Our Practice Team
We have a highly qualified and dedicated team of healthcare professionals at the practice including GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Treatment Room Nurses and Healthcare Assistants, supported by our management, administration, and secretarial staff.
Our Doctors
The GPs at Nithsdale Merryvale Group Practice deal with medical problems where you may feel acutely ill, or for follow up for an ongoing problem.. As a training practice we often have GP registrars and medical students working at the practice. You can see more information about the GPs, trainees and medical students working at the practice below:
Dr Jill Fowlie
- Job Title: GP Partner
- Gender: Female
- Primary qualifications: MBChB (Aberdeen 1987) MRCGP MRCP DRCOG DFFP
Dr Umarah Ali
- Job Title: GP Partner
- Gender: Female
- Primary qualifications: MBChB (Pakistan 2007) MRCGP
Dr Carmen Leung
- Job Title: General Practitioner
- Gender: Female
- Primary qualifications: MBChB (Hull 2013) MRCGP
Dr Sumi Roy
- Job Title: GP Partner
- Gender: Female
- Primary qualifications: MBChB (Glasgow 2005) MRCGP BSc
Dr Moyna Arokianathan
- Job Title: GP Partner
- Gender: Female
- Primary qualifications: MBChB (Aberdeen 1996) MRCGP DFSRH
Dr Kashif Ali
- Job Title: GP Partner
- Gender: Male
- Primary qualifications: MBChB (Glasgow 2001) MRCGP DRCOG DOccMed Dip FMS
Dr James Morton
- Job Title: General Practitioner
- Gender: Male
- Primary qualifications: MBChB (Glasgow 2015) MRCGP
Dr Samuel Dance
- Job Title: General Practitioner
- Gender: Male
- Additional notes: MBChB
Dr Ceri Ferguson
- Job Title: ST3
- Gender: Female
- Additional notes: GPST3
Advanced Nurse Practitioners
Our Advanced Nurse Practitioners are highly qualified members of the team who have developed their nursing skills through experience and further qualifications to be independent clinicians who are able to see and treat most minor illnesses and aliments. They are also qualified prescribers so as well as being able to give you advice they can also issue suitable medication for your treatment.
Sister Hilary McKinlay
- Job Title: Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Gender: Female
Practice Nurse
Our practice nurses deal with a wide range of conditions and health concerns including chronic disease management, medical reviews and treatment.
° Kirsty
Treatment Room Nurses
Our practice nurses deal with a wide range of conditions and health concerns including dressings and routine care. We currently have 3 Treatment Room Nurses at the practice:
- Morag
Healthcare Assistants
Our Healthcare Assistants carry out blood tests and other routine health checks for our patients. We currently have 2 Healthcare Assistants:
- Alison
- Sandra
Practice Management & Administration
The Practice Manager is responsible for service development and ensuring the smooth running of the whole practice, and strategic and financial planning. They always keen to receive your positive comments and will also deal efficiently with any patient complaints.
Our reception team is the first port of call for many of our patients when booking appointments or making enquires. We also have an administrative team and a medical secretary to support our clinical team and patients.
- Practice Manager: Karen Benson
- Senior Receptionist: Gemma & Rachel
- Secretary: Doreen
- Medical Administrators: Aileen, Monica, Helena, Tracie, Ann, Ali, Carol, Rachel, Hazel