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Please note: Since Government changes in April 2004, patients are no longer registered with a specific GP, but rather with a practice. However, many IT systems within the NHS have not been updated to take account of this and a named GP is still commonly used. If asked for "your GP" please simply quote the practice details. Here at the University Health Service you are welcome to see any doctor or to see the doctor of your choice when they are next free. However, it is often helpful to try and see the same doctor about a problem you have previously consulted us for as this helps maintain the continuity of your care.

		Dr. Sarah Armstrong BMedSci BM BS (Hons) [Nottingham 1995] MRCP MRCGP DRCOG Sarah Armstrong joined the practice in 2001. She was an undergraduate at Nottingham University Medical School, qualifying with Honours in 1995. She completed 3 years of postgraduate training in general medicine in Southampton, before changing to General Practice in 1999. She completed her GP training in the New Forest and Winchester. Due to her training she has a keen interest in the whole spectrum of general medicine, particularly heart and respiratory disease as well as women's health.

		Dr. Suzy Bannister BM [Southampton 2002] MRCGP DRCOG DFFP Suzy graduated from Southampton University in 2002 and qualified as a GP in 2007. Since then she has gained experience working as a locum throughout the South Central area and later became a permanent GP. She worked for us for several years before rejoining the practice as a partner in 2012. Her areas of special interest are women's health and family planning (including providing the fitting of contraceptive coils and implants) and child health.

		Dr. Mark Edwards BSc MSc BM [Southampton 1997] DRCOG DFFP MRCGP Mark is also a former undergraduate of the University of Southampton Medical School and completed his general practice training in Romsey and the New Forest. In addition to general practice he works for the New Forest Drug & Alcohol Team dealing with addiction problems. His particular interests are minor surgery, contraception, drug misuse and medical informatics. He joined the practice in 2003 and is now Executive Partner.

		Dr. Chris James MB ChB [Bristol 1985] MRCGP Chris has been a partner here since 1991. He enjoys all aspects of general practice, but has particular interest in Sports Medicine . This expands to all aspects of musculoskeletal medicine, including problems associated with the performing arts. Chris is the Company Doctor for the English National Ballet, who he has worked with since 1995. He has participated in a wide variety of sports himself, but has excelled in none! The practice has developed many services for their patients and Chris has been responsible for bringing these changes about. His organisational efforts are now concentrated on working with all the local GPs and improve health care for all the population of Central Southampton.

		Dr. Heather Wilson MB BS [London 1979] FRCA MRCGP DRCOG Prior to joining the partnership, Heather was an anaesthetist, and continued working as an anaesthetist at the hospital once a week until quite recently. Heather, therefore, has a valuable overview of the sharper end of medicine! Her breadth of medical interest can be seen by her interest in psychosexual medicine, and she is currently attending a course to consolidate this.

		Dr. Johanna Curtis MB BS MRCP MRCGP Johanna completed her medical training at The London Hospital in 1994 & went on to do a medical rotation in Norwich before training as a GP. She has been working as a GP since 2001 when she returned from a year out competing in a round the world yacht race, and has been an assistant GP with us since 2004.

		Dr. Marc Watson MB (Hons) [Southampton 2003] MRCGP Marc is a also a graduate of the University of Southampton and began his post-graduate career in surgery, before gaining his GP certificate in 2007. Marc has worked throughout the South Coast region, before settling in Southampton in the last couple of years. His particular interests are in ear, nose and throat medicine as well as the early detection of skin cancers using dermatoscopy.