Professional Appointments:

Current roles with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP):

• Medical Educator – South West Victoria
• Accredited GP supervisor – Geelong, Melbourne
• Co-chair, New Fellows Committee
• Co-opted member, RACGP Victoria Council

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Professional Summary:

Thank you very much for entrusting me with your medical care.  Being your GP is an enormous privilege, and my goal is to provide you with thorough, thoughtful and comprehensive care across all stages of your life. 

I was born in Japan and grew up in Melbourne, so I am fluent in both Japanese and English.  I was an optometrist before I decided it would be nice to treat more than just eyes, which lead me to studying medicine at Deakin University, Geelong.  I have worked in both metropolitan and rural Victoria, completing my specialist GP training in Hamilton and Heywood.

I am involved in teaching the next generation of GPs as a medical educator and GP supervisor with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

Music keeps me very happy, so you can find me frequently playing the viola in a string quartet and a number of orchestras, including Corpus Medicorum and the Australian Doctors Orchestra.  I also love all things relating to aviation!

Special interests:

• Men’s and Women’s health, across all stages of life
• Children’s health
• Infectious diseases – sexual health, travel medicine
• Neurodiversity
• Minor skin procedures, including Implant insertion and removal

I am fluent in Japanese, so I can provide consultations to Japanese-speaking people.

Qualifications:

• Diploma – Sydney Child Health Program
• Bachelor of Optometry, University of Melbourne
• Postgraduate Certificate – Ocular Therapeutics, University of Melbourne
• Postgraduate Diploma – Advanced Clinical Optometry, University of Melbourne

Professional Memberships

• Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
• Fellow, Australia College of Optometry
• Member, Australian Medical Association

Availability:
To schedule an appointment with Dr Yota on Monday, Tuesday or Saturday, please ring the clinic on (03) 9650 4284 or book online.