Our Staff
Doctors
Dr Philip Moore
GP Partner - MBChB (1975), DA, DRCOG, Diploma in CHD prevention (2005), Diploma in Diabetes (2007), Advanced Diploma in Primary Care Mental Health (2015), Diploma in Cardiovascular Disease Management in Primary Care (2016).
English speaking - particular interests in mental health, cardiovascular preventive medicine, community based care. Phil has been a key partner at Central Surgery since 1984 and is a passionate General Practitioner committed to transforming the NHS through the opportunities afforded by the Health & Social Care Bill. He has held public roles in the NHS and beyond for many years. Locally he has been a senior commissioner of health services for 25 years with a particular responsibility around mental health for the south-west of London. He is currently Deputy Chair of a Kingston Clinical Commissioning Group and leads on cardiovascular medicine, education & training and governance. Phil works at NHS England as an appraisal and revalidation lead for GPs in South London. London-wide he is co-chair of the London Mental Health Strategic Clinical Network, a group that works in partnership to improve mental health outcomes that matter to Londoners. He coordinates the 32 GPs who work as the Clinical Commissioning Group mental health leads across London. As Public Sector Director on South London Health Partnerships he retains a passion for seeing primary care facilities improved and is an active proponent for the transformation of primary care to meet the demands of the twenty-first century. Works in surgery on Mondays Nationally he is a board member of NHS Clinical Commissioners and chairs their Mental Health Commissioners Network. He was a member of the Mental Health Taskforce which, in February 2016, published the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health for the NHS in England. This national strategy, which covers care and support for all ages, is the first national strategic approach to improving mental health outcomes across the health and care system in England. He frequently speaks and chairs at national conferences. Phil has a strong educational background being a GP trainer and honorary teaching fellow at Imperial College. He is a revalidation and appraisal lead in South London. He is a Visiting Fellow in Healthcare Management at the University of Surrey. As a trustee and chair of a variety of charities and voluntary organisations, he extends his interests more widely. Works Mondays.
Dr Jonathan Edwards
GP Partner - MBChB (1982), MRCGP, DRCOG, Dip Med Acc
English speaking - particular interests in therapeutics, acupuncture, respiratory and cardiovascular disease. Jonathan is a partner and has been with Central Surgery since 1989. As a long standing member of the surgery, Jonathan has helped to position Central Surgery as one of the regions leading NHS bodies. He is a GP trainer and an active member of the Medicines Management Committee for Kingston. He also chairs the Joint Individual Funding Request Panel which ensures that exceptional requests for NHS funding across several local Clinical Commissioning Groups are treated fairly. He sits on the board of Kingston GP Chambers which is a body that includes all the general practices in Kingston and aims to provide support to practices and to provide additional services for patients within the community. Jonathan has been a GP appraiser since the scheme began and believes that the process can be supportive to his colleagues whilst ensuring all local GPs are skilled, up to date in their knowledge and are revalidated successfully. A past president of the British Medical Acupuncture Society Jonathan also teaches on their foundation courses and offers this service to suitable practice patients. When not working he enjoys spending time with his wife and two young daughters, cycling and struggling to complete cryptic crosswords. Works Mondays & Wednesdays
Dr Nassif Mansour
GP Partner - MBBS (1988), FRCGP, MRCP(UK), DGM, DRCOG, DFFP
English and Arabic speaking - particular interest in neurology & headaches, diabetes, minor surgery & joints injections, mobility disorders and care of the elderly. Nassif joined Central Surgery in 1995 and is one of the four partners. He is a Neurologist and Diabetologist and is responsible for the local Community Neurology Service for Kingston and Elmbridge Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). He is also the lead clinician for the local community hospital which is a 35 bed rehabilitation unit and medical advisor to the Rapid Response Team. Nassif is a member for the London Neurosciences Leadership Group and of the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence developing guidance to clinicians in relation to identifying and managing neurological conditions. Nassif is a trainer and appraiser in general practice and teaches medical and nursing students at the surgery. Nassif volunteers to develop Family Medicine internationally through his work with the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Academy of the Medical Royal Colleges.
Dr Carina Salazar
MBChB (1993), DFFP
English, Spanish and Basque Speaking. Carina is an experienced GP who provides expert services at the surgery across the broad range of general practice. Her particular interests are in the rehabilitation and care of older people and looks after patients on the rehabilitation unit at Tolworth Hospital. Carina takes an active role in teaching the many medical students that undertake their training at Central Surgery.
Dr Niloufer Byramji
MBBS (1986), MRCGP, DFFP, Certificate in Essential Palliative Care
English Speaking - Niloufer has been with the practice for many years and is well known to our patients. She takes a lead role in Palliative Care, Diabetes and valued for her gentle and consistent approach. Particular interests are end of life care, long-term kidney disease and Diabetes.
Dr Dominic Naidoo
MBChB (1994) DPEC (SA) nMRCGP (London)
English Speaking - Dom joined Central Surgery in 2010 after previously completing his General Practice training with us. he is developing considerable experience in the rehabilitation and care of older people, particularly dementia. His other interests are rheumatology (musculoskeletal medicine) and emergency medicine. Dom is also a keen marine Aquarist.
Dr Shwetha Nathan
MBBS (2009)
English spoken - Clinical interests in mental health, family planning and sexual health. Shwetha joined Central in August 2013. Having worked in hospitals for the last 4 years she is now expanding her skills into General Practice.
Dr Christine Satkunanayagam
MBBS (2005), MRCGP, DFSRH (2017), loC IUT, LoC SDI
English, Tamil and Sinhala Speaking. After working as a missionary doctor in a warzone, Christine moved to the UK where she trained to become a GP. She joined Central Surgery in September 2017. Her special interests are Family Planning and Sexual Health but plans to expand her interests in child health and teaching medical students. Christine's hobbies are reading and trying out different recipes but what she enjoys most is spending her free time playing with her children.
Dr Kheelna Bavalia
Dr Nerida Burnie
Dr Vidhiyaa Sivajee
Nurses
Sue Kingsley
Registered General Nurse (1986)
English spoken - particular interests - care of older people Sue has been with the practice for many years and is well known for her expert and caring approach to our older people - an area of nursing she particularly enjoys. She says she loves her work with a passion and it's definitely the right job for her! She also loves sailing and Formula One racing.
Caroline Shannon
RN, BSc (Hons), PG Cert, PG Dip, Heart Failure and COPD (level 6 - 2011)
English Speaking - Caroline has worked at Central Surgery for over 10 years having initially been seconded there whilst studying at South Bank University. Previously she worked in the community and in a respiratory department. Her particular areas of interest are respiratory, heart failure and travel health, but she enjoys the variety involved in practice nursing and learning new things. Outside work she likes walking, gardening and most craft activities.
Janet Dashti
BSc in Nursing (RN) 1995, RGN 2005
English and Farsi (Persian ) speaker Janet has been a practice nurse since 2009. Previously worked at care of the elderly, internal medicine, and burn unit. Her areas of special interest are Diabetes, Travel health, and respiratory; However, she enjoys the variety involved in practice nursing and new updates. Outside of work she enjoys travelling, running, cycling and playing tennis.
Jane Fairman
RGN 1998
English Speaker - Jane commenced her training in nursing in 1983 at Lewisham and Guys NHS Trust and went onto qualify as an Enrolled Nurse whilst working at both Lewisham and Epsom hospitals on a variety of wards. In 1998 after having completed her RGN training, she then decided to change direction and worked as a Community Nurse at various locations for several years. In 2013 Jane, changed career direction again and became a Primary Care Practice Nurse. She has diplomas and interests in Tissue Viability (Wound Care) and Diabetes. Additionally, she also has a diploma in General Practice Nursing and Contraception and Sexual Health. Jane has seen a variety of changes in the NHS that have been challenging however she still finds her job in nursing extremely rewarding.
Zoe Henderson
Health Practitioners
Sandra Ramirez
Sandra is a practice paramedic and will be carrying out home visits to support the doctors.
Healthcare Assistants
Christine Payne
Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care
English Speaker - Christine has worked at the surgery for many years. She qualified in phlebotomy in 2003 and obtained her Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care. She enjoys her job as a health care assistant. She has 3 children and enjoys eating out and walking her dog.
Vicky Thorpe
Vicky is a proficient healthcare assistant who has worked in various healthcare settings
Practice Management
Kerry Essop
Practice Manager
Kerry has been a business professional for over 30 years and has managed several large public front-line services.
Sarah Wells
Sarah has recently joined the Central Team with a wealth of knowledge and experience in Primary Care. She is responsible along with the management team for the day to day running of the Practice.
Administration
Iuliana Tulbea
Admin Team Leader
Karen McLaughlin
Sioux Healey
Julia Darby
Laura Riley
Reception
Melissa Sphikas
Reception Team Manager
Melissa is committed to delivering excellent patient care.