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About our doctors
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 Nick Lowe
BM MSc [Southampton 1993] MRCGP
Nick graduated from the University of Southampton in 1993. He ran the popular and successful Highfield Health practice since 2000 before merging with the University Health Service in 2024.
Gender: Male
Languages: English (fluent)
GMC: 4065977
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 completed her GP training in Chichester, West Sussex and has been a GP since 2009. She has worked in locum and salaried positions since then. She has also worked overseas in Singapore and India.
She enjoys all aspects of General Practice particularly women's health. She teaches medical students and is an OSCE Examiner at the University of Southampton.
Gender: Female
Languages: English (fluent), Hindi (fluent), Urdu (good), Punjabi (some)
GMC: 6097005
Dr Trevor Cheung
BMBS [Southampton 2016] MSc MRCGP
Trevor joined the surgery after our merger with Highfield Health in 2024.
Gender: Male
Languages: English (fluent), Mandarin
GMC: 7522283
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 Kate Knight
MB BS [University of London 1997]
Kate joined the surgery in 2024.
Gender: Female
Languages: English (fluent)
GMC: 4441861
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 Mark Lown
MB BS [University of Newcastle upon Tyne 2008]
Mark joined the surgery after our merger with Highfield Health in 2024.
Gender: Male
Languages: English (fluent)
GMC: 6166926
Dr Lisa Manalang
MD [University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine 1983]
Lisa joined the surgery after our merger with Highfield Health in 2024.
Gender: Female
Languages: English (fluent)
GMC: 4470672
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 Joshua Varghese
MB BS [Manipal University - Melaka-Manipal Medical College 2009]
Josh joined the surgery after our merger with Highfield Health in 2024.
Gender: Male
Languages: English (fluent)
GMC: 7078705
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
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