Staff
Doctors
DR SHANTHI RAVICHANDRAN
Dr Shanthi trained in Edinburgh, completing her GP training with distinction in 2004. She has been working in the Highlands since 2007 and joined the practice as a GP partner in 2018. She is passionate about the benefits of making healthy lifestyle choices, and enjoys cycling, running, skiing and spending time in the mountains.
DR MICHELLE MEHERS
Dr Michelle Mehers MBChB (Hons) Aberdeen 2008 MRCGP 2014 DFSRH 2016. Dr Michelle has been a GP partner at the practice since 2019. She enjoys teaching and is the lead tutor for the fourth year medical students from Aberdeen University. Her special interests include remote and rural medicine, minor surgery and reproductive & sexual health. Passionate about life style medicine, she is completing yoga teacher training. In her spare time she enjoys mountaineering, wild swimming, biking and skiing.
DR CHANELLA BACON
Dr Chanella graduated from Dundee Medical School in 2010 and completed her GP training in 2017 in the Highlands. She has a diploma in Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (DTM+H) and has a specialist interest in women’s health. She is qualified to insert coils and nexplanon devices (LoC IUD and SDI). She is a mum and enjoys family time, being outdoors in the garden and woods or adventuring, watching live music and reading fiction.
DR CALUM HUTCHENS
Dr Calum Hutchens graduated from Medical School at the University of Glasgow in 2015. After completing GP training in 2021 he worked as a locum at the practice, as well as at various practices all over the Highlands and Islands. He joined the practice permanently in 2022. He is passionate about medical education and is the lead tutor for 5th Year Aberdeen University students at the practice. He also has interests in remote and rural healthcare and addressing health inequalities. In his spare time he enjoys hillwalking, football and spending time with family.
Nurse Practitioners
JANE CLARK-HAY
Jane graduated from Abertay University in 2000 with BSc (Hons) and returned to the Highlands to work. She has nearly 20 years experience in Unscheduled Care and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Practice. Jane has worked in the practice since 2020. She enjoys time off outdoors; paddling, walking and camping trips with family.
Nurses
KIRSTY WINDSOR
Kirsty qualified as a nurse in Aberdeen in 2014, and has experience in both medical and surgical nursing before moving on to practice nursing in 2017. She has gained qualifications in the management of diabetes, asthma and coronary heart disease, with her special interest being diabetes. She is also an independent prescriber. Kirsty is a mum to two young children, and in her spare time enjoys spending time with her family and holidays on the beach.