Rebecca Bailey, RN

Rebecca is Dr Pope’s Practice Manager who oversees the optimal running of the main rooms in North Sydney and also Burwood. She is a Registered Nurse who graduated in 1998 from the University of Western Sydney.
She then undertook positions St George hospital in Kogarah specialising in High Dependency Nursing (HDU) and later in her career, Intensive Care Nursing (ICU). She also held a position at Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick for a few years in ICU, both having a high number of Neurosurgical patients being tertiary referral hospitals in the State.
Rebecca then took on the role of Practice Manager and her background in Nursing has enabled her to build the practice to cater for Neurosurgical needs.

Outside her work busy commitments, she has an active interest in social and competitive running, personal training, and climbing. She will make it a priority to service your needs through the practice in the best possible way. Anything you can offer to improve our service, Rebecca will be only too happy to hear.
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Denise Elder, JP

Denise has joined our practice as a secretary after working with a Professor of hand surgery and a rheumatologist for several years.  Prior to this Denise managed a private orthopaedic hospital in the Western Suburbs for over 20 years and consequently comes to us with a broad knowledge of the health care system.

Outside of work Denise has many interests but her main passion in her life is swimming which has carried her to several areas of the world, including Italy, The Dardanelles, Hawaii, USA, Fiji, Vanuatu and France to name a few.  Being a keen ocean swimmer, Denise swims all year round braving the elements and the challenges that encompass this outdoor sport.  She is currently preparing for a trip to swim the Gibraltar Straits in September 2010 with a group of fellow-minded adventurers. To compliment her keen interest in keeping fit and healthy Denise intends to trek the Larapinta trail in Central Australia this year.

When Denise isn’t swimming or trekking she enjoys a good book, a game of bridge, visits to the Art Gallery, live theatre or film going.   Travel plays a large part in her life and Denise has lived abroad both in England and in Italy, managing to learn a few vital words of Italian and embracing the culture.

Denise is looking forward to being part of the “Pope Team” which will be located primarily at North Sydney but also maintaining weekly consulting sessions at Burwood on Wednesday.

Catherine Ell

Catherine joined Dr Pope’s practice in 2010, and has a Medical Secretarial background, formally in radiology, both in New Zealand and Australia.  More recently, Catherine has studied sculpture and worked part-time as an art/diversional therapist at a women’s rehabilitation centre.   Over the past 7 years, Catherine has exhibited her sculptures in joint exhibitions at Eramboo World Studies, and also at the Sydney Botanical Gardens.  Catherine resides in Pittwater with her husband and three children.