Our Doctors

MBBS MRCP FRCR MRCGP FRACGP

Dr Stuart Livingston graduated from Guys & St Thomas’ Medical Schools (University of London) in 1996 and after a range of medical rotations in the UK, gained significant experience in oncology and palliative care. Dr Livingston decided on a change in career path as he wanted to treat people with a more holistic approach and qualified in the UK as a GP in 2008. He relocated with his family to Perth in 2012 and commenced at Joondalup City, and was appointed State Medical Director in 2018. Dr Livingston enjoys all aspects of general practice and has special interests in cancer medicine, elderly care and skin cancer treatment. He has lots of interests outside medicine and has a particular love of cycling.

Dr David Keohane was awarded his Medical Degree in 2010 (UCC School of Medicine) and subsequently completed specialist training (MICGP) in General Practice in 2016. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and a Fellow of the Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine (RCSI). He has also completed a PhD in Medicine, a Masters (MMedSc) in Sports and Exercise Medicine as well as Diplomas in Rheumatology, Orthopaedic Medicine and Higher-Level Education. Dr Keohane is a GP Trainer (WAGPET/RACGP) and is responsible for GP Registrar training within Joondalup City Medical Group. He is also senior associate editor with the British Medical Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine.

Dr Keohane was awarded a PhD in 2021, having completed a clinical research Fellowship between 2016 -2020 (APC Microbiome Institute/University College Cork). His published research focuses on health behaviour and lifestyle, metabolic health (heart disease/diabetes/obesity) and the gut microbiome.

Dr Keohane joined our team in March 2020 and enjoys all aspects of general practice.

Dr. Mina Kamran Disfani has been part of Joondalup Health Campus since 2014 and currently practices at Joondalup City Medical Group. She completed her medical training in Western Australia and is a Fellow of the RACGP. Passionate about all aspects of general practice, she has a special interest in women’s health, chronic disease management, neurology and Headache.

With extensive experience in chronic disease management, Mina values long-term patient engagement, ensuring continuity of care. Her neurology registrar training at Joondalup Hospital has given her expertise in headache management, where she takes a holistic approach by addressing triggers, lifestyle factors, and medical treatments.

Mina has advanced training in sexual health and family planning, holding diplomas in reproductive, sexual health, and menopause care. She stays updated on the latest menopause treatments, offering hormone therapy and symptom management.

Mina provides comprehensive women’s health care, including IUD and Implanon procedures, menstrual disorders, endometriosis, PCOS, STI screening, reproductive mood disorders, vulval conditions, and genitourinary issues like incontinence and prolapse. She also supports fertility, pre-conception, antenatal, and postnatal care. As an MS-2 Step provider, she offers pregnancy termination options.

Mina completed a Diploma in Child Health through the Sydney Child Health Program in 2021.

Dr Athot Gurung graduated from University of Newcastle in 2015, and is a Fellow of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. His special interests include women’s health, children’s health, disease prevention, chronic disease management (hypertension, diabetes etc), and minor procedures.

Dr April Armstrong is a GP Obstetrician with a Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and provides antenatal and postnatal care, women’s health such as menopause management, PCOS, endometriosis, vulva dermatitis, contraception and fertility treatment. She can also investigate irregular periods or bleeding, painful intercourse and heavy periods. She is happy to perform pap smears for women over 25 years of age.

Dr April is a UWA graduate who completed her Diploma in Obstetrics in 2011. She worked in ICU in Adelaide, Women’s and Children’s Health and completed her time in GP training in Clare, South Australia. In 2013, Dr April returned to WA and opened a practice in Kalgoorlie. She moved to Perth in 2022 and will be providing medical speciality women’s health services at various clinics in the northern suburbs.

NB: Dr Armstrong is ONLY providing Women’s Health services. Other GP services should be sought from your regular doctor.

Dr Usha Thiagaraja has been in General Practice since 2013. She completed her hospital training and GP Fellowship in New Zealand. She has been practicing in Perth since 2019 and has a special interest in women’s health and children’s health.

She has completed post graduate FPAA Certificate in Reproductive and sexual health with Sexual health quarters in Perth.

Dr Usha sees patients with period irregularities, PCOS, heavy/painful periods, fertility problems, STI management, contraception, menopause, vulvovaginal infections/skin conditions. She can perform cervical smears, implanon and IUD contraception insertion/removal. She sees women for pre-conception consultations, and antenatal/post-natal management.

Dr Usha also sees newborn and care givers for managing the various challenges faced in the newborn period including breast/bottle feeding, unsettled babies, and sleep issues.

She is also a member of the Australian menopause society and manages women with menopausal symptoms and hormonal /non hormonal treatment.

Dr Usha also provides consultations for weight loss management in a safe and monitored practice. Consults focus around health assessment, nutritional / calorie, lifestyle modifications/support, and appropriate use of weight loss medications.

She has vast experience in assessment and management of anxiety, depression, behavioural issues, and other mental health in children and youth/adolescents.

Dr Usha is trained in performing skin checks and management (medical and surgical) of common skin conditions and cancers, also biopsy/excisions of skin lesions.

She is an accredited GP supervisor for registrars with RACGP and teaches medical students from UWA in the clinic.

Having lived in Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, and New Zealand, she brings with her a rich cultural background and speaks Tamil, Sinhalese and Bengali.

Dr Navin Menon is a graduate from Armed Forces Medical College, India. He completed his General Practice training, MRCGP in the UK. He has been practising in Australia since 2015 and has obtained his FRACGP here. He has completed Professional Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine and Professional Certificate of Skin Cancer Surgery.

His special interests are Skin Cancer Surgery and Men’s Health.

Skin cancer Surgery (Men and Women)

• Skin cancer checks Whole body Dermlite Dermatoscopy with DermEngine Artificial Intelligence assist. Chaos-Clues method to clinically diagnose melanomas**.** Female patients provided a female chaperone
• Biopsy of suspected skin cancer
• Elliptical Excision – common treatment of skin cancer
• Flap Excision – advancement, rotational and transposition flaps for face and scalp cancers,
• Grafts both split skin (shin) and full thickness grafts (fingers/ears)

Non skin cancer surgery

• Surgical excision of Lipomas, Sebaceous cysts, and Abscess.
• Ingrown toenail – surgical options: Wedge resection with Phenol ablation and Winograd technique, under toe Digital Nerve Block.

Men’s Health

• Cardiovascular health and weight control.
• Prostate check and prostate cancer
• Sexual health (sexual dysfunction, STI in men, Fertility check, HIV -PREP)
• Mental Health (Depression, Alcohol dependence and Dementia)
• Male hair loss
• Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Men

Dr Navin also practices Martial Arts (Krav Maga), loves Kite Surfing, and plays Acoustic Guitar.

Dr Sumanth Tripuraneni graduated from University College Dublin in Ireland in 2011. He has also spent time working in New Zealand for 2 years. He completed his Irish GP fellowship (MICGP) in 2019. He is also a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

Dr Sumanth has also completed the European Certificate of Palliative Care in 2019 and a certificate of Continuing Professional Development in Occupational Medicine in 2021.

He has a strong teaching interest working for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) as a lecturer in surgery and medicine. He now teaches medical students from UWA in the clinic.

Dr Sumanth enjoys giving a holistic approach to his patients’. His special interests are primary prevention, chronic disease management, men’s health, paediatrics, mental health with general GP care. He is also able to insert/remove Implanon contraception.

Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two young kids, playing football (soccer) – supporting Newcastle United and has also completed a barista training course!

Sam Royden is an Accredited Practising Dietitian who graduated in 2017. He loves inspiring clients to enjoy their food choices while still reaching their nutrition goals. He has extensive knowledge in managing common conditions such as weight loss management, diabetes, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, and gut health/disorders. Sam strives to match his recommendations to meet a clients desired lifestyle. Outside of nutrition, Sam loves spending time with friends, cooking and any outdoor activities.