Meet Our Team

crawford senior care prides itself on the very best of care

Dr Bruce Greenfield

MBChB (Otago), DipOB, FRNZCGP

Dr Bruce Greenfield started CMC in Howick in 1972. His medical specialties now include care of the elderly and teaching Graduate doctors. He is a WINZ Designated Doctor and does minor surgery for the Plastics Dept of South Auckland Health. Golf is his main sporting interest. Languages English.

Dr Brendon Aish

MBChB, FRNZCGP

Dr Brendon Aish is a NZ born and trained Family Practitioner with a love of his family of four children and has a passion for good health outcomes for everyone in the community. He believes communication is key to healthy relationships.

Dr Janli Stapelberg

MBChB, FRNZCGP

Dr Stapelberg was trained at UFS in Bloemfontein South Africa. She came to New Zealand in 1994 and specialized in general practice in 2013. Janli has special interests in skin problems, skin cancers, asthma, allergies and minor surgery. She is passionate about quality of care and prevention. Janli is fluent in English and Afrikaans.

Dr Karla Minnitt

MB ChB 2007 Kwazulu-Natal

Dr Karla Minnitt trained and has practiced in South Africa since 2010, before moving to New Zealand in 2018. She is passionate about pediatrics and dermatology.

In her spare time, she enjoys playing tennis, football, and spending time with her family. 

Karla is fluent in English and limited in Afrikaans.

Dr Michael Chen

Dr Michael Chen

BSc, BMedSc (Hons), MBChB

Dr Michael Chen has recently joined the team at Crawford Medical Centre. Michael is an Otago University Medical School graduate. He has been working in hospitals in Dunedin and Auckland DHBs prior to joining Crawford. Michael emigrated from China in 1995 and has spent considerable time in urban and rural New Zealand. He is fluent in both English and Mandarin. His main sporting interest is tennis.

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Dr Olivia Lodeizen

(BSC, MSC)

Dr Olivia completed her medical degree and training in the Netherlands. She is a GP with experience in surgery, cardiology and geriatrics, to name a few. She is fluent in Dutch and English, with limited proficiency in French.

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Dr Shirley Ren

(MBBS, BA)

Dr Shirley Ren grew up in Auckland and completed her medical degree in Brisbane. She has subsequently worked across the Auckland region hospitals for 5 years and has worked as a clinical researcher. She speaks a bit of conversational Mandarin and is fluent in English.

NP Robyn McCullough

Mstr Nur (Honours), PG Dip HSc

Robyn began her career as a registered nurse in Australia. On moving to NZ, she worked in aged residential care before moving to palliative care. She subsequently trained as a Nurse Practitioner specializing in palliative care and is now expanding her scope to include primary care.  Robyn enjoys painting and drawing and being outdoors.

NP Pratik Parikh

Mstr NSc, PG DIP NSc

Pratik is a Nurse Practitioner with a scope across the life span. His experience includes primary and acute care in Wellington. He is fluent in English, Hindi, Gujarati, and Punjabi, with conversational skills in Marathi and Kannada. Outside work, he cherishes family time, try to get fit while exploring his passion for food.

Making a Difference In The Lives of Seniors.

Crawford Senior Care prides itself on the very best of care
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