DR ZAINA CHEEMA

MBBS FRACGP DCH

General Practitioner

Dr Zaina Cheema is a Fellow of the RACGP and has practiced broadly. She has appointments as a GP VMO in Emergency and has served as a member of the Andrology Australia (Healthy Male) GP advisory group.
 
Zaina is passionate about innovation in mental health treatment, and improving access to high quality care for those suffering mental illness or poor mental heath. She is inspired by new developments in this space that are being made across the globe to drive progress and advance this field of medicine.

She has extensive experience in the application of medicinal cannabis to mental health treatment, chronic pain, and end of life care. As an authorised cannabis prescriber, she hopes to mitigate the barriers that patients and referring doctors face when initiating this treatment.

Zaina has a passion for equitable access to healthcare, having worked extensively in rural and remote Australia providing emergency and hospital care to isolated communities and in areas of high need. 

Above all, Zaina is grateful for the privilege to work collaboratively with her patients to solve problems, extend health-span, and enhance joy, wherever possible.