Canberra

Dr McDonald studied medicine in Adelaide working in various rural practices around Australia and New Zealand. Developing a passion for Travel Medicine, Dr McDonald joined the team in 2016 after working for four years with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) in Sudan, Chad and Lebanon.

Dr McDonald has particular interest in expedition and adventure travel with experience in altitude medicine and keeping people healthy in polar, jungle and desert environments. She is also certified to perform recreational dive medicals to keep people safe while exploring the underwater world.

In her free time Dr McDonald enjoys spending time outdoors: bushwalking, rock-climbing or cross-country skiing.

Dr Colwell is a GP who has worked in in urban, rural and remote places in Australia as well as in Papua New Guinea. She has special interests in infectious diseases, teaching and preventative health which led to postgraduate study in public health and tropical medicine. She has been with the Travel Doctor-TMVC Canberra team since 2012. Outside of the clinic, Dr Colwell also provides clinical and technical advice to support public health responses to communicable diseases and natural disasters.

Leanne joined the Travel Doctor-TMVC team as a Registered Nurse in 2016. Leanne's background is in Paediatrics and Maternal and Child Health and Management. Leanne was a Nurse Manager with a local agency for 17 years prior to joining the Travel Doctor-TMVC team. 

Leanne is passionate about immunisation and  has extensive knowledge in the field.  She enjoys working as part of the team at the Canberra clinic.

All of our nurses have travelled extensively and most have worked overseas or been involved in volunteer programs or nursing training abroad. They are all highly skilled and trained to give injections and are able to alleviate the fears of the most anxious `fully grown child’!