Dr. Michael T. Smith

Practice Principal

FRACGP, MBBS (Hons), Dip Child Health, Dip Skin Cancer Medicine, Prim Cert Skin Cancer Surgery, BSc

Grew up and trained in Sydney and Penrith regions. Likes whole of person care and procedures. Prefers cycling to driving.

Special interests

Palliative care, Geriatrics, Child health, Skin cancer medicine and therapeutics.

 

Dr Michael T Smith attained his Fellowship in the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in February 2016. Since medical school, he has trained at a total of five general practices in Western Sydney & the Blue Mountains. Three of these practices have been awarded GP Practice of the Year which made an impression on Dr Smith during his training.

Over the last four years, Dr Smith further developed skills in palliative & aged care, skin cancer medicine and surgery, chronic disease management and child health. In July 2017, Dr Smith was one of 3 doctors to work in a new model of community palliative care in Western Sydney with the private company, Silver Chain. This complemented his time in an Advanced Trainee position in Palliative Care at St Joseph's hospital, Auburn.

House calls and nursing home visits are a part of Dr Smith's practice. In 2017, he branched out into surgical assisting in orthopaedics (hand and lower limb) and was part of the team that performed the first robotic total knee replacement at Sydney Adventist Hospital.

Dr Smith is able to offer a range of minor procedures. This means patients sometimes avoid a referral to a surgeon, emergency department or dermatologist and have their condition investigated and/or treated locally.

Since 2018, Dr Smith has been providing mentorship to medical students from various schools in Sydney. In 2019, he helped gear up his former practice for the supervision of trainee GPs.

Practice Manager

“ I’m Denise, I am the practice manager and look aftera ll the high-level operations of Proverbs Family Medical Practice.”

Office Manager

“I’m Alyson, I am the office manager and have worked at Proverbs Family Medical Practice since its inception in 2020. I manage all the day to day aspects of the business.”

Receptionist

"Hi, I’m Anna and I am a casual receptionist for Proverbs Family Medical Practice. My primary role is to manage the phone line, appointment book and invoicing. I have a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, majoring in both Literature and Theology and I am currently completing a graduate certificate in Spiritual Theology with the Avila Institute. I also serve as a missionary part time with the Culture Project Australia for 2025 providing formation on human dignity to young adults and high-schoolers."

Junior Receptionist

“Hi I’m Elizabeth!  I’m a part-time junior receptionist. When I’m not assisting the team at Proverbs Family Medical Practice, I do course work through Parousia Academy.”