Our Care Team
Dr Hima Gongala
Dr Hima Gongalla completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in India. She has worked as a Junior and Senior Emergency Medical Practitioner in multiple regional and metropolitan hospitals in Australia for the past seven years.
Dr Gongalla has a keen interest and expertise in paediatrics, women’s health, mental health and emergency medicine.
Dr Gongalla lives with her family and two daughters. She loves watching cricket and tennis, and also enjoys gardening, cooking and road trips.
Areas of Interest
Child & Adolescent Health
Emergency medicine
Women and Children’s health
Paediatric Care
Mental health
Health assessments
Health promotion
Preventative health care
Languages Spoken
English
Dr Rakhi Basu
Dr Basu was born in Scotland and educated in England and India. She has an MBBS and a Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology from Calcutta, India and has worked in Obstetrics in India and Australia for 14 years.
She was awarded Fellow Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and Diploma of Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Advanced) in Australia after training in hospitals and practices in Victoria. She has worked in General Practice and Obstetrics in Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland.
Dr Basu enjoys the variety of care that General Practice involves and can offer antenatal shared care, and working collaboratively with her patients’ preferred delivery hospitals. She also enjoys caring for older patients and patients experiencing mental health problems.
Outside her professional life, Dr Basu loves her pet cockatiel, Joey and enjoys gardening.
Areas of Interest
All aspects of general practice
Child and family health
Elderly care
Family planning
Gynaecology
Health promotion
Implanon insertion & removal
Management of Chronic Disease
Shared antenatal care
Cervical screening
Antenatal care
Women’s health
Please phone the practice on 5366 7999 if you wish to book an appointment for a MIRENA or Implanon insertion or removal.
Pap smear
Languages Spoken
Bengali
English
Dr Faiza Ishrat
Dr Faiza completed her medical degree in Pakistan. She started working in Australia in 2016 as a psychiatric doctor at Bendigo Health. Dr Faiza then spent a few years at Barwon Health as a Senior Doctor, rotating through a variety of departments.
Dr Faiza completed a Certificate in Women’s Health from RANZCOG at Barwon Health in 2018, and the same year finished a Diploma in Child Health (SCHP) from the University of Sydney.
Dr Faiza commenced her training as a General Practitioner from RACGP in 2019, and thoroughly enjoys working in a community setting. Her passions include providing long-term and quality care to her patients.
Outside of medicine, Dr Faiza is the mother of young children. Her hobbies include cooking and reading.
Areas of Interest
Child & Adolescent Health
General Family Medicine
General medicine
Chronic disease management
Musculoskeletal
Mental health
Women’s health
Languages Spoken
English
Hindi
Urdu
Dr Neha Gupta
Dr Gupta was born in India, where she completed her MBBS in 2010, moving to live permanently in Australia in 2021. Once in Australia, Dr Neha pursued her Diploma in Child Health from the University of Sydney, and also passed her Australian Medical Council Exams the same year in 2013.
Dr Neha has been working as a General Practitioner since 2014.
Dr Neha has many interests and loves the variety that being a general practitioner provides.
Outside of her working day, Dr Neha enjoys spending time with her family and friends, including her two small children.
Areas of Interest
Child & Adolescent Health
Mental health
Suturing
Skin cancer management
Preventative health care
Aged care
Women’s health
Skin cancer checks
Languages Spoken
English
Hindi
Punjabi
Dr Bharat
Dr Bharat obtained his primary degree in Russia. He has worked extensively in Intensive Coronary Care, Cardiac Surgery ICU (post bypass and angioplasty) units, Emergency Departments, General Medicine, Geriatrics and Rehabilitation – in India, Northern Ireland and Flinders Hospital in Adelaide.
He is USMLE (USA) and PLAB (UK) certified to practice in those countries.
Areas of Interest
Emergency medicine
Cardiovascular health
Diabetes management
Aged care
Paediatric Health
Languages Spoken
English
Hindi
Polish
Russian
Ukrainian
Urdu
Serbian
Croatian
Dr May Thu
Dr Thu grew up in Myanmar, and obtained her medical degree from University of Medicine in Yangon.
Before joining the Australia General Practice Training Programme, Dr May worked at Ballarat Hospital for three years in different medical specialties. With a passion for general practice, she has practiced medicine as a General Practitioner since 2017 and worked in rural community health care clinics in Lorne, Warrnambool and Ballarat.
Dr Thi has joined the Ballan GP Clinic team in early 2020 to pursue her career as a family doctor and to gain her fellowship with Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She holds a Diploma in Child Health from Sydney Westmead Hospital.
Dr Thu has firmly settled in Ballarat where she has lived with her young family for 7 years. On her days off, she enjoys her time with her little boy and cooking Burmese cuisines.
Areas of Interest
Aged care
Women and Children’s health
Family planning
Paediatric Health
Diabetes management
Chronic disease management
Skin checks
Minor surgical procedures
Languages Spoken
Burmese
English
Dr Maung Thet
Dr Maung Thet is originally from Myanmar and graduated his primary degree in 2002 before moving to UK for further studies. He worked in UK for 3 years in Surgical Specialities.
He relocated to Australia in January, 2006 and worked in Tasmania for 7 years in Acute Medicines. He came to Victoria in 2013 and worked as an Emergency Doctor in the Austin Hospital for 8 years.
He has various experiences as an Emergency Doctor, intensive Care doctor, Anaesthetics, Paediatric Doctor and as a Rural Generalist
He is happily married and had 2 children. He lives locally in Bacchus Marsh.
He loves to read and enjoy travelling. He is passionate about rural area healthcare and over last 2 years, was working as a rural Generalist in Wimmera ED and GP clinic.
He was awarded an Emergency Advanced Diploma and Level 1 Mental Health provider.
Areas of Interest
Emergency medicine
Paediatric Health
Mental health
Men’s health
Drug and alcohol problems
Skin cancer Checks
Skin checks
Chronic disease management
Minor surgical procedures
post trauma care
Languages Spoken
Burmese
English
Alison Eskdale (Nurse)
Alison completed her Nursing Degree at Australian Catholic University in Ballarat in 2003. She then moved to Melbourne to pursue her career at Western Health Footscray campus, before moving to Ballan in 2007.
A much valued member of the community in Ballan, which is home to her family and friends, Alison worked at ST JOG in Ballarat for five years, before commencing here at Ballan District Health & Care in 2015.
Alison has extensive knowledge and experience in Acute Care and Chronic Disease Management, as well as childhood immunisations within a clinical and community based environment.
Outside of work , Alison is a busy mum of three, who also enjoys gardening, camping and spending time with friends and family.
Areas of Interest
Childhood immunisations
Wound care
Health promotion
Health assessments
Immunisations
Languages Spoken
English