Our Team

Prior to joining Dominion Clinic, Kristin worked as a Cardiac physiologist, in a private health screening clinic in London. Before her time in the United Kingdom she co-ordinated the Auckland Cardiac Rehabilitation clinic, where she managed preventative and cardiac rehabilitation programs as well as training post graduate students.
Kristin holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Science - Cardiac Rehabilitation through the University of Auckland (2006), as well as a Bachelor of Physical Education majoring in exercise prescription which she obtained at Otago University.
Kristin not only enjoys the technical aspect of being an exercise physiologist here at the clinic but she is also vitally interested in the educative parts of the clinic’s procedures and in informing and encouraging clients to implement life-style change particularly in the areas of diet and exercise habits.

Kristin will carry out your cardiac tests, including a resting and exercise ECG.

Katie holds a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise majoring in exercise prescription which she obtained at Massey University in Wellington. Her interest in exercise and the health industry was sparked when she first worked at Wanganui Hospital as a Physiotherapy assistant. Her role there was mostly focused around the rehabilitation of patients who had suffered strokes and after observing the impact that a balanced lifestyle including healthy nutrition choices and the inclusion of regular exercise can have in a person’s life she realised that after many different career choices this is where her passion lay. Prior to joining the Dominion Clinic team Katie worked as a programme director and weight loss consultant in a weight management centre. Katie is currently working towards furthering her education in cardiac physiology.

Katie will carry out your spirometry, vision, hearing and body composition measurements and will assist Kristin in your resting and exercise ECG testing.

Dr. Bryan Cork completed his medical degree in London in 1960 and moved to New Zealandin 1975. He worked as a general practitioner in Miramar for many years. He is a skilled and well experienced GP with over 40 years experience. As well as his role as senior doctor in a busy local general practice, Dr. Cork has completed the Diploma in Aviation Medicine from Otago University and has been authorized by the Civil Aviation Authority of NZ (CAA) to carry out medical certification for pilot’s licences. Within Dominion Clinic Bryan carries out the medical examination component of the Executive Health Evaluation and carries out Code C and Code D medical examinations for insurance companies where a specialist physician medical is required. He has an interest in interpreting and reporting ECGs and also in the “preventive” aspects of life-style change. He is married with 2 adult children.

Dr. Russell Franklin completed his medical degree at Otago University in 1967 and went on to train as a paediatrician in the mid 1970’s (MRACP 1972, FRACP 1975). He completed a PhD in an endocrinological topic at MonashUniversity in 1978. He worked as a senior lecturer in paediatrics at The Wellington School of Medicine in the 1980’s. Since the 1990’s he has worked in adult medicine, initially in the field of Occupational and Industrial medicine. Russell has worked as a general physician for Dominion Clinic since 1997, supervising Exercise Tolerance Tests and carrying out the medical examination component of the Executive Health Evaluations. Over that time he has also carried out Code C and Code D medical assessments for a number of insurance companies. Russell is married with 2 adult children.

Dr. Kaye Kehely completed her initial medical degree at Otago University in 1987. She has worked as general practitioner for some years in a busy local general practice. She has also had primary responsibility for nurturing her 3 young children. In addition she has completed the academic requirements for admission as a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. Kaye has worked at Dominion Clinic since 1997. Her role is to carry out the medical component of the Executive Health Evaluation and she also carries out Code C and Code D medical examinations for insurance companies where a specialist physician medical is required. Kaye is married with 3 children.

Dr. Mark Simmonds completed his medical degree at Otago University in 1984. He subsequently trained as a cardiologist and was registered as a Fellow of the AustralasianCollege of Physicians in 1993. Mark is currently Clinical Leader at the Cardiology Department at the Wellington RegionalHospital. He also works as an interventional cardiologist at the Wakefield Heart Centre inNewtown in Wellington. Mark does not carry out clinics at Dominion Clinic, but he does provide a consultant cardiologist’s opinion/report on all the ECG tracings that are recorded at the clinic. Mark is married with 2 children and 2 dogs.