About Balmoral Medical Practice

Dr Will Manovel

• Speciality: General Practitioner
• Education: BEc, LLB, MBBS, FRACGP
• Work Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, one Saturday a Month

Dr Will Manovel works as a consultant General Practitioner treating patients; a Director of the Balmoral Medical Practice; and, as an accredited GP Supervisor training and mentoring registrars (doctors in postgraduate specialty training).

He graduated with Bachelors of Medicine & Surgery from the University of Sydney in 2001, then completed 5 years specialty training in General Practice & Emergency Medicine, and obtained his Fellowship as a specialist in 2006. He has worked as both a GP and Emergency Physician in rural NSW, Victoria, & Queensland.

Will’s youngest patients are newborn babies and his oldest patients are over 100 years old. Will has experience in paediatrics, antenatal care, men’s health, women’s health, travel medicine, skin cancer, minor surgery, and emergency medicine. Will also enjoys training young doctors, and believes in the importance of continuity of care to ensure better health outcomes.

Will lives locally in Mosman and enjoys swimming, bushwalking, and playing the violin & double bass in a bluegrass band.

Dr. Rachel Stokes

• Speciality: General Practitioner
• Education: MBBS, Dip Paed, FRACGP
• Work Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 1 Saturday a Month

Dr Stokes is an experienced General Practitioner, with specialty training in Paediatrics. She graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1993, completed a postgraduate Diploma of Paediatrics in 1996, and passed her final Paediatric Physician Fellowship exams in 1999. She continued working in Paediatrics until 2002.

Whilst having her own children, Dr Stokes worked as an Emergency Department physician for 5 years, where she developed an interest in continuity of family care. In 2007 she undertook further specialty training in General Practice, completing her second Fellowship exams as a General Practitioner in 2010. Rachel also has other clinical interests in Women’s Health, Nutrition, and Sport & Fitness Medicine.

Rachel lives in Mosman with her husband and 2 children, and enjoys jogging, hiking, and spending time with her family.

Dr Steven Yakich

• Speciality: General Practitioner
• Education: BHB, MBChB, FRACGP
• Work Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 1 Saturday a Month

Dr Steven Yakich is an experienced General Practitioner, having worked in family medicine since 1999.

After completing a Bachelor of Human Biology, a Bachelor of Medicine, and a Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Auckland in 1993, he continued training as a resident in various hospitals, including terms in general medicine, urology, psychological medicine, and gynaecology. On moving to Sydney, Dr Yakich also gained experience in paediatrics at Westmead Children’s Hospital and in palliative care at St Vincent’s Hospital. In 2001 he completed his postgraduate specialty training, and was made a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practice.

Dr Yakich has been involved in training junior doctors, and since 2007 has built an established practice on the lower north shore. His clinical interests include men’s health, preventative medicine, complex multiple medical needs, and sexual health.

Steven has a relaxed professional demeanour with a quiet sense of humour. He is rigorous and comprehensive in his care of others, and focuses on current evidence based interventions to deliver whole person health care. He values caring and advocating for his patients.

Dr Amy Zhu

• Speciality: General Practitioner
• Education: BMed, MD.
• Work Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 2 Saturdays a Month

Amy Zhu studied at the University of New South Wales completing a Bachelor of Medical Studies & a Doctor of Medicine in 2015, and has hospital experience in internal medicine, surgery, & emergency medicine. With an interest in child health, Dr Zhu worked in paediatrics & neonatal medicine at the Sydney Children’s Hospital, and in paediatric medical outreach programs in Kalgoorlie, the Kimberly, and Malta. Other areas of interest include cardiovascular health, nutrition, women’s health, sexual health, & care of the older person.

Amy promotes health literacy & prevention medicine to support patient empowerment, and has a friendly holistic approach with patients.

In her spare time, Amy enjoys cooking, travelling, yoga & meditation.