Our Staff

GP Partners

  • DR TRIONA WITHANAGE

    Senior GP Partner - MUDr MRCGP. PMed Education Cert Oxford University. Clinical Embryology MSc. GP Trainer and F2 Clinical Supervisor.

    Dr Triona Withanage is our Senior Partner. She completed her GP training from the Pembrokeshire VTS scheme ,Wales (MRCGP) and joined us in 2012. She is a member of the Royal College of GPs and has achieved her Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education (Master’s level) from Oxford University. As a GP trainer she educates qualified doctors to become GPs and is a clinical supervisor for foundation two doctors from Milton Keynes hospital during their general practice placements. She has a master’s degree in Clinical Embryology (Fertility) from Leeds University. She is our Caldicott Guardian. She has special interest in fertility. She enjoys dealing with babies, children, and general medicine.

  • DR KHATEREH EMAMBAKHSH

    MD (Tehran, Iran), MRCGP (London 2009), DFSRH

    Dr Emambakhsh trained at Iran Medical University in Tehran, qualifying in 1997 before moving to UK. She did several years of medical training in UK before deciding to train as a GP. She has been with the practice as a partner since 2013. She is also a GP trainer, and she has a special interest in Dermatology. Dr Emambakhsh is our safeguarding lead at the practice.

  • DR NINA KITCHINGHAM

    MBChB Leicester 2007; MRCGP 2020

    Dr Kitchingham studied in Leicester and trained there until 2015. After relocating to the MK area she worked in Northamptonshire until 2021 when she joined Walnut Tree in October that year. Dr Kitchingham became a partner in the Practice in August 2022. She has an interest in contraception and joint injections.

Associate GPs

  • DR HAYLEY JENKINS

    Royal London hospital 1999, MB BS, MRCGP, DRCOG, DCH, DFSRH, Loc IUT/SDI, Loc MED, PGCME

    Hayley returned to Milton Keynes in 1999 after completing her medical degree, and has worked locally ever since. Hayley joined us in 2018. She has a special interest in contraception and women’s health, including menopause and HRT as well as medical education and teaching. Nowadays she spends most of her time working at the local sexual health clinics in Milton Keynes and Bedford as the contraception lead Dr. She is a GP and Family Planning trainer and does regular teaching sessions in both contraception and Women’s Health.

  • DR CHARMIANE PANCHAL

    BMedSci (Nottingham 2012), BMBS (Nottingham 2015), MRCGP (Nottingham 2021) Dr Charmiane Panchal graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2015. She spent a couple of years in the North of Scotland for further training, and then returned to Nottingham to undergo GP training. Charmiane moved back to Milton Keynes in 2021 and has been with us since as an associate GP.

  • DR MARIAM MAJEED

    Female

    MBBS (2010) MRCP UK (2015) MRCGP UK (2024)

    Dr M Majeed completed her MBBS from Pakistan in 2010 before moving to the UK in 2012. She trained in General Medicine and earned her Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP UK) in 2015. Her passion for community and primary care led her to pursue General Practice training in Milton Keynes and completed her Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP UK) in 2024. Dr M Majeed joined Walnut Tree Surgery as an Associate GP in 2024. Dr M Majeed has a particular interest in managing chronic diseases, including Diabetes, Hypertension, and Obesity. She is furthering her expertise through postgraduate studies in metabolic conditions at the University of South Wales. She is dedicated to provide compassionate and comprehensive care to our community.

Paramedic

  • MARK WHITE

Pharmacist

  • CHRISTOPHER TSOTO

  • IZABELA KOCAN

Nurses

  • REBECCA MOUNCH

    RGN, Practice Nurse, Asthma, COPD, Family Planning, Travel

    Lead Practice Nurse

  • HELEN WINNICK

    RGN, Diabetes, Family Planning, Travel

    Practice Nurse

  • PAULA GAWRONSKA

    RGN, BSc. Practice Nurse. Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Family Planning

    Practice Nurse

  • KIRSTY GREEN

    RGN

  • AMANDA KOHLI

    Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Healthcare Assistants

  • LYNN MALINS

    Senior Healthcare Assistant

Practice Management

  • CLARE BRIARS

    Practice Manager

  • KYLIE JORDAN

    Deputy Practice Manager

  • NAOMI CAREY

    Reception Manager

Care Co-ordinators/Administrators

Angela, Moyra, Neringa

Reception

Reception support the majority of contact that patients have with the Practice including booking patients with the most appropriate clinician or offering information on services available, managing most repeat prescription requests, registrations, queries, test results and improving uptake of online services that are available. The team consist of Diane, Hannah, Laura, Maz, Rebecca, Rebeckah, Rita, Samantha, Sarah, Shona-Lee

Patient Care Coordinators

Amanda and Lisa make up the PCC team and are in post to support administratively the GPs and clinicians within the practice. They liaise with the hospital and other healthcare providers, sending referrals and managing contact. They provide patients with support who are undergoing care with the hospital.

  • LISA WONG

  • AMANDA MEADOWS

Care Coordinators

Maria and Sharron provide support to patients who may find accessing services more difficult, to improve proactive health care and immunisations and screening.

Allied Healthcare Professionals

  • MATT COOPER

    Advanced MSK Practitioner - BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, MSc Manual therapy, PG Dip SOM, Independent prescriber.