Dr Paul Hamilton
MBBS, FRACGP
Dr Hamilton was in the first cohort to complete medicine at Griffith University on the Gold Coast in 2008. He undertook his early hospital years at the Gold Coast Hospital, before taking some time off to travel and work at many hospitals around Australia, including the immigration detention centre on Christmas Island. He settled into General Practice and became a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) in 2015. Paul enjoys all aspects of general practice, especially aged care, paediatrics and men’s health.
Dr Ian Black
MBBS, FRACGP
Dr Black joined the practice in 2017 after working extensively on the north end of the Gold Coast. He enjoys anything outdoors, including boating and fishing. Dr Black obtained his medical degree through Griffith University, and subsequently worked at the Gold Coast Hospital, amongst other hospitals in Queensland. He obtained his fellowship of the RACGP in 2015, and enjoys the variety that general practice offers. Of specific interest is aged care, men’s health, and chronic disease management.
Dr Tim Hardy
MBBS, FRACGP
Dr Tim Hardy graduated from the University of Queensland. After undergoing further hospital training in Cairns, and working in England and Scotland, he settled on the Gold Coast in 1992. He established 19th Avenue Family Practice in 1998.
Dr Hardy has an interest in all areas of general practice with special interests in aviation medicine and skin cancer. He is a Designated Aviation Medical Examiner (DAME) appointed by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and holds a private pilots licence.
Dr Christine Mirakian
MBBS (Melb), MForensMed (Monash), FFCFM (RCPA), FACLM, FRACGP, DRANZCOG, D-ABMD
Dr Mirakian completed her medical degree at Melbourne University in 1994. She completed a Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is a Forensic Medical Officer for Qld Health where she now delivers the full range of forensic services. In 2015 she completed her Masters of Forensic Medicine and was accepted as a Clinical Forensic Medicine Fellow at the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia and a Fellow of the Australian College of Legal Medicine. She continues to work part time in general practice as well as Currumbin Clinic and Pindara Hospital where she sits on the Executive Committee and Medical Advisory Committee respectively.
Dr Catherine Jackson
MBBS, FRACGP
Dr Jackson joined the practice in 2016. She obtained a Bachelor of Physiotherapy followed by her Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Queensland and completed her early and further training in Emergency Medicine at Gold Coast Hospital. She worked in the Paediatric, Intensive Care and Anaesthetic departments as part of her training. Dr Jackson became a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2015 and enjoys the diversity of General Practice with particular interest in Paediatrics, Women’s Health, Sports injuries and Emergency Care management.
Dr Genevieve Locke
MBBS, FRACGP
Dr Locke completed her medical degree at the University of Queensland in 2011 before moving to Sydney where she obtained her Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) in 2015. She has recently relocated to the Gold Coast where she enjoys practicing Evidence Based Medicine with an interest in Paediatrics and Women’s Health. Dr Locke inserts contraceptive devices such as Implanon and Mirena IUD.
Dr Carly Magno
MBBS (Hons), FRACGP, DCH
Dr Magno is a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP). She received her medical degree from Griffith University with First Class Honors and completed her internship and residency years at Gold Coast University Hospital. She completed her extended skills training in paediatrics at Royal North Shore hospital and has obtained a Diploma in Child Health. She also has a special interest in women’s health completing a Certificate in Reproductive and Sexual Health. Dr Magno enjoys all aspects of General Practice but particularly enjoy paediatrics and adolescent health, women’s health and antenatal care, family medicine, chronic disease management and preventative health care. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, exploring the outdoors and spending time with her young family.
Dr Kathryn Jennings
MBBS, FRACGP, BSc
Dr Kathryn Jennings is a GP who is experienced, thorough, and warm. She graduated from Griffith University in 2011 and completed her junior doctor training and GP fellowship (FRACGP) on the Gold Coast, and parts of rural Queensland. Kathryn enjoys all aspects of medicine, especially travel medicine, medical weight-loss management, children’s health, and women’s health. Kathryn is a mother to 3 young children, and enjoys dancing, surfing, and tennis. She is an asset to the 19th Avenue Family Practice.