The Pines Family Practice

Meet Our Doctors

Dr. Peter Comben

Dr Peter Comben was born in Dalby, Qld, and obtained his MB.BS from the University of Qld in 1979. After intern years in Townsville and Brisbane, he spent 20 years in rural General Practice in Mackay with a 1 year “Sabbatical” with RFDS in Mt Isa. More recently he has been in a group general practice at Tweed Heads South, from 2004-2014. Dr Comben has achieved his FRACGP in 2009. He is interested in General Family Medicine across all generations; he has an interest in Sports Medicine, and is personally a Triathlon “Tragic”, which consumes much of his leisure time. He is married to Denise, with 4 adult children, and lives in Currumbin.

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Dr. Lorraine Jones

Dr Jones graduated from Manchester University, UK and she is a fellow of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Her interests include women’s health, family planning, and reproductive health care. She is available for appointments 4 days per week.

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Dr. Graham Welch

Dr Graham Welch (M.B.B.S (Adel) is a graduate of The University of Adelaide and is a member of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. His special interests include skin cancer management, chronic disease management . He is available for consultations each week day.

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Dr. John Griffits

Dr Griffits is a graduate of Sydney University and is a member of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

He is available for consultations three days per week.

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Dr. Darryl D'Souza

Dr Darryl is a Specialist General Practitioner and Fellow with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. He trained in Queensland and is a graduate of the University of Queensland Medical School. Darryl has further qualification with a Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

Special Interests
* Paediatrics
* Emergency Medicine
* Travel Medicine
* Skin Cancer
* Infectious Disease
* Tropical Medicine
* Men’s Health

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Dr. Khine Kyaw

Khine obtained his MBBS in October 2005. Khine enjoys all aspects of General medicine however has a special interest in Skin cancer Medicine. Khine completed his Dermoscopy certificate in March 2019.

Khine joined The Pines Family Practice in 2018 and works 5 days per week.

Khine enjoys reading, travelling, sports and keeping fit.

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Meet Our Staff

Our bright and bubbly reception team is always available to assist you when making an appointment or when arriving for your appointment and our team of Nurses provide professionalism and a family friendly service with care and compassion.

Rick McKee

General Manager

Rick is the Director and General Manager of The Pines Family Practice. Rick has held this position since 1998 after he took ownership of the practice and turned it into a thriving medical centre. He has completed a Diploma in Professional Practice Management, is a member of the Australian Association of Practice Managers and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.