohammed is a male part-time GP. He qualified in Sudan in 2007. Newly joined the practice in 2024.
Dr Maheem Ammar[F]
MBBS (Pakistan 2014)
Speaks English, Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi
Dr Ammar is a female part-time GP. She qualified in Pakistan in 2014. Newly joined the practice in 2026.
Administrative Staff
Practice Manager
Jayne Henderson looks after the overall running of the business side of the practice and would be pleased to help you with any administrative problems, queries, suggestions, or complaints.
Deputy Practice Manager
Liam Lloyd works part time and helps support the practice.
Reception Supervisor
Carla Stone is responsible for the admin/reception team and all aspects relating to the daily running of reception.
Senior Administrator
Linda Ozelton helps with after summarising, post-natal checks, and administration.
Reception Staff
The reception staff are your link to the rest of the practice, they will try to help you with your enquiries, repeat prescriptions and appointments as efficiently as possible. They are trained to do a difficult and demanding job and may need to ask you some medical details to help the rest of the team to work effectively. They work under the doctors’ instructions, the more clearly you explain your problem the better we can help. Please help them to help you.
Secretaries
Carla Stone is the main practice secretary, she oversees all referrals and deals with the majority of correspondence between the surgery and secondary care services. Lynsey Smitheringale is the other practice secretary and both are happy to help with any referral related questions on the dedicated secretarial line.
Nursing Staff
Practice Nurses
Carol Tranter and Kerry Carlin are our practice nurses and Janette Osborne is our healthcare assistant. They are available by appointment for nursing advice and chronic disease management. They can provide various treatments such as dressings, blood tests, treatment of minor injuries, immunisations and are undergoing additional training to be able to offer more services.
District Nurses
The district nursing teams provide advice and nursing care to the housebound, chronically, or terminally ill. They can be contacted via the receptionists.
Health Visitors
The health visiting team are not based at the surgery but can be contacted via the receptionists.
Midwife
The midwife provides care for all mothers during pregnancy and in the postnatal period. Clinics are held in the Live Well Centre Tuesday and Wednesday each week and appointments can be made via our reception. You can leave a message for the midwife by contacting the Community Midwives Office at the James Cook University Hospital on 01642 850850.