Our people

Dr Susannah Collings was born and educated in Canberra, having received her medical degree from ANU. She has completed specialist training in General Practice and enjoys all aspects of family medicine, with special interests including women’s and children’s health, mental health and antenatal care.

Outside of working hours she enjoys spending time with her young family, reading, travel and keenly follows various sports including her beloved Raiders.

Dr Chalani Weerasinghe grew up in Melbourne. She completed a Bachelor of Radiography and Medical Imaging at Monash University before working in the field for 6 years. She then moved to Canberra, which is now home, to complete her medical degree at the ANU followed by her specialist training in General Practice.

Chalani is a TIGP founder, and is passionate about providing comprehensive care to her patients.

While Chalani enjoys all aspects of general practice, her special interests are metabolic health and lifestyle medicine. In particular, she is interested in nutritional approaches such as low-carb (therapeutic carbohydrate reduction) to treat illness and improve wellbeing.

Outside of work, Chalani enjoys spending time with her family and travelling.

Dr Tracy Liang completed her medical studies at the University of Newcastle. She did her early medical training in Canberra, and has been in the field of general practice since 2008. Tracy is a TIGP founder.

Tracy is passionate about providing holistic, thorough, patient-centred care to people who want to be pro-active and informed about their health care choices. Tracy recognises the importance of really knowing and understanding her patients, and strives to develop a close long term working relationship with them. In collaboration with her patients, she hopes to formulate the most effective strategies to empower and improve their health and wellbeing.

Dr Liang enjoys all areas of general practice, and has a particular interest in biomechanics and movement and complex conditions.

Dr Liang also has a Masters in classical piano performance from the Australian National University. These days, she spends her free time rock climbing, strength training, learning freestyle BMX, riding mountain bikes and occasionally playing the piano.

Dr Chloe Jeffers grew up in Canberra and completed a science degree before pursuing a career in medicine. She completed her medical degree in Victoria and worked at The Austin Hospital in Melbourne before moving back to Canberra.

Chloe worked at the Canberra Hospital and obtained her Diploma of Child Health before completing her fellowship in General Practice. She enjoys all areas of General Practice with a passion for Women’s Health, Children’s Health and caring for older people.

Outside of work she loves being with her family, bush walking and drinking coffee.

Dr Jenni Brown grew up in Canberra. She received her medical degree from the University of Newcastle, and diploma of tropical medicine from London. Jenni spent 3 years working as a senior lecturer in rural Medicine for In Arnhem Land and continues to provide regular locum support to rural and remote regions of Australia. Her special interests are emergency medicine, tropical and travel medicine, and indigenous health. Interests outside medicine include gardening, baking, managing chooks and dogs, and attending a regular sewing group.

Dr Gerry Miller is a Canberra local having done most of her schooling here after emigrating from Malaysia with her family in the 70’s. She graduated from Flinders University in South Australia then spent time working in the UK and USA returning to live and work in Canberra in 2007 with her young family. Dr Miller enjoys all aspects of general practice. Keeping fit is a big part of her life and she enjoys running and more recently has taken up road cycling.

Dr Chathurika Karunaratne, also known as Dr CK, is a GP fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, with a special interest in skin cancer management. He specialises in comprehensive full-body skin checks and managing skin cancers medically and surgically. He is an Accredited Skin Cancer Doctor at Skin Cancer College of Australasia.

Dr CK brings a wealth of experience and passion for providing exceptional healthcare to our community. He specialises in the screening and management of skin cancers and precancerous changes, including total body photography (TBP) for 3D mole mapping. Dr CK also offers Laser for benign skin lesions.

Dr CK is seeing patients for skin checks and related treatment only. For any other general GP services please book in with another doctor.

Outside of work Dr CK loves playing cricket, bike riding, sightseeing, travelling, meditating, watching movies and just spending time with his wife and two children.

*Please note: Dr CK does not accept DVA direct billing for skin consultations and procedures (out-of-pocket fees apply)

Dr Edward Quay graduated from the University of NSW. He started out at St Vincent’s Hospital Darlinghurst before moving to The Canberra Hospital. He completed 3 years as a Medical Registrar before joining the original practice in Tuggeranong where he has remained ever since.

Ed is experienced in and enjoys all areas of general practice. His recreational interests include travel, art history, archaeology and bird photography.

Megan brings to TIGP 25 years of nursing experience. She trained at Charles Sturt University and did some post graduate studies at Griffith University, QLD. Megan has worked at every hospital in Canberra, including Duntroon!

Megan has 4 daughters and likes to spend her spare time reading, gardening and traveling when she can. Megan really enjoys working at TIGP and helping to provide care to all of our lovely patients.

Dr. Clare Perkins grew up in the Shoalhaven area of NSW and completed a degree in medicinal chemistry before studying medicine through the University of Wollongong. Clare then moved to Newcastle, where she completed her GP training before relocating to Canberra 8 years ago. Clare enjoys all areas of general practice but particularly enjoys women’s health and paediatrics, and she has also completed the Sydney Child Health Program. Outside of work, Clare enjoys spending time with her family and dog.

Dr. Simon Sinclair grew up in Tamworth and completed his Bachelor of Medicine at the University of New England. He undertook his resident training in Sydney, with additional years of experience in the fields of emergency medicine, palliative care, and oncology. Currently Simon is completing his general practice training in the Canberra region.
Simon has a special interest in palliative care, lifestyle and preventive medicine, as well as men’s health. He is passionate about empowering patients to lead healthier, more fulfilling lives through proactive and personalized care.
Outside of work Simon enjoys playing basketball, running, and spending quality time with his family and Bernedoodle.

Dr Jessica Pink grew up in Canberra and initially completed a Bachelor of Science with an honours year completed in marine biology. Following this she worked in the research sector and the public service for seven years before undertaking her medical degree through the Australian National University. She has completed her intern and resident years with Canberra Health Service before commencing her GP specialty training.
Jessica finds all areas of medicine interesting, but is particularly interested in extending her skills in chronic disease management, women’s health, paediatrics and palliative care.
In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, reading and cooking for her family of five.

Dani was born and grew up in Africa before her family relocated to Australia. She recently moved to Canberra from Perth which is where she studied her registered nursing degree at the University Of Notre Dame in Fremantle.

She has spent her nursing career in various nursing specialties in hospitals around Western Australia and is now loving working in primary practice at TIGP and getting to know our wonderful patients.

Dani enjoys getting out in nature on the weekends and spending quality time with family and friends.

Dr Issy Marinelli grew up in Canberra. She completed her Bachelor of Medicine with distinction at the University of New England. She returned to Canberra Health Services to complete her residency and has gained additional experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, as well as paediatric and adult critical care medicine.

Issy is currently completing her General Practice training and is also undertaking a Diploma of Child Health through the University of Western Sydney.

Issy is committed to providing compassionate, patient-centred care for individuals and families of all ages. She has a particular interest in women’s health and paediatrics and is passionate about providing preventative care, promoting health and wellbeing, and supporting patients in managing both acute and chronic health conditions.

Outside of work, Issy enjoys hiking, training for triathlons, reading, and spending time quality time with her family and cavoodle.