The Porch Surgery has been a training practice for General Practice Registrars for many years. A Registrar is a qualified Doctor who has completed some or all of their hospital training and is now working in a General Practice. As part of their training they may see a patient with another doctor sitting in and…
Occupation: Doctors
Dr Manthan Goomer
Qualified in Tianjin Medical University, China in 2010. He trained in A&E working across three continents, gaining experience in busy urban A&E departments in India and the UK. He also provided medical care at sports events including Formula 1 racing. During his GP training in Swindon he gained experience in Geriatric Medicine, Psychiatry, Acute Medicine…
Dr Tom Gamble
Qualified at Bristol Medical School in 2003. He completed several hospital training posts in Cornwall and Somerset before starting GP training in Swindon in 2005. After completing his GP training he worked as a GP in Swindon for several years then spent some time working in Bristol, before joining the Porch Surgery as a partner…
Dr Catherine Bennett
Qualified at University College Medical School, London in 2004. After house jobs she worked in A&E in Perth, Western Australia then returned to the UK to do a further 6 months A&E in Newham, East London. She started her GP training in South London in 2007 during which she spent time in Cardiology, Paediatrics, ENT,…
Dr Michelle Reade
Qualified in 1998 at the University of Queensland Medical School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She did her house jobs in Brisbane before working in Saudi Arabia for 18 months in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. On her return to the UK she undertook GP training posts in Accident and Emergency, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ENT, Community Paediatrics and Genitourinary…
Dr Joanna Swallow
Qualified in 2002 at St Georges Medical School, London. She did house jobs in London before working in Emergency medicine in Australia. On returning to the UK she moved to Bath and in 2004 undertook GP training posts in Psychiatry, Paediatrics, Gynaecology and ENT. She has worked as a GP in Bath and Wiltshire since…
Dr William Davies
Qualified in 2004 at University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff. He worked in a variety of hospital posts in Wales and spent a year in New Zealand mainly working in paediatrics. He commenced GP training in Bath in 2007 and spent time in hospital posts in rheumatology, cardiology, gastroenterology, paediatrics, obstetrics, gynaecology and ENT….
Dr St. John Mohr
Qualified at Birmingham University Medical School in 1991. He remained in the Midlands for junior hospital jobs and to complete his GP training. He then temporarily left the NHS to work for the pharmaceutical industry in 2000 before returning to General Practice in 2004. He became a partner at the Porch Surgery in 2005. St….

