Our Team
High-quality healthcare you can trust
Our practice is led by talented and experienced practitioners committed to sustaining a high-performing healthcare system responsive to the needs of the community Townsville Doctors serve.
Dr Peter Onaiyekan
General Practitioner & Visiting Medical Officer (GP/VMO)
Dr Peter Onaiyekan is a General Practitioner and Visiting Medical Officer with broad clinical experience across general practice and hospital medicine.
Throughout his medical career in Australia, Dr Onaiyekan has worked across both regional and metropolitan communities, including Adelaide, Manilla, Quirindi and Condobolin. His experience includes roles as a GP Registrar, Hospital Medical Officer and Senior Resident Medical Officer, with exposure to areas including emergency medicine and internal medicine.
Before relocating to Australia, Dr Onaiyekan gained international clinical experience in the United Kingdom and Nigeria, working across orthopaedics, geriatrics, paediatrics and general medicine.
Dr Onaiyekan holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), a Master of Science in Global Health, and is a Fellow of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (FACRRM).
His experience across a range of healthcare settings has contributed to a broad understanding of healthcare needs across different ages and stages of life.
Outside the clinic
Outside of medicine, Dr Onaiyekan enjoys badminton, chess, literature and travelling. He is also a keen Real Madrid supporter.
And a fun fact about Dr Onaiyekan? While many people reach for coffee to help them stay awake, he says it tends to make him sleepy.