Therése is born in Sweden and graduated with her medical degree from Lund University in 2005. She has completed 5 years of specialty training in

General Practice and passed the voluntary GP exam with the Swedish General Practice Fellowship. In addition to 12 years of experience within General Practice, Therése has extensive experience in elderly care, managing rounds at several rest homes and working with a house call team for urgent elderly care. She has also worked in a children health and wellbeing centre on a regular basis for several years.

In 2011 Therése had a one year OE experience and came with her family to Auckland to work for The Doctors, New Lynn. After a few years back in Sweden, she and her family decided to move back to New Zealand and Therése returned to The Doctors, New Lynn in early 2018. Therése enjoys the diversity of general practice and emphasizes a patient focused health care. Her special interests includes general medicine, paediatrics, womens health, mental illness and elderly care and she enjoys meeting patients of all age groups.

Dr Blanks was born in Tonga and raised on the outer island of Vavau. She speaks Tongan and has a good understanding of pacific island cultures.  She obtained her medical degree from the University of Auckland in 2007, then spent five years working in NZ hospitals in a wide range of specialties. Her passion has always been to work in general practice with a patient focused model of health care. Dr Blanks became a member of the College of General Practice in 2012. She has a wide range of interests with particular focus on women's and children's health, aged care, chronic care management and preventative medicine. Dr Blanks lives locally in Green Bay. Her husband is a physiotherapist working at the doctors New Lynn and Golf Rd. During her free time she is a busy mother to two young children.  

Dr Charles Sanders trained at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.  He came to New Zealand in 1996 with his family to work for The Doctors New Lynn. During his time at The Doctors New Lynn, Charles has also been appointed Medical Director of the Hyperbaric Centre in Quay Park — oxygen therapy is one of Charles' special interests. He is a Clinical Lecturer at Auckland University in the Department of General Practice. Diving medicine, minor surgery, geriatrics, wellness and healthy aging are just some of his particular fields of interest.