Village

Dr Nick Meyers

MSc, MBBS, FRACGP, G.Cert Sp.Med

General Practitioner & PHG Chairman

Village Medical Centre

Dr Nick Meyers graduated from University of Queensland with an MBBS in 2002, having previously obtained a BSC from University of New South Wwales, and an MSC from the University of Wollongong. He obtained his RACGP fellowship in 2006, after completing his training at Wilsonton Medical Centre and Middle Ridge Medical Centre.

Nick enjoys all aspects of medicine - looking after women, men and children. He has an interest in complete family medicine, chronic disease management, skin cancer checks and surgery, acute presentations, and sports medicine. Nick completed a Graduate Certificate in Sports Medicine from University of Queensland in 2015.

Nick enjoys supervising medical students and GP registrars as they come through the practice, and is also an examiner for the RACGP Fellowship exams.

**Note: Please call the clinic to book in with Nick Meyers.

Dr Shirley Butler

General Practitioner

Village Medical Centre

Dr Shirley Butler graduated from University of Queensland in 1993 and is a fellow of the RACGP. After completing her medical degree, Shirley worked in both the Queensland Health Public System and general practices around Queensland. Her placements included  Taroom, Ipswich and Cooktown where she held positions such as Junior House Officer and Medical Superintendant.

In 2000, Dr Butler relocated to the Darling Downs area, accepting a position as an Obstetrics and Gynaecology PHO at the Toowoomba Base Hospital. Having experienced different specialities within the public system, Dr Butler decided to re-enter General Practice in 2001, initially in Crows Nest before relocating to Toowoomba.

In 2006 Shirley joined the newly opened Village Medical Centre in Highfields, where she continues to practice today and is one of the original directors of the Platinum Health Group.

Before her medical career, Dr Butler was a qualified teacher, a vocation she still enjoys through her role as a GPTQ Registrar Supervisor and as a mentor to medical students. Dr Butler’s exposure to both rural and city medicine has developed her interests in women’s and indigenous health and also, internal medicine.

**Note: Please call the Clinic to book in with Shirley Butler.

Dr Roland Owen

MBBcH, FRACGP, GAICD

General Practitioner

Village Medical Centre

Dr Roland Owen graduated from the University Of Wales College Of Medicine in 1998 and completed his RACGP training in 2005. After completing his studies, he trained in Cardiff before moving on to work and train in the Midlands in England. Roland came to work in Australia, spending a year in Logan followed by Melbourne before he made Toowoomba his home.​

After returning to England and completing his GP training in the Bristol area, he and his soon-to-be wife immigrated permanently to Toowoomba. In 2006 Roland started working at Village Medical Centre where he continues to work today.

Dr Owen has served on the board of GP Connections (our local former division of General Practice) for Africa years and was Chair for the final two years.

Dr Owen has been involved in GP registrar training over the past ten years and has enjoyed being involved with the training and personal growth of many outstanding young doctors. He helped lead GP Connections to successfully partner with the Darling Downs Hospital & Health Service (DDHHS) to win the competitive bid to form the new PHN in our region. He was the inaugural Chair of the Darling Downs West Moreton PHN from 2015 to 2016.

Roland is passionate about improving healthcare at a regional and personal and is interested in chronic disease management and values the unique relationship GPs have with their patient as an imperative tool in healthcare today.

He also has a special interest in skin cancer surgery and has been honing his skills working as a surgical assistant with a General Surgeon in Toowoomba for the last ten years. Roland enjoys the breadth of care that he provides to his patients as a GP of any age.

Dr Sean McIsaac

General Practitioner

Village Medical Centre

Dr Sean McIsaac comes from Vancouver Canada, and finished medical school at the University of Sydney in 2012.

He completed his residency at the Mater Hospital Brisbane before embarking on the rural training program with RACGP.

His experience includes working in Murgon, Wondai and later Warwick, where he completed his Fellowship training, before joining the amazing team at Village Medical Centre.

Dr Kyle Johnston

General Practitioner

Village Medical Centre

Dr Johnston studied in Brisbane and Toowoomba, graduating from The University of Queensland in 2013. He spent his junior years working at the Toowoomba Base Hospital. He has experience as a medical officer at the Oakey Hospital. In 2018 he received his fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

While undertaking his GP training and completing his fellowship, he worked in GP clinics in Toowoomba and Oakey before joining Village Medical Centre. Dr Johnston enjoys teaching medical students and registrars and he enjoys seeing all patients. He has a special interest in the management of chronic disease, child and adolescent health, and skin cancer medicine.

Dr David McGillivray

General Practitioner

Village Medical Centre

Dr David McGillivray is a Canadian GP registrar and has lived in Australia for the past 12 years. Completing his initial medical training in Brisbane, Dr David McGillivray spent seven years working in hospitals along the Queensland Coast from Cairns to the Gold Coast before transitioning to GP training.

Dr McGillivray spent 4 years training in orthopaedics and had experience in trauma and musculoskeletal conditions.

Dr Jeremy Gambrill

MBBS

General Practitioner

Village Medical Centre

Dr Alexander Lai

GP Registrar

Pittsworth Medical Centre

Dr Sarah Ahmad

GP Registrar

Village Medical Centre

After completing her primary medical education and working overseas for some time, Dr Sarah Ahmad moved to Australia in 2018 with her family. She initially worked in a couple of public hospitals in Sydney, NSW as a resident in various fields and then as Principal House Officer in Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

During this time, she completed her advanced diploma in women’s health.

She decided to pursue training in general practice and re-located in Brisbane in 2022 and had the opportunity to work in a different specialities at the Ipswich Hospital. Finally, in 2023 she moved to Toowoomba to commence GP training.

Along with learning and enjoying different aspects of general practice she has particular interest in women’s health, pregnancy care, paediatrics, skin conditions and chronic disease.

In her free time she enjoys spending time with family, trying new recipes and gardening.

Craig Mattocks

Psychologist

Village Medical Centre

Craig has over 18 years experience working as a registered Psychologist in both public and private settings. His broad experience working with children, adolescents, and adults has equipped him with the skills to support clients with a range of diagnoses and needs, including, but not limited to anxiety, depression and adjustment issues.

Craig is a registered Psychologist and a member of the Australian Psychology Society.

James Dixon

Podiatrist

Village Medical Centre

After graduating from the University of Newcastle, James has worked in various clinics across Brisbane, Ipswich and the Lockyer Valley. This allowed him to gain invaluable experience and knowledge about what patients need to improve their lower limb health.

James has a special interest in nail surgery, sports podiatry and diabetic lower limb health as well as being qualified in various sports taping methods, dry needling and the use of orthotics in assisting patients to increase physical activity and quality of life.