Specialist general medicine · Kenmore

Specialist expertise. Bringing clarity and confidence to your healthcare.

Seen.Heard.Understood.Confident.

Specialist assessment

Clear recommendations

Partnership with your GP

Our general medicine service

Care that brings the pieces together.

When your health does not fit neatly into a short appointment or a single diagnosis, your GP may seek additional specialist input.

Our general medicine service provides time for a broad assessment, bringing together your symptoms, conditions, medicines and concerns.

We explain our thinking to you, provide clear recommendations to your GP and support the ongoing care you receive from your usual healthcare team.

This service may be helpful if you are

Looking for time, synthesis, explanation and a plan.

  • Living with several conditions or interacting health concerns
  • Trying to make sense of persistent or non-specific symptoms
  • Unsure how your diagnoses, medicines and risks fit together
  • Seeking a considered second view, clarification or reassurance
  • Receiving fragmented or conflicting advice across your care
Dr Bankole Sotade, Specialist General Medicine Physician

Meet our specialist

Dr Bankole Sotade

Known to patients as Dr Banks

Specialist General Medicine Physician

BPharm · MBBS · FRACP

Dr Bankole Sotade—known to his patients as Dr Banks—is a specialist physician in general medicine with experience across Queensland’s public and private health systems. He studied both pharmacy and medicine at James Cook University before completing his specialist physician training, primarily in Brisbane. He currently holds a public appointment at Ipswich Hospital and also practises privately at Greenslopes Hospital.

Dr Banks takes the time to listen carefully and understand how each patient’s symptoms, medical conditions, medicines and personal priorities fit together. His background as a pharmacist gives him particular insight into complex medication regimens and opportunities to simplify treatment safely where appropriate.

His approach is thoughtful, practical and collaborative. He aims to help patients better understand their health and provides clear recommendations that support the ongoing care provided by their GP.

Having grown up and trained in Queensland, Dr Banks now lives in Brisbane with his wife and their two young sons.

What you can expect

Thoughtful specialist input, with a clear way forward.

01

Time to be heard

A longer, unhurried consultation to understand your concerns, history and what matters to you.

02

The whole picture

Broad specialist review that considers how your symptoms, conditions, medicines and risks interact.

03

Clear next steps

Practical recommendations explained to you and shared with your GP to support your ongoing care.

How to get an appointment

Start by speaking with your GP.

A GP referral is required. Once we receive it, our team will contact you to arrange your appointment.

  1. 1

    Talk with your GP

    Ask whether a general medicine consultation may be helpful.

  2. 2

    Your GP sends a referral

    Your referral gives our specialist important clinical context.

  3. 3

    We contact you

    Our team will get in touch to arrange your appointment.

Prepare for your visit

Everything you need for a smooth arrival.

Our patient welcome guide explains what to bring, where to park, nearby public transport, accessibility and how to find Suite 24.

Patient welcome guide

Plan your appointment before you leave home.

Includes photographs and step-by-step directions from Princeton Street to our clinic door.

Download welcome guide (PDF)

For referring clinicians

Send us a referral.

We provide additional specialist time and synthesis while respecting the GP as the patient's primary and ongoing healthcare partner.

Electronic referral

Preferred

Medical-Objects

Send an electronic referral through Medical-Objects to Health Hub Kenmore or Dr Bankole Sotade.

Referral enquiries: Please contact our team at admin@healthhubkenmore.com.au. Patient referrals should be sent only through Medical-Objects, fax or the referrals email address above.

Find and contact us

Specialist care, local to Kenmore.

Your next step

Ask your GP for a referral.

Once your referral reaches Health Hub Kenmore, our team will contact you to arrange an appointment.

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