Our Team

Doctors

Dr Edin Lakasing

MBChB MRCS LRCP DCH DRCOG FRCGP PGCertEd

Senior Partner
Male

Edin was educated at Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith, and read Medicine at the University of Dundee, qualifying in 1990. After House Officer posts, he trained in general practice at WatfordDr Edin Lakasing[continue]

Dr Matthew Jennings

BmedSci MBBS MRCGP DFFP

Senior Partner
Male

Dr Sonali Sudarshi

MBBS DTMH DCH DFFP MRCP MRCGP

GP Partner
Female

Sonali has had a broad experience of medicine having worked in hospitals and general practice in London and with VSO in Uganda looking after patients with HIV. She has seenDr Sonali Sudarshi[continue]

Dr Suthan Thangarajah

MBChB MRCGP PGCert Med Ed (Cantab) MAcadMEd

GP Partner
Male

I joined Gade Surgery in 2017 having completed my GP training locally in Watford. I take a thorough and holistic approach to patient care and enjoy being able to manageDr Suthan Thangarajah[continue]

Dr David Turner

MB Bch DRCOG MRCGP

Gp Partner / Primary Care Network Lead
Male

Dr David Turner qualified from University of Wales College of Medicine in 1996 after previously having undertaken a BSc in physiology at the University of Southampton. He qualified as aDr David Turner[continue]

Dr Abbas Dewji

MBBS MRCGP MRCP (UK)

GP Partner
Male

Having graduated from Imperial College, I subsequently completed my foundation training in North London before completing my GP training on the Watford Training Scheme. As part of this I trainedDr Abbas Dewji[continue]

Dr Shalinee Patel-Rodrigo

MBBS (Imperial College London) BSc DRCOG MRCGP

GP
Female

Special interests: Women's health, Palliative care, Undergraduate teaching

Dr Alison James

Doctor / Care Home Lead / Child Safeguarding Lead
Female

Dr Alison James qualified from the Royal Free and University College Medical School in 2002; prior to this she had completed a psychology degree at the University of Bristol. She rotated herDr Alison James[continue]

Dr Sukaina Hirji

MBChB DRCOG MRCGP

Doctor
Female

Dr Sukaina Hirji completed her schooling in North West London and graduated from The University of Manchester Medical School in 2004. During her Foundation & GP training she worked in A&E, Paediatrics, GeneralDr Sukaina Hirji[continue]

Dr Mandeep Marley-Shaw

Salaried GP
Female

Dr Asif Dahya

BA MBBS MRCGP

Salaried GP
Male

Dr Maria Philip-Bosco

MRCGP

Salaried GP
Female

Dr Shruti Nathwani

MBBS BSc MRCPCH

GP Registrar
Female

Dr Aparna Joshi

GP Registrar
Female

Practice nurses

Isobel Brew

Practice Nurse
Female

he Practice Nursing team is responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to theIsobel Brew[continue]

Rute Ferriera

Practice Nurse

The Practice Nursing team is responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to theRute Ferriera[continue]

Alison Jenkins

Practice Nurse
Female

The Practice Nursing team is responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to theAlison Jenkins[continue]

Maria Sheridan

Practice Nurse
Female

The Practice Nursing team is responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to theMaria Sheridan[continue]

Additional healthcare staff

Sanaa Minhas

Master of Pharmacy(MPharm) Independent Prescriber (IP)

Clinical Pharmacist
Female

I graduated from University of Portsmouth in 2015 and worked in community pharmacy for multiple years before joining Gade & Chorleywood Health Centres in 2022. I completed my Independent PrescribingSanaa Minhas[continue]

Miss Praveena Ganeswaran

BSc MSc

Physician Associate
Female

Elaine Lardener

Healthcare Assistant

Meera Shah

Master of Pharmacy(MPharm) Independent Prescriber (IP)

Clinical Pharmacist
Female

I qualified as a Pharmacist from University Brighton in 2015 and went on to pursue a career Community Pharmacy. I joined Gade & Chorleywood Health Centres in 2021 as aMeera Shah[continue]

Devi Depala

Phlebotomist

Practice manager

Joanna Fursse

BSc Hons Information Systems

Practice Manager
Female

The Practice Manager role supports the Partners in overseeing all aspects of the business including finance, business strategy, human resources, patient services and premises management.

Donna Inch

Practice Manager

Julie Curran

Deputy Practice Manager

The Administrative Team

Penny Collins

General Practitioner Assistant

The General Practitioner Assistant is a non-clinical role. The main purpose of the role is to assist the clinical team with administrative task.  This can include, arranging appointments, referrals, tests andPenny Collins[continue]

Sarah Collins

Office Manager

Cathy

General Practitioner Assistant

The General Practitioner Assistant is a non-clinical role. The main purpose of the role is to assist the clinical team with administrative task.  This can include, arranging appointments, referrals, tests andCathy[continue]

Tina

Medical Secretary

The medical secretary team are responsible for a wide range of secretarial and administrative duties and the provision of administrative support to the multidisciplinary team including processing referrals and liaisingTina[continue]

​Nikki

Medical Secretary

The medical secretary team are responsible for a wide range of secretarial and administrative duties and the provision of administrative support to the multidisciplinary team including processing referrals and liaising​Nikki[continue]

Kate Foster

Medical Secretary

The medical secretary team are responsible for a wide range of secretarial and administrative duties and the provision of administrative support to the multidisciplinary team including processing referrals and liaisingKate Foster[continue]

Sharon

Medical Secretary

The medical secretary team are responsible for a wide range of secretarial and administrative duties and the provision of administrative support to the multidisciplinary team including processing referrals and liaisingSharon[continue]

Emma Burgess

Administrator/Receptionist

Ginny

Administrator/Receptionist

Maureen Lomas

Registration Clerk

Claire

Administrator/Receptionist

Christine S

Office Manager

The Reception Team

Marcia

Receptionist/Care Navigator

A receptionist or care navigator is often the first person a patient meets when they make contact with the practice. The role provides the first point of contact for allMarcia[continue]

Lisa


A receptionist or care navigator is often the first person a patient meets when they make contact with the practice. The role provides the first point of contact for allLisa[continue]

Anne


A receptionist or care navigator is often the first person a patient meets when they make contact with the practice. The role provides the first point of contact for allAnne[continue]

Lisa H

Reception Supervisor

A receptionist or care navigator is often the first person a patient meets when they make contact with the practice. The role provides the first point of contact for allLisa H[continue]

Rachel

Receptionist/Care Navigator

A receptionist or care navigator is often the first person a patient meets when they make contact with the practice. The role provides the first point of contact for allRachel[continue]

Sam

Reception / Navigation Team Supervisor

Receptionists are key members of the practice team.  They are trained to work with all the resources available to them which may include signposting patients to another service, offering selfSam[continue]

Donna H

Administrator/Receptionist

A receptionist or care navigator is often the first person a patient meets when they make contact with the practice. The role provides the first point of contact for allDonna H[continue]

Jo P


A receptionist or care navigator is often the first person a patient meets when they make contact with the practice. The role provides the first point of contact for allJo P[continue]

Ruth

Receptionist/Care Navigator

A receptionist or care navigator is often the first person a patient meets when they make contact with the practice. The role provides the first point of contact for allRuth[continue]

Jill

Receptionist/Care Navigator

A receptionist or care navigator is often the first person a patient meets when they make contact with the practice. The role provides the first point of contact for allJill[continue]

Elida

Receptionist/Care Navigator

A receptionist or care navigator is often the first person a patient meets when they make contact with the practice. The role provides the first point of contact for allElida[continue]

Christine

Receptionist/Care Navigator

A receptionist or care navigator is often the first person a patient meets when they make contact with the practice. The role provides the first point of contact for allChristine[continue]

Aarti

Receptionist/Care Navigator

A receptionist or care navigator is often the first person a patient meets when they make contact with the practice. The role provides the first point of contact for allAarti[continue]

Jo B


A receptionist or care navigator is often the first person a patient meets when they make contact with the practice. The role provides the first point of contact for allJo B[continue]

Louise


A receptionist or care navigator is often the first person a patient meets when they make contact with the practice. The role provides the first point of contact for allLouise[continue]

Jo H

Receptionist/Care Navigator

A receptionist or care navigator is often the first person a patient meets when they make contact with the practice. The role provides the first point of contact for allJo H[continue]