Byron Bay Doctors
Holdsworth House Medical Practice Byron Bay has been operating since 2005 and is the second branch of our comprehensive health service. Located centrally in idyllic Byron Bay, our GPs and nursing support team offer specialised health services tailored for the lifestyles and health needs of the Byron Bay community and its visitors.
Dr Michelle WALSH MBBS
General PractitionerAs well as General Medicine, Michelle has a special interest in Family Planning and Hepatitis C. Having graduated in 1978 from the University of Sydney, she has lived and worked in the Northern Rivers Region of NSW since 1981. Michelle has recently completed a GP attachment with the Liver Clinic, Northern Rivers Area Health Service. She is currently a Medical Officer with the Lismore Family Planning Clinic.
Dr John CHUAH MBBS, BSc Med (Hons), FAChSHM
General PractitionerJohn's special interests are HIV, Sexual Health, and Clinical Research, as well as tropical medicine, travel medicine, Rural and Indigenous Health. John graduated from the University of NSW in 1974 and has since had solid experience in General Practice while being a member of many national and international steering committees on HIV and Sexual Health. Having worked in Papua New Guinea, Northern Territory and Queensland, he is now looking forward to bringing his extensive experience to Byron Bay community.
Dr Charles McDONALD BA, MBBS, FRACGP, D.Obst, RCOG, MPsychMed
General PractitionerDr Charles McDonald graduated from the University of Sydney in 1974, and spent the first 4 years working as resident in various hospitals in Sydney: Royal North Shore, St Margaret's for Women and Children, and St Vincent's. Charles has a particular interest in Psychology, he completed a Master of Psychological Medicine from University of NSW in 1993. Charles spent the next 10 years in the field of Psychiatry in Nepean Hospital, and in Psychiatric Outpatients at St Marys, as well as being a surgical assistant in Hawkesbury and Nepean Private Hospital. With a special interest in skin medicine, he commenced working in Coastal Skin Cancer Clinic in Tweed Heads in 2004, prior to joining Holdsworth House Medical Practice in August 2008.