Doctors

Dr Phillip Kurlbaum (m)

GP Partner

MD (Hanover 1993) MRCGP (London 2001)

Specialist areas: In addition to full general practice services, I am the lead GP in chronic kidney disease, cardiac care and orthopaedics. I also have an interest in occupational health.

Background: I have been with the practice since 2004 and I am the senior GP partner. I speak fluent German.

Dr Jonathan Williams (m)

GP Partner

MB BCh (Cardiff 1996) DRCOG DFSRH MRCGP

Specialist areas: I offer a full range of general practice care and I am lead GP in child health, dementia and mental health.

Background: I joined the practice in 2004 and became a full time GP partner in October 2008.

Dr Hasan Yilmaz (m)

GP Partner

MBBS MRCGP DFFP Post-Graduate Diploma in Dermatology and Diabetes

Specialist areas: I have special interests in diabetes, dermatology, care of the elderly and minor operations. I am a teaching doctor and oversee the training of GP registrars.

Background: After studying in Plymouth, I worked as a GP in and around Bath for ten years. I joined as a GP partner in 2017.

Dr John Sissons (m)

Associate GP

MBBS (Charing Cross & West Minster Medical School London)

Specialist areas: I cover all aspects of general practice.

Background: I have worked as a GP across the UK and Channel Islands before settling in Gloucestershire for the last 20 years. 

Dr Rebecca Usher (f)

Associate GP

MB ChB (Edinburgh 2005) MRCGP DRCAG DFSRH

Specialist areas: I have a broad range of interests offering a full spectrum of women’s health and contraceptive services including implants, coils and pessary changes. I am also interested in paediatrics, ENT and mental health.

Background: I joined the practice in June 2016, having previously worked in a GP practice in the south of the county.

GP Registrars

Royal Crescent Surgery are a GP training practice and you may see one of our GP registrars. GP registrars are fully qualified doctors who are registered with the General Medical Council. They have all completed a minimum of 7 years of education and training and are now following an advanced training route in general practice.

Currently our GP registrar is: Dr Rhythm Trehan (f), Dr Rebecca Walker (f)