Meet our team

Consulting
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Special Interests
Mental Health, Chronic medical conditions, teaching and education.
Graduated from the University of Belgrade, Serbia and he has a PhD from Melbourne University. He has also had his scientific work published in highly quoted papers and has written a number of book chapters on diabetes and hypertension. A/Prof. Dodic is also an Associate Professor with Peninsula Medical School, which is a part of Monash University, and is heavily involved with teaching, lecturing and assessment of medical students. He is married to Dr. Aleksandra Dodic and they have a son and daughter. A/Prof. Dodic is one of the three Principal Doctors of Aspendale Clinic and is also fluent in Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Macedonian.

Consulting
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Special Interests
Women’s health, Antenatal care, Travel medicine, Chronic medical condition including diabetes.
Graduated from the University of Belgrade, Serbia. She has been in General Practice since 1996 and enjoys all aspects of family medicine including women’s health and antenatal care. Dr. Dodic has been an educator and examiner with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners since 2004 and is involved in the training of student Doctors. In her spare time she enjoys yoga. Dr. Dodic is one of the three Principal Doctors of Aspendale Clinic and is also fluent in Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Macedonian.

Consulting
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Special Interests
All aspects of General Practice particularly cardiovascular disease and pediatrics.
Graduated from Monash University. His medical training was at the Alfred Hospital, Prince Henry Hospital, Queen Victoria Hospital and Ballarat Hospital. Dr. Smith enjoys all aspects of family medicine with special interests in paediatrics, cardiology and respiratory disease. His outside interests are his family, conservation, sail-boarding and cross-country skiing. Dr. Smith is one of the three Principal Doctors of Aspendale Clinic.

In 1996 Dr Daniel Martinez graduated as Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) by the University of Alicante, Spain. Dr  Martinez then completed his postgraduate training as a GP in Essex, UK in 2001. After his return to Spain, he worked as a GP and Emergency Department doctor in various health centres and teaching Hospitals in his home coastal city of Alicante. Dr Martinez came to Australia with his wife Sonia in 2013 and started working as a GP in a very busy medical centre in Rosebud in the Mornington Peninsula. During his initial acclimatization period he attained Fellowship with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (FACRRM).He and his wife live in the beautiful Mornington Peninsula which seems to have so many reminiscences of his beloved Alicante.As Fellow of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine Dr Martinez’s training and experience as a GP covers various fields of medicine such as: Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology, Paediatrics, Digestive Medicine and Neurology, Emergency Medicine, Minor Trauma and Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Dr Martinez has also collaborated with Monash University in the field of Mental Health through the PULSAR project.  Dr Martinez is fluent in English and Spanish. He is learning French and Japanese. He also enjoys martial arts and new technologies. He is currently preparing for his next Kung-Fu brown “Belt” grading.

James studied medicine at The University of Melbourne and graduated in 2012. He has worked at Ballarat Health Services, the National Home Doctor Service and the University of Melbourne as a clinical tutor. He has worked as a General Practice Registrar in practices in Pakenham, Ringwood and Carnegie and will be joining our team in August 2018. James has completed an Advanced Life Support Course and a Graduate Certificate of Clinical Teaching. James is currently our General Practice Registrar and is looking forward to the variety, and opportunities for continuing care, that general practice offers.

Julian was born in Melbourne and completed his MBBS at Monash University. Initially working with Eastern Health, he undertook rotations in general medicine and surgery, emergency, paediatrics and orthopaedics. Outside of work, he enjoys cooking, going to the gym, and playing guitar.