Our Staff
GP Partners
Dr Neil Manttan
BSc MBBS DRCOG MRCGP (London 1999)
Special interests: Post graduate teaching and training, diabetes (type 2) & watching sport. Dr Manttan is also the Clinical Director of the NW Haringey Primary Care Network.
Dr Amanda Sutton
MBChB (Bristol 1986) DRCOG DipFSRH MRCGP
Partner since 1991. Special interests: women's health, family planning (fits coils and implants), menopause, postgraduate teaching and training. LMC (Local Medical Committee) member. Ballet (watching not doing), cooking, and hiking.
Dr Natasha Smeaton
MBBS (London 1995), MRCGP, DFFP, DRCOG, DipMedAcupuncture, PostGradCertMedEd
Specialist Interests: teaching and training, acupuncture, facilitator with the Time for Care team at NHS Improvement, camping and generally trying to keep up with my superfit family!
Associate GPs
Dr Alexandros Cambanis
BSc MD (Pennsylvania) MTropMed
Dr Cambanis has worked here since 2013. He works 6 sessions per week Monday - Thursday. He speaks Greek, French and Spanish.
Dr Marina Hill
BM 1998 Southampton Special Interests: Osteoporosis
Dr Hill has been working here since 2005. She works 4 sessions per week on Wednesdays and Fridays. She also speaks Serbo-Croat.
Dr Marita Koumettou
MBBS MRCGP DFSRH DCH Special Interests: Paediatrics, womens health and contraception.
Dr Koumettou has been working here since 2012. Dr Koumettou can speak Greek.
Dr Ari Rafiq
BSc (hons), MBBS, DFSRH, MRCGP.
Dr Rafiq started here in August 2017 having completed her ST4 year fellowship in general practice and dermatology, with specialist acne and psoriasis clinics, skin cancer and general dermatology. Dr Ari Rafiq works 4 sessions per week with us on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Dr Lucy Jones
BSc (hons), MBBS, MRCGP
Dr Lucy Jones started work here in December 2018. She works 6 sessions per week with us on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Dr Penny Zermansky
MBBS DRCOG DCH (London 1999)
Dr Penina Zermansky started work here in April 2019. She works 5 sessions a week with us on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Dr Anna Rosen
MRCGP – August 2019, DFSRH – January 2017 Faculty Sexual and Reproductive Health, DRCOG – September 2016 Royal College Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, MRCP Part 1 – September 2014 Royal College of Physicians, MBChB – July 2013 University of Edinburgh
Dr Rosen started work here in January 2020. She works 6 sessions per week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Dr Rona Lyon
MBBchir 2013 Cambridge University, MRCGP 2019
A previous GP trainee at this practice, Dr Lyon returned as an associate GP in Jan 2020 and works 5 sessions per week Mon - Thursday. Special interests: Ophthalmology. Cooking. Open water swimming and other outdoor pursuits.
Dr Jimmy Lam
Qualifications: BSc (hons), MBBS, MRCGP Special Interests: Care of Older People, Endocrinology, and piano.
Dr Peter Christian
BSc MBBS MRCGP (London 1979)
Dr Christian retired as a partner at the end of 2020 but is doing occasional surgeries during the pandemic. Special Interests: Mens Health. Information technology and Primary care. Wines of the Rhone valley, music and opera. Dr Christian was Chair of Haringey Clinical Commissioning Group until 2019, and is now one of the two clinical representatives for Haringey on the North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group.
Specialty Trainees
Dr Rupinda Dhalivaal
Rupinda gained her MBBS degree in 2015. She is particularly interested in women's health, and her out of work interests include competitive running in marathons/half marathons. Speaks Spanish and Hindi.
Dr Arun Nair
Arun joined the practice in March 2021. He works 7 sessions a week from Monday to Friday. Out of work interests include following sports, playing hockey and woodworking.
Nurses
Nivetthy Karunakaran
Nivetthy has been working with us since May 2016. She is currently on maternity leave and will be returning April 2021.
Rebecca Awodele
Rebecca has been working with us since October 2019.
Margaret Adegoke
Healthcare Assistants
Carrie Cordery
Carrie has been with the Practice since December 2010. She enjoys the diversity of the work she does, and playing an integral role in improving patients' health & well being. Her interests outside of work include music, art, reading, camping, meditation, mindfulness, and charity work.
Pharmacists
Antoinette Aimufua
Antoinette started working at TMHP in September 2019. She studied Pharmacy at the University of Hertfordshire, and qualified 2010. Her personal interests are a love for travel, music, dance & movies.
Nurullah Yumsak
Nurullah graduated from University of Hertfordshire in 2015. His clinical interests are Type 2 diabetes and anticoagulation. He also enjoys travelling, cooking and DIY.
Practice Management
Natalie Ker Watson
Practice Manager
Natalie provides the operational management at the practice and works closely with the partners regarding our strategy and the wider context. You can contact Natalie via phone or by writing in if you have any feedback, comments or a complaint.
Neidson Pereira
Neidson is responsible IT and facilities in the practice. He is a technology and games enthusiast and loves travelling.
Administration
Chloe Mavrides
"I’ve been working at the practice for just over a year, and really enjoy working with the team here. I’ve learnt a lot and hope to progress further in the NHS. Outside of work I’m interested in art and design and have a keen interest in tattooing."
Wahida Said
Wahida started in November 2018, She loves Cooking, spending time with family & friends and going to the Gym. She studied Business & Marketing and graduated in 2016. She loves working at the Muswell Hill Practice because it is a very caring and friendly environment, we are all like one big family.
Hasvina Shah
Hasvina has worked at TMHP for more than 20 years. She is responsible for registering our new patients at the practice, and frequently trains new members of the administrative team.
Marina Socratous
Marina has been at the practice for 16 years - she loves cooking, baking and enjoys sketching her family, especially her grandchildren, and long walks with her dog.
Natalie Baker
Lydia Wall
Lydia started at reception support February 2021. She likes been helpful to others. She also loves looking after animals, walking, cinema and music.
Reception
Sam Desai
Sam started working at TMHP 17 years ago, she loves reading, theatre and learning bridge. She also enjoys meeting lots of people, learning new skills in her job and working with many different people.
Emmy Horozova
Emmy fosters kittens, loves arts and crafts, and enjoy working with all the lovely people in the Muswell Hill Practice.
Anna Dacre
Anna started working at The Muswell Hill Practice early 2019 after studying Animal Conservation at Hadlow College. She is interested in baking, and possibly working with animals in the future
Angela Boachie
Angela joined us in November 2019. She has found working within the NHS amazing, and helping patients gives her a lot of joy. She is grateful to be a part of the team at TMHP.
Shanika Blake
Shanika likes helping people, hence why she will be working towards becoming a Health Care Assistant through the practice. Her hobbies include doing Make-up and Hair, which she studied at Bedfordshire University, graduating in 2013. She is proud of being a parent and moulding her kids into the best people they can be. Learning new things keeps her mind stimulated, and being surrounded by staff that push her to be a better Shanika.
Joyce Fordyce
Joyce is the Lead Receptionist at TMHP, she has worked here for 20 year and is well known to patients. She is responsible for the tight ship run at reception; when not in the surgery, she can be found tending to her allotment or walking her dogs in the Alexandra Palace area.
Nicola Callis
Nicola has worked for the NHS for 2 half years, she started working for The Muswell Hill Practice in June 2019. She is a happy, bubbly person who loves life and enjoying it with family and friends.