Our Staff
Upper Ferntree Gully Medical Clinic

Our Friendly, Skilled and Caring Team

Dr Loredana Reid

Since moving to Australia, Lore has worked for 7 years in adult medicine prior to becoming a general practitioner in Melbourne in 2010.
Dr Lore Reid provides caring and professional GP services at Upper Ferntree Gully Medical Clinic, Glengollan Village Medical Centre, and visits Aged Care Facilities in the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne.
Lore’s medical interests are wide and include family medicine, paediatrics, women’s health, chronic disease management, aged care, and geriatric medicine.

Dr Matt Reid

Dr Matt Reid grew up in the hills, playing footy for Emerald while becoming a mechanical engineer in the 90’s, before switching to medicine.
Matt’s medical interests include skin cancer medicine and surgery which he also practices at Eastern Skin Cancer Clinic, dermatology, sports medicine, general medicine, and men’s health.
Lore and Matt married in 2007 and have two sons together.

Rhinea Ventura

Rhinea joined our clinic in January 2019, and brings with her an extensive range of nursing skills which complement the services we provide to our patients, from pathology collection to wound care and chronic disease management.
Graduating as a Registered Nurse in her homeland of the Philippines in 1993, Rhinea has nursed all over the world, before settling in Melbourne in 2008.
Sharing her time between our clinics and a local residential aged care facility, Rhinea is with us on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

Melody Tolentino

Melody has been nursing for almost 15 years in aged care, before joining as one of our nurses in August 2023.
Melody has a broad experience in caring for the elderly and general nursing, and is at the clinic Monday to Friday.

Courtenay Smith

Courtenay is our friendly Practice Manager and has been working in this role since 2021. After successfully achieving our most recent accreditation in August 2023, Courtenay is supported by the group of hardworking receptionists and nursing staff to ensure that the services we provide continue to meet the highest possible standards of care for our patients.

Marea Hinkley

Marea is a long-term resident of the hills and has worked as a Medical Secretary for over 30 years. Marea brings her bubbly personality and genuine interest in people to work with her every day.

Paige Barber

Paige joined the team in February 2024 and has 2 years of medical reception experience. Paige recently graduated with a degree in Psychology (Forensics) and in her spare time enjoys playing sport, travelling, art, and spending time with friends and family.

Karen Laing

Karen is one of our friendly receptionists and has worked in Aged Care for over 30 years. Karen has lived in the local area all her life, loves Aussie Rules and is an avid Hawthorn fan. Karen also loves cricket in all formats (go Aussies) and her other interests include gardening, walking, card making and scrapbooking.

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