Doctors in Glenelg

After graduating, Dr Davey completed a Diploma of Obstetrics in 1986, followed by 12 months of anaesthetics training in the United Kingdom in 1987. Before joining Rose Street Clinic, he worked as a locum across several South Australian regional centres, including Millicent, Normanville, Yorketown, and Burra.

Outside of medicine, Dr Davey enjoys a variety of outdoor activities, including bushwalking and tennis.

Special Interests

• Geriatric medicine
• Family medicine
• Anxiety disorders
• Chronic disease management
• Men’s health
• Drug and alcohol medicine
• Dermatology

Dr Pattichis has particular interests in antenatal shared care, paediatrics and women’s health.

She is married with three children and two grandchildren.

Please note: Dr Pattichis does not prescribe drugs of dependence.

Special Interests

• Children’s health
• Women’s health
• Antenatal care
• Obstetric shared care
• Contraception
• Chronic disease management

Dr Helen Schinckel is a General Practitioner and joined the practice in 1999. She studied medicine at Flinders University and, after graduating, worked as a Resident Medical Officer at both Flinders Medical Centre and the Repatriation General Hospital while completing her general practice training through the RACGP Family Medicine Program in 1993.

Dr Schinckel went on to complete further training with the Family Planning Federation (now SHINE SA) and worked with them as a Visiting Medical Officer. She also held a Visiting Medical Officer position in the Emergency Department at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital until 1996. In 1998, she completed an academic fellowship in General Medical Education in Toronto, Canada.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr Schinckel undertakes additional training as a GP supervisor and currently supervises the clinic’s GP Registrar as part of their ongoing medical training. She is married with two children.

Special Interests

• Paediatrics
• Women’s health
• Dermatology
• Orthopaedics
• General medicine
• Minor surgical procedures, including Implanon insertion

In addition to general medicine, Dr Paech has particular interests in children’s health, shared antenatal care, adolescent health, chronic disease management, women’s health and aged care. She is married and has two daughters.

Special Interests

• General medicine
• Children’s health
• Shared antenatal care
• Adolescent health
• Chronic disease management
• Women’s health
• Aged care

Dr Suchi Garg is an experienced General Practitioner and a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). She completed her primary medical qualification (MBBS) at a highly regarded medical university in India before migrating to Australia in 2008.

Dr Garg has furthered her training with a Diploma in Child Health (DCH) from Westmead Hospital in Sydney and a Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM) from the University of South Australia. She brings eleven years of culturally diverse clinical experience and three years of medical research expertise to her practice.

She is fluent in both English and Hindi. Dr Garg is married and has one child.

Special Interests

• Chronic disease management
• Women’s health
• Child health, including eczema management
• General medicine
• Geriatrics
• Minor procedures, including contraceptive implant (Implanon) insertion and iron infusions

Dr David Nguyen is a General Practitioner who values genuine connection and provides proactive, practical and personalised care. He is passionate about preventive health, men’s health, chronic disease management and mental wellbeing, and is committed to helping patients feel heard, supported and confident in their health decisions.

Dr Nguyen completed his medical degree at the University of Adelaide before undertaking hospital training across metropolitan Adelaide in orthopaedics, gastroenterology, rehabilitation, paediatrics and obstetrics. He went on to complete GP training and has since worked in both metropolitan and rural clinics throughout South and Western Australia.

To ensure thorough, patient‑centred care, Dr Nguyen offers longer standard appointments than usual:

• Standard appointment: 20 minutes
• Long appointment: 30 minutes

This allows adequate time to address all concerns without patients feeling rushed. Fees are adjusted to reflect the extended consultation length, with the following billing structure:

Billing Information

• Gap payable: $100
• Concession gap: $80
• If the consultation is shorter in nature, fees will be the same as other doctors at the clinic.
• Full payment is required at the end of the consultation.

Outside of medicine, Dr Nguyen enjoys cooking, camping, catching up with friends and getting far too invested in reality TV.

Special Interests

• Preventive health
• Men’s health
• Chronic disease management
• Mental wellbeing