Dr Manpreet Heer

MBBS, DCH, FRACGP

Dr Heer is originally from England. He completed his Medical training at Monash University in 2005 and received his training as a GP in Gippsalnd. During his General Practice training he completed a 6 month special skills training post in Paediatrics and received a Diploma in Child Health. Following completion of his GP training in 2011, he joined Boroondara Health and Wellness Centre. Working in rural Victoria helped him gain extensive experience across all areas of General Practice. Dr Heer’s other interests include Preventative Health, Mental Health, Men’s health, Sexual Health, Travel and Childhood Immunisations, and Aged Care.

Dr Heer is loved by everyone – especially children. He has a huge, infectious smile, and is seemingly always cheerful. He is passionate about helping people to manage complex health issues and achieve good outcomes. Outside of work, he spends time with his family, playing soccer, cycling and likes to travel

Dr Luke Tomyn

MBBS (Hons), FRACGP

Dr Luke graduated from Monash University in 2003 with honors, and achieved the Victorian Metropolitan Alliance ‘Registrar of the Year’ award while completing his General Practice training in 2007.

He has been consulting in Hawthorn and surrounding suburbs since 2008. While servicing all areas of General Practice, he particularly enjoys cardiovascular health, paediatrics, men’s health, preventive medicine, mental health, travel medicine and minor surgical procedures (including suturing, skin excisions, Implanon, and iron infusions). Dr Luke is committed to practicing thorough, proactive, and collaborative medicine.

Outside of work, Dr Luke enjoys family time, playing with his two children, jogging, basketball, motor sport and chess.

Dr Zoltan Vilagosh

MBBS (Melb), MSc (Swin), PhD (Swin), MPH & Trop. Med. (JCU)

Dr Zoltan Vilagosh trained at the University of Melbourne, graduating in 1981. He undertook post graduate training at St Vincent’s Hospital. He ran his own clinic in Fitzroy, and for many years worked in group practice in Northcote, prior to joining BHWC in 2017.
He is a past president of the Melbourne Division of General practice. Dr Vilagosh has extensive experience in all areas of general practice. He is fluent in Croatian, Hungarian and Serbian.
He also has a Master’s Degree in Public Health and Tropical Medicine from James Cook University, and a Masters degree in Astrophysics. In 2020, he completed his PhD in the effects of Terahertz radiation on human skin. This is relevant to the development of human cancers, including Melanoma.
He has a very warm smile and has a very compassionate nature. His years of experience in general practice mean that he has a breath of knowledge and depth of understanding that is uncommon these days. He also has a great, and very quirky, sense of humor.

Dr Upkar Sara

MBChB, DCH (UK), MRCGP (UK), FRACGP ad eundum gradum

Dr Sara graduated from the University of Leicester, UK in 2004 and qualified as a GP in the UK in 2009. She moved to Australia shortly after with her husband and worked for a year in Gippsland. After leaving Gippsland she has been working as a GP in Rowville but has decided to work closer to home and therefore join our practice.
As well as completing her GP training, Dr Sara has a Diploma in Child Health and completed Family Planning courses. She has a particular interest in Women’s Health and Family Planning.

"In my spare time I like to enjoy the Aussie sunshine, relax on the beach, explore the country, and attempt sports like badminton and squash."

Dr Sue-Lyn Chan

MBBS, BMedSci, FRACGP

Dr Chan graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2007, which included a year of research with the University of Dundee, Scotland. After varied rotations through the hospital system, she obtained a Fellowship in General Practice in 2013 through the Victorian Metropolitan Alliance in Melbourne.

She has been a GP in Ferntree Gully since 2013 and has moved to Hawthorn to work closer to home.

Dr Chan enjoys all aspects of general practice and has a particular interest in preventative medicine and caring for the elderly. She has also completed a Certificate of Primary Care Dermatology through the RACGP which showcased the breadth of general skin conditions that GPs manage. Dr Chan values long-lasting relationships with her patients and their families.

In her free time, she chases after her 2 young kids, swims, reads, travels, and is working on learning how to play the ukulele.

Dr Julian Dart

MBBS, FRACGP

Dr Julian Dart has a broad range of clinical experience having trained across various hospitals in Metropolitan and Regional Victoria.

He has a special interest in Paediatrics, and has worked at Monash Newborn, and The Royal Children’s Hospital.

He is also passionate about teaching, and is involved in medical students education at Monash and Melbourne Universities. Outside of work he loves good food, music and teaching his dog new tricks.

Dr Michaela Murray

BMBS, BSc (Hons), FRACP

Michaela trained as a Paediatrician at the Royal Children’s and The Mercy Hospitals in Melbourne.

During her training Michaela specialised in developmental and behavioural paediatrics, but since then she has continued to work both acute and outpatient settings, seeing children of all ages, including babies.

Michaela’s areas of interests include developmental delay, speech delay, failure to thrive and growth concerns, Autism, ADHD, constipation, encopresis and enuresis, behavioural problems, anxiety, eczema, asthma and urinary tract infections.

Michaela also has a keen interest in sleeping difficulties in all ages, including infant sleep and feeding, as well as nutrition and overweight/obesity.

Michaela completed a Masters of Public Health at Monash University in early 2016.

Dr Stephanie Demkiw

MBBS, BBiomedSc, FRACGP

Dr Stephanie Demkiw graduated from Griffith University Medical School in 2011. Prior to becoming a General Practitioner, Stephanie worked at St Vincent’s Hospital in the area of General Surgery and Urology. She has a special interest in mental health- including youth and teen mental health, cancer patient advocacy, women’s health, urology, and whole family medicine.

Stephanie is warm and friendly, an excellent communicator, and will prioritise working alongside you to get to the bottom of your healthcare concerns.

Outside of medicine, Stephanie has four children and enjoys all things art, film and pop culture.

Dr Caroline Nguyen

MBBS, FRACGP

Dr Caroline Nguyen graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 2011 and later obtained her Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
She has worked for several years in various hospitals throughout Victoria and gained extensive experience in many specialties such as General Medicine, Emergency, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care.
She continues to merge her varied skills and experiences with hospital work, community practice and medical education.
Dr Caroline enjoys all aspects of general practice and is passionate about seeing patients including those from different cultural backgrounds and from all walks of life, from the young to the elderly.

She has a special interest in Preventative Health, Chronic Disease Management, Dermatology, Geriatric, and Paediatric Medicine.
She is also able to perform minor surgical procedures including skin lesion removals, iron infusions, and Implanon insertions/removals.

Dr Belinda Drew

MBBS, FRACGP

Dr Belinda Drew graduated Monash University in 2005, and has worked in specialist fields at Austin Hospital, Mercy Hospital, Northern Health, and Royal Children’s Hospital. She has a Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and is qualified to insert/remove Implanon. She is trained in Shared Pregnancy Care with the Royal Women’s and Mercy Hospitals.

Belinda has a special interest in Women’s and Children’s Health, Sexual Health and Infertility, Preventative Medicine, and has a developing interest in Mind Body Medicine.