Meet the Team
DR SHEILA O’NEILL
PRIVATE GP AND CLINICAL DIRECTOR
MBChB DRCOG MRCGP
Dr O’Neill is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners and holds a postgraduate diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is a general practitioner with over 20 years’ experience.
Prior to founding Glasgow Medical Rooms a private general practice, Dr O’Neill held a partnership in a busy NHS general practice in Govanhill where she provided comprehensive primary health care. She became one of the first female GP trainers in the West of Scotland training many young doctors. She also tutored 3rd and 5th-year medical students for nearly 20 years.
During her 20 years in the partnership, Dr O’Neill organised specialised clinics in addition to general practice appointments, including a Cryotherapy Clinic, Drug Clinic and Healthy Heart Clinic.
As well as having dealt with NHS patients on a daily basis, Dr O’Neill also has vast experience of dealing with medical assessments for insurance purposes, HGV medicals, reports for insurance companies, Visa medicals and more. Dr O’Neill is delighted to bring her wealth of knowledge, expertise and experience to our private patients and clients at Glasgow Medical Rooms.
GEMMA
Medical Receptionist
Gemma is our exceptionally professional medical receptionist. Her friendly and welcoming personality, positive attitude, confident approach and first-class customer care experience make her the perfect choice for her role. This coupled with her professionalism and proficiency in her job role meant that Gemma exceeded expectations.
DR GILL FERGUS
Dr Gill Fergus graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1996. She completed her GP training in Glasgow and Berkshire and has worked as a GP in London and Glasgow.
She has broad experience working within the NHS as a GP and also in the private sector.
She trained in facial aesthetics in 2008 and has been practising this since. She is also a tutor of fellow medical professionals teaching them how to inject botox and fillers safely.
DR OLGA MORTON
General Practioner | MD, PhD, RCGP and Dip IBLM/BSLM
Dr Morton is a practicing GP and a fully certified Doctor in Lifestyle Medicine. Lifestyle Medicine has been established as a speciality in 2004 by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the Diploma is now certified in the UK by the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. It aims to recognise the upstream causes of health and focus on you as a whole person and not just the disease. It is proven to be helpful in treatment of chronic illnesses like obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and even depression, among others.
DR ZARA LIPSEY
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | BSc DClinPsych CPsychol AFBPsS
Dr Zara Lipsey has over 20 years experience in working and treating a wide range of psychological issues. She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and a Degree in Psychology from the University of Leeds and is a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). She specialises in working with individuals with depression, weight and shape issues, responses to trauma and loss…
FIONA GILMOUR
Clinical Nurse Specialist
I am a Clinical Nurse Specialist who has over 25 years experience working with children, adolescents and adults experiencing a wide range of psychological difficulties. I am a registered Mental Health Nurse, and hold a Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and a number of other therapies including: FBT, CBT-E, MET and Family Therapy.
ADELE LOGAN
ACUPUNCTURIST & HYPNOTHERAPIST | MAcS AU, CNHC, BN, M.Dip, Dip AuAc
Adele began her career as a complementary therapist in 1996 with qualifications in Aromatherapy and Reflexology. She graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University in 2004 with a Bachelors’ Degree in Nursing (Distinction) and went on to work as a nurse within hospice and palliative care. Adele combined her complementary therapy skills and experience…
SIMON SPENCER
Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon MBChB FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Medicolegal report writing & expert witness
Mr Spencer is a Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
He graduated from Aberdeen University Medical School in 2000 before moving to Glasgow and specialising in Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery, being appointed as a Consultant Surgeon in 2011.
JON DEARING
CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS INJURY SURGEON | BDS FDSRCPS MBChB(Hons) FRCS(Trauma and Orth) DipSEM MFSEM
Jon is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Sports Injury surgeon practicing purely in the independent sector. He has postgraduate qualifications in sports medicine, surgery and dentistry. He has undertaken Fellowship training in arthroscopic surgery and provided the complex knee ligament reconstruction and knee osteotomy service for Ayrshire.
DR KATERINA VASILAKI
NUTRITIONIST PhD, MMedSci, BSc
Dr Katerina Vasilaki is a registered dietitian with the Health and Care Professions Council (UK) and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She has worked in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde as a specialist rotational dietitian in weight management, gastroenterology and general medicine and until October 2014 she worked as a research dietitian looking into the optimisation of nutritional support in patients with pancreatic cancer.
Some of the services Dr Vasilaki can offer:
NORMA ANIS
Advanced Aesthetic Practitioner and Nurse Prescriber
Norma is a Mental Health Nurse, who ventured into Aesthetics in January 2013. Norma has been treating patients with injectables, lasers and other devices and skincare for the past 8 years. Norma then gained her nurse prescriber qualification in 2016 and began teaching other medical professionals the art of injecting Botox and dermal fillers.
CHRIS WICKS
Lead Physiotherapist
Chris is our in house physiotherapist who specialises in MSK physiotherapy as well as occupational health assessment. He has over 6 years experience working in this field and takes a particular interest in back pain, neck pain and knee rehabilitation. Chris has worked in elite sport for 5 years now, at both club and international level in football and rugby.
Dr FIONA O’DONOGHUE
MBChBao, MRCGP DRCOG DFFP
Dr O’Donoghue is a GP and menopause specialist who has worked in the NHS for over 25 years.
She graduated form Queens University Belfast in 1991 and worked in Belfast before moving to work in Australia. She returned to Glasgow to complete GP training and has been here ever since. She worked in the first dedicated menopause clinic in the UK, with Dr David Mackay Hart incorporating clinical work with menopause research.