Meet the team
Our Doctors
I have been a GP partner at Cairnhill Health Centre since 2004. I live in Mt Eden and love living and working in the Mt Eden/ Epsom area. I have two adult children and one teenager. I am a Fellow of the NZ college of General Practitioners and teach GP registrars. I enjoy all aspects of general practice including minor surgery and I have special interests in sexual health , PrEP, mental health and menopause. I try to do a bit of jogging but enjoy eating and cooking more!
Christine graduated from Otago University with MBChB in 1989 then worked in hospitals in Canterbury and Auckland for 4 years. She gained her postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and her Diploma in Paediatrics from Auckland University.Christine has been a GP since 1995 and is a Fellow of the NZ College of General Practitioners [FRNZCGP]. She has been at Cairnhill Health Centre since 2006 and is interested in the full scope and diversity of General Practice. She is married with two teenage daughters and enjoys running and outdoor activities outside of work.
Dr Alistair Somerville
MBChB (Auckland), FRNZCGP, Dip Child Health, PG Dip Clinical Education
I have been working as a General Practitioner since 2000, and as a partner at Cairnhill Health Centre since 2009.
I enjoy my work as a GP. I think that a lot of benefit arises from good patient-doctor relationships. I work hard to do a good job of managing acute illness, as well as working with people to reduce their risk of chronic illness. I like to work with people to look at what non-medical approaches might make a meaningful difference to their situation. Sometimes medication is appropriate, and I am careful with my prescribing.
I also have interest and experience in skin cancer checking and diagnosis, and skin cancer surgery.
I am married to Rebecca, who works as a paediatrician. We live in Mt Eden. We have 3 children, aged 15,12, and 9 (2018). My interests are outdoors, including cycling, skiing, paddling. This year I have started some fly fishing and mountaineering, which I hope to continue with and get better at.
However the reality of this phase of life, is that I seem to be chief Uber driver and soccer coach!
We have an excellent team at Cairnhill Health Centre, and I hope that we do a great job of your General Practice care.
Dr Dongmei Zhang
MB. BS 1986( Harbin China) Masters of Paediatrics 1996( Harbin China) FRNZCGP 2010 ( New Zealand)
I was born and educated in China and I studied medicine at Harbin University graduating in 1986.
Following my medical degree I did specialist paediatric training and worked as a paediatrician in China from 1986 until 1996.
In 1996 I emigrated to New Zealand with my husband and daughter .
I have been working in General practice since 2003 .
I started working at Cairnhill in 2006. I have a busy practice . I enjoy general practice and have a special interest in children’s and women’s health. I speak fluent Mandarin, Cantonese and English.
My daughter is an adult now so I have more time to enjoy yoga and travel.
Dr Mike Pohl
Mike has worked in Family Medicine at Cairnhill Health Centre since 1982. His main interests apart from “general “General Practice are Gay Mens Health, HIV management and prevention, older people’s health and palliative care.
Recreational interests are gardening, sea swimming, and more recently glass blowing.
