OPENING HOURS
- Monday 8:00am - 6:00pm
- Tuesday 8:00am - 6:00pm
- Wednesday 8:00am - 6:00pm
- Thursday 8:00am - 6:00pm
- Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm
- Saturday 8:30am - 1:00pm
- Sunday and Public Holidays Closed
- After Hours Phone Contact 137 425
Your family medical centre in Dural providing holistic, comprehensive medical care
Dural Family Medical Practice is proud to be a well-established medical centre having served multiple generations of families and individuals from Dural, the Hills and Northwest Sydney region for over 30 years.
Our team of male and female doctors, experienced nurses and allied health (physiotherapists, chiropractors, dietician-nutritionist, podiatrist, pathology collection, exercise physiologist) strive to provide thorough medical care to the people of our local Dural community and surrounding Hills District.
Our General Practitioners are passionate about creating long-term relationships with our patients and our vision is to be the medical centre "home" to serve all of your physical, mental and preventative health needs, through the different seasons of life.
Found at the intersection of Old Northern Road and New Line Road in Dural Business Park (behind McDonald's), our medical centre has 6 doctors to provide care for patients from all local suburbs including Dural, Round Corner, Galston, Glenhaven, Glenorie, Cherrybrook, Kenthurst, Castle Hill, North Kellyville, Hornsby, Pennant Hills, Annangrove, Arcadia, Norwest and other surrounding suburbs.
We believe in physical and emotional health and wellbeing for all women in every season of life.
We provide a comprehensive range of immunisations including COVID-19 Pfizer and Novavax vaccines, and childhood and travel immunisations.
Your doctors perform thorough dermatoscopic skin cancer checks, biopsies, excisions and cryotherapy.
Helping and guiding parents through all the tricky season’s of your children’s health – from newborn babies, to teenagers.
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Your doctors are thorough, caring and compassionate and are all fully-trained Fellows of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and keep abreast with the latest advances in medical science.
Our medical centre treatment room is well-equipped for minor surgeries, skin cancer removals and walk-in emergencies.
We have Doctors, Nurses, pathology collection, physiotherapy, dietician, podiatry, chiropractor and exercise physiologists and a three bed treatment room.
At Dural Family Medical Practice, your team of doctors believe in a holistic, evidence-based approach to medicine with patient-centred care.
Dr Lily Bartlett, MBBS, FRACGP, DCH (Diploma in Child Health) has extensive experience in Family Medicine / General Practice. Dr Bartlett trained in various hospitals in Perth including Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Midland Public Hospital. She completed her general practice training in rural NSW to become a Fellow of the RACGP. Dr Bartlett has also completed a Diploma in Child Health (DCH). Dr Bartlett loves being a GP and finds General Practice very rewarding, especially when promoting both the physical and mental health and wellbeing of her patients through a holistic approach. She has a passion for patient education and breaking down complex medical concepts to her patients to achieve long-term sustainable positive health outcomes. She enjoys all aspects of General Practice with special interests in Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Women’s and Children’s health, Mental health and minor surgical procedures. In her spare time, you might find Dr Bartlett gardening, in the outdoors, and spending quality time with her family.
Dr Kevin Aung graduated with a Bachelor in Medicine, Bachelor in Surgery in 2010. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and has worked in General Practice in the Mid North Coast region and Western Sydney regions. Kevin is passionate about providing evidence-based preventative primary care medicine to his patients. His special interests are in chronic disease including cardiology, gastroenterology, mental health, geriatrics and comprehensive family medicine. Kevin believes that best patient outcomes are achieved via compassionate and honest communication with patients and close patient involvement in the decision-making process. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and likes to read, walk, cycle and row indoors. Kevin looks forward to continuing to provide the highest level of thorough, holistic and compassionate care for Dr Meena Singh’s patients as she retires.
Dr. Radeeka has over five years of international experience in Internal Medicine,surgery, obstetrics & gynaecology, anaesthesia and General Practice since her graduation in 2004. Since moving to Australia in 2010 she worked extensively in Emergency Medicine at the Campbelltown Hospital before deciding to move full time into General Practice. She has completed a Diploma in Child Health and finished her specialist training in General Practice to be recognised as a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Dr Radeeka’s special interests include family medicine, women’s and children’s health, mental health, skin cancer medicine and minor surgical procedures. She is passionate about lifestyle medicine and improving her patient’s quality of life. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her family, traveling, exercise and yoga.
Dr Lam graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Sydney in 1988. He obtained the Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in the early 90s, and later served as a RACGP College examiner for two years. Dr Lam has been a general practitioner in the Hills District for more than 30 years and finds it rewarding to have been the family doctor for many families - including adults whom he looked after as his patients when they were small children themselves. His interests include diabetes and thyroid disease. Dr Lam has three adult children who are now in university education. He has a passionate interest in photography and playing golf.
Dr Mendis graduated from the University of Adelaide before moving to Sydney where she completed her internship and residency years at Westmead, Blacktown Nepean and Fairfield hospitals. She completed speciality training in family medicine and was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and has been working as a general practitioner in the Hills District for almost 25 years. In addition to chronic health care and preventative health checks, her special interests include family medicine, women’s health, paediatrics, mental health and weight management. She is passionate about motivating patients to understand that making positive small changes can result in big differences to their physical and mental wellbeing. When not working Sharmini enjoys reading, going for walks, playing the piano and catching up with her friends and most of all spending time with her husband and two children. Please note that from 9th May 2022, all NEW patients aged 16 and over booking to see Dr Sharmini Mendis will incur an out-of-pocket fee. This also applies to patients with a Health Care & Pension Card. Any existing private patients transitioning to a Pension/HCC will continue to incur gap fees. Please refer to our website for the fee schedule www.dfmp.com.au
Dr Chang is the principal GP at Dural Family Medical Practice. He is passionate about creating and improving primary healthcare delivery models that provide excellence in General Practice care. He loves the Hills Shire of Sydney, and the family-oriented lifestyle it’s renowned for, and considers it a privilege to provide healthcare for multiple generations of families in the local area. Dr Chang loves the vocation of being a GP and has a special interest in men's health, skin cancer diagnosis, treatment and minor surgical procedures. In his spare time, you can find him running after his two kids out of breath, and spending quality time with his wife. Please note that from 9th May 2022, all NEW patients aged 16 and over booking to see Dr Christopher Chang will incur an out-of-pocket fee. This also applies to patients with a Health Care & Pension Card. Any existing private patients transitioning to a Pension/HCC will continue to incur gap fees. Please refer to our website for the fee schedule www.dfmp.com.au
Dr Terluk is a General Cardiologist and has extensive training and experience in acute and chronic cardiac conditions and preventive cardiac care and screening. Dr Terluk performs angiography, transoesophageal echocardiography and dobutamine stress echocardiography, as well as cardioversions and pacemaker implantation. Dr Terluk is a Member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Dr Terluk will be available to see patients at Dural Family Medical Practice on Mondays each fortnight. A valid GP referral is required. New patients and external referrals from other practices are welcome. Appointments to see Dr Terluk can be made by calling our practice on 9651 2077.
Dr Aldenb Lorenzo is an upper gastrointestinal, bariatric/weight loss, and general surgeon. He finished his general surgical training in the Sydney West Area Health Service hospitals with Westmead Hospital as the training institution. He was awarded his fellowship in general surgery (Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, FRACS) in 2016. He then became the Clinical Superintendent in Blacktown and Mt Druitt Hospitals for two years. After this he went through a post-fellowship year of rigorous training in upper gastrointestinal surgery in St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney with focus on complex hiatus hernia repair in lung transplant patients. Dr Lorenzo furthered his training with the prestigious Australia and New Zealand Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery Association (ANZGOSA). He spent a year of his ANZGOSA training in the Bariatric Unit in Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand, refining his skills in bariatric/obesity surgery to add to his general surgical experience. He invested the next two years in Bankstown-Lidcombe and Liverpool hospitals for upper gastrointestinal oncology training (oesophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver cancer). He is a surgical educator with a passion for research and teaching the next generation of doctors and surgical trainees. Dr Lorenzo is known for his comprehensive and compassionate approach and his passion for inviting his patients to be fully engaged in the decision-making process and understanding their condition. He has regular operating theatre lists at Norwest Private Hospital and Lakeview Private Hospital, as well as public operating lists at Bankstown/Lidcombe Public Hospitals and other locations. Dr Lorenzo will be consulting fortnightly on Saturdays at Dural Family Medical Practice. Appointments can be made by calling the practice on 9651 2077. General Surgery (Laparoscopic and Open)
After working for over 20 years at Dural Family Medical Practice, Dr Meena Singh retired at the end of 2021. She will be sorely missed by many of her patients and families, having been an invaluable asset to the local Dural and Hills community the last two decades. Dr Singh will be confidently entrusting the care of her patients to the other doctors at the practice including General Practitioners Dr Lily Bartlett (MBBS, DCH, FRACGP) and Dr Kevin Aung (MBBS, FRACGP). Both Dr Bartlett and Dr Kevin are passionate about providing a holistic, comprehensive and compassionate approach to General Practice, and look forward to getting to know and forming long-term relationships with the patients and families at Dural Family Medical Practice. We wish Dr Singh all the best for the future.
The 2022 Flu Shot (Influenza vaccination) is now available and appointments can be made online by clicking here and selecting "2022 Flu Shot" as the appointment type.
Please also note that from the 25th May 2022, winter Booster doses of Pfizer (Comirnaty) COVID-19 Vaccine can be given to adults aged 65 and over and anyone aged 16 years and over with chronic medical conditions.
The additional winter booster dose can be given from 4 months or longer after the person has received their first booster dose, or from 4 months after Covid infection.