GPs
Dr Tim Watson
GP Trainer
BMedSci BM BS DRCOG MRCGP
Background: Qualified from Nottingham University Medical School with a BMedSci 1992 and BM BS 1994. Passed MRCGP exam in 1996.
Interests: Messing around outside be it in a canoe, on a bike, running or climbing up somethingDr Emma Sircar
MBBS BSc Hons MRCGP
Background: I trained at the Royal Free Hospital, London and qualified in 2000. I did my GP training in Dorset at Dorchester hospital and Poole, then completed this in Devon in 2006. I have lived locally since 2005 and love living here. I feel lucky to be part of such a friendly and thriving local community. I am passionate about working with local community partners to identify opportunities to improve existing services and develop new ones.
Interests: Gardening, walking, rowing and kayaking on Roadford lake.Dr Charlie Hamilton
GP Trainer
MBChB DCH MRCGP
Background: Graduated Bristol University 2004. Worked predominantly in South West since then with 9 months in Christchurch, NZ. Moved to Devon in 2006. GP Training in Torbay area, completed 2010. Married with 3 children.
Interests: The outdoors! Road cycling, walking on Dartmoor, sorting out the garden. Oh, and watching road cycling...Dr Fiona Price
MBBS MRCGP DRCOG
Background: I graduated from Newcastle University in 2010 and then moved to the South cost, where I completed my foundation and GP training in Hampshire. I have worked as a GP in New Zealand for 6 months, and have recently moved to Devon where I am thoroughly enjoying everything that this beautiful county has to offer.
Dr Jo Hansford
MB ChB
Background: I qualified from the University of Bristol in 2012 and then moved to Yorkshire as a junior doctor. I missed the South West too much and came back to do my GP training in Somerset!
Interests: I enjoy being outdoors and pottering around in my garden.Dr Waseem Malik
MB BCh
Background: I qualified from the University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff in 2003. I started working as a GP in South Wales in 2008. I relocated to Devon, where my wife is originally from, with our 2 children.
Interests: Rugby, football, volleyball and eating out.Dr Hannah Readman
BSc (Hons) MBBS RCGP
Background: I graduated from Imperial College in 2009 and then moved to Oxfordshire, where I completed my foundation and GP training. During my training I also worked in New Zealand and Ghana.
Interests: Although I love travelling I have now settled down in Devon with my young family and they are keeping me busy when I'm not at work.Dr Ruth Taylor
MBBS DFFP DRCOG DCH MRCGP
Background: Trained at St Bartholomew Hospital London. Qualified 1996. Worked in Australia after house jobs. Came back to UK and moved to Devon. Spent a year working in Uganda 2002-3 at Mbarara University Medical School and also Hospice Mbarara in SW Uganda.
Interests: Not much time with 2 young twins! Gardening/ walking/cycling/playingDr Olivia Cameron
Background: I am delighted to have recently joined the Okehampton Medical Centre team. I studied medicine at the University of Glasgow. After graduating I came back to the south west where I grew up, and worked in Exeter, Bristol and Bath before completing my GP training in Exeter in 2021.
Interests: Outside work I enjoy pottery, music, and the great outdoors of Devon and Cornwall.Dr Ruby Groome
Background: I graduated from UCL in 2015 and completed my GP training in Sussex in 2021. I moved to Devon with my husband to be closer to my family. I have worked as a salaried GP in Okehampton Medical Centre since summer 2022. I am part of the care home team and have an interest in elderly medicine. I love working as part of the wider multidisciplinary team in the community.
Interests: Walking on Dartmoor, live music and a spot of gardening. Since the move to Devon we have been kept busy doing up our 1930s house and we are about to start a campervan conversion for more local adventures.Dr Michelle Saunders
BMBS MRCGP '18. RCGP cert. Drug Misuse Part 1 & Part 2.
Background: I studied locally at Peninsula Medical school, graduating in 2011 before moving to Gloucestershire. After 5 years as a GP in Gloucestershire I have made the move back to Devon to be closer to the sea and the moors! I have undertaken extra qualifications in the management of drug addiction and drug misuse and have experience in End of life care.
Interests: I have 2 children and enjoy walking and drawing.Dr James Sherrington
MuDr RCGP DCH BSc (hons)