Ridge Green 01793 874894
Freshbrook 01793 870494
Test Results 01793 874894 (after 11am)

Our Team

Doctors

Dr Amitabh Dwivedi

PGDip (cardiology) CertEd BMedSci MRCP MRCGP

Doctor
Male

Full time GP and Senior Clinical Partner. He is the respiratory lead, diabetes lead and Child health lead. He has a special interest in internal medicine, cardiology and training.

Dr Bernhard Krischan

MD MSc MRCGP

Doctor
Male

GP partner with special interest in skin conditions. Speciality Doctor in Dermatology, safeguarding lead.

Dr Alexander Holden

MBBS University of Southampton. GMC reg: 7456136

Full time GP Principal
Male

We welcome Dr Holden to the team a full time GP working primarily at Ridge Green main branch.

Dr Ukpa Uso

GP Principal
Female

Ridge Green welcomes Dr Uso to the GP team as a GP Principal.

Dr Tom Bell

MBChB

Doctor
Male

Dr Bell works at both Ridge Green and branch surgery Freshbrook.

Dr Khushbakht Umair

MBChB

Doctor
Female

Dr Umair is a female GP who works at both Ridge Green and Freshbrook surgery.

Practice manager

Mrs Amrita Dwivedi PhD

Practice Manager
Female

Can be contacted through our main reception – 01793 874894 to book an appointment to answer your operational questions and queries.

Nurse practitioners

Sharon Dobson

Nurse Prescriber and Nurse Practitioner
Female

Ella Pullen

Nurse Prescriber and Nurse practitioner
Female

Sarah Turrell

Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
Male

Practice nurses

Candy Shawe

RSCN/RGN

Registered Sick Child Nurse.
Female

Baby immunisations, Travel, Cryotherapy, Contraception and sexual health, Diabetes care.

Kerry Baker

RGN

Practice Nurse
Female

Kerry joins us with skills in practice nursing, baby immunisations, cervical smears, wound care and treatment room nursing.

Alison Barden

RGN

Treatment room practice nurse
Female

Wound care, Health checks, Diabetes care, Infection control.

Leanne Fertnig

Practice Nurse
Female

Baby imms., Contraception, diabetes and respiratory care, treatment room and practice nursing.

Phlebotomist

Gemma Porter


Female

Gemma provides cancer care coordination, vascular and well-person checks and phlebotomy duties.

Mercy Vaz

Phlebotomist
Female

Clinical Pharmacist Team

Jatinder Bhogal-Patel

Prescribing clinical pharmacist
Female

Jatinder joins our prescribing team. She specialises in hypertension and medication reviews.

Suman Chikalapati

Pharmacy technician
Male

Corina Niculae

Pharmacy technician
Female

Physiotherapist

Thamem Ajmal Khan

First contact physio
Male

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Additional healthcare staff

Gemma Porter


Female

Gemma provides cancer care coordination, vascular and well-person checks and phlebotomy duties.