Meet the Team

Dr Hafizji qualified from St George’s Hospital Medical School in 2000. After completing his General Practice training at the Epsom General Hospital, he worked as a GP in and around Surrey before moving to Wokingham and becoming a GP partner here in 2008. Dr Hafizji is interested in all aspects of general practice and is a trainer for junior doctors training to be GP’s. He also is the Clinical Director for our primary care network. Dr Hafizji lives locally with his wife and 2 children and outside work enjoys travelling and playing golf, when time allows.

GP Partner – MBBS, DRCOG, MRCGP

Dr Rutherford qualified in 1992 and has been a GP since 1998. She completed her postgraduate training in London before moving to Berkshire in 2005 and joined the practice as a part-time partner in October 2016. Dr Rutherford knows the area and town well having previously worked for five years as the Medical Officer to Ascot ward at Wokingham Hospital. Prior to embarking on a career in general practice Dr Rutherford initially worked in hospital medicine but soon realised that she preferred the life of a generalist to a specialist. She is particularly interested in lifestyle and nutritional medicine (sharing the benefits of non-drug therapeutic options with patients to treat and prevent disease) and musculoskeletal medicine. Dr Rutherford also works as an Occupational Health doctor and understands how work and ill health often interact. Dr Rutherford is an enthusiastic GP Trainer holding post graduate qualifications in medical education and training. She is also interested in patient education through group education sessions. Outside of work Dr Rutherford loves reading, gardening and getting into the Great Outdoors.

GP Partner – MBBS, DRCOG, DFFP, DOccMed, PGCMDE, FRCGP

Graduated from the University of Manchester Medical School in 2016, also obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. After completing his medical degree, he gained diverse experience working in various specialities across many hospitals and pursued postgraduate training in Thames Valley region. Beyond his professional commitments, Dr Parekh is passionate about travelling and exploring new culinary experiences.

GP Partner – BSc, MBChB, MRCGP

Dr Rothermel qualified from Barts and the London in 2017. He did his foundation training in North West London and GP training in Reading. He has been a partner at the practice since 2022. Prior to medicine he obtained a first class degree in biomedical sciences at Kingston University, winning a prize and publishing a paper in Parasitology. Dr Rothermel is passionate about all areas of general practice, and keen on education. He lives in Twyford with his wife and two children. His spare time mostly revolves around sports, fishing, gadgets, and climbing.

GP Partner – MBBS MRCGP BSc Hons (1st class) Biomedical Sciences

Dr Helen Leach completed her medical degree at the University of Birmingham in 2012 where she was also awarded the Chancellor’s prize and the Queen’s scholarship. Prior to this she achieved a Bachelor’s of Science in Natural Sciences at the University of Bath. Helen completed her junior doctor years in the West Midlands before completing her GP training in 2019. She has always had a passion to pursue a career in General Practice. Outside of medicine Helen enjoys walking, running, yoga and loves travelling the world having spent time teaching English in Kenya and also trekking to Everest Base Camp.

GP Partner – BSc (Hons), MBChB (Hons), MRCGP