General Practice
The Forest Lakes Medical Centre was established by Dr Hamza Amira in 1989. It was relocated to the current address and the new building opened on the 11th November 1996. As the Practice has grown, the building has been extended to accommodate more doctors and reception staff.
In October 2009 building commenced on the extensions for new doctor’s rooms and a new upstairs staff room. The extensions were completed in late January 2010 and the clinic opened on Monday the 8th February 2010.
Adjacent to the clinic was a small house which has been converted into a double story building that was completed in 2017 named building B which has a Dentist, Chiropractor and a Clinical Laboratory. Another addition is building C which sits in front of building B which holds the Physiotherapist. The buildings are encircled by a one-way drive through car park.
Dr Hamza Amira
General Practitioner, Male, FRACGP, MBBCh, Dip of Obst, Dip of Child Health
Languages: English & Arabic
Special Interests:
All General Medicine, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Chronic Disease, Children’s Health and Immunisations. Travel Medicine (including Yellow Fever Immunisations)
Dr Hamza Amira graduated in Egypt in 1982 and moved to Perth in 1983. He established Forest Lakes Medical Centre in 1991.
Interests include Women’s Health and Antenatal Care, Child Health, Adult General Medicine, Mental Health, Workers Compensation and Motor Vehicle Accident, treatment and rehabilitation, as well as sport and industrial medicine and rehabilitation.
Dr Amira is available for telephone consultations. Please use the book on-line facility. (Fees may apply.)
Dr Ilham Al-Hakeem
General Practitioner, Female, MD, AMC, FRACGP
Languages: English & Arabic
Special Interests:
Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Skin Conditions, Chronic Diseases & Mental Health. Removal of Mirena.
Dr Jennifer Smith
General Practitioner, Female, MBBS, FRACGP, Dip of Child Health (WA)
Languages: English
Special Interests:
Women’s Health & Paediatrics, Competent in the Insertion & Removal of Implanon
Dr Jenny Smith is a graduate of UWA and has been a GP at Forest Lakes Medical Centre since 2003. She covers all aspects of general practice, with a particular interest in women’s and children’s health. Dr Smith is also very involved in the education of medical students and GP registrars.
When not working, she is busy raising four children.
Dr Smith is available for telephone consultations. Please use the book on-line facility. (Fees may apply.)
Dr Gopal Sankaran
General Practitioner, Male, FRACGP, MBBS
Languages: English, Tamil and South Indian languages
Special Interests:
Adult and General Medicine, Minor Surgical Procedures and Emergency Medicine
Originally from India, Gopal finished medical school in 2002, working in tertiary hospitals in South India and the UK before coming to Perth in 2006.
He gained his experience in various specialties in all referral hospitals in Perth, including many years in Emergency Medicine.
He moved to the specialist area of general practice in order to spend more time with his family.
Dr Sankaran is available for telephone consultations. Please use the book on-line facility. (Fees may apply.)
Dr Amira Hafez Sobhy
General Practitioner, Female, FRACGP, MBBS
Languages: English, Arabic, Spanish
Special Interests:
Family Medicine, Travel Medicine, Sexual Health, Women & Children’s health, Chronic Disease Management, Nicotine vaping products for cigarettes cessation.
Dr Sobhy has 7 years of experience in the general practice speciality.
Dr Sobhy also worked in the rural and remote areas, received training in Paediatrics health, women’s health and mental health and has finished her advanced skin cancer training.
Dr Liaqat Ali
General Practitioner, Male
Languages: English, Punjabi, and Urdu
Special Interests:
Men’s health, Mental health, Child & Adolescent Health, Cardiovascular disease
Dr Ali received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Honours) in 2011.
Dr Ali has gained invaluable experience by practicing in Geraldton and various hospitals.
He is a dedicated male General Practitioner (GP) with a drive to provide a high quality of healthcare to his patients.
Dr Ali has a deep knowledge and understanding of Pediatric medicine ensuring children receive essential care.
Practice Nurses
Aya & Tazmin
Practice Manager
Rachel Kerr
Reception Staff
Eileen, Dalal & Heba
The practice has grown over the years to accommodate more services and staff. There are three buildings on the site, with Allied Health Professionals, Clinical Labs Pathology and Enhance Physiotherapy.