The medical staff available for consultation at Myma Health are professionals with a particular interest in women’s health.

Physicians

DR JOANNA BRUCE

Specialist GP/ Practice Owner

MBBS, MRCGP(UK), FRACGP

Dr Joanna Bruce has been a GP for almost 20 years and a doctor for nearly 30 years. She trained in London (UK) as a doctor and a GP before moving to Australia in 2008 to work as a GP and raise her family. Joanna is also involved in training GPs and educating future generations of doctors.

Over recent years, Joanna’s interest in women’s health has increased, particularly perimenopause and menopause care. She is passionate about shared decision-making with patients to improve outcomes and quality of life.

DR AMANDA GARCIA

Specialist GP

MBBS, BMedSc, FRACGP

Dr Amanda Garcia is a specialist general practitioner with over 15 years’ clinical experience in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. She is passionate about women’s health, in particular helping couples who are struggling with infertility. If you are not sure what the issue is or where to start, Amanda can guide you through a comprehensive work up and explain the various options to help you achieve your desired family. She also specialises in Mirena IUD insertion for contraception / HRT / menstrual bleeding control.

DR GEORGIA RIGAS

Specialist GP

MBBS, FRACGP, MRCGP

Georgia Rigas is a renowned healthcare professional with almost 20 years clinical experience in obesity management and metabolic healthcare, an area she is passionate about.

Georgia is recognised as a National SCOPE Fellow by the World Obesity Federation and is also the first Australian GP to be recognised by the Surgical Review Corporation, as a Bariatric Care Specialist.

She is committed to ongoing education in obesity and advocates for equitable access to effective treatments for people living with obesity.

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GERALDINE GEORGEOU

Accredited Practising Dietitian

B.SC.NUTR, M.SC.NUTR & DIET

Geraldine Georgeou is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian with 25+ years’ experience in the industry. Working from Prince of Wales Hospital, she has contributed to helping the Australian Navy, consulting to Diabetes Australia and been a familiar face in the media.

Geraldine is also the author of “The Gut Foundation Cook Book” and “The Australian Healthy Skin Diet”, and was recently voted Dietitians Australia Extraordinary Dietitian, 2021.

Her expertise in clinical dietetics and nutrition has helped a vast majority of people who have suffered from metabolic and gastrointestinal health issues together with dermatology, rheumatology and disease prevention and management such as women’s’ health, PCOs, menopause, Type 2 diabetes, arthritis, skin health, heart disease and sleep health.

Practice Staff

SOPHIE DYSON

Practice Owner

MA(Oxon), FIAA, MHA, BPP

Sophie is an actuary who has spent decades working in the Australian health industry. She is also an AHPRA-registered paramedic.

Sophie and Jo’s shared passion for high-quality women’s health care led them to establish Myma Health together.

Who is Myma?

Myma is Joanna Bruce’s grandmother. She was the eldest of four children, born in Glasgow in 1917 to a mother who was a cook and a father in the merchant navy. She lived in a family that valued education and gained scholarships to the local grammar school and then to read mathematics at Somerville College, Oxford University.

She wanted to become a doctor, but when she commenced university in the 1930s it was almost unheard of women to read medicine. She worked most of her life teaching mathematics at a private university. She had four children and eight grandchildren and managed to keep her job in spite of the barriers that existed in society to working motherhood.

The practice is named after her as she was a strong, independent woman who gave Jo her love of learning and provided her with support and encouragement through medical school.

Our Team