Our Team
Doctors
Dr Amitabh Dwivedi
PGDip (cardiology) CertEd BMedSci MRCP MRCGP
Doctor
Male
GP 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 Katie Mills
MBChB
Female
Dr Mills works at Ridge Green Medical Centre and has many years experience of primary care in Swindon.
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
Practice nurses
Candy Shawe
RSCN/RGN
Registered Sick Child Nurse.
Female
Baby immunisations, Travel, Cryotherapy, Contraception and sexual health, Diabetes care.
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
Louise Turner
Female
Louise works as a cancer care coordinator, vascular and well-person HCA and phlebotomy role.
Mercy Vaz
Phlebotomist
Female
Clinical Pharmacist Team
Gurinder Singh
Clinical Pharmacist
Male
Gurinder manages our polypharmacy, complex medication reviews as well as audit and medication review oversight. He has a special interest in asthma.
Jatinder Bhogal-Patel
Prescribing clinical pharmacist
Female
Jatinder joins our prescribing team. She specialises in hypertension and medication reviews.
Suman Chikalapati
Pharmacy technician
Male
Physiotherapist
Thamem Ajmal Khan
First contact physio
Male
Tham is a very experienced physiotherapist who works twice a week seeing patients face to face and virtual. He is adept at assessing, diagnosing and managing patients with muscle and … [continue] Thamem Ajmal Khan
Additional healthcare staff
Louise Turner
Female
Louise works as a cancer care coordinator, vascular and well-person HCA and phlebotomy role.