Doctors

I work as both a hospital subspecialist (Mater public and private) and a GP, and you’re welcome to see me in either role at Capalaba Medical Centre.

My hospital specialty is Supportive Care, where I look after medically complex adult patients—people with advanced cancer, organ failure (heart, lung, liver, kidney), dementia and similar conditions. My goal is always to keep you well and at home wherever possible.

In general practice, my interests include cancer survivorship, caring for patients undergoing cancer treatment, men’s health, longevity, complex adult medicine, and looking after kids.

If your situation is better suited to a referred Supportive Care appointment, I’ll let you know. This simply changes how Medicare remunerates the complex work involved—there’s no need to organise a referral beforehand unless I ask. 

Because of the demands of my subspecialist practice, I no longer offer skin checks or contraception procedures (Implanon or Mirena insertions).

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Fee transparency is important to me.

My fees are lower than many Brisbane hospital subspecialists, but slightly higher than some other GPs because I often look after very complex patients.

For most straightforward appointments, you'll pay $50–70 out-of-pocket after your Medicare rebate. 

If things turn out to be more involved and we need extra time to sort them properly, the fee will be higher (see below) —but I'll let you know if that's the case.

12–15 mins – $94.00 ($43.90 rebate = $50.10 OOP)

15–19 mins – $114.00 ($43.90 rebate = $70.10 OOP)

20–25 mins – $155.00 ($84.90 rebate = $70.10 OOP)

25–30 mins – $175.00 ($84.90 rebate = $90.10 OOP)

30–35 mins – $195.00 ($84.90 rebate = $110.10 OOP)

35–39 mins – $215.00 ($84.90 rebate = $130.10 OOP)

More than 40 mins – $276.00 ($125.10 rebate = $150.90 OOP)

GP Mental health Care Plan - $197.00 ($106.20 rebate = $90.80 OOP)

Chronic Disease Management Plan - $187.00 ($156.55 rebate = $20.45 OOP) 

-–> Note that the OOP is lower here as Medicare rewards complex care with these plans. Unfortunately, we are only allowed to do/review this plan once every 3 months.

All appointments bulk-billed

<20 minutes - $85.00 ($43.90 rebate = $42.10 out of pocket)

20-25 mins - $127.00 ($84.90 rebate = $42.10 out of pocket)

25-30 mins - $147.00 ($84.90 rebate = $62.10 out of pocket)

Cost for longer durations depend on circumstance, but these are uncommon.

30 mins - $259.00 ($148.35 rebate = $110.65 out of pocket) 

15-19 mins - $145.00 ($74.25 rebate = $70.75 out of pocket)

Follow-up appointments that are 20 minutes or longer follow the adult GP appointment fee-structure listed above.