Meet the Team

Doctors

Dr Jyoti Bhandari
Partner

MBChB MRCGP DRCOG

Dr Bhandari has been a partner in the practice since 1995. She holds a diploma for the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive health and is able to fit intrauterine devices and contraceptive sub-dermal implants.

She has a diploma in musculoskeletal medicine. She offers acupuncture to patients to treat a variety of conditions.

She looks after the residents at Rowanweald Nursing home. She is involved in teaching medical students from UCL medical school.

Dr Sonal Shah
Partner

BSc (Hons) MBChB MRCGP

Dr Sonal Shah has been a partner in the practice since 1997. She is a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. She is a dermatology GP specialist and has a diploma in practical dermatology.

She is accredited for minor surgery and for insertion and removal of subcutaneous contraceptive devices.

She holds a diploma for the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health and a diploma for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

She is a GP trainer on the Northwick Park GP training scheme and involved in medical school teaching.

Dr Debbie Argent
Partner

MBChB MRCGP DCH DRCOG DFRSH

Dr Argent joined the practice as a Registrar in 2004 and continued working at the centre as an Associate General Practitioner before becoming a partner in 2009. She holds a diploma for the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health and is accredited to fit intrauterine devices.

She is GP trainer on the Northwick Park GP training scheme and is a GP appraiser for Harrow.

Dr Sharanjit Takher
Partner

MBBS MRCGP DCH

Dr Takher trained at Imperial college London. He first came to the practice in 2006 as a trainee foundation doctor.

Having been inspired into general practice by this, he trained as a General Practitioner and joined the practice in 2010. He has an interest in paediatrics and also involved in the care of patients at Wilsmere House Nursing Home.

He is a GP trainer working with the Northwick Park GP training scheme.

Dr Shameer Shah
Partner

BSc (Hons) MBChB MRCP DRCOG DFsRH nMRCGP

Dr Shameer Shah joined the practice in 2014 as an Associate General Practitioner and became a Partner in September 2016.

He graduated from University of Manchester in 2001 and became a GP in 2008 after having undertaken various hospital jobs all over the UK. He has a special interest in gastroenterology, joint injections, and cardiology.

He is involved in the care of residents at Rowanweald Nursing Home and is also a trainer for the junior doctors at our practice.

Dr Noreen Ryan
Associate GP

BSc (Hons) MBBS FRCGP MEd SFHEA

Dr Ryan first came to the practice in 1996 as a trainee. She was a Partner here from 2002 until April 2016. During this time she has always had an interest in undergraduate education.

To develop this interest further she has now taken up a position as senior clinical fellow at Imperial College as her main role.

She continues to do sessions for the practice as a Salaried GP.

Dr Naazneen Kalla
Associate GP

MBChB MRCGP DRCOG

Dr Kalla graduated from the University of Cape Town in South Africa in 2007.

She undertook her training at the Northwick Park scheme where she was a trainee at Enderley Road Medical Centre.

She now joins our team as a Salaried GP. She has special interests in teaching and Women’s Health.

Dr Shyam Thacker
Associate GP

BSc (hons), MBBS, PGDip, MRCGP

Dr Thacker graduated from Barts and The London School of Medicine in 2019.

He completed his training at the Northwick Park scheme, where he worked as a Registrar at the
practice before taking up the role of a salaried GP.

He has a special interest in Frailty and Medical education.



General Practitioner Registrar and Students

Our practice is a training and teaching practice. Our registrars are fully qualified and have a great deal of hospital experience. Registrars are attached to our practice and usually become general practitioners after completing their training.

They are at all times encouraged to seek advice when required from the practice partners. We are also fortunate to have medical students attached to our practice for short periods.

Nurses and Allied Health Professionals

Nurses

Nurse Tracey Davies
Lead Nurse

Tracey is our experienced Lead Nurse at the surgery and is involved in all nursing areas at the surgery as well as seeing patients with minor illness.

Nurse Valentina Mihalcea
Lead Nurse

Valentina is our experienced Lead Nurse, who also sees patients with minor illness at the surgery.

Nurse Jigisha Vaja
Practice Nurse

Nurse Xhesika Elezi
Practice Nurse


Healthcare Assistants and Phlebotomists

Emma Hegarty
Healthcare Assistant

Hour Mhawesh
Healthcare Assistant

Sarah O’Callaghan
Phlebotomist

Emma and Hour are our healthcare assistants. They carry out health checks, vaccinations, diabetes foot checks, and blood tests for our patients.

Sarah is our phlebotomist carrying out blood tests for our patients.


Allied Health Professionals

Charlotte Brady
Physician’s Associate

Charlotte qualified from Aston University in 2019 with a BSc in Biomedical Science. During this time, she spent a year researching the effects of antibacterials on Mycobacterium. In 2021, She qualified from the University of Worcester with an MSc in Physician Associate studies.  Her special interests are in mental health and dermatology. 

Khushboo Patel
First Contact Practioner

Bhaveen Savaj
First Contact Practioner

Sanam Chotai
Pharmacist

Mohammad Esmaili
Pharmacist

Practice Staff

Practice Management Team

Mostafa Raji
Practice Manager

Mostafa is responsible for all non-clinical aspects of the practice and is supported by our experienced administration and secretarial teams.

Juliet Pannokaran
IT/Data Support

Juliet supports our practice manager and our data and IT team.

Julie Bastian
Secretarial Team

Julie supports our practice manager and our secretarial team.


Prescriptions Team

Farida Aslam
Prescription Clerk

Farida is our lead prescription clerk who deals with all prescription queries and she is assisted by Reception in this, as well as she is our coordinator for minor surgery.


Administration Team

Shruti
Admin Team

Juliet
Admin Team

Frankie
Admin Team

Kian
Admin Team

The team deals with patient records, financial claims, and carrying out searches and practice audits.


Care Navigator Team

Petra
Care Navigator Supervisor

Larissa

Care Navigator

Jayshree

Care Navigator

Ann
Deputy Care Navigator Supervisor

Mireille
Care Navigator


Audrey

Care Navigator

Elaine

Care Navigator

Natasha

Care Navigator

Hour

Care Navigator

Care Navigators provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries; they can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query.

They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries.


Secretaries

Julie
Secretary

Karen
Secretary

Our Practice Secretaries are responsible for our secretarial and PA requirements.

Healthcare Team

  • District Nurses can be contacted by telephone on 0300 555 8889.
  • Health Visitors are available by telephone on 020 3182 8306. Information on the Health Visiting service can be found here.