Meet the doctors and staff at Kings Meadows Medical

Dr Toby Gardner, a partner at Newstead Medical, works every second Tuesday at Kings Meadows Medical Centre.

Dr Gardner was raised and trained in Queensland, and spent a number of years working in rural Qld before relocating to Launceston in 2006 to raise his young family. He enjoys and works across all areas of Medicine, and is actively involved in the training and examining of young doctors at both an undergraduate and postgraduate level. He holds a part-time appointment with UTAS where he is involved in teaching Emergency Medicine, and outside work enjoys the wine, food and events that are unique to Tasmania.

Dr Daniel Kirk, a partner at Newstead Medical, works every Thursday at Kings Meadows Medical Centre.

Originally from Western Australia where he completed his medical degree at the University of Western Australia, Dr Kirk moved to Tasmania in 2018. Outside of his work as a GP, he enjoys spending time with his family, running and playing cricket.

Dr Pearson has worked in General Practice for over twenty five years, in a variety of settings. He has an interest is skin cancer surgery, though has a broad background including working as an Anaesthetist both in British city hospitals and remotely in Australia, in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Australia and New Zealand, and in Tropical Medicine, working in Africa and remote Australia, including a lot of work with Aboriginal communities.

Dr Pearson also has extensive experience in Emergency Medicine, and worked for the RFDS in Western Australia and Tasmania, the NT Aerial Medical Service, and with the QLD Air Ambulance Service.

He is a keen bushwalker, pack rafter, white water kayaker, and mountain biker. A lover of the natural world, Dr Pearson is a keen conservationist and has been active in climate change education for sixteen years.

Originally from Sydney, Dr Renae worked in hospitals and general practice clinics in rural Australia and overseas, completing her FRACGP in Northern NSW where she spent the last 10 years practicing, before relocating to Tasmania in 2025.

In her clinical practice she sees a wide variety of acute and chronic disease presentations and provides preventive care. She also has a special interest in women’s health, travel medicine, mental health and palliative care.

In her spare time, she enjoys running, yoga and gardening.

Dr Sandra Newfield recently returned to Launceston. Originally from NSW, she obtained her medical degree from the University of Sydney in 1983 and enjoys all aspects of general practice. Sandra also speaks Russian and is accepting new patients.

Born and raised in rural Victoria, Dr Ishani relocated to Tasmania to complete her medical training, based in Hobart for the last 10years. She has developed interest across a breadth of specialties, particular diabetes and chronic disease management, paediatrics and general preventative care.

Outside of work she enjoys reading, being out in nature, dog walking and playing table tennis.

Originally from Sydney, Trent moved to the Sunshine Coast to study medicine, before settling in Tasmania to practice Medicine and enjoy the outdoors.

Trent has an interest in musculoskeletal and sports medicine as well as chronic disease management and is dedicated to shared decision-making.

Outside of medicine he enjoys all kinds of outdoor adventure sports including paragliding, trail running, rock climbing and skiing, amongst others.

Rebekah was born and raised in the Tamar Valley. She attended medical school at the University of Tasmania and has worked across all three major hospitals in the state since graduating in 2012. She has worked extensively in Emergency Medicine, including in far-north Queensland, which has given her a broad foundation. She is a proud Tasmanian and enjoys bushwalking, good food, and the company of friends and family.

Rebekah is currently only seeing her existing nursing home patients.

Tamara joined our team as a medical receptionist in 2018, and in 2021 joined the finance team and worked as Finance Officer across Newstead Medical, the Urgent Care Centre, Kings Meadows Medical and NewWorkHealth. In 2022 she was appointed Practice Manager at Kings Meadows Medical.

Tamara prides herself on her attention to detail and her ability to support her team on a daily basis.

Natalie started her nursing carer at the LGH. She has been working for Newstead Medical as the Clinical Nurse Manager since Dec 2020 before this she was the Clinical Coordinator at Kings Meadows Medical Centre. Natalie enjoys playing netball and riding dirt bikes in her spare time. Natalie loves working in General Practice as she loves the interaction with the patients and getting to know them and their stories.