I’m Dr Mark Sheps, a general practitioner based in Leichhardt, in Sydney’s inner west, where I’ve been looking after patients for longer than I sometimes care to count. My practice is at 102 Marion Street—an old-fashioned, single-doctor surgery that’s been here for decades. I still run it the way I always have: one patient at a time, no corporate scripts, no rushed conveyor-belt medicine.
I trained in medicine in Australia, completed my hospital years in Sydney, and then chose general practice because it lets me follow people through the whole arc of their lives—kids I first saw as newborns now bring in their own children. I handle everything that walks through the door: acute illness, chronic disease management, mental health, skin work, preventative care, and the countless things that don’t fit neatly into any specialty. If it needs a procedure I can do safely in the rooms, I’ll do it; if it needs someone else, I’ll make sure you see exactly the right person.
My approach is straightforward. I listen until I understand what’s actually worrying you, examine properly, explain things in plain English, and together we decide on a plan that makes sense for your life, not just your pathology results. I still bulk-bill pensioners and kids under 16 when I can, and I’ll always spend the time needed—appointments run late here more often than they run on time, and that’s just how it is.
Outside the surgery I’m a husband, father, and a very average gardener. I read widely, sail badly on the harbour when I get the chance, and try to keep up with my wife’s vastly superior cooking. Medicine has changed enormously since I started, but the part that matters—sitting across from another human being and trying to help—hasn’t. That’s still what gets me out of bed each morning.
If you’re looking for a GP who knows your history, returns your calls, and treats you like a person rather than a number, come and see me. The door’s open.