Dr Phillip Kurlbaum (m)
GP Partner
MD (Hanover 1993) MRCGP (London 2001)
Specialist areas: In addition to full general practice services, I am the lead GP in chronic kidney disease, cardiac care and orthopaedics. I also have an interest in occupational health.
Background: I have been with the practice since 2004 and I am the senior GP partner. I speak fluent German.
Dr Jonathan Williams (m)
GP Partner
MB BCh (Cardiff 1996) DRCOG DFSRH MRCGP
Specialist areas: I offer a full range of general practice care and I am lead GP in child health, dementia and mental health.
Background: I joined the practice in 2004 and became a full time GP partner in October 2008.
Dr Hasan Yilmaz (m)
GP Partner
MBBS MRCGP DFFP Post-Graduate Diploma in Dermatology and Diabetes
Specialist areas: I have special interests in diabetes, dermatology, care of the elderly and minor operations. I am a teaching doctor and oversee the training of GP registrars.
Background: After studying in Plymouth, I worked as a GP in and around Bath for ten years. I joined as a GP partner in 2017.
Dr Rebecca Usher (f)
Associate GP
MB ChB (Edinburgh 2005) MRCGP DRCAG DFSRH
Specialist areas: I have a broad range of interests offering a full spectrum of women’s health and contraceptive services including implants, coils and pessary changes. I am also interested in paediatrics, ENT and mental health.
Background: I joined the practice in June 2016, having previously worked in a GP practice in the south of the county.
Dr Taslima Sultana (f)
Associate GP
MBBS (Dhaka, Bangladesh 2014), MRCGP 2024
Specialist area: I enjoy all aspects of general practice and have a special interest in dermatology and minor surgery.
Background: I qualified as a doctor in Bangladesh in 2014. After moving to UK I have worked in Yeovil hospital for 2 years in general medicine, then started my GP training in Gloucestershire in 2020 and completed my training in August 2024. I joined Royal Crescent Surgery as a salaried GP in September 2024.
Dr Sarah Oussena (f)
Associate GP
MBBS (Imperial College, London, 2019) MRCGP 2024
Specialist areas: I enjoy all aspects of general practice, but have a particular interest in palliative care having worked at two hospices as a specialty doctor.
Background: I joined the practice in December 2024, having completed my training in Bristol and Gloucestershire. I am fluent in French.
Dr Harriet Shucksmith (f)
Associate GP
GP Registrars
Royal Crescent Surgery are a GP training practice and you may see one of our GP registrars. GP registrars are fully qualified doctors who are registered with the General Medical Council. They have all completed a minimum of 7 years of education and training and are now following an advanced training route in general practice.
Currently our GP registrars are: Dr Emma Knight (f)