About us

Local, holistic care for you and your family

Barwon Heads Family Practice is a locally run, family owned clinic that has your family’s health as our priority. As an evidence-based, patient-focused clinic, Barwon Heads Family Practice is focused on providing our local community with the highest quality medical care. Run by a local family, Barwon Heads Family Practice fosters a warm and welcoming environment for everyone.

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The small team of experienced local doctors offer our community the opportunity to build a relationship with a regular GP, with longer consultations and priority appointments available when required.

We aim to ensure our patients are able to see the doctor they know and trust, when they need to. This consistency of care means we know your medical and family history and take a long-term view to managing your health and wellbeing.

The team at Barwon Heads Family Practice are qualified across a range of areas including general medicine, women’s health, men’s health, kids health, mental health, pregnancy care, chronic diseases, skin checks, preventative health and emergency care. In addition, we also offer vaccinations (including childhood immunisations and travel vaccines), travel medicine and pathology on site.

Our dedicated Practice owners

Dr David Russell

General Practitioner, Male, MB BAO BCh, FRACGP, BMedSc
David will happily help you with any and all of your medical needs. He has extensive experience in acute and emergency medicine and has extra training in mental health, children’s health and women’s health and pregnancy care. He is currently completing a post graduate diploma in skin cancer medicine.

Dr Jessica Russell

General Practitioner, Female, DCH, DRANZCOG, MBBS, FRACGP, Masters of Public health
Jess has always had a special interest in women’s health and sexual and reproductive medicine which led to her to undertake additional training . She completed a Diploma in Obstetric care at the Geelong Hospital and undertook a specialist registrar rotation at Family Planning Victoria as part of her specialist training.