Team Members

MBBS. D(Obs) RACOG

Graduated from the University of WA in 1988.  He has worked at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, KEMH and PMH.  He completed his training in general practice and obstetrics in 1984.  He has worked as a GP Obstetrician in the Gosnells and Armadale region since then.  He practices obstetrics at Armadale Kelmscott Health Service and SJOG Mt Lawley.  His other interests are musculoskeletal medicine and procedural medicine.

See Dr White's role at Origyn: http://www.origyn.com.au/ 

MBChB FRACGP

Dr Adesina graduated in 1992 and worked in Africa and moved to Australia in 2002.  He has been a family physician since 2005.  Dr Adesina’s areas of interest include palliative and geriatric medicine, and minor surgeries including skin lesions.  He also supervises medical students and registrars.  His personal interests include tennis, soccer and mission work.  

MBBS Adv DRANZCOG

Dr Ben Wade is passionate about improving health outcomes for all of his patients with a caring, personalised patient centred approach to medical care. Dr Wade is qualified as a Pharmacist, General Practitioner and an Obstetrician. See Dr Wade's role at Origyn: http://www.origyn.com.au/ 

Dr Alison Philpott 
MBBS FRACGP DRANZCOG BSc(Hons)(Psych) MCouns

Alison completed her medical degree at University of Notre Dame Fremantle.

As a GP Obstetrician she enjoys all aspects of women’s health including fertility and pre-pregnancy counselling, antenatal care, intrapartum care right up to post-natal care and menopause. She is certified to insert mirena and implanon.

Prior to medicine she worked as a School Psychologist and enjoys working with children and adolescents. 

MBBS. Dip Aust COG, FRACGP, Grad Dip Sp Med

Dr Day commenced practice in Kelmscott in 1984,  after 5 years as a solo GP in Wongan Hills, and before that , Kellerberrin, King Edward, Royal Perth and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospitals.  He has a special interest and extra training in sports medicine (he was a team doctor with the Fremantle Dockers for 13 years) and procedural medicine.  A particular pleasure of practising in Kelmscott for 30 years is that he cares for 4 generations of many families.

MBBS (WA)

Graduated from the University of WA in 1984.  She has worked at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, PMH and Mercy Hospital.  Dr Raja completed her training in general practice in 1988.  After working at Parkwood Medical Centre for 8 years she moved to Armitage Road Medical Centre.  She enjoys all aspects of general practice and her main interests are women’s and children’s health and mental health.

Dr Lambert has been part of the Armitage team for 12 months. She previously worked as a registered nurse before studying medicine and graduating from UWA.

Her interests include children's and women's health, chronic diseases and, diet and lifestyle medicine.

In her spare time Kate enjoys working on her hobby farm and horse riding.

Dr Rob Perry grew up in the southern suburbs of Perth, and studied Pharmacy prior to Medicine at the University of Notre Dame, Fremantle. Rob spent a year of medical school in Kalgoorlie, where he fell in love with the idea of being a procedural GP.

Following university and basic medical training, Rob proudly served as an Officer in the Australian Defence Force. His role involved leading medical teams both at home and at sea. Rob achieved his FRACGP before returning to the hospital setting to complete further training in obstetrics, including Caesarean section. He has been a GP Obstetrician in the Armadale-Kelmscott area ever since. Rob’s commitment to family medicine has seen him complete further training in vasectomy under a world-renowned surgeon, since becoming a leading provider of this service within the area.

Rob is interested in all aspects of general practice, with a particular focus on maternity, women’s and children’s health, vasectomy and Veteran’s health. He is proud to be part of the Origyn team, providing affordable, high level maternity services to families in the Armadale-Kelmscott region.

Outside work Rob enjoys cooking, music and building his collection of dad jokes!

BSc (honours), MBBS, FRACP 
Dr Shanela Sooben is a locally trained gastroenterologist. In addition to being a general gastroenterologist, she did her sub-speciality training in the area of inflammatory bowel disease. Dr Sooben studied medicine at the University of Notre Dame in WA, graduating with distinction. She completed her advanced gastroenterology training in WA. 
Dr Sooben has a keen interest for all aspects of general gastroenterology and hepatology including functional gut disorders, reflux disease, bowel cancer screening, coeliac disease, eosinophilic oesophagitis, inflammatory bowel disease and liver pathologies. 
Dr Sooben offers a gap-free endoscopy service and also direct access procedures for suitable patients. 
She has a special interest in research in both inflammatory bowel disease and functional gut disorders. Dr Sooben has a passion for teaching and is currently appointed as a clinical educator/academic and lecturer at Curtin Medical School. 
Dr Sooben also consults and performs endoscopic procedures (gastroscopy/colonoscopy) at St John of God Murdoch, Mount Hospital and Sundew Day Surgery (Joondalup). 
She currently holds public appointments with Fiona Stanley Hospital and Fremantle hospital. 
Dr Sooben prides herself on her style of practice, based on patient-centred care and a holistic approach. She is fluent in both English and French. 

M.B.B.S, MD, FRANZCOG

Specialist Gynaecologist & Gynaecological Endoscopic Surgeon          

Dr.Basil  is seeing gynaecology patients with options for operative work at South Perth hospital

Special interests in:

• Menstrual irregularities & abnormal uterine bleeding
• Fibroids                                        
• Endometriosis
• Infertility workup
• Menopause and management for utero vaginal prolapse
• Minimally invasive Gynaecological surgeries

 Dr Basil Trench Lyngdoh is well versed in all major Gynaecological surgeries which include laparoscopic and conventional open surgeries alike. He also provides all other General Gynaecological services including: -

• Management of abnormalities in cervical screening
• Management of Pelvic pain.
• Family planning & methods of contraception.
• Infertility & Menopause

Dr Frede is a Graduate of the University of Notre Dame and has joined Armitage Road Medical as a Registrar having recently come from King Edward Memorial Hospital. He has worked in paediatrics SJOG Midland, ICU at SJOG Subiaco and also ED in Midland.

In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his young energetic family.

Dr Frede has a special interest in improving the health of pregnant women and children in poor and developing countries.