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Bulk-billed GP care in Warilla
Every GP and nurse consultation is bulk billed for patients with a valid Medicare card. New patients are welcome.
Open weekdays 8am to 6pm and Sundays 8am to 2pm
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, Sunday 8am to 2pm.
Closed Saturdays and public holidays.
When we are closed
Radio Doctor Illawarra (02) 4228 5522
Emergencies
Please call 000
Practice notices
We are renovating the building. The practice stays fully open while the work is done.
Onsite pathology is temporarily closed during the renovation.
New to Lakeside?
We are welcoming new patients. Here is how to get started.
Book your first appointment
Book online with HotDoc, call (02) 4297 7170, or visit reception.
Arrive ten minutes early
You will fill in a short new patient registration form at reception.
Bring your cards
Your Medicare card, photo ID and any pension or concession card, plus a list of your medications and any recent reports or results.
Transfer your records
Ask reception for a records transfer form and we will request your history from your previous practice.
We are a bulk billing practice
With a valid Medicare card, your GP and nurse visits are bulk billed, so there is nothing to pay. A few procedures carry a private fee, and we always tell you the cost first.
Fees and billing
Your doctors
Caring for the Warilla community since 1997, with nine GPs and registered nurses, a midwife and allied health on site.
Dr Banu Thangavel
Family medicine, women's health, antenatal care
Dr Dayal Kumarage
Family medicine, dermatology, paediatrics
Dr Adam Huber
Paediatrics, Indigenous health, chronic disease
Dr Mohamad Morad
Preventive medicine, heart disease prevention
Dr Ahmed Ibrahim
General practice and hospital medicine
Dr Lina Saleem
Women's health, antenatal care, mental health
Dr Elsayed Ahmed
Skin cancer medicine, chronic disease
Dr Niloshan Jeyarajah
Mental health, chronic disease, preventive health
Dr Sylvia Tomson
Family medicine, women's health, children
Nurses, midwife and allied health
Three registered nurses, a midwife, a podiatrist, a dietitian and a physiotherapist.
Meet everyoneCare for every stage of life
From a sudden illness to managing a long-term condition, our doctors and nurses look after patients of all ages.
Everyday care
- Diagnosis and management of short-term illness
- Men's and women's health
- Contraception
- Immunisation and travel advice
- Sutures and wound care
- Ear syringing
- Insurance and private medicals
Children and pregnancy
- Childhood immunisation
- Healthy kids checks
- Pregnancy shared care with Wollongong Hospital
- Iron infusions, including during pregnancy
Long-term health
- Chronic disease management
- Care plans and mental health plans
- Annual and over 75 health checks
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health checks
- INR testing
- Palliative care
Skin and procedures
- Skin checks
- Minor surgical procedures
- Cryotherapy for warts and sunspots
- Mirena and Implanon
Heart and lung tests
- ECG
- Spirometry
- Holter monitor
- 24-hour blood pressure monitoring
- Echocardiography
Allied health on site
- Podiatry
- Dietetics
- Physiotherapy
- Interpreters through TIS National and the Auslan service
Register with MyMedicare
MyMedicare is a free, voluntary registration that links you with your regular practice, so your care is coordinated by the team that knows your history.
You need a Medicare or DVA card and two face-to-face visits with the practice in the last 24 months, one of them with a GP.
- Access to care plans
- Longer telehealth consultations
- Better continuity of care
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Finding us
101 Shellharbour Road, Warilla
Free council parking is off Beverley Avenue. Please come in through the car park entrance. Disabled parking is near the front door, and the practice is fully wheelchair accessible.
Get directionsOpening hours
Monday to Friday
8am to 6pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
8am to 2pm
Public holidays
Closed
When we are closed
Call Radio Doctor Illawarra on (02) 4228 5522, weekdays 6pm to 8am, Saturday midday to Monday 8am, and 24 hours on public holidays.
In a medical emergency, call 000 straight away.