Our Team
Welcome to Springbank Medical Centre. We aim to provide quality medical care to all individuals and families within this community. Please see below for information on our team.
The practice encourages each patient to choose his/her own doctor. All doctors in this practice are committed to ongoing medical education to ensure the most up-to-date treatment is available to our patients.
Springbank Medical Centre is a General Practice located in Burton. The practice offers a range of medical services, including Allied Health and visiting specialists, to residents of Burton and surrounding areas.
The practice was established in August 2008.
The practice is located within a Springbank Plaza Shopping Centre and is accessible from either of two entrances, one at the rear of the building and one through the pharmacy next door. The practice is open six days per week.
The practice’s special interests include paediatrics, women’s, men’s, and mental health.
Our Doctors
Dr Norah Chidothe (Medical Director)
MBChB, MSc, MRCGP, PGDip Derm, FRACGP
Norah was born and raised in Zimbabwe and completed her Medical Degree at the University of Zimbabwe in 2004. After getting married, she moved to England, where she has lived and worked for the last 15 years. She completed her GP training, gaining clinical experience in several specialities, a Masters of Science in Critical Care and a Postgraduate Diploma in Dermatology. She moved to Adelaide with her husband and 3 children in January 2021. Norah is passionate about providing quality care to all her patients. She enjoys all aspects of general practice and is particularly interested in urgent care, women’s health, dermatology, skin cancer, aged care and mental health. Outside of work, Norah enjoys travelling, spending time with her family, hosting parties, cooking and reading. One day , Norah hopes to write her book.
Dr Timothy Chimunda (Research & Innovation Director)
MBChB, FCICM, AMC, MCC, MACEM, CertClinUSS
18 years of experience in Australia and Canada as a lecturer and emergency and intensive care physician.
Expertise: Multiple roles as Clinical Director in the Critical care space, Clinical Researcher, Diagnostic expert, Urgent care, post-care syndrome, end-of-life care discussions, Integration of healthcare plans, Medical education, and Safety and Quality improvements. His passion lies in understanding the needs of a patient and their family. He has a special interest in Men’s health, which is poorly supported. With a background in life coaching, he understands patients’ pov regarding workplace bullying or the need for appropriate and efficient WOrkcover claims. He is a DVA disability assessor as well. He is an innovative Specialist who thinks outside the box for the patient and the organisation. He holds multiple roles within the ANZICs committee, as well as an AHPRA IMG supervisor and trained WBA assessor.
Dr Fungayi Chidothe (Managing Director)
MBChB (Hons), ACA, MSc University of Leeds, Harvard Business School
18 years experience in Management consulting, Big Pharma & Biotech industry bringing products to market from concept to production with full Product Life Cycle Management. Managed +£100M P&L
Expertise: General management, strategic planning, Business development Finance, HR & Healthcare operations.
At Springbank Medical Centre our experienced doctors and staff treat our patients with professionalism, dignity and respect. All our doctors undertake continuing medical education and are vocationally registered with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Our doctors have varied areas of individual special interests and provide a wide range of general practice services in a relaxed, friendly and welcoming environment.
All doctors working at Springbank Medical Centre, other than our Registrars, are Independent Contractors. They each have their own registered business and
ABN. This means that they have autonomy over the choices they make when treating you, billing you and the times and days and hours they work.
OUR DOCTORS DO NOT PRESCRIBE DRUGS OF DEPENDENCE OR ADHD MEDICATION.
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Our receptionists are very important support staff, they keep the practice running smoothly. Alfred is our Office Supervisor and Fu is our Practice Manager.
The surgery has a fully equipped , spacious treatment room staffed by our registered nurses, Beverley, Caroline, Claudine. The nurses assist with many procedures such as antenatal care, health monitoring and immunisations.
All staff have extensive experience in a medical environment and are committed to providing you with the best care. Please feel free to contact them should you have any questions regarding the medical centre or the doctors.
As part of our commitment to the profession of General Practice, our Clinic is helping to train the doctors of the future. GP registrars are qualified doctors who are completing additional training in the specialty of General Practice, in the same way that doctors undertake training in other medical specialties such as orthopaedics or cardiology.
Most Registrars also have experience in our city and rural hospitals, and as one of our valued clinicians, can provide a wide range of services to our patients. Springbank Medical Centre is accredited with Royal College of Australian GPs as a training practice for GP Registrars.
Accredited RACGP Supervisor
Dr Norah Chidothe has undertaken specific training to become an Accredited Registrar Supervisor. Together with the other doctors at Springbank Medical Centre she provides mentoring, education and training to our Registrars.
The Springbank Medical Centre’s Doctors are accredited teachers with the Flinders University Medical School and University of Adelaide Medical School. Each year we host Medical students from both medical schools.
During their time here, students get to experience the day-to-day work of a General Practitioner. This includes participating in consulting, doing procedural skills, observing obstetric care and working on clinical research projects.
When you check in with reception at the front desk, and there is a student rostered with the GP you are seeing, you will be asked if it is okay for the medical student to attend your consult. Please advise reception if you do not wish a student to be present.