Our Team

Providing care

Our team of doctors are equipped with the skills and information to assist you with all your healthcare needs.

Contracted Doctors & Health Professionals

Dr Frances Andal

Dr Frances Andal is a well loved GP who is known to her patients as a gentle soft spoken doctor. She is very generous with her time emphasising the value of disease prevention and continuity of care. She finds great satisfaction in her health care management in connecting the dots and ties the loose ends for her patients in their journey to achieve health and well being.

Dr Mel Cabatuando

Dr Mel is a passionate GP and has a special interest in skin cancer, mental health, women’s healthcare and holistic wellness. She is a Fellow of Royal Australian College of General practitioner and has gone through expert training in doing Dermoscopy and Skin Cancer Management.. Dr Mel has established herself as a rural GP in Cooloola region for more than a decade in a half now. She is a hardworking doctor and her patients love her for that.

Dr Danny Narvaez

Dr Danny Narvaez is not a stranger in Gympie as he has worked for several years in the Gympie General Hospital. He is a well experienced doctor familiar with the clinical demographics of the region as he has also worked in Nambour General Hospital. He is very passionate in the concept of General Practice as he engages his clinical care with his patient in a holistic perspective. He is very approachable and loves building rapport with his patient base and the community. He has keen interest in chronic disease management and skin cancer management. He spends his time in his garden during his off days and likes to cook.

Dr Eleanor Celiz-Albay

Dr Eleanor Celiz-Albay is a very experienced doctor for almost 20 years in general practice in Brisbane. She has special interests in women’s health and children’s healthcare. Additionally, she has a passion for the care of elderly and management of chronic diseases.
She balances her career and being a mum to her son. Eleanor and her husband are visual artists, so when she is not in the clinic she is in her studio busy painting. Eleanor also loves to bake and create custom cakes.

Dr Aline Lopes Lima

Dr. Aline Lopes Lima is a dedicated medical practitioner with international training and experience across Brazil and Australia. She holds general registration with AHPRA and a Doctor of Medicine from Universidade Federal Fluminense. Dr. Lima has worked in diverse settings—including public hospitals, rural clinics, and the Brazilian Navy—focusing on Obstetrics & Gynaecology, General Practice, and Emergency Medicine. Known for her compassionate care and strong clinical skills, she is currently in training for her pathway to fellowship as a doctor.

Ann Jacob

Ann Rose Jacob is an experienced Nurse Practitioner with over 13 years of clinical practice across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and India. She holds a Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner Program) from Dalhousie University and is certified in Gerontology, with multiple awards recognising her academic and clinical excellence.

Ann brings strong diagnostic capability, advanced assessment skills, and extensive experience in primary care, long‑term care, emergency, and surgical settings. She is confident in ordering and interpreting diagnostics, prescribing, managing chronic disease, and delivering coordinated, patient‑centered care within interprofessional teams.

Currently practicing in Australian telehealth, Ann is known for her professionalism, communication skills, and commitment to safe, evidence‑based practice.