Dr Ata Eshragi (GP)
- Name
- Dr Ata Eshragi
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery 1990
- Occupation
- General Practitioner (GP)
- Gender
- Male
- Languages Spoken
- Farsi
- Medical Specialties
- General Practice
- Links
- https://eastmaitlandmedical.com.au
- Phone
- 02 96354777
Medicine was my ultimate desire since I was 9 years old. In fact I wrote my first prescription at that age. The story is, my father had a pharmacy and I started getting to know some of the medications. One day on a piece of paper I wrote Dr Ata Eshragi and prescribed a couple of medications and the instructions on how to administer them. Ten years later I was accepted into a Medical School and graduated in 1976 in Persia. At the graduation ceremony my father gave me that prescription. He said he found the piece of paper on the floor of the pharmacy and kept it for a day like today. I worked for a few years as a GP in my home town but due to the revolution in Iran I was threatened with death because of my religion (Baha’i Faith) so I was forced to leave the country. I arrived in Australia with my family in 1982. Unfortunately my qualifications were not recognised by the Australian Medical Board, which was a huge shock to me as my whole heart was in medicine and I couldn’t allow myself to choose another profession. For that reason I decided to go back to the medical school, which I did in the University of NSW. I started from the third year of medicine and graduated in 1989 for the second time. Now I have two medical degrees. I worked in Sydney for about 13 years then moved to Maitland with my wife in 2003. Working as a general practitioner is the most satisfying profession for me. My whole aim is to be able to provide the best possible service to my patients. I listen to them and feel their pain. As long as I can make them happy I am satisfied whole heartedly and I feel I have achieved my goals in my life. My wife and I have raised 3 children (all boys) and currently we have 2 lovely grandchildren.
- Affiliated Clinics
- East Maitland Family Medical Centre
Practice Locations
NSW
- Address
- 17- 21 Macquarie St
Parramatta NSW 2150
Australia
- East Maitland Family Medical Centre
- Address
- 21 Myra Street
East Maitland NSW 2323
Australia
- Phone
- 02 4933 1755
- Fax
- 02 4934 1974
