Doctors
Dr Martin Wakeford
Days at Practice:
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Universities and Medical Schools
St. Georges Hospital Medical School.
London Post Graduate GP Training at University College London.
Clinical Interests
General Medical Services
GP Education
Date Joined
01 July 1987
Special Responsibilities
Senior Partner
GP Registrar Training
Additional Details
I enjoy walking with our dog and I like to play tennis. I enjoy sailing and playing Bridge (Badly).
Dr Juliet Sutton
Days at Practice:
Mon, Tue, Wed
Job Shares with Dr Karen Johnson
Universities and Medical Schools
I studied at the Middlesex and UCH hospitals in London.
I did my house jobs at Hemel Hempstead and St. Albans before joining the GP Training scheme at Hemel Hempstead.
Clinical Interests
Care for the elderly - I look after a nursing home.
Paediatrics.
Womens' Health.
Date Joined
01 July 1993
Special Responsibilities
Visiting partner at a local nursing home.
GP Registrar Training.
Clinical lead for children, young people and maternity at AVCCG.
Additional Details
I am married with 2 children Daniel and Laura. We love travelling and walking.
Dr Sunil Pillai
Days at Practice:
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri
Universities and Medical Schools
MB ChB Royal Free Hospital London 1998
DRCOG 2000
MRCGP (member Royal College of General Practitioners) 2004
Clinical Interests
Out of Hours Services
Cardiology
Date Joined
01 May 2004
Special Responsibilities
Financial Partner
General Medical Service Contract
Clinical/Quality Audit
Additional Details
I am married with 2 children and have a cat and a rabbit. My personal interests are in sports, especially cricket, football and rugby, and Badminton where I was college captain.
Dr Joanna Dent
Days at Practice:
Tue, Thur, Fri
Job Shares with Dr Claire Molloy
Universities and Medical Schools
I studied medicine at Newcastle University and then did my hospital jobs in Oxford and Reading. I am currently on the Aylesbury GP training scheme.
Clinical Interests
Women’s health and Palliative medicine
Date Joined
November 2011
Additional Details
I live with my husband and daughter Evie in Thame. I am involved in our local church where I play the piano and sing. I enjoy knitting and craft things, walking and have recently joined the local hockey team.
I would love a cat or 2 if my husband would let me!
Dr Karen Johnson
Days at Practice:
(Alternate Mon), Wed, Thur, Fri
Job Shares with Dr Juliet Sutton
Universities and Medical Schools
I studied at the Welsh National School of Medicine in Cardiff.
I undertook Post Graduate GP Training at Bedford Hospital. Since then I have worked in Leighton Buzzard and Aylesbury.
Clinical Interests
All areas of Primary Care
Dermatology
Clinical Audit
Date Joined
01 January 1989
Special Responsibilities
Minor Surgery
Clinical Meetings Organiser. Medical representative for Friends of Poplar Grove.
Additional Details
I live with my partner Andy and our 2 children Susan and Anna. My interests outside of General Practice include cycling, Current Affairs and Cooking.
Dr Claire Molloy
Days at Practice:
Mon, Tue, Wed
Job Share with Dr Joanna Dent
Universities and Medical Schools
I studied medicine at The University of Sheffield and then moved to do my hospital jobs at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. I completed my GP training in Aylesbury as well.
Clinical Interests
Women’s health and family planning
Date Joined
December 2012
Additional Details
I currently live in Aylesbury with my husband and my son, James. I enjoy spending time with my family and going out walking with our dog. I also enjoy swimming, aerobics, reading and travelling.
Dr Okwuchi Apakama
Days at Practice:
Wed, Thur, Fri
Universities and Medical Schools
I studied medicine at The University of Ibadan and then moved to do the UK.
I initially trained in Paediatrics in South West England but moved to St Albans for my GP training.
Clinical Interests
Child Health
Date Joined
July 2014
Additional Details
I currently live in St Albans with my husband and my daughter. I enjoy looking after my family and being a wife and mother. I also enjoy shopping, fine dining and travelling.
Dr Helen Beesley
Days at Practice:
Mon, Tue, Thu
Universities and Medical Schools
I studied medicine at Bristol and undertook hospital jobs at Bristol &Norwich and GP training at Oxford.
Clinical Interests
GP Appraiser, Palliative care, Respiratory medicine, Paediatrics & Geriatric medicine.
Date Joined
October 2014, when Broughton House & Poplar Grove merged.
Additional Details
Work as GP appraiser and Team Leader for appraisals for Thames Valley. Started work in Aylesbury 1996.
Dr Kavitha Mallya
Days at Practice:
Wed, Thu, Fri
Universities and Medical Schools
My primary medical qualification is from Kastusba medical college, India.
In the UK, I completed my GP training in the Oxford region, working at Stoke Mandeville and Wexham Park hospitals. My registrar training was undertaken here at Poplar Grove Practice.
Clinical Interests
Women Health
Child Health
Psychiatry
Date Joined
01 October 2010
Additional Details
I am married with 2 young children Sheha and Sanjit. We love gardening, walking and Indian Classical music.
Dr Shama Shaid
Days at Practice:
Wednesday Morning and Friday all day.
Universities and Medical Schools
I studied Medicine at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. I did my hospital jobs in London, Luton and Watford and did my GP Registrar training in Hemel Hempstead.
Clinical Interests
Women's Health
Mental Health
Date Joined
October 2016
Additional Details
Dr Helen Taylor
Days at Practice:
Mon, Tue, Thu
Universities and Medical Schools
I studied medicine at Birmingham university and undertook hospital jobs in Birmingham and West London and my GP training was in Witney and Oxford.
Clinical Interests
Family medicine and Diabetes.
Date Joined
October 2014, when Broughton House & Poplar Grove merged.
Additional Details
I have been working in Aylesbury since 1998. I have two grown up children and live in Thame.
Dr Alex Cornish
Days at Practice:
Monday, Tuesday all day and Wednesday morning
Universities and Medical Schools
Leeds Metropolitan University (Physiotherapy)
Hull York Medical School
Clinical Interests
Musculoskeletal, Mental Health, Child Health
Date Joined
December 2016
Additional Details
Outside work I enjoy spending time with my family and getting into the countryside on my bike or in a pair of muddy trainers!
Dr Rachael Scott
Days at Practice:
Tuesday mornings and all day Thursday.
Universities and Medical Schools
I studied medicine at Cambridge University and completed my clinical training at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Medical School in London.
Date Joined
October 2016
Additional Details
I moved to Buckinghamshire in 2008 for my GP training and since then have worked in Leighton Buzzard and Aylesbury.
Dr Roisin McCormack
Days at Practice:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Universities and Medical Schools
Content coming soon
Date Joined
August 2016
Special Responsibilities
Content coming soon
Dr Ashish Patel
Days at Practice:
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Universities and Medical Schools
I studied medicine at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry in London. I undertook my clinical jobs at Milton Keynes and Oxford University Hospitals. I completed my GP training in Aylesbury.
Date Joined
August 2018