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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:

Doctor Jill Fowlie, Nithsdale Merryvale practiceDr Jill Fowlie 

  • Job Title: GP Partner
  • Gender: Female
  • Primary qualifications: MBChB (Aberdeen 1987) MRCGP MRCP DRCOG DFFP

Doctor U Ali, GP at Nithsdale Merryvale surgery in GlasgowDr Umarah Ali 

  • Job Title: GP Partner
  • Gender: Female
  • Primary qualifications: MBChB (Pakistan 2007) MRCGP

Doctor C Leung, General Practitioner, Nithsdale Merryvale Practice, GlasgowDr Carmen Leung 

  • Job Title: GP Partner
  • Gender: Female
  • Primary qualifications: MBChB (Hull 2013) MRCGP

General Practitioner Doctor Sumi Roy, Nithsdale Merryvale PracticeDr Sumi Roy 

  • Job Title: GP Partner
  • Gender: Female
  • Primary qualifications: MBChB (Glasgow 2005) MRCGP BSc

General Practitioner Doctor Khasif Ali, Nithsdale Merryvale PracticeDr Kashif Ali

  • Job Title: GP Partner
  • Gender: Male
  • Primary qualifications: MBChB (Glasgow 2001) MRCGP DRCOG, DOccMed Dip FMS

General Practitioner Doctor James Morton, Nithsdale Merryvale PracticeDr James Morton

  • Job Title: GP Partner
  • Gender: Male
  • Primary qualifications: MBChB (Glasgow 2015) MRCGP

Dr Samuel Dance

  • Job Title: Salaried GP
  • Gender: Male
  • Primary qualifications: MBChB 

Dr Catherine Low  

  • Job Title: Salaried GP 
  • Gender: Female
  • Additional notes: MBChB

Dr Blair Ingram

  • Job Title: Salaried GP
  • Gender: Male
  • Additional notes: MBChB


Advanced Nurse Practitioner

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 & Katie 

Healthcare Assistants

Our Healthcare Assistants carry out blood tests and other routine health checks for our patients. We currently have 2 Healthcare Assistants:

  • 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
  • Administrators: Helena & Rachel M
  • Secretary: Doreen 
  • Receptionists: Alison, Tracie, Ann, Janice, Rachel C, Rachel B, Erin, Margaret, Asima