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Sophie grew up in South West England and qualified as a GP in London.

She has an interest in Sports and Exercise Medicine and is currently undertaking a part-time masters. She has sporty extracurricular interests also, enjoying cycling and triathlons in her spare time and is looking forward to exploring New Zealand, having moved from the UK.

Dr Kathirgamu Sinnathamby studied medicine in Colomba, Sri Lanka and was trained as an oncologist in Sri Lanka. He moved to New Zealand in 1996. After completing the New Zealand qualifying examination for foreign doctors, he started working as a GP at a rural practice. He then joined The Doctors New Lynn in 2003.

Dr. Montserrat Figols is from Barcelona (Spain). She obtained her medical degree from Rovira i Virgili University in 2011 and then spent four years training as a family and community doctor in her native country. During her training she cooperated with a local organization from Kolkata (India) providing medical assistance to the communities in the rural areas of West Bengal in 2012. She also worked with Guarani communities in Misiones Province (Argentina) providing on-site medical services in 2016. 

Dr Figols came to New Zealand with her family in 2017 to join The Doctors New Lynn. 

Dr. Figols has special interest in pediatric medicine, women's health, nutrition and lifestyle, preventive medicine, mental health and aged care. She speaks three languages which include English, Spanish and Catalan.

Dr Salman graduated from the University of Baghdad, Iraq in 1986 and granted The Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Medical Gynaecology from Auckland University in 2003. She brings 20 years of medical experience, and has a special interest in women’s health and child health. Before joining The Doctors, she worked for two years in National Women’s Hospital, and two years in Starship Hospital. She has also worked as a GP / A&M doctor at White Cross, New Lynn and K Road. Sanaa speaks Arabic and English, and is married with four children.

Dr Ali worked as a Plastic Surgery Specialist Medical Officer at Middlemore Hospital  following few years of holding a Plastic Surgery Registrar post there. He currently operates on referrals of skin lesions from North Shore, Waitakere and Middlemore Hospitals as well as GP referrals to The Doctors, New Lynn and Manukau City A&M.  Adnan worked in both General Practice and Plastic Surgery in Iraq before coming to New Zealand. He has completed the RNZCGP Seminar Programme, and is fluent in both Arabic and English. He is a father of four and as a keen artist, has participated in art exhibitions in NZ, and also had an exhibition at the Iraqi Museum for Modern art.