Doctors

• Dr Barbara King

  MB ChB, MRCGP, DCH, DRCOG, DFFP, DOccHealth, Diploma in Diabetes
  
  I qualified from Dundee University in 1985. After completing House Jobs in Scotland, I joined the army serving as a Medical Officer in the UK and Germany. I completed my GP training in 1991. After working as a civilian GP with the British Army in Germany, I settled in Wiltshire in 1995.
  
  I am married with 3 children.
  
  I joined the Castle Practice as a Retainere in 1998, becoming a Partner in 2000 and stepping down to become a salaried GP in 2022.
  
  My specialist interests are child health, family planning and Diabetes.

• Dr Louise O’Leary

  MBBS MRCP MRCGP DFSRH PG Cert (Med Ed)
  
  I qualified from University College London Medical school in 2001 and trained in Medicine at Basingstoke hospital, Guys and Kings College hospital. I then undertook GP training in Winchester. I have worked at The Castle Practice since 2008 and became senior partner in July 2021.
  
  My specialist interests are:
  Specialise in Diabetes including insulin and GLP 1 initiation
  Heart Disease
  Kidney Disease
  Respiratory medicine
  Complex patients with multiple medical problems
  Diagnosis of Dementia
  Variety of joint injections
  
  I am a GP trainer and responsible for training GP trainees and Retainer GPs.

• Dr Rebecca Selman

  MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG DFFP
  
  I qualified from the University of Birmingham in 2001. I trained initially in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and then moved to General practice, completing my training in Portsmouth. I joined the Castle Practice in December 2007, and currently work 3 days a week in the surgery as a salaried GP.
  
  My specialist interests are family planning and women’s Health, obstetrics and child health.

• Dr Ian McKay

  BA MBBS MRCGP
  
  I qualified from Barts and the London Medical School in 2011 having completed my pre-clinical studies at Trinity College, Oxford.
  
  I completed my first hospital rotations in East London and Essex before returning to Hampshire to embark on the Salisbury General Practice training scheme. My final year, as a registrar, was at The Castle Practice where I have since stayed, as a salaried GP until July 2018 when I became a partner.
  
  My specialist interest is minor surgery, including cryotherapy.

• Dr Sonja Bland

  MA Oxon BMBS MRCGP
  
  I qualified from Imperial College London in 2010, having spent my preclinical years at Christ Church College, Oxford. I spent my foundation years at Royal Hampshire County Hospital before moving to Salisbury District Hospital for my GP training. I spent 4 months working in Gisborne, New Zealand. My final year as a registrar was at The Castle Practice, where I then continued as a salaried GP, before becoming a GP Partner in July 2022. In my spare time, I enjoy time with my family and horse riding.
  
  My specialist interest is child health.

• Dr Chris Goodall

  BM BMedSci MRCGP
  
  I qualified from the University of Southampton in 2012 and undertook my foundation training at Salisbury District Hospital. Having completed registrar training at The Castle Practice, where I remained as a salaried GP before becoming a GP partner 2021. Married, and my hobbies are endurance sports, including ultra marathons and long-distance triathlons.
  
  My specialist interest is sports medicine.

• Dr Lucy Davies

  MBChB, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH
  
  I qualified from Manchester University in 2003. I worked in Australia for 18 months before coming back to the UK to complete my GP VTS training in Southampton. I joined the practice in 2012, initially as one of the salaried doctors and I became a partner in July 2014.
  
  My specialist interests are family planning, child health and palliative care.

• Dr Abigail Durant

  BSc (Hons), MBChB (Hons), MRCGP
  
  I graduated from Warwick Medical School in 2016 and spent time working in the Midlands, Swindon and Portsmouth before moving to Salisbury and completing my general practice training. I joined The Castle Practice as a salaried GP in 2024, having previously worked at the practice as a trainee GP.
  
  My special interests are acute and palliative care.

• Dr Simisola Esenekhomen

  MBChB DRCOG MRCGP
  
  I qualified from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria 2010. I completed my foundation training at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex in Nigeria. After working for several years in hospitals in Nigeria, my family and I moved to the UK, and completed my GP training with Salisbury District Hospital. My final year of my GP training was with the Castle Practice, where I have continued as a salaried GP.
  
  My special interests include minor surgery, joint injections and medical education.

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