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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 to see the same doctor about an ongoing problem as this helps maintain the continuity of your care.

We offer doctors who can consult in a range of languages, including English, French, Urdu, Punjabi & Hindi.

Partners

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 & respiratory disease as well as womens health. Sarah is our practice lead on diabetes.

Gender: Female
Languages: English (fluent)
GMC: 4197605

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 on a regular basis 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. Suzy is our lead partner for CQC & child protection. Suzy is also our F2 (SHO) trainer and current executive partner.

Gender: Female
Languages: English (fluent)
GMC: 6051327

Dr Rafia Deader

BM [Southampton 2010] MRCGP DFSRH

Rafia graduated from the University of Southampton in 2010. She did various junior doctor jobs before GP training and qualified as a GP in 2019.

Rafia's special interests are womens health and family planning as well as dermatology. She is also the research lead at the practice.

Gender: Female
Languages: English (fluent), Punjabi (fluent), Urdu (good), Hindi (good)
GMC: 7082185

Dr Matt Prendergast

BM BS [Nottingham 1998]

Matt qualified from Nottingham University in 1998 and then spent some years as a Royal Naval Medical Officer before qualifying as a General Practitioner in 2008. He has worked as a partner in Dorset and Ringwood for the last 6 years and has interests in musculoskeletal and travel medicine.

Prior to joining the practice as partner he has worked regularly for us on a sessional basis. Matt is our lead partner for GP SpR (Registrar) training.

Gender: Male
Languages: English (fluent), French (some)
GMC: 4548706

Salaried doctors

Dr Pallavi Chaudhary

MB BS [Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya 2003]

Pallavi has recently joined the surgery this year. She has been a GP since 2009.

Gender: Female
Languages: English (fluent)
GMC: 6097005

Dr Aneela Hafiz

MB BS [University of Karachi 2002]

Dr Hafiz started working with us in 2010. Because she has a young family, she works with us during the university term times, but not university holidays.

Gender: Female
Languages: English (fluent), Urdu (fluent), Punjabi (good), Hindi (good)
GMC: 6059667

Dr Tessa Lambton

MB BS [University of Southampton 2009]

Tessa graduated from the University of Southampton in 2009. She then did her postgraduate training in the Poole and Bournemouth area, and qualified as a GP in 2015. She has worked as a locum and salaried doctor since then.

She loves all aspects of general practice, but particularly women’s health and family planning. She currently works in GP education alongside her clinical work.

Gender: Female
Languages: English (fluent)
GMC: 7042504

Dr Emma Sansom

BM [University of Southampton 2009]

Emma graduated from the University of Southampton in 2009 and started working at the surgery in 2022.

Gender: Female
Languages: English (fluent)
GMC: 7042642

Dr Amy Williams

BM BS [Universities of Exeter and Plymouth 2015]

Amy has been working with us since 2021 and completed her specialist training to be a GP here under the supervision of Dr Prendergast.

Gender: Female
Languages: English (fluent)
GMC: 7493548

Dr Colleen Wylie

MB ChB [Leicester Warwick Medical School 2006]

Colleen graduated from the University of Warwick in 2006. She spent a number of years working in hospital medicine, specialising in acute medicine in the UK and in New Zealand. After returning to the UK Colleen completed her postgraduate GP training in York. She has been working as a GP in Winchester since qualifying prior to joining our team as a part time salaried doctor.
She enjoys all areas of general practice and has a specialist interest in lifestyle medicine promoting healthy lifestyle choices. She also teaches medical students at Southampton University.

Gender: Female
Languages: English (fluent)
GMC: 6146616

Dr Sarah Young

BM [Southampton 2004] MRCGP

Sarah graduated from Southampton University in 2004, she spent most of her early career working in general medicine and cancer care within Southampton. Qualifying as a GP in 2013, Sarah has been based within the city ever since working in a number of clinical, teaching and leadership roles.

Alongside her role here at the practice Sarah is the Clinical Director for Southampton city and works within the Hampshire and IOW integrated care system. She is passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of the city’s residents and represents those needs both locally and further afield.

Gender: Female
Languages: English (fluent)
GMC: 6100324

GP Registrars

Dr Bhargav Raut

MBBS [Maharashtra University of Health Sciences 2019]

Bhargav is our GP Registrar. He is training under the supervision of Dr Armstrong.

Gender: Male
Languages: English (fluent)
GMC: 7681630