Team Manager
The principal of Circumcision Australia group of doctors is Dr Terry Russell OAM. Dr Russell was the first doctor in Queensland to use the Plastibell device, and he pioneered the use of anaesthetic cream in Australia for a safer, more comfortable circumcision. His research forms the basis for current best-practice. Since starting the use of topical anaesthetic cream in 1993, the circumcision Australia group of doctors have performed over 44,000 circumcisions using topical anaesthetic cream and the Plastibell. Dr Terry Russell is the only doctor ever appointed a mentor of the R.A.C.G.P for the teaching of circumcision. He has four children and fourteen grand-children of whom he is very proud.
MB, BS. Dip RACOG
Dr Peter Loth. MB.BS, Dip RACOG Dr Peter worked as a GP which included Obstetrics for many years. He has performed circumcisions for over 40 years and has used the Plastibell technique exclusively for the past 30 years. He has operated at Russell Medical on a part time basis since 2002. His leisure interests include caring for his grandchildren, gardening, wood turning and fine woodwork.
GP
Dr Melissa Gilbert has been a part of the team at Russell Medical Centre since mid 2011. She was trained in plastibell circumcisions and tongue and lip tie divisions by Dr Russell. Melissa is a University of Queensland graduate, obtaining her medical degree in 2005 and her RACGP fellowship in 2011. She divides her work hours between general practice, surgical assisting and the procedural work she does at RMC.
Nurse
GP
Locally born and breed in Brisbane, Melissa completed her medical degree in 1994 at UQ and became a member of the RACGP after finishing her fellowship in 2000. She trained with Dr Russell from 1999 to 2001 at Macgreggor at which time she moved to her own practice in Browns Plains where she continued to perform circumcisions and tongue ties for the last 15 years. She is happy to return to the scene of her earlier days at Russell Medical performing circumcisions and tongue ties up to 5 months of age.
Melissa is the proud mother of four and juggles her hours between her practice, Russell Medical and her family. Possessing the professionalism and knowledge that come with her experience, and the caring nature that comes from being a mother, she is an excellent GP who follows her practice philiosophy of "Caring about more than just medicine."
GP
Dr Carly Hupfeld obtained her medical degree in 2010 and completed her intern and junior years at Logan Hospital before obtaining her RACGP fellowship in 2015.
Carly was trained in plastibell circumcisions and tongue and lip tie divisions by the team here at RMC. She currently divides her time between general practice, surgical assisting, procedural work at RMC and family life.
As a mother, Carly understands the worries we go through as parents and aims to look after your children as though they are her own.
Practice Manager