We Are Now A Private Billing Medical Practice
Affinity Family Medical is a private billing practice.
As of the 1st of July 2023 Affinity Family Medical will increase concessional fees by $10.
A full list of fees, rebates and gaps are available on the website here.
Please Note: Telephone consultations will incur the same fees as face-to-face appointments.
Dr. Chris Gill
MBBS, FACRRM, JCCA (Anaesthetics), ACEM Emergency Medicine Certificate, BSN, Grad Dip Community Health
Owner & Principle Director
Chris has lived and worked in the Whitsundays with his family since 2011, as a Senior Medical Officer at Proserpine Hospital. He has developed a skill set which includes:
- paediatric medicine
- adult medicine
- emergency medicine
- palliative care
- anaesthesia
- high dependency unit
- fracture management
- skin checks and excisions
He also regular works in the Mackay Anaesthetics department as well as providing relief to areas of need including Bowen, Collinsville and other regions throughout Australia.
Chris’ medical training and experience includes working at The Townsville Hospital and the Mackay Base Hospital before accepting his position in the Proserpine Hospital. In 2012 he was awarded the GPET/Medical Observer Registrar of the Year and in 2014 became a Fellow of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.
Chris’ previous roles include remote area nursing and later as a doctor, in areas of need throughout Australia including Cape York, Arnhem Land and the Kimberley. He has proven his ability to work in resource poor environments, working as part of a team as a clinician and as a leader.
He has worked closely with the Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS) and aboriginal health workers for many years. He is driven to improve access to health care and is a supervisor for students, interns and registrars. Chris is passionate about training and supporting the next generation of doctors.
Chris has held previous advisory roles at State and Federal government levels relating to improving rural and remote health. He is also a previous board member of the Council of Remote Area Nurses Australia (CRANA).
In his spare time, Chris loves getting out on the water with his family and friends to explore what the Whitsundays has to offer.
DR JANE DE KEYSER
MD, FACCRM
GENERAL PRACTITIONER
Dr Jane De Keyser is a well-known GP in the Whitsundays, having attended to many locals and visiting travellers over the last 10 years.
She completed her medical degree in Belgium in 2003 and was a full time practitioner for 7 years before making the move to Australia. In Belgium she combined her GP work with emergency coverage in rural and tertiary hospitals on a casual basis. She was also lucky to be part of a Medical Team for an African Rally.
Since moving to the Whitsundays, she studied another 2 years to become a Fellow of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (2013).
She loves her job as a Family Doctor and takes time to investigate your concerns.
Special interests:
- Women’s and Children’s Medicine
- Antenatal Care
- Preventative Medicine
- Chronic Care
- Mental Health
- Life Coach By Nature
Dr. Bill Smith
MBBS, FRACGP, BSc(Hons)
General Practioner
Dr Smith moved to Airlie Beach as a child and attended Proserpine State High School. After completing an Honours degree in Biology at James Cook University he studied medicine at the University of Queensland.
He was awarded the John Flynn Scholarship and was a beneficiary of the RAMUS scholarship. He completed his clinical years and residency at the Townsville and Cairns Base Hospitals and then studied for the Fellowship of General Practice in South East Queensland.
Dr Smith has a special interest in men’s health, managing chronic disease and remote area medicine.
When not at work he enjoys sailing and bushwalking.
Dr Tah-Leah Bakker
MBBS
General Practioner
Tah-Leah Bakker is an indigenous doctor from Mackay, who has moved to the Whitsundays to continue her studies in becoming a General Practitioner.
She completed her medical degree at James Cook University (2017) before being accepted into the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine. She has worked at the Mackay hospital for the last three years, including a short term placement at the Proserpine Hospital.
Leah has a particular interest in paediatric medicine, mental health and women’s health.
When not working Leah enjoys fishing, spending time with family and experiencing all the Whitsundays has to offer.
Dr Kelly Hoang
MBBS
General Practioner
Dr Kelly Hoang has been working in the Mackay region since 2019.
After working at Mackay Base Hospital, she worked at Bowen Hospital and Proserpine Hospital in both emergency departments.
Dr Kelly completed her medical degree at the University of Queensland, and for two of those years, she spent training in New Orleans, Louisiana.
She grew up in the United States and completed two bachelor degrees in biology and special education at the University of Georgia.
After graduation, Kelly worked as an early interventionist. She worked with children and their families in their homes to provide speech therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and behaviour therapy.
She conducted paediatric brain tumour research and adolescent smoking cessation research for the paediatrics department at the Medical College of Georgia.
Kelly decided to remain in Australia after finishing medical school, where she is currently completing her GP training.
Areas of interest include:
- Paediatric Medicine
- Mental Health
- Preventative Medicine
She is passionate about providing seamless long-term care for developmental or lifelong conditions from childhood into adulthood.
Kelly loves spending time with her dogs. She enjoys cooking, baking, and sewing.
Dr Callum Logan
MBBS(Hons) BSc(Chiro)
General Practioner
Callum moved to Airlie Beach in 2020 and has been working at the Proserpine Hospital Emergency Department and Whitsunday Respiratory Clinic throughout this time.
He grew up in Perth where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Chiropractic) prior to completing his medical degree with honours at the University of Western Australia (2010).
He moved to Adelaide for surgical training in 2014 specialising in general surgery and urology before moving to the Gold Coast in 2018. He has extensive surgical experience and skills, offering minor surgical procedures including wound management, skin excisions and vasectomies.
2020 was a year of change that saw him transition to rural generalist training (ACRRM) in order to spend more time with his family and discover the coastal paradise that is the Whitsundays.
Areas of interest include;
- Aged care
- Men’s health
- Minor surgery
- Skin
- Musculoskeletal health
- Preventative medicine
When not at work, Callum enjoys spending time with his family exploring the natural beauty this region has to offer.
Dr Cathy Reto
MBBS, MPH&TM
General Practioner
As a Papua New Guinean and an Australian, Dr Cathy Reto is proud to be part of two cultures.
Practising medicine for the last 26 years, she has worked in some very remote and rural locations in Papua New Guinea and Australia.
For the last 18 years, she has practised in Australia with the work motto: leave work at the workplace, do not bring work home.
Easygoing and approachable, she likes to get to know her patients well, listen to them, and plan how best to manage their medical situation.
Her favourite parts of medicine are multifaceted in that she loves the challenge that emergency medicine brings yet enjoys the variety of general practice.
These areas include managing chronic conditions, mental health, indigenous health, tropical medicine, children’s health, antenatal care and women’s health.
Dr Cathy is passionate about medical education, mentoring and teaching medical students in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Beyond primary care and education, she is involved in personal charity work in her country of birth, collecting second-hand medical equipment for supply to rural hospitals in her home province.
Dr Cathy also sponsors economically disadvantaged high school and tertiary students every year to assist in completing their education.
She has four children, one grandchild and two fluffy canine kids, and although she loves working in the bush, her perfect holiday is in the city.
When not at work Dr Cathy enjoys some self-indulgence with the finer things in life, and her hobbies include camping, gardening, cooking and fishing – even though having only caught a few so far.
Take a look at our purpose built facilities…
