Cardiovascular Health Clinic

Diabetes Management

Asthma Clinic

Leg Ulcer/Chronic Oedema/Wound Management Support Clinic

Lifestyle Clinic – Weight Loss and Stress Management

Mental Health Support Clinic

Quit Smoking Clinic

Torbay Skin was created by Specialist GP Dr. David Thompson and Dr. Lynda Thwaites in order to find an affordable way of detecting and managing skin cancers and aims to meet the rapid rise in skin cancer rates in our population. They are both trained in the area of skin cancer and work closely with the Skin Cancer College Australasia. Clare Gunn has post-graduate qualifications in skin cancer diagnosis with a Diploma of Dermoscopy from the Skin Cancer College of Australasia.

Everyone is encouraged to have a skin check and people do not have to be existing patients of Torbay Health. A freckle, mole or lump that is new or changing in size, shape or colour, or a sore that does not heal may all be indicators of skin cancer.

Appointments necessary for all fasting blood tests.

Costs:
$2 for enrolled patients
$5 for non enrolled patients
$6 for non TMC patients

Phone: 09 473 1908
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: 8.00am – 4.00pm

At Torbay Physio and Hand Therapy, our staff have a passion and commitment towards helping their patients achieve their goals through the provision of high quality treatment based on best practice and the most up-to-date research.

Phone: 09 473 0333

Torbay Unichem Pharmacy works closely with the team at Torbay Medical Centre to provide you with the best possible care. We have a team of experienced staff to help you with all your healthcare needs ranging from skin care to nutritional supplements. We welcome you to talk with our helpful staff members.

Phone: 09 473 9629

Barbara Brinsdon

Phone: 021 629 400

Barbara qualified as a general nurse, maternity nurse and then as a midwife in the mid 1970s. After being a full time Mum she returned to midwifery in 1991 working at National Womens, and then at North Shore hospitals. Since 2003 she have been a case-loading midwife (KYM Team) at North Shore Hospital. This has covered all stages of the birthing process from early weeks of pregnancy through to 6 weeks postpartum. She is currently continuing this work in self employed practice.

Barbara’s clients range in age from teens to early 40’s. She enjoys working with many ethnic groups; at present around 50% of her clients are immigrants. Barbara has experience working with high-risk clients with medical and obstetric complications. As a Board Certified Lactation Consultant she is particularly keen to assist and support mothers in their goal to fully breastfeed.

In her practice she enjoys working in partnership with women throughout their pregnancy journey, ensuring individualised care. She endeavours to keep labour and delivery as natural as possible while taking risk factors into consideration, always aiming for a healthy outcome for mother and baby.

Dr Ammar Al Abid

Phone: 021 685 383

Ammar and his wife left Baghdad in 1994 and headed for the most beautiful country in the world, New Zealand. After virtually two decades, he’s long since been ‘kiwified’. He’s an ardent AB’s supporter, follows the Black Caps and has recently developed a passion for golf.

Ammar graduated from the University of Baghdad in 1988 and subsequently spent 4 years of his residency in Iraq before deciding to leave to come to New Zealand. Once here, Ammar completed 4 years of general surgery, and continued his training in the O&G around the Auckland region, gaining his Fellowship of the RANZCOG in 2008. Ammar’s specialty is pelvic pain and laparoscopic surgery as well as all general gynaecological problems, and obstetrics including high-risk obstetrics.

Ammar splits his time between The Pelvic Floor Clinic and work in the gynaecological department at North Shore Hospital and has helped a large number of patients. Ammar says that the best part of his work is seeing his patients enjoying a much better quality of life after treatment/surgery. He knows there can be nothing more debilitating than living with pain and is here to help and advise you on all the options available to get the right solution for you.

Rob Sharp

Phone: 09 484 0044 (Personal Assistant – Elaine)

Rob specialises in hip and knee joint replacement and lower limb orthopaedics. Rob practices in public at North Shore Hospital and in private at Southern Cross North Harbour. Rob is very musical and loves playing guitar. He also enjoys cycling, running and fitness and has completed the Coast to Coast twice.

Where we are passionate about getting you ready for your travels ensuring you have a happy and healthy trip.

​Our dedicated team is headed by Dr Jess Joung who is an accredited IHR & Yellow Fever Vaccinator. We specialise in tailoring your travel medical needs depending on your itinerary, medical conditions and recent outbreaks in the destinations you are traveling too. We aim to avoid unnecessary vaccinations keeping costs down

We aim to provide a one stop travel clinic including;

• Travel vaccinations including Yellow Fever
• Malaria tablets
• Cutomized or Standard Medical Kits
• Travel Stockings
• Water purification kits
• Deets Insect Repellent
• Permethrin Mosquito nets