Our team of doctors cover a diverse range of specialized health care services.
Dr. Evan Coppin – M.B.B.S. B.Sc. F.R.A.C.G.P.
Dr Evan Coppin has been in Innisfail since 2014. He is particularly interested in general practice and childrens health. Dr Coppin works in Babinda regularly on Thursdays.
Dr. Georgeta Deac – M.B.B.S. F.R.A.C.G.P.
Dr Georgeta Deac graduated from Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj Napoca Romania in 2001. She joined the Innisfail practice in 2014 and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Dr Deac has a special interest in general family health, chronic disease, womens health, child and adolescent health, natural health/medication, nutrition, weight management and mental health. She speaks Romanian and understands partially French, Italian and Spanish. Dr Deac works in Babinda regularly on Wednesdays.
Dr John Denness – M.B.B.S. B.E. (Hons) B.Sc. F.R.A.C.G.P. M.Med (Skin Cancer)
Dr John Denness has been working in Innisfail since 2015. Dr Denness is particularly interested in skin cancer medicine and has a Master of Medicine in Skin Cancer and is an accredited skin cancer doctor with the Skin Cancer College of Australasia. He is also interested in general practice medicine and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Dr John Denness speaks English and Indonesian. Dr Denness works in Babinda regularly on Mondays.
Dr Eric (Ming Yen) Chen – M.D. F.R.A.C.G.P. M.Med (acupuncture)
Dr Eric graduated from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung university, Taiwan in 2006. He completed his family medicine training in Taipei Veteran General Hospital which is a leading hospital in Taiwan. He moved to Innisfail in 2019 and gained his fellowship of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2021. He subsequently worked in Brisbane and then back in Taiwan, before returning to FNQ again in 2025.
Dr Eric is available on Tuesdays in Babinda Family Health. He speaks English and Mandarin.