YELVERTON SURGERY - Key Persons

Dr Fox spent time in Hospital Medicine prior to training as a GP registrar at Yelverton Surgery in 2003. She is pleased to return to Yelverton as a Partner, having worked as a GP in Plymouth for the past 15 years. Claire is interested in all aspects of Family Medicine, especially Cardiology and Neurology. Dr Fox is also an Associate Dean for Postgraduate Training in the Southwest.

Dr Evyatar Avivi joined us in August 2020. He qualified as a doctor from the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia in 2014 and then came to Plymouth to undertake further training to become a family doctor. He enjoys all aspects of family medicine, especially Ear, Nose and Throat. Dr Avivi will be instrumental in developing our IT services and has a keen interest in educating medical students on placement at the practice.

Dr Kelly has a particular interest in family planning and women's health.

Qualifed St George's Hospital Medical School, London 2005 Dr Best joined Yelverton Surgery in 2011. After medical school he trained in the South West, completing GP training in a range of inner city and suburban practices in Plymouth. He has experience of Palliative Care, having worked at St Lukes' Hospice. He is interested in all aspect of Primary Care and has experience in Dermatology. He undertakes joint injections alongside Dr Giles. Dr Best has a passion for medical politics and represents General Practice and patients across the whole of Devon with a small team of colleagues. He is a Medical Secretary for Devon Local Medical Committee (LMC) which works with hospitals, the commissioners and NHS England to ensure Primary Care and patients have a voice in high level discussions.

Paul is an experienced Doctor who has worked in the South West of England since graduating from the University of Bristol in 1993. He trained at Yelverton Surgery as a Registrar in 1995 and re-joined us in October 2020 having been a GP in Plympton for 22 years. Paul has a particular interest and expertise in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. He currently works in the Sentinel iCATS Knee Clinic at Mt Gould Hospital seeing and assessing knee problems referred from Primary Care.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Practice Management Team
• Practice Operations Manager

Job Titles:

• Member of the Practice Management Team
• Practice Business Manager