Dr Robyn Shirlaw

Dr Robyn Shirlaw (MBBS Hon, FRACGP) was born in 1966 and has one daughter and one son. She is Brisbane born and bred and was educated at Somerville House. Robyn graduated from the University of Queensland in 1988 with honours. She worked in the Townsville General and Redcliffe hospitals prior to entering general practice. She joined this practice in 1992. In 1995, Robyn passed the examinations to become a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Robyn has been a teacher of medical students and junior doctors; until 2002 she was chief examiner in Queensland for the RACGP. In 2005, together with Dr Arnold, she became part owner of this practice and in 2010 took over its running. Robyn has two adult children and is a self-described "gym-junkie".