Doctors
Dr. Camilla Stevens
Dr Camilla Stevens was born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand. She graduated with a Medical Degree from Otago University in 1996.
Camilla moved to Australia in 1999, following her residency at Christchurch Hospital in New Zealand. She spent three years at Townsville Hospital, where she completed various rotations, including Emergency Medicine, Cardiology, Haematology and Oncology, Palliative Care and Obstetrics and Gynaecology. During that time, she attained a Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
In 2001, Camilla relocated to Tasmania, where she undertook a post in Paediatrics at the Royal Hobart Hospital. Between 2002 and 2004, she worked in rural practice in North West Tasmania, completing the General Practice training program and becoming a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 2004.
Camilla has worked on the Sunshine Coast as a General Practitioner since 2004. She enjoys all aspects of General Practice and family medicine, but has a particular interest in Women’s Health.
Dr. Wiaan Vogel
Dr. Wiaan Vogel has been with Coolum Beach 7 Day Doctors since October 2004.Originally from the diamond city of Kimberley in South Africa, Wiaan graduated from Stellenbosch University in 1994 and spent time working in Namibia, and many hospitals all over the UK. Wiaan came to Australia in 1999 and worked as a GP both in rural and metropolitan areas including Brisbane, Longreach and Airlie Beach.
Dr. Gary Wright
Gary qualified from the University of Zimbabwe in 1990 and then worked in busy government hospitals in Zimbabwe and South Africa for the next 6 years. He then worked in General Practice in Zimbabwe for the next 10 years before moving to Australia in 2008. Before this he worked as a locum in New Zealand and Tanzania. He obtained his Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2009. He enjoys all aspects of General Practice but particularly the opportunity to treat and follow up patients of all ages. His special areas of interest are Travel Medicine, Musculoskeletal Medicine and Men’s Health
Dr. Nick Hinds
Dr. Nick Hinds graduated from the University of Queensland in 2008 after spending much of his training in rural Queensland. He completed his residency at Nambour General Hospital where he gained extensive experience in Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Anaesthetics and Emergency Medicine. He has obtained Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Nick has a keen interest in all aspects of general practice, including preventative medicine. He has undertaken further post-graduate training in skin cancer medicine.
When he is not working he enjoys spending time with his wife Courtney and their young children.
Dr. Tim Somers
Tim graduated from the university of Adelaide in 1983 . He moved to Darwin in 1984 and worked at the Darwin Hospital for several years and then in solo General Practice until 1994 when he and wife Moira and three children decided to move to the Sunshine Coast. From 1994 until 2003 he worked in Coolum Beach and then Tewantin for seven years and most recently Morayfield, until he recommenced work in Coolum Beach in January 2016. Work interests include all aspects of General Practice. Outside work he enjoys family time ,surfing,snowboarding and AFL.
Dr. Kate Jin
Dr Kate Jin recently moved from Sydney to Sunshine Coast with her family. In Sydney, she has worked in dedicated skin cancer clinics for many years. Dr Jin is an Accredited Skin Cancer Doctor by Skin Cancer College Australasia (SCCA) and holds Advanced Certificates in Dermoscopy, Skin Cancer Medicine and Surgery. Throughout years of her practice in skin cancer medicine, Dr Jin has diagnosed and treated many Melanomas, as well as BCC’s and SCC’s on high-risk locations – head, neck and lower limbs. She is able to perform advanced procedures including Flap and Graft. Her goal is to treat and cure cancer first, then close the wound with the best cosmetic outcome in mind, as well as patient preference. Dr Jin is passionate about patient care, patient education and disease prevention and regularly updates her knowledge and adopts the latest clinical practices. During her time in clinical research, she has co-authored multiple publications in international journals and conferences. Included in these are the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) and The Lancet Oncology, ASCO.
Dr. Jon Collins
Dr Jon has over 25 years of experience in Skin Cancer diagnosis and treatment. Having graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery, Flinders University of South Australia he completed further surgical training at Royal Perth Hospital. After re locating to the Sunshine Coast in 1996 Dr Jon worked in General Practice for a few years before establishing his own Skin Cancer Clinic in Buderim. Diagnosis and treatment of Melanomas is an area of expertise. He is a competent surgeon and focuses on excision of skin cancers while minimising scarring and achieving a good cosmetic result. In his downtime Dr Jon is an avid surfer and snowboarder, he also enjoys travelling and exploring with his family. Dr Jon welcomes all patients for full skin checks and ongoing skin cancer management.
Dr. Rene Reichle
Dr. Rene is a dedicated and compassionate General Practitioner with many years of experience in providing comprehensive healthcare services.