IMPORTANT NOTICE -
IMPORTANT NOTICE -
Strathfieldsaye Primary Health has new PHONE Hours: 9am-5pm Monday- Friday.
Practice and Pathology remain the same- open at 8:30am Monday- Friday.
Strathfieldsaye Primary Health
Contact
34 Blucher Street, Strathfieldsaye Victoria 3551, Australia
Phone: (03) 5439 4442
Fax: (03) 5439 4443
Email: reception@safmp.com.au
Office Hours:
Monday - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tuesday - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wednesday - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thursday - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Friday - 8:30am - 5:00pm
For After-Hours, after 5:00pm and weekend service, please phone the practice and follow the prompts to speak to the GP on call.
About
Strathfieldsaye Primary Health is an AGPAL accredited medical practice owned and operated by St Anthony Family Medical Practice since 2009. We are focused on providing the highest quality of medical care to our patients. We are well established within the region and have excelled in the delivery of consistent, ethical and comprehensive medical care
Pathology Service
Monday to Friday: 8:30AM - 4:30PM
General Practitioners
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Practice Principal / General Practitioner
Associate Professor Ewa Piejko is an experienced General Practitioner with a deep commitment to family medicine and regional healthcare. She holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) and has a Diploma from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (DRANZCOG). Her qualifications also include a Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education and membership with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
Dr Piejko is passionate about providing comprehensive care to patients of all ages, often caring for multiple generations within the same family—from newborns to great-grandparents. She is accredited with Bendigo Health for shared antenatal care and has a strong presence in aged care, paediatrics, and chronic disease management. She values the diversity of general practice and the meaningful relationships built through long-term care.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr Piejko has made significant contributions to medical education. She has served as a Medical Educator, Director of GP Training, and is currently the Clinical Director for St Anthony’s group of seven practices, where she leads with a focus on quality and safety in patient care. Dr Piejko is the current Board Chair of Bendigo Health.
Monday and Wednesday
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Director / General Practitioner
Dr Adel Asaid graduated medicine in Cairo, Egypt at Ainshams University in 1982. He moved to Australia in 1988, and lived in Melbourne until 1991. He started work at the Bendigo Hospital and stayed there for over 12 years. Dr Asaid joined the Royal College of General Practitioners in 1998, and trained in Eaglehawk then Dimboola. It was there that his love with rural settings and country life began. This led Dr Asaid to establish his first rural clinic in Elmore in 1998. Two years later St Anthony Family Medical Practice Pty Ltd opened a clinic in Boort, followed by Rochester, Heathcote, Strathfieldsaye, Rushworth and Spring Gully. Dr Asaid has a special interests in training new Doctors to maintain rural services, aged care, travel vaccinations and family medicine.
He is currently not taking on new patients
Semi-Retired
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General Practitioner
Dr Kat immigrated from Malaysia to Australia to attend medical school in Melbourne. She enjoys the challenge and the variety of general medicine. Special areas of experience are neurodiversity, gender-affirming hormone therapy, and family planning (including contraception and unwanted pregnancy management).
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday, Friday
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General Practitioner
Dr Remon Eskandar is a highly experienced General Practitioner who has worked across multiple hospitals and clinics, including Austin Health and Bendigo Health. He currently serves as a Senior GP, RACGP Examiner, and GP Supervisor. February 2025) with extended skills in obesity management and is the founder of the Bendigo Healthy Weight Clinic.
Dr Eskandar has a special interest in managing chronic conditions such as diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndromes. His approach integrates pharmacotherapy with long-term lifestyle changes, guided by the biopsychosocial model of care. He is an active member of the RACGP’s. National Faculty of Specific Interests in Obesity Management and the RACGP Obesity RES Education Committee. He also holds memberships with the National Association of Clinical Obesity Services (NACOS) and the Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS).
Dr Eskandar is a sought-after keynote speaker and presenter at numerous local and national medical conferences and workshops, collaborating with pharmaceutical companies and health services to advance clinical practice.
Dr Eskandar is not currently accepting new patients. However, he will however see patients requiring travel advice, yellow fever vaccinations and weight consultations — please see reception.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
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General Practitioner
Monday-Friday
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General Practitioner
Dr Keerthi Kulasekara is a highly experienced General Practitioner with a strong academic and clinical foundation across multiple specialties and countries. He earned his MBBS from the University of Ruhuna in Sri Lanka and completed his internship in paediatrics, obstetrics, and gynaecology at the Colombo group of hospitals.
His academic achievements include a Master of Philosophy in Cancer Biology from the University of Bergen (Norway), a PhD in Neuroscience from Flinders University (Australia), and a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education. He has also contributed to medical education as a lecturer in Health Sciences at La Trobe University.
Dr Kulasekara brings extensive clinical experience, having worked as a Hospital Medical Officer across a wide range of specialties including emergency medicine, paediatrics, orthopaedics, oncology, renal medicine, geriatrics, general surgery, general medicine, and psychiatry at Bendigo Health. He has also held medical officer roles at Swan Hill Hospital and Echuca Regional Health, and served as a Registrar in Intensive Care at St John of God Hospital in Bendigo.
He has a particular interest in chronic disease management, psychiatry, paediatrics, and general medical conditions. His broad expertise and compassionate approach support comprehensive, patient-centred care.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
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General Practitioner
Dr Kirstin Richardson is an experienced GP who lives with her family in Bendigo. She grew up in Zimbabwe and graduated from the University of Zimbabwe and then completed her postgraduate training at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth (UK). She moved to Australia with her husband and did further training in Melbourne in Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Geriatrics before joining GP Training program in Bendigo. She has completed her fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and has done further study in medical education with Monash University, to pursue her passion in training up the next generation of GPs. She works with the RACGP as a Medical Educator.
Special Interests Women's Health (particularly early pregnancy and menopause). But happy with all ages and stages of life.
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
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General Practitioner
Sanjay has relocated back to Bendigo after moving to rural Victoria for his GP training. He has experience working in various faculties in Bendigo Health including Emergency, Paediatrics, Surgery, Mental Health and General Medicine. Sanjay loves every aspects of general practice especially connecting with people and working together to achieve a greater health and wellbeing.
He is not currently accepting new patients.
Monday to Friday
Practice Nurses
Practice Nurse
Practice Nurse
Emily
Leanne
Practice Nurse
Practice Nurse
Tegan M
Teghan G
Practice Nurse
Practice Nurse
Jo
Margaret
Practice Nurse
Practice Nurse
Emma
Nicole
Practice Nurse
Rachael
Practice Nurse
Em
Madison
Practice Nurse
Medical Receptionist
Receptionist
Receptionist
Faith
Bridie
Emily
Sascha
Receptionist
Receptionist
Charlotte
Shona
Deputy Practice Manager
Chenae
Receptionist
Lagan
Receptionist
Receptionist
Mason
Reine
Receptionist
Receptionist
| Service | Private Fee | HCC/Pensioners/15 & Under | Medicare Rebate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Consultation - 15mins | $90 | - | $43.90 |
| Long Consultation - 30mins | $132 | - | $84.90 |
| Prolonged Consultation - 45mins | $175 | - | $125.10 |
| Out Of Hours - Between 5pm to 8.30am & Weekends | A minimum of $80 Out of Pocket | A minimum of $80 Out of Pocket | - |
| Failure to Attend | $55 | $55 | - |
Fees
Strathfieldsaye Primary Health is committed to continuing comprehensive, high quality health care delivered to you by our team of skilled and professional practice staff, nurses and General Practitioners in comfortable well-resourced environment. We offer a range of services including surgical procedures for skin lesions, IUDs, mental health consultations, travel medicine and total skin photography.
Our billings policies remain the same, including bulk billing for children 15 and under, people who hold a health care card or pension card. In addition, we bulk bill a variety of health assessments, chronic condition management plans, The After-hours service will be available to patients of SAFMP practices. Please check with your doctor whether you are eligible for any of these.
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• Cervical Screening Tests
• ECG
• Health Assessments
• Immunisations
• Minor operations and procedures
• IUD clinics
• Pathology
• BP Monitoring
• Pre-employment medicals
• Travel Medicine
• Ear Suctioning -
New patients will need to ring our reception team to organise an initial consultation.
Fees can vary, based on the length of time taken for each consultation, the complexity and the determination of the individual doctor.
• Surgical and other procedures incur an additional practice fee payment
• Payment is required in full on the day of consultation.
Please notify us if you are unable to keep your appointment a minimum of 12 hours prior, to avoid a late cancellation fee.
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Benefits
It is voluntary and free to register in MyMedicare.When you register in MyMedicare, it will notify your general practice that you have chosen them as your regular care team. Additional funding will be available from the government to help them provide the care you need.
MyMedicare patients will have access to:
Greater continuity of care with your registered practice, improving health outcomes
Longer Medicare Benefit Scheme (MBS) funded telehealth consultations with your GP
Triple bulk billing incentive for longer MBS telehealth consultations for children under 16, pensioners, and concession card holders, from 1 November 2023
More regular visits from your GP and better care planning for people living in a residential aged care home, from August 2024
Connections to more appropriate care in general practice for people who visit hospital frequently, from mid-2024.
If you choose not to register in MyMedicare, you’ll still be able to access the same quality of care from your healthcare providers.
Click here for more information to learn about MyMedicare.
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Telehealth/Phone Consultation allows you to consult a healthcare provider by video/phone call. Our practice can provide telephone consultations if you do not require to physically see the doctor. To organise a telehealth consultation, please contact the clinic to arrange your appointment.
Telehealth Consultation:
- Make sure the practice has your correct number or email address.
- Check your phone/computer camera is working at least 10 minutes prior to the consultation.
- Write down a list of things you wish to discuss and have a pen handy to write down instructions.
- Have your medications in front of you and know which pharmacy you usually go to for scripts.
- Your doctor will SMS a link to your mobile phone once they are ready for you. If you do not have a smartphone, the link can be sent to your email address.
- Please stay by your phone and watch out for our message - be available for up to 45 mins post your appointment time.
- Click the link and follow the prompts, the link will take you to a safe encrypted network called Healthdirect. Your doctor will be waiting for you in the virtual waiting room.
- If you get disconnected, please wait for us to return the call.
- After your consult is completed, reception will contact you back for payment.
Phone Consultation:
- Make sure the practice has your correct number.
- Check your phone is working at least 10 minutes prior to the consultation.
- Write down a list of things you wish to discuss and have a pen handy to write down instructions.
- Have your medications in front of you and know which pharmacy you usually go to for scripts.
- Please stay by your phone and watch out for our call - be available for up to 45 mins post your appointment time.
- Your doctor will call your mobile phone from a "no-caller ID" number.
- If you get disconnected, please wait for us to return the call.
- After your consult is completed, the GP will transfer the call through to reception OR reception will contact you back for payment.
To access a Medicare rebate for phone and video consults, you must have been seen face to face in the clinic during the past 12 months. If not, there will be a private out of pocket fee. If you are unsure if you are eligible, please contact your practice, as your doctor may need to see you in person.
Other Telehealth / Phone Consultations:
• Can be used for Work Cover and TAC consults.
• GP Management Plans (Care Plans) can only be done as a video consult (not phone), as per Medicare.
• An initial Mental Health Plan can only be done as a video consult (not phone), as per Medicare.
• Mental Health Plan reviews can be done as a video or phone consult, as per Medicare.
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