Our team of qualified and experienced doctors and nurses provide professional and innovative health and wellbeing services for our community of students and staff.
Doctors
Dr Peter Burke
Doctor (He/Him)
Dr Peter Burke
Doctor (He/Him)
Dr Burke is a local graduate with thirty years experience in general practice. In this time he has done a bit of everything, including ten years of remote and rural medicine in the north-west of Western Australia. Dr Burke has special interests in travel medicine, occupational health, and men's sexual health.
Dr Beverly Day
Doctor (She/Her)
Dr Beverly Day
Doctor (She/Her)
Dr Day has worked for many years in general practice in Western Australia, as well as spending time in family planning clinics in New South Wales. Dr Day is a long-standing member of the team here at Murdoch, having been here since 2010.
Dr Jane Whitaker
Doctor (She/Her)
Dr Jane Whitaker
Doctor (She/Her)
Dr Whitaker is a locally trained general practitioner with extensive experience in family and women’s health in particular, which she combines with her work at King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women.
Dr Philip Green
Doctor (He/Him)
Dr Philip Green
Doctor (He/Him)
Dr Sumaya Haque
Doctor (She/Her)
Dr Sumaya Haque
Doctor (She/Her)
Dr Haque is a graduate of James Cook University in Queensland and has been working in Western Australia since her internship at Fremantle Hospital in 2010. With a special interest in Aboriginal health, Dr Haque recently spent two years working in Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service (BRAMS). Working as part of a team of Aboriginal Health Workers and other health professionals in delivering primary care to Aboriginal communities in the local area, it was here she increased her knowledge and understanding of the importance of delivering culturally appropriate, patient- centred care.
Dr Rhiannon Lloyd-Hughes
Doctor (She/Her)
Dr Rhiannon Lloyd-Hughes
Doctor (She/Her)
Nurses
Lisa Cranfield
Medical Service Manager (She/Her)
Lisa Cranfield
Medical Service Manager (She/Her)
Lisa is a local graduate in nursing with over 20 years of experience in the health sector locally and internationally. Lisa has enjoyed a varied career in regional and remote area nursing in Western Australian hospitals and nursing posts.
Sarah Doncon
Nurse (She/Her)
Sarah Doncon
Nurse (She/Her)
Sarah is a local graduate with experience working locally, interstate, and internationally, including remote area nursing in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory and humanitarian aid in developing countries with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Leith Harper
Nurse (She/Her)
Leith Harper
Nurse (She/Her)
Leith has worked as a registered nurse for 28 years. After completing her graduate year at Fremantle Hospital she moved to Kalgoorlie to work as an occupational health nurse during the mining boom.
Zhelan Wu
Nurse (She/Her)
Zhelan Wu
Nurse (She/Her)
Zhelan moved to Perth in 2009 and completed her nursing degree here. She has worked in various clinical settings across WA since graduating in 2011, spending the majority of her time in general practice.
Administration
Sue McDonald
Administration Officer (She/Her)
Sue McDonald
Administration Officer (She/Her)
Sue Commenced working at the Medical Service in July 2019. Sue has a broad and varied background in the medical field specialising in general practice and occupational health. Sue has enjoyed working in remote locations throughout Western Australia gaining valuable experience in diverse communities and service delivery.
Ashley Peacock
Administration Officer (She/Her)
Ashley Peacock
Administration Officer (She/Her)
Ashley commenced working as an administrative officer for Murdoch University Medical Service in May 2016. Ashley has a wealth of experience in medical administration, including practice management for a busy occupational medicine centre in the Perth metro area, as well as regional work in general practice in Broome.
Jackie Foster
Administration Officer (She/Her)
Jackie Foster
Administration Officer (She/Her)
Jackie Commenced working with the Murdoch University Medical Service in May 2020. As well as working in the Medical Service Jackie works in the Chiropractic Student Clinic where she has been working for nearly 10 years.