Our Doctors
DR. MARK MATTHEWS
(MBBS FRACGP)
Dr Matthews was born in Sydney and graduated from the University of NSW in 1973. He then trained for 4 years at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane, including 2 years residency and 2 years in Anaesthetics and Emergency medicine. Dr Matthews then joined a country practice in rural Picton, NSW for 8 years, and moving back to Brisbane in 1986 he has since transformed the one doctor ‘Fiveways Medical’ practice into the multi-doctor clinic that we have today. He continues as Foundation Principal here at Graceville Medical.
Medical Interests: men’s health; skin checks and its medical and surgical management, including regular Wednesday morning minor operations session
Leisure: music – classical and jazz, opera, ballet, reading and fine food and wine
DR. PHILIP LEVINE
(MBChB)
Graduated from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and has worked in Australia as a GP since 1987. Now a Principal at Graceville Medical, Dr Levine commenced his own practice in 1991, but amalgamated with the then Fiveways Medical Centre in 1999. Dr Levine
speaks Afrikaans.
Medical Interests: family medicine and dermatology
Leisure: family, stamp collecting, music, opera, book collecting and wine
DR. ILONA SZABO
(MBBS)
Dr Ilona Szabo has been practising as a family general practitioner in Graceville for 25 years. Prior to this she gained experience in Victoria and NSW in many different medical specialities, Ilona enjoys caring for people of all ages including new born, babies, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and the older person. Her style is one of attentive listening, utilising her broad range of experience to diagnose, plan care and work collaboratively with the patient.
Medical Interests: active in enhancing community medical care as Chair of the board of Accoras, a division of General Practice and enjoys learning all there is to learn about governance
Leisure: reading widely, gardening, travel and her family
DR. CECILIA WETHERALL
(MBBS)
Graduated with Honours from University of Queensland, and spent time in Bundaberg, and Ashgrove working in General Practice. Dr Wetherall has been at Graceville Medical since 2001.
Medical Interests: women’s health and family medicine
Leisure: gardening and bush walking
DR. MIRIAM WELLAUER
(MBBS FRACCP)
After graduating from the University of Queensland, Dr Miriam Wellauer completed hospital rotations at Princess Alexandra, QEII, Mater and The Prince Charles Hospitals. She has previously worked as a GP in Ipswich, and especially enjoys women’s, children’s and adolescent health. Most recently she completed a Clinical Diploma in Palliative Medicine while working at St Vincent’s Private Hospital at Kangaroo Point. She has a particular interest in improving quality of life for people with a new diagnosis of terminal illness, through all stages of their care, as well as caring for and supporting their families.
Dr. Wellauer is currently on maternity leave
Medical Interests: Women’s health, child and adolescent health, minor procedures, palliative care.
Leisure: Eating out with friends, swing dancing, tailoring her own clothes
DR. HANNAH BRISCOE
(MBBS FRACCP)
Dr Briscoe is currently on maternity leave.
DR. JOSHUA BETTS
(MBBS FRACCP)
Dr Betts graduated from the University of Queensland in 1995 and has accumulated over 20 years experience working in general practice and various hospitals around Australia. He is interested in all areas of family medicine from child health through to old age. He has three children of his own and is well aware of the rewards and challenges of parenthood.
Medical Interests: Family medicine, paediatrics, mental health, men’s health, preventative health.
Leisure Interests: Contemporary music, literature, guitar, martial arts, squash.
DR. DAVID TSAI
(MBBS FRACCP)
Before studying medicine, Dr. Tsai completed a degree in Psychology (including Honours) at UQ. He completed his hospital rotations at Ipswich General Hospital, and has previously worked as a GP Registrar in Logan. He is particularly passionate about mental health and greatly enjoys working with children.
Medical interests: Mental health, paediatrics, skin checks
Leisure: Photography, tennis, rock climbing
DR. ANDREW FAHEY
(MBBS FRACGP)
Dr Fahey graduated from the University of Queensland in 2011 and before working in a variety of hospitals and GP clinics in North Qld and Cairns. He has recently returned to Brisbane to continue to pursue his interest in General Practice.
Medical Interests: family medicine, men’s health, antenatal care, paediatrics, chronic disease management and preventative healthcare
Leisure: Music, travel, food and wine
DR. SUE GRAY
Having originally trained in London and then done surgical training culminating in a post as neurosurgeon in Hong Kong, Sue moved to Australia just over 30 years ago and has been working in General Practice in Brisbane since then.
She loves the continuity of general practice work and the ability to see people of all ages with varied problems. It is particularly gratifying to now be seeing children of patients who were once child patients themselves. Sue considers herself a generalist GP and is happy to see men and women, adolescents and children.
For the last 20+ years Sue has also worked assisting a spinal orthopaedic surgeon doing complex spine surgery, which has made her very familiar with that area of medicine.
Outside of work, Sue spends time choral singing, travelling ( sometime combined with singing!) spending time on Straddie, skiing when possible, reading and trying to find more time to see both adult daughters, one in Melbourne and one in the UK.
