Co-Located Doctors

Dr Toby Pearn

ABN: 59 694 326 113
MBChB FACRRM MRCP (UK) DRANZCOG (Adv) Dr Toby Pearn graduated from Liverpool Medical school (UK) with honours in 2001. He worked in many specialities in the UK including adult general medicine, emergency medicine, paediatrics, aged care and intensive care, and gained membership of the Royal College of Physicians UK. Feeling the need to live somewhere with better surf than London, he came to work in Western Australia and spent a few years doing emergency work in Bunbury, Albany and Port Hedland, then trained in Obstetrics including cesarean section at King Edwards memorial hospital in Perth. He moved to Esperance in 2011 with his wife and 2 young children and enjoys the varied general practice work, obstetrics and a clinical lead role at the Esperance emergency department.  He also provides a weekly visit to the excellent Esperance aged care facility,  and home visits for local elderly patients who would otherwise find it difficult to attend the surgery.

Dr Louise Pearn

ABN: 48 182 007 618
MBChB, MRCP(UK), FACRRM, DTM&H, VGDWH Dr Louise Pearn grew up in rural England. She qualified from Liverpool University in 2001, and arrived in Australia in 2007, working in various rural locations in WA. She has a particular interest in internal and emergency medicine. Louise teaches for the rural clinical school and enjoys the variety of clinical work in Esperance. She enjoys all things outdoors and active, especially kitesurfing, camping and travel.

Dr Jono Mbangani

ABN: 61 161 716 534
MBChB, FRACGP, FACRRM, DRANZCOG, JCCA Dr Jono Mbangani graduated from University of Zimbabwe in 1998. He worked in Zimbabwe for a few years before moving to Australia in 2005. He first worked at Katherine Hospital in NT before moving to Kununurra in WA in 2008. He then moved to Wagga Wagga in 2009 to do some training in anaesthetics before moving back to Katherine in 2010. At the beginning of 2013, he left Katherine for Biloela Hospital in QLD. He enjoys the skill mix in general practice. His main areas of interest are in general medicine, obstetrics and anaesthetics. He is married to Eva and they have 4 children. He enjoys playing tennis, golf and skiing.

Dr Lillian Barrymore

ABN: 88 141 203 060

MBBS, BSc, FRACGP-RG, ARANZCOG (P), EMCert (ACEM) Dr Lilly Barrymore has been a part of the Recherche Medical team since 2019. Lilly graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She then pursued further training in obstetrics at King Edward Memorial Hospital and Osbourne Park Hospital, and emergency medicine at Joondalup Health Campus, as well as completing the FPAA Certificate in Reproductive and Sexual Health.

Lilly has a keen interest in all aspects of women’s health including sexual health, contraception (including IUD and implanon procedures), gynaecological or breast concerns, menopause and pregnancy. Lilly is devoted to providing patient-centered support for patients throughout their obstetric journey, including preconception advice, fertility issues, pregnancy choices, antenatal and postpartum care. Currently working part-time, at this stage Lilly is only providing appointments for pregnancy and infant/paediatric and women’s health. She does not provide on-call obstetric services at Esperance Hospital.

Outside of work, Lilly enjoys spending time outdoors, and keeps busy having lots of fun with her two young sons.

Dr Rachel Van Zetten

MBBS (Hons), FRACGP, EMCert (ACEM) Born and raised in Victoria, Dr Rachel Van Zetten graduated from Monash University, Melbourne in 2018 after having completed student placements across rural and regional Victoria. Rachel worked at Bendigo Hospital for three years gaining extensive experience in multiple departments but particularly paediatrics, women’s health and emergency, in which she has completed further training. In 2022 Rachel and her WA born husband made the exciting decision to relocate to Esperance and she looks forward to starting as a GP registrar at Recherche.

Outside of work Rachel enjoys taking her two dachshunds to the beach, musical theatre and drinking good coffee!