Dr. John Hodgson 

MBBS, BMed Sci

Dr John Hodgson graduated from Monash University in 1978. Along with Dr Andrew Ramsay, Dr Hodgson founded Coolaroo Clinic in 1989. He has worked in Broadmeadows for over 30 years and is one of the founders of Coolaroo Clinic. Dr Hodgson has a special interest in helping patients cope with their overall health issues and the impact of their social circumstances on themselves and their families.

Dr. Andrew Ramsay 

MBBS, FRACGP

Dr Andrew Ramsay graduated from Melbourne University in 1973. Along with Dr John Hodgson, Dr Ramsay founded Coolaroo Clinic in 1989. Dr Ramsay has a special interest in Family Medicine and Minor Surgical Procedures including Skin Cancers and Vasectomies.

Dr Dominic Yong 

MBBS, FAFOEM (RACP), MasterOccEnvHealth, FRACGP, GAICD

Dr Dominic Yong graduated from The University of Melbourne and has qualified as a Specialist Occupational Physician. He undertakes a variety of services including treating injured workers, consulting to employers, undertaking medical assessment and performing worksite assessments. He also works as an adjunct lecturer at Monash University, and is a Presiding Member and Deputy Convenor at the Medical Panels. He recently finished stints as President of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Occupational Medicine (ANZSOM) and as a Senior Occupational Physician in the Victorian Department of Health during the COVID-19 response.

Dr Minh Ha Nguyen 

MBBS

Dr Minh Ha Nguyen graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2010.Dr Nguyen has a special interest in Family Medicine, Minor Surgical Procedures including Skin Cancer Medicine. Dr Nguyen is fluent in Vietnamese.

Dr Leanne Myers 

MBBS, FRACGP

Dr Leanne Myers graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1990. Dr Myers has been a key member of Coolaroo Clinic since 1995. Her special interests are Women’s Health, Implanon Insertion, Children’s Health and Mental Health. Dr Myers is also a Shared Care Doctor for antenatal care (Pregnancy care) for the Royal Womens Hospital, Mercy Womens Health, Sunshine Hospital & The Northern Hospital.

Dr Lilia Ilina 

MBBS, FRACGP

Dr Lilia Ilina graduated from the University of Sydney in 1995. Dr Ilina worked in the public hospital system for 3 years before joining the Monash University Department of Medicine in 1999. Dr Ilina has been a key member of Coolaroo Clinic since 2001. She is currently an examiner for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Dr Ilina has a special interest in General Medicine, Children’s Health, Adolescence, Women’s Health, Travel Medicine, Anxiety and Depression. Dr Ilina is fluent in Chinese Mandarin.

Dr Jennifer Liang  

MBBS, FRACGP

Dr Jennifer Liang graduated from Sun Yat – Sen University. Dr Liang successfully completed her GP Fellowship when she came to Australia. Dr Liang has been a key member of Coolaroo Clinic since 2004. Dr Liang has special interests in Family Medicine, especially Geriatrics, Women’s Health & Children’s Health. Dr Liang is also a Shared Care Doctor for antenatal care (Pregnancy care) for the Royal Womens Hospital, Mercy Womens Health, Sunshine Hospital & The Northern Hospital. Dr Liang is fluent in Mandarin & Cantonese.

Dr Vivian Kedher 

MBBS, FRACGP

Dr Vivian Kedher graduated in Iraq in 1988. Dr Kedher has been a key member of Coolaroo Clinic since 2005. Dr Kedher has special interests in Women’s Health & Children’s Health. Dr Kedher is also a Shared Care Doctor for antenatal care (Pregnancy care) for the Royal Womens Hospital, Mercy Womens Health, Sunshine Hospital & The Northern Hospital. Dr Kedher is fluent in Arabic.

Dr Joe Slesenger 

MB.ChB, FAFOEM, MOHS, FRACGP

Dr Joe Slesenger qualified in Manchester UK. He worked for 15 years within the insurance field advising business on medical issues. Having moved to Australia in 2001, he qualified as a Specialist Occupational Physician. Dr Slesenger has been a key member of Coolaroo Clinic since 2005. Dr Slesenger specialises in Musculoskeletal Injuries. For more information on Dr Slesenger please click here to visit his website.

Dr Nataliya Lishchenko 

MBBS, FRACGP

Dr Nataliya Lishchenko obtained her primary medical degree in Dnipropetrovsk State Academy of Medicine in 2001 in the Ukraine. Dr Lishchenko has special interests in Women’s Health, Children’s Health, Sexual & Reproductive Health, Implanon/Mirena & Copper IUD’s, Contraception including Medical Abortions and Antiwrinkle Injectables. She is fluent in Russian & Ukranian. For more information on Dr Lishchenko please click here to visit her website.

Dr Mehraz Chowdhury 

MBBS, BMed Sci, FRACGP

Dr Mehraz Chowdhury graduated from Deakin University in 2011. He completed his hospital training at Austin & Northern Hospital. Dr Chowdhury has a special interest in Family Medicine, Children’s Health, Sport Medicine, Travel Medicine and Nursing Home Care. He is fluent in Bengail & Hindi.

Dr Sovan Dey

FRACGP, MPH, MOEM, PG Dip Skin Cancer Surgery, DAME | Skin Cancer and Occ Med GP

Dr Sovan Dey is a medical graduate of Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal. After moving to Australia, he completed his Master of Public Health (MPH, La Trobe) and Master of Occupational and Environmental Health (Monash), as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Skin Cancer Surgery (Bond University). He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP), a clinical examiner for the RACGP, and GP supervisor. Academic roles: Adjunct Clinical Senior Lecturer at Curtin Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences; Sessional Academic at Monash University, Melbourne; Medical Advisor for Rural Health West; and Visiting Researcher at the University of Western Australia.

Dr Dey provides the following care:

General Practice and Skin Cancer procedures –

• Skin cancer assessment and management, including procedures with skin lesion excisions procedures,
• Hair, and nail conditions procedures
• IUD, Implanon Insertion
• Foreign body removal (skin, eye, ear).
• Procedures using LASER (K -LASER) for medically appropriate indications
• (For further information, please contact reception or book a consultation.) (No medicare rebate, Private fees only)
• Vasectomy
• (All procedures will have out of pocket cost, fees will be discussed according to procedure in agreement during the consultation)

Occupational medicine services –

• Aviation medical examinations (DAME)
• AHP Rail and Commercial and Dangerous good drive medical
• Dive Medicals (underwater)
• Fitness for duty and capacity assessment and injury management
• Firefighter Medicals
• Independent medical assessment
• MRO (Medical Review Officer – Alcohol and Other Drugs)
• Occupational underwater dive medical examinations (South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society – SPUMS)
• OEUK (Offshore medical)

Dr Shana Khan

Occupational & Environmental Medicine (AFOEM) Registrar

Dr Shana Khan is a Registrar in Occupational Medicine with AFOEM. She completed her medical training at Monash University, with clinical experience at Monash Health and Alfred Health. She is an accredited Medical Review Officer (MRO), Authorised Health Professional (AHP), and SPUMS Diving Medical Officer.

Her special interests include diving and maritime medicine, occupational infectious diseases, medicolegal assessments, fitness-for-duty evaluations, and workplace health surveillance.

Dr Harshil Singh

BBiomedSc(Hons), MD, SCHP, FRACGP

Dr Harshil Singh graduated from The University of Melbourne Medical school in 2020 and has worked at Coolaroo clinic since 2025. Dr. Singh has worked at various hospitals in country Victoria as well as Western Health prior to entering general practice. He has a special interest in Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and skin cancer medicine.

Dr. Singh also does travel medicine consults and speaks Hindi.