Dr Joe Oguns
General Practitioner, Male MBBS, FRACGP
Joe enjoys the daily diversity and variety that general practice brings. His special interests lie in family medicine, men’s health, geriatrics/care of older citizens, minor surgical procedures, occupational health and clinical governance.
Following extensive experience and training in South Africa, Botswana, Nigeria, and Queensland, Joe moved to Canberra in 2012. He has since called Canberra home, despite Canberra’s chilly weather!
He completed his primary medical degree at the University of Ilorin Nigeria and later obtained a Master of Medicine in Family Medicine from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Joe holds a Graduate Diploma in Occupational and Environmental Health from Monash University, Melbourne. He is also a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
With more than 9yrs of service (including about 7yrs as the medical director), Joe was integral to the successful years of the National Health Cooperative, before moving on to pioneer the establishment of KENOLTA Medical Centre in partnership with Dr Taiye Oguns using a model of care that is holistic, patient focused and community minded.
Joe has served on a number of innovative primary care projects with the Capital Health Network (ACT’s primary Health network).
He is passionate about teaching and has been involved in the training of registrars and mentoring doctors in Canberra for many years.
Joe is an enthusiastic soccer player, enjoys good music, and loves to keep tabs on what is going on around the world.
