Our Doctors

Dr. Govender has been with Tahmoor Medical Centre since opening their doors in 1999.

Works Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

Dr. Mak handles work cover and pre-employment medicals.

Languages: English & Arabic

Works Monday through Friday

Dr. Al-Saadi has over 10 years of overseas General Practice working in several rural and in-city hospitals throughout Australia. This experience has provided profound exposure to the diverse communities as well as how their health and healthcare are affected. Dr. Al-Saadi graduated from medical school in Iraq where he obtained his basic training. His special interests include Chronic Disease, Immunization and Preventative Medicine, and Geriatrics.

Languages: English & Arabic

Works Monday and Saturday

Languages: English & Khmer

Works Thursday & Saturday

Languages: English, Bosnian, Croatian & Serbian

Works Monday,  Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday

Dr Lily is passionate and has an extensive experience in the management of obesity. She works in a holistic and multidisciplinary approach, delivering professional advice on weight loss therapies available in Australia, including Bariatric Surgery. She also provides long-term postoperative support and regular monitoring, essential for optimal outcomes after Bariatric Surgery.

Telehealth appointments for Dr Lily are for her regular patients only.  If you haven’t seen her within the past 12 months, she will not honour the telehealth appointment.

Works Monday through Friday

Dr Himanthi Balasuriya graduated from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2008. She has completed her internship, residency as well as initial anaesthesia training overseas. She completed her Australian Medical Council examinations in year 2012.

She has worked as a senior resident medical officer at Liverpool Hospital in Respiratory Medicine, General Surgery, Urology, Palliative Care Medicine and Psychiatry. She has also completed her diploma in Child Health through the University of Sydney in 2017. She has worked as a career Medical Officer at Campbelltown, Camden, Bowral and Fairfield Hospital Emergency Departments for over 5 yrs.

Himanthi enjoys travelling, reading, and swimming in her free time.

Works Monday, Thursday & Friday

Hans graduated from Monash University in 2010 after completing Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery degrees.  Hans enjoys the variety offered by General Practice and has a special interest in sexual health, HIV medicine, Men’s Wellness, and Women’s and Child Health.  Hans believes in providing holistic care that values respect, confidentiality and compassion.

Hans currently holds a lecturer position at the University of Sydney in the Sexual and Reproductive Health post-graduate program and is a certified HIVs100 prescriber for the Wollondilly and Southern Highlands area.

During his early days as a medical doctor, he undertook structured supervised training in women’s, maternal and child health across numerous major tertiary hospitals – Austin Health and Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne and Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney. This led to the successful completion of a nationally recognised diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology as well as a diploma in Child Health in 2015 and 2018 respectively.

Hans has an ongoing commitment to his professional development. He recently completed a Masters of Public Health at the University of NSW (UNSW).

Works Tuesday (11.30am – 7pm), Thursday (8am – 1pm) & Friday (9am – 7pm)

Tatiana graduated medical school in 2003 and has been working in NSW Health tertiary hospitals for the last 12 years. She has undertaken structured GP training in Sydney and worked in primary care medicine since 2011. In addition to her work she completed her thesis in academic research at UNSW Medicine 2013–2017. Tatiana enjoys the variety of medicine offered by General Practice and has extensive experience in managing acute, chronic and complex health conditions. Tatiana works on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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Dr Suniththa Sarvananthan graduated from the UK in 2011. She completed her resident ship in the UK and moved to Australia in 2014. She has worked as a Senior Resident Medical Officer at Gosford Hospital, Blacktown/Mount Druitt Hospital & Liverpool Hospital. Her GP training was in Cowra Paediatrics, Cardiology, Rheumatology, Geriatrics & General Surgery. Suniththa enjoys walking, reading and travelling in her free time.

She works Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 9.30am to 3.30pm

Dr Nisha (Hath) is UK born and raised, receiving her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from the University of Nottingham in 2014 and subsequently graduating as a Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (London, UK). During both her training and work as a fully-qualified GP, she has gained extensive clinical experience and holds the RCOG specialist Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She has a particular interest in women’s health including pregnancy and contraception counselling, with a certificate from Family Planning NSW for insertion and removal of the contraceptive implant device. Dr Nisha offers work cover appointments and her other clinical interests include child health, mental health and the management of a wide variety of chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular disease, COPD, asthma and diabetes. She has had the opportunity to work with people of all walks of life, with experience of how medicine is practiced in other parts of the globe. This has included participating in the Himalayan Health Exchange in 2014, where she and a team of doctors set up clinics to provide free of charge healthcare to the local rural population. She has a dedicated work ethic and always strives to provide a high standard of care to her patients, which is holistic, compassionate and patient-centred. In her time outside of work, Dr Nisha enjoys travelling with her husband, Dr Hath, who also works at the practice.

Areas of interest: Women’s health

Speaks English, and Punjabi

Christine graduated from University of Sydney in 2009. She spent the first 7 years of her training in Emergency and Rehabilitation before pursuing General Practice. Christine has interests in skin cancer and skin cancer related procedures, Women’s Health, Children and Adolescents Health, Geriatrics, and General Medicine. Christine has completed her Diploma in Child Health and Family planning. When not working she is busy looking after the garden and her chooks at home with her family.

Languages: English, Indonesian

Available Wednesday, Friday and alternate Sundays