Dr Bruce Henderson
Dr Bruce Henderson - BHB, MBChB, Dip Paediatrics, FRNZCGP
Bruce grew up in West Auckland and graduated from Auckland Medical School in 1993. He married and then worked in a number of House Officer posts around Auckland and Hamilton. He worked in Starship and gained his Diploma in Paediatrics. He then moved to Manly Medical Centre and gained his Fellowship to the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners in 1997.
He is the father of three young adults. His interests include outdoor pursuits and computers.
Dr Ingemar Charslund
Dr Ingemar Charslund - MBChB (WITS), FRNZCGP, FNZCAM
Ingemar was born in South Africa. He graduated in 1987, initially working in gynaecology and obstetrics before being conscripted into the military. After completing compulsory service, he worked in a group general practice for 10 years.
He then moved to England where he worked in a paediatric unit before moving on to New Zealand.
Dr Charslund has been working as a General Practitioner in Manly since 2001.
He is married with two children.
In 2006, Dr Charslund broadened his scope of practice and qualified as an appearance medicine physician. He specialises in injection of botulinum toxin type A for wrinkles, as well as the placement of fillers in order to improve and freshen one’s appearance. In addition, he runs surgical sessions for the removal of skin cancers and unsightly skin lesions with the use of electrocautery. His main focus however has been and will remain the provision of accessible medical care in a friendly environment.
Dr Jo Blakey
Dr Jo Blakey - MBChB Dip Obs, DCH, PGDip Sport Med, FRNZCGP
Jo is passionate about family medicine and has worked at Manly Medical Centre since 2014.
Prior to that, she had been working in General Practice since 2000. Jo holds postgraduate qualifications in child health, obstetrics and gynaecology and sports medicine. She has also been for many years, and continues to be, a medical educator for the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. This involves assisting General Practice trainee doctors to attain their fellowship status with the College.
Jo is married and is a busy Mum to 3 children. Outside of medicine, her interests include walking, music and movies. She has previously run several half marathons and a full marathon but her activities now revolve around walking her dog and running around after her children!
Dr Kati Mackie
Dr Kati Mackie - MBBS, DRCOG, MRCGP
Kati trained in London qualifying in 1994. Following that she completed her postgraduate qualifications in general practice, obstetrics, gynaecology and family planning.
After 10 years in her own practice in London, she and her family relocated to the Hibiscus Coast, the home town of her partner, for a more relaxed kiwi lifestyle for the children. She has worked on the coast since 2006 in general practice, at the local Accident and Medical Centre and the Hibiscus Hospice. She joined Manly Medical Centre in 2014.
Kati has 4 children so her down time is spent on the side lines of the local sports fields, fishing and camping.
Dr J.D. Naidoo
Dr J.D. Naidoo - MBChB, FRNZCGP
JD has been in General Practice for 30 years previously having owned three practices. He qualified in South Africa in 1987 where he ran his own practice for 12 years. He then moved to New Zealand in 1999, where he started in a practice on the west coast of the South Island. He moved to Auckland for personal and family reasons in 2015. JD regards himself as a good generalist GP with specific interests in dermatology, minor surgery, musculoskeletal medicine, geriatric medicine and he performs the Snore-Op. This is an operation to help people who have troublesome snoring. For more information on Snore-Op, click here.
JD is married with five children, three adult sons and two daughters. In his spare time, he loves cooking, fishing, volleyball, woodwork and vintage cars (doesn't own one yet!)
Dr Maggie Hack
Dr Maggie Hack - MBBS, MRCGP (UK), MRCP, DRCOG, DFFP
Maggie was born in England where she trained as a doctor at St Georges Hospital Medical School, London. She spent her early years working in hospital medicine before training to be a GP- qualifying in 2000. She worked as a GP for 12 years before emigrating to New Zealand at the end of 2012 and has worked on the Hibiscus Coast since March 2013. Maggie has been working with Dr Kati Mackie at Manly Medical Centre since November 2014.
She lives on the North Shore with her husband and two sons.
Maggie is interested in all aspects of general practice but in particular Women's Health, Cardiology and Diabetes management.
Dr Brian (Jeong Han) Ok
Dr Brian (Jeong Han) Ok - MBChB, Dip Paeds, PGCertWHlth
Brian is a final year GP registrar from the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. He grew up in South Korea and moved to New Zealand in 2002. He has lived on Auckland’s North Shore ever since. Brian graduated from the University of Auckland in 2017. Following this, he obtained a Diploma in Paediatrics at the University of Auckland as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Women's Health at the University of Otago. He has spent three years rotating through various specialities at North Shore, Auckland City, and Starship Hospitals as a resident medical officer.
Dr Siobhan Allen
Dr Siobhan Allen - MBChB, MRCPCH, MRCGP (UK)
Siobhan grew up in a village in UK and graduated from University of Birmingham in 2013. She worked in various cities in the UK including Manchester, Birmingham and London. Initially training in paediatric medicine, Siobhan chose to switch to General Practice rotating through various specialties and gaining membership from Imperial College London in 2022. She enjoys working across the spectrum of general practice but particularly retains interest in child health, older adults and mentoring other trainees.
Siobhan has recently emigrated to New Zealand to enjoy a more outdoor lifestyle and is loving the opportunities this is presenting. She is living on The Shore and finds it amazing to see the sea every day! Siobhan enjoys everything outdoors particularly, swimming, snowboarding and walking and has lots of plans for exploring New Zealand at weekends - she is hoping to complete lots of tramping and camping along the way.
