Meet the Team

Doctors

Name: Dr Agnelo Fernandes MBE 

Position: Senior Partner and GP Trainer

Qualifications: BSc (Hns) AKC MBBS DRCOG DCCH FRCGP
Available: Monday, Thursday, and Friday

Name: Dr Shagufta Shaikh

Position: Partner and Educational Supervisor

Qualifications: MBBS DRCOG MRCGP DFSRH
Other Languages: Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu
Available: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday

Name: Dr Mustansar Rafique

Position: GP Partner and GP Trainer

Qualifications: MBBS MRCGP DFSRH FRCSI FCPS
Other Languages: Urdu, Punjabi
Available: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday

Name: Dr Sinniah Sivarajan 

Position: GP Partner

Qualifications: MRCS MRCGP FRACGP
Available: Thursday Afternoon for Minor Surgery

Name: Dr Preetha Selestine 

Qualifications: MBBS DRCOG MRCGP
Other Languages: Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Malay
Available: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

Name: Dr Jamilia Forrest 

Qualifications: MBChB MRCP MRCGP
Available: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday

Name: Dr Chukwunonso Anekwe  

GP Trainer

Qualifications: MBBS, MRCGP
Available: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday

Name: Dr Katy Gross

Qualifications: MBBS, MRCGP
Available: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

Name: Dr Abhay Mungur 

Qualifications: MBBS, MRCGP
Available: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Name: Dr Sandra Ojinnaka 

Qualifications: BSc (Hons), MBBS, MRCP (2019), MRCGP (2024)
Available: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

Name: Dr Sehar Shami

Salaried GP 

Qualifications: MBChB, BSc (Hons) MRCGP
Available: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Name: Dr Kowthem Dharmaraj

Qualifications: MBBS, MRCGP
Available: Monday, Tuesday and Friday

Name: Jessie Udoh 

Position: Physician Associate

Name: Jaynisha Patel  

Position: Physician Associate

Name: Morsal Faqiri  

Position: Physician Associate

Nursing Team

Name: Nurse Jo Yanzu 

Position: Lead Practice Nurse

Qualifications: BSc (Hons) RGN, Dip Diabetes, BSc Acute Critical Care
The Lead practice nurse is responsible for the management of the nursing team
Available: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Afternoon

Name: Nurse Maja Manojlovic

Position: Deputy Lead Practice Nurse RGN

Qualifications: BSc (Hons) RGN, Dip Respiratory, BSC Health Care Practice
Available: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

Name: Nurse Sandrine Motue Boyom 

Position: Practice Nurse RGN

Available: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday

Name: Nurse Adwoa Ayensu 

Position: Practice Nurse RGN

Available: Tuesday

Name: Nurse Valeria Costa Da Encarnacao 

Position: Practice Nurse RGN

Available: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday

Name: Maria

Position: Healthcare Assistant

Qualifications: NVQ Level 3
Available: Thursday and Friday

Name: Shabinaaz

Position: Healthcare Assistant

Available: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Name: Natasha

Position: Healthcare Assistant

Available: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday

Name: Chantel 

Position: Healthcare Assistant

Available: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday

How To See The Nurses or Healthcare Assistants

All nurse and healthcare assistant clinics are by appointment and can be arranged up to eight weeks in advance by ringing 020 8251 4200. When you phone you will be asked why you want to see the nurse or healthcare assistant. This is to assist us in preparing for the clinic and to make sure we have sufficient stock or to prepare any equipment that may be required during your consultation.

If you cannot keep your appointment please cancel it. This frees appointments for others and prevents waste of our time and NHS money. We see over 200 patients per weekday in surgeries and clinics. Those patients demand immediate appointments for non-urgent problems, without booking, create delays for doctors, staff and patients who have made an appointment. All serious cases and patients with genuinely urgent problems will always be seen. If you are unable to wait for a routine appointment, please give the receptionist brief details of your condition/illness to help make the appropriate arrangements.

For a list of services provided by our nursing team, please see the notice board in the waiting room.

Pharmacy Team

Name: Thama

Position: Senior Pharmacist

Name: Gehan

Position: Pharmacist

Name: Deebiga

Position: Pharmacist

Practice Staff

Name: Teresa Chapman 

Position:  Managing Partner

Qualifications: MA DipPM
The Managing Partner is responsible for the strategic and business management of the practice.

Name: Michelle Barros

Position: Quality and Finance Manager

Qualifications: MA DipPM
The Quality and Finance Manager is responsible for the strategic and business management of the practice.

Name: Brian Dickens

Position: Group Operational Manager

The Group Operational Manager is responsible for the overall operational management and administration of the practice.

Name: Roni St’Ange

Position: Service Lead

Name: Francesca Dammany 

Position:  Digital Lead and HR Support

Social Prescribing Link Worker

Miss Saera Hussain



Care Coordinator

Mr Abdi Mohamed



Frontline Supervisors

  • Karolina Staszynska
  • Akhil Biju


Patient Coordinators

  • Linda
  • Aruna
  • Michelle
  • Jenny
  • Shafaq
  • Dongsoon
  • Joanna
  • Leisa
  • Rita
  • Pearl
  • Maureen
  • Rekha
  • Kabisha
  • Loheshwari
  • Gloria
  • Ria
  • Dweena
  • Claudine
  • Minal
  • Veer
  • Sujata
  • Siddhi
  • Chirag
  • Zita
  • Brydie

The patient services team will assist you in making appointments and answering queries. Please give them as much information about your condition or problem so that appropriate help can be given. All members of staff will maintain confidentiality of patient records and information.

Additional Staff

District Nurses

There is a district nurse team attached to the practice. They provide nursing care for patients of all age groups in their own home to patients who are housebound and need long term care, wound/ulcer dressing, insulin injections and care of patients who may be terminally ill.

The district nurses liaise with your doctor, other members of the healthcare team and social services to ensure the best possible care is provided. Your GP will have to refer you.


Community Midwife

The community midwives can be contacted on 020 8401 3171 at Croydon University Hospital for advice. We do have antenatal appointments at the practice for those expectant mothers who need to be seen by the GP and you will be told at what time during your pregnancy you need to see the GP.

Our Health Professional Team

There is a specialist team of health professionals working in your GP practice. This might include Nurses, Physician Associates, Pharmacist and Physiotherapists. Here’s a quick guide to what they all do.


Physician Associate

Work with the GPs to support patients by diagnosing illness or injuries and performing physical examinations.


Pharmacists

Provide information and advice about the safe and effective use of medication as well as monitoring progress.


Physiotherapists

Diagnose, assess and treat problems with muscles, bones and joints, through supported exercise and stretching.


Nurse Practitioners

Diagnose and treat illnesses and ailments often focusing on minor illness or new conditions and prescribing medicines.


Advanced Care Practitioners

Assess, diagnose and monitor complex conditions through examinations, testing and prescribing medicines.


Practice Nurses

Treat wounds, apply dressings, vaccinations and provide emergency first aid as well as taking swabs, smears and samples.


Social Prescriber Link Worker

Look at how illness affects all parts of your life and helps you get the support you need with day-to-day challenges.


Health & Wellbeing Coaches

Works with GPs to support patients by diagnosing illness or injuries and performing physical examinations under clinical supervision.


Patient Coordinator

Trained to assess and direct you to speak to the right person. Might ask you questions to make sure you get the right care.


Phlebotomist

Trained to collect blood samples from patients, and send them off for analysis and testing.


Care Coordinators

Provide support for patients with complex needs and help you learn how to manage your own health.

Not everyone needs to see a Doctor. Your GP practice will make sure you get the right care as quickly as possible.

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