General Practitioners

  • Dr Fiona Loan graduated from Otago Medical School in 2009 and worked as a Surgical Registrar over 5 years across a number of surgical specialities, in Christchurch and Dunedin Hospitals, namely Plastics and ENT, before completing her GP Fellowship training in 2017. She has worked at Mahoe Med since 2014 and specialises in Skin Cancer Medicine and Surgery providing a Skin Clinic with full skin checks, skin lesion checks, dermatology conditions and surgical excisions. She has a young family and enjoys keeping fit, outdoor adventures and family time.

  • Barbara graduated from medical school in Marburg, Germany in 2012. She completed her training as a general trauma and orthopaedic surgeon in Zurich and Bonn in 2020 before moving to New  Zealand with her kiwi husband.

    Prior to joining the Mahoe Medicine team as a locum GP she spent three years working at Waikato Hospital in Orthopaedics, Emergency and General Medicine Departments.

    She enjoys travelling with her husband, gardening with her cat and keeping fit outdoors by kayaking and by the water.

  • Dr Phillips is a very experienced GP. He is a graduate of the Auckland School of Medicine and had significant responsibilities during his time at Waikato Hospital. He has a wide knowledge of medical and ancillary services available in the Waikato and enjoys good relationships with Specialists. He works hard to ensure that the patients he sees obtain the services and care that they need. He finds the work he does as a grade 1 Medical Examiner for the CAA to be very stimulating.

  • Dr Olive Ngan graduated from the University of Auckland and went on to complete a Post-graduate Diploma in Paediatrics. In addition to practicing family medicine and urgent care at Mahoe Med, Olive also looks after student health at a local Wharekura. She has a special interest in child and adolescent health, women’s health, and pharmacological management of obesity.

  • Grew up in New Plymouth and Hamilton before moving to train through the University of Auckland.

    Clinical training at Waikato Hospital and Whanganui Hospital before starting at Mahoe Med.

    Special interest in Mental Health.

    Interests - Time with family, weightlifting, making music.

  • Dr Jessica Hiess graduated medicine from Auckland University and worked at Waikato Hospital where she completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Gynaecology and Obstetrics from Auckland University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Child’s Health from Otago University prior to entering General Practice. Alongside her work at Mahoe she has a clinic at Te Awamutu College to support adolescent health and wellbeing, and has recently completed her MEDSAC accreditation. Her specialist interests are paediatrics, adolescent health, women’s health and sexual health, including long acting contraception (Jadelles and IUDs). In her spare time Jess enjoys crafting, especially quilting and crochet, and spending time in her garden with her cat, Moo.

  • Matt was born in NZ, he graduated from Auckland University in 2014. He worked in Waikato Hospital for 3 years, and completed a paediatrics diploma. He trained and worked as a GP initially in Te Aroha, then Hamilton (Te Kohao Health), before coming to work at Mahoe Med. He enjoys the large range of aspects covered in General Practice and the opportunity to help people stay well throughout their life. His interests are spending time with his wife and two boys, music, and most recently, disc-golf.

  • Further details to come.

  • Shyam did his training in Dunedin, has worked at Waikato Hospital before entering General Practice in 2018. In 2022, he completed his GP fellowship in Te Awamutu. Shyam enjoys all areas of General Practice but has a particular interest in paediatrics.

 
  • Mark is from the United States but has Maori roots on his mother’s side to New Zealand. He met his wife, a Maori girl from Porirua, in America and they moved to New Zealand in 2012. He has three children and loves golf, guitar and singing. He trained at the University of Auckland and has interests in Mental Health.

  • Dr Alesha Bosson is from the mighty Waikato, graduating from Te Awamutu college and going on to complete a Bachelor of Science majoring in Human Nutrition and a MBChB at the University of Otago. She has worked at Waikato hospital for 4.5 years including as a medical registrar in cardiology, acute and general medicine, and geriatrics before switching her focus to general practice at Mahoe. She has a special interest in management and prevention of chronic illnesses and lifestyle medicine including both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for weight-loss and various other chronic conditions.