Our Doctors

Dr Nicolette Holly
Practice principal
BMed
BMedSci
DCH
FRACGP
Tues · Thurs · Fri

Sole trader ABN: 19846247259

Dr Nicolette grew up in the Cessnock area and graduated from the University of Newcastle in 2011. She obtained her fellowship from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2018.

She has special interests in women and children’s health, antenatal care and addiction medicine. She is not a procedural GP but is happy to do skin checks and discuss all forms of contraception. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading and swimming.

Dr Alfred Oringo
General Practitioner
BMed
FRACGP
Mon · Tue · Wed · Thurs · Fri

Company ABN: 51632495428

Dr Alfred graduated from University of Newcastle in 2008 and has been a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners since 2019. He has been proudly looking after the Cessnock community since 2018.

He has a special interest in aged care and chronic disease.

Dr Thushari Wickramasinghe
General Practitioner
MBBS
FRACGP
Mon · Tue · Wed · Thurs · Fri

Company ABN: 35167737180

Dr Thushari graduated from University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and has been a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners since 2015. She has been proudly looking after the Cessnock community since 2014. 

She has a special interest in chronic disease, skin cancer, women’s and children’s health.

She is happy to perform minor excisions and Implanon insertions.

Dr Sumihiri Withanachchi
General Practitioner
MBBS
FRACGP
Mon · Tue · Wed · Thurs · Fri

Sole tradern ABN: 45572655398

Dr Sumihiri graduated from University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and has been practicing in the Cessnock area since 2020. She received her fellowship from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2024.

She has a special interest in chronic disease, women’s health and paediatrics. She is happy to perform minor excisions and Implanon insertion.

Dr Sheila Naidu
General Practitioner
MBBS
Mon · Tue · Wed · Thurs

Sole tradern ABN: 75667291365

Dr Sheila graduated from ….   And has been practicing in the Cessnock area since ….. She is currently working towards fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. 

She has a special interest in women’s and children’s health. She provides shared antenatal care and performs Implanon and IUD insertions. 

Dr Aidan Simmons
General Practitioner
MBBS
BSc(Hons)
MRCS
FRACGP
Mon · Thurs · Fri

Sole trader ABN: 48446506417

Dr Aidan Simmons graduated from the University of London and was working towards ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialisation in the UK before moving to be closer to Australian family. He spent 5 years in emergency medicine before moving into general practice. He obtained his fellowship from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2025. He has been practicing in the Cessnock community since 2024. 

He has special interests in ENT and skin cancer. He performs skin checks and minor excisions. Dr Simmons offers private ENT consults (Fees page link) to those patients who would like assessment of an ENT concern.  

Dr Micah Kokada
General Practitioner
BBMed
MD
RACGP Registrar
Tue · Wed · Fri

Dr Micah graduated from University of Sydney in 2019 and has been practicing in the Hunter New England region since 2021. 

She has a special interest in chronic disease, preventative medicine, aged care and women’s health.

Dr Jay Patel
General Practitioner
MBBS
RACGP Registrar
Tue · Thur · Fri

Dr Jay graduated from ….. And worked in emergency medicine in England before chasing the warmer weather in Australia.

He has been practising in the Cessnock area since 2025.He has a special interest in acute care…