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
Tuesday and Thursdays
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.

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.

Consulting
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Special Interests:
Women’s health, Geriatrics, Chronic Disease Management.
Graduated from the Monash University in 2012 and has worked at Frankston Hospital in various areas of medicine including O&G, Paediatrics, General Medicine. Dr Martin has also successfully completed the Diploma of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Over the past 4 years Dr Martin has been working in General Practice in Frankston and is still involved in O&G at Frankston Hospital on a casual basis. She is also involved in teaching student doctors from Monash University.
Dr Martin is a local to the area and is looking forward to working in at Aspendale Clinic which has a strong ethos of high quality and compassionate care for patients.

Consulting
Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday afternoon and Thursday afternoon
Dr Faisal Siddiqui grew up and has worked in various parts of the world, including West Africa, Asia and the United Kingdom where he did a Masters in public health (MPH). Faisal completed his specialisation in General Practice from the Royal College of General Practitioners (UK) and has now relocated to Australia with his family.

Faisal is passionate in all aspects of General practice, with a special interest in Diabetes, paediatrics, Psychiatry, sexual and reproductive health. Faisal loves to spend time with his young family, playing badminton and cricket and is an avid supporter of Manchester United Football Club.

After growing up locally and working in business Tim studied medicine at Deakin University graduating with a BMBS.

Tim spent two years working in Gippsland before returning to Melbourne and working in Mount Waverley.

Tim is joining the Aspendale Clinic team as a GP registrar and has interests in adolescents, mental health and sexual health.

Away from work, Tim likes to spend time with his family, sing baritone in his choir, being involved in his church community and exploring our diverse world.

Talvika graduated in 2013 completing her internship in country Victoria at Goulburn Valley
Health. She went on to undertake adult physician training through Peninsula and Monash
Health before embarking on GP training through the Eastern Victoria GP network. She has
completed the Sydney Child Health Program and is undertaking a Certificate in Women’s
Health. Talvika has a keen interest in translational research with publications in oncology,
renal and neurology/stroke. Her interests span the spectrum of life including paediatric,
adult and women’s health.