Our Consultant Dermatologist
Consultant Dermatologist providing governance
Dr Kerry Shalders
Dr Shalders graduated from Nottingham Medical School in 1997 and completed her specialist Dermatology training in London and the West Midlands region, gaining entry onto the Specialist Register in 2009. She has been working as a Consultant Dermatologist in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire for over 14 years. Dr Shalders is passionate about bringing care closer to home for patients and alongside her main role at North West Anglia Hospitals, she has various roles in the Community supporting skin care for patients closer to home.
Our GPWER’s
General Practitioners with special interest (GPWER) and associates
Dr Paolo Fargnoli
Dr Fargnoli completed his GP training in Bury St Edmunds, before taking up a partnership in the village of Buckden in 2000. He studied for his Dermatology credentials with the University of Wales at Cardiff Dermatology Department and qualified as a GPWER in Dermatology in 1999. He has worked in West Suffolk Dermatology Department, Newmarket, Addenbrookes and Hinchingbrooke Dermatology departments. Since then he has grown the community Dermatology service, taken on other projects in the Dermatology local healthcare arena for Huntingdonshire, as well as other ventures (Vasectomy and Lymphoedema to name a few). He has enjoyed commissioning services with the health board, bringing much needed face to face patient care in a world where Hospital services may not be available. He has trained up several GPWERs and nurses in the service and hopes to leave a legacy of strong community care to see patients interest appropriately met.
Dr Anna Trigell
Dr Trigell qualified from St.Mary’s Medical School in London in 1999 after completing her degree in Experimental Psychology at St.Edmund Hall, Oxford. She obtained her Diploma in Clinical Dermatology in 2002 from Queen Mary Westfield in London. She has been working as a GP and dermatology specialist in Cambridgeshire since 2004. She currently divides her time between dermatology, aesthetics and prison medicine.
Dr Tim Mears
Dr Mears qualified in 1989 from University College Hospital, London and completed his General Practice training in 1996, he also completed his Diploma in Practical Dermatology at this time. He has been working as a General Practitioner in St Neots since 1996, where he has also been working as a GP specialist in Dermatology and Minor Surgery.
Dr Mike Henchy
Dr Henchy works as a sessional GP and looks after a large amount of vasectomy work, he also trains and mentors fellow clinicians in the completion of vasectomies.
Dr Vicki Clark
Dr Clark works part time as a GP at Nuffield Road Medical Practice in Cambridge two days a week and fills the rest of her time with Dermatology.
Dr Friya Bhatti
Dr Bhatti graduated from University of Leicester in 2006 and currently works as a GP in Cambridgeshire. She completed her post graduate diploma in Practical Dermatology and enjoys working as a GP with a special interest in Dermatology.
Dr Mina Rizkallah
Dr Mina Rizkallah graduated in 2009 with MbChB from Egypt. Then started general surgical training in Cairo, before moving to the UK where he completed his GP training, in Cambridgeshire in 2020. He joined Buckden and Little Paxton Surgeries in 2021 as a GP Partner and started working with the team in Community Dermatology. He became a member of the Association of Primary Care Surgeons, following the completion of Vasectomy training, currently performs Vasectomies and is working towards completing his Dermatology diploma with the University of south Wales.
Our Specialist Nurses
Rebecca Penzer-Hick
Rebecca Penzer-Hick, is an experienced Dermatology Specialist Nurse that has worked in a variety of different settings. These include hospital services, specialist community nursing services and Universities in research, development and teaching roles. Her main areas of Clinical interest are helping patients with Chronic skin conditions such as Eczema, Psoriasis or Acne. As well as working clinically, she is a Clinical Lecturer on the Masters in Clinical Dermatology programme at the University of Hertfordshire. She is the President of the British Dermatological Nursing Group (BDNG). In 2009 she was awarded The Stone Award- the BDNG award for significant contribution to Dermatological nursing. In her spare time she is learning to play the piano and loves going away for holidays in her camper van!
Kathy Radley
Kathy Radley qualified as a nurse in 1988 and started her career in dermatology in 1990. She has relocated many times due to family commitments and has worked in numerous dermatology teams both in outpatient and inpatient settings as well as a community project. She has split her time between clinical and academic practice since 2012, initially at the University of Hull, and currently at the University of Hertfordshire where she is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Postgraduate Medicine. Her clinical skills focus on supporting patients with chronic inflammatory skin conditions. Her children have grown up and flown the nest and she enjoys singing in a local choir, playing the saxophone and running regularly.
Paula Read
Paula qualified as a nurse in 2001, and for the last 10 years has worked within the Lymphoedema speciality. She really enjoys working with the team at Buckden and Little Paxton surgeries. She lives in Buckden with my husband, 2 children and her dog.
David Carmona
David Carmona qualified as a nurse in Spain in 2013 and shortly after he moved to the UK. He spent more than seven years specialising in intensive care at a local hospital before deciding to switch to primary care, where he discovered his passion for dermatology and minor surgery! Now, he is working as a Dermatology Surgical Nurse Practitioner and also runs practice nurse clinics at Buckden and Little Paxton Surgeries.
Our Health Care Assistants
Nicki Brown
Julie Clarke
Liza Coetzee
The Admin Support
Our team of administration staff will deal with bookings and are available to support our Clinicians and Patients with relevant queries.
Leisa Gill – Secretarial Team Lead
Sue De-Keyzer
Jo McEvoy
Della Dear
Management Team
Lauren Farmer – Quality and HR manager (including complaints)
