Staff
Doctors
Dr Nav Chana
GP Partner
Education: Charing Cross, London 1986
Interests: Musculo-Skeletal
Dr Andrew Otley
GP Partner
Education: Charing Cross & Westminister Medical School University of London 1993
GP Trainer and Merton CCG Clinical Director for Mental Health
Dr Simon Gilbert
GP Partner
Education: University College London Medical School 2003
Interests: musculoskeletal medicine and joint injections; minor surgery
Dr Katherine Paterson
GP Partner
Education: University of Glasgow 1998
Katherine is a GP Trainer and a senior lecturer in Physician Associate studies at St George’s University. She has further qualifications and experience in women’s health
Dr Stephen O’Hanlon
Salaried GP
Interests: Ear, Nose & Throat Medicine, Elderly Care Medicine – provides a weekly ward round at local Nursing Home
Dr Joanna Thorne
Salaried GP
Interests: global health, teaching, women’s health. She also works for Merton Clinical Commissioning Group to improve healthcare for patients in Merton.
Dr Lucy McDonnell
Salaried GP
Interests: respiratory medicine, fertility and antenatal care. She is also a research fellow at the department of Primary care and Public Health Medicine at King’s College London.
Dr Natalia Shiryaeva
Salaried GP
Education: St. Petersburg State Medical Academy (1998). Natalia completed her UK GP training in 2011.
Interests: family planning and minor surgery.
Dr Sana Shahid Dr Gloria Jeyaraj
Salaried GP Salaried GP
Locum Doctors
From time to time we employ locum doctors to cover for periods of absence. These doctors all have passed the MRCGP exam and we try to use doctors who have worked at the practice before.
Nursing Team
Our practice nurses are available every day. The nurse may need to consult a doctor about your problem if your condition requires it. Our nurses are qualified to deal with minor injuries, dressings, ear syringing, leg ulcers, sprains, BP checks, cuts, vaccinations (and advice), children’s immunisations (we provide a full immunisation service for babies and children), cervical smears, etc. They run Well man and Well Women clinics and help look after patients with long term illnesses, including asthma, heart disease and diabetes. They can organise tests for diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol and many other conditions and can offer advice on diet, healthy living, alcohol, smoking, minor illnesses and family planning.
Obi Liya
Practice Nurse
Chloe Smalley Annika Flasck
Lead Nurse Practice Nurse
Bernadette Murphy
Practice Nurse
Community Nurses
Community nurses attached to the practice visit patients who are confined to their homes and need nursing assistance. This may be arranged with the doctor. The hospital will normally arrange for a community nurse to call on these patients discharged early who still require nursing treatment at home.
Physician Associates
Physician associates are healthcare professionals who work as part of a multidisciplinary team with supervision from a named senior doctor. They have worked at Cricket Green Medical Practice since 2008 and are embedded in the team. They will see pre-triaged patients and can assess, diagnose and treat, seeking advise from our senior GPs if needed. They are also involved in the long term condition physical reviews for our many patients with severe mental illness and learning disability.
For more information see our Physician Associate information page.
Tuba Abdul
BSc (Hons) in Applied Medical Science, from University College London (2019)
Masters in Physician Associate Studies (MPAS), from St George’s University (2021)
Working days: Monday-Thursday
Under supervision of Dr Otley
Bethany Aldridge
BSc (Hons) in Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, graduated 2020
MPAS (Masters of Physician Associate Studies) from St George's University, London, graduated 2023
Qualified as a PA in November 2023 after completing the PANE (Physician Associate National Exams)
Bethany sees patients for long term conditions reviews on Tuesdays and acute/routine appointments on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Bethany is currently supervised by Dr Paterson
Other clinical staff
Karen Hitchman
Health Care Assitant
Reena Rabheru-Dodhy
Clinical Pharmacist – Respiratory Specialist
Physician Associate
Patient Support Team
Emma Vaughan
Admin Supervisor
Rebecca Delahaye
Care Coordinator
Amanda Mullen
Care Coordinator
Carla Stanley
Care Coordinator
Alice Palmieri
Care Coordinator
Lauren Champion
Care Coordinator
Marcelle Grant
Medical Secretary
Elly Mead
Clinician Coding Lead
Emily Weekes
Prescription Clerk
Pauline Costello
Reception Supervisor
Alison Pearson
Care Coordinator
Lisa Mewse
Care Coordinator
Julianne Rymill
Care Coordinator
Elizabeth French
Care Coordinator
Brooke Noble
Care Coordinator
Karen Makuyana
Care Coordinator
Michelle Godbold
Care Coordinator
Melissa Marney
Care Coordinator