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Meet the new doctors at Murray Bridge Day and Night Surgery

Despite a recent fire, this GP clinic is growing and going stronger than ever.

Peri Strathearn

Feb 21, 2024 — 3 min read

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Doctors Amber Salman, Farooq Ahmad, Rohit Kumar Sharma, Hayan Naser and Taslima Akther are among the friendly faces at Murray Bridge Day and Night Surgery. Photo: Peri Strathearn.

If you’re looking for health care, the newly revitalised team at the Murray Bridge Day and Night Surgery can help.

Four new GPs have joined the Adelaide Road practice in recent months, bringing to the community their experience from around South Australia and the world.

In particular, the addition of Dr Taslima Akther and Dr Aumbreen Salman to the team has addressed a need for more women’s health specialists in the Murraylands.

Dr Taslima brought her family from Bangladesh to take the opportunity to start a new life in Murray Bridge in November.

She has 16 years’ experience in medical practice, and is working towards her Australian qualifications in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Dr Amber, as she is more often known, also joined the team in November after several years at Adelaide’s Modbury and Lyall McEwin Hospitals.

She gained her medical degree in Faisalabad, Pakistan, and brings experience in women’s health, emergency medicine, surgery, geriatric rehabilitation, mental health and WorkCover claims.

Also new to the team are two male GPs.

Dr Rohit Kumar Sharma and his family came to Murray Bridge in October after several years of general practice in rural New South Wales, and experiences in general practice, emergency and intensive care back in India.

Dr Farooq Ahmad brought his considerable experience to the practice in November, having previously worked elsewhere in regional South Australia and gained his qualifications in Pakistan; he specialises in family medicine, men’s health, mental health, WorkCover and employment medical checks.

Between them, the GPs at the clinic speak more than 10 different languages – a real strength in a community experiencing an influx of new residents from around the world.

They understand the community, too – after all, four of them have chosen to make Murray Bridge their home.

The field of pink lady cut-outs behind the clinic is one show of the team’s commitment to women’s health. Photo: Murray Bridge Day and Night Surgery.

Despite an arson attack five months ago, practice manager Wendy Ziersch said Murray Bridge Day and Night Surgery was now stronger than ever, like a phoenix risen from the flames.

The new doctors have given the practice capacity to take on new patients and

The practice offers mixed billing, with bulk billing available to concession and DVA card holders and patients under the age of 16.

She was proud that the practice had been able to add to the range of health services available in the Murraylands.

“We’re not here as a competitor to any other health services,” she said.

“We’ve always seen ourselves as an additional resource.”

Women’s health was an area she was particularly passionate about.

She encouraged anyone who was interested to come along to a free Breast Cancer Network Australia forum at the Bridgeport Hotel, Murray Bridge from 9am-3pm on March 6.

The event will give locals a chance to learn more about breast cancer, connect with others going through the same experiences and find out about support available.

She also noted that Breastscreen SA’s mobile clinic was currently in Murray Bridge and would remain until April 19, offering free breast screening to women over the age of 40.

More information about Murray Bridge Day and Night Surgery: Visit the practice at 35-37 Adelaide Road, Murray Bridge between 8am and 9pm on weekdays, call 8531 2988 or visit www.murraybridgemedical.com.au.
Book an appointment with Breastscreen SA: Visit bookings.breastscreen.sa.gov.au or call 13 20 50.
More information about the BCNA forum: www.bcna.org.au.

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