The Urgent Care Centre is staffed by an experienced team of medical practitioners and nurses. Our doctors are all qualified and trained in the diagnosis and management of acute medical conditions, supported by a high-quality team of Emergency and Critical Care nurses. Our team has rapid access to Radiography, Sonography and Pathology.
Our Specialist Team
Dr Toby Gardner
DIRECTOR / PRINCIPAL
Dr Toby Gardner spent 4 years working in rural Queensland as a Senior Medical Officer managing complex Emergency presentations before moving into General Practice. He has continued to teach in Acute Care Medicine at UTAS since relocating to Tasmania, and is ALS2 and APLS certified.
Dr Daniel Kirk
PRINCIPAL
Originally from Western Australia, Dr Daniel Kirk spent 5 years working in tertiary level Intensive Care and Acute Critical Care medicine before retraining in General Practice. Alongside Dr Toby Gardner he has taught Acute Care Medicine at UTAS and is ALS2 and APLS certified.
Dr Cameron McClure
URGENT CARE COORDINATOR
Dr Cam McClure is originally from Brisbane where he completed his medical training at the University of Queensland. He moved to Tasmania in 2016 and has since worked at the Launceston General Hospital Emergency Department. Dr McClure has Extended Skills in Urgent Care Medicine. He holds an Emergency Medicine Certificate from the Australian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM) and is certified in Advanced Life Support (ALS2) and Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST).
Dr Samantha Cassidy
Dr Sam Cassidy is a UTAS Medical Graduate and completed her General Practitioner training locally in Northern Tasmania. In recent years she has been working at Scottsdale and has experience with on-call work in rural hospitals as well as providing acute medical care at festivals and sporting events. She is ALS2 certified.
Dr Meagan Campain
Dr Meagan Campain completed her medical training and junior doctor years in rural NSW before entering General Practice where she continued to work in a district hospital Emergency department for 5 years. Since moving to Tasmania she has worked as a senior doctor in Mersey Hospital Emergency Department and is ALS2 certified
Dr Amy Leung
Dr Amy Leung completed her medical training through James Cook University. She worked in rural general areas in QLD providing emergency and GP care before relocating to Tasmania in 2020, and is ALS certified.
Dr Ronald de Kruif
Dr Ron de Kruif originally trained in Emergency Medicine before moving into General Practice. He has experience working in areas of rural Victoria and on Kangaroo Island, coordinating emergency care and retrievals.
He is ALS1, APLS and REST certified.
Dr Edier Maya
Originally from Columbia, Dr Edi relocated to Australia in 2012, before moving to Tasmania in 2022. He has worked extensively in hospitals in South America and Australia, and is ALS1 certified.
Dr Maryam Jolfaei
Originally from Iran, Maryam joined our team recently, with a background in rural General Practice and Emergency Care. She is ALS1 certified and has recently completed the EMET course in paediatric emergencies.
Dr Lakshmi Sompalli
Lakshmi relocated to Far North Queensland from India in 2011, and has worked extensively in rural and regional hospitals in acute care and Emergency Department settings. She is ALS1 certified.
Kirsten Williams
CLINICAL NURSE CO-COORDINATOR (RN)
Kirsten has been working in Emergency Medicine for the majority of her career, and continues to work in triage at the LGH, maintaining a close ongoing relationship with the THS. She has completed numerous Emergency courses over a number of years as professional development, and is ALS2 certified.