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Our medical team

Meet the medical team behind Alternaleaf, New Zealand’s trusted local clinic specialising exclusively in Medicinal Cannabis.

Dedicated to Your Care

Our medical team consists of registered practitioners with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ), here to support you and committed to providing exceptional patient care.

A local team of registered healthcare practitioners experienced in plant-based medicines.

Medicinal cannabis services for pain, anxiety, stress, sleep and more. 

Providing care throughout New Zealand remotely. 

Meet Our Doctors

Once you book your telehealth appointment with Alternaleaf, you'll be meeting with one of over 150 Ahpra-registered practitioners and doctors ready to assist you with alternative health services.

Bree

Bree

Doctor
12
 Years of experience

Areas of expertise

  • Public health
  • Tropical medicine
  • Palliative care
Dia

Dia

Doctor
4
 Years of experience

Areas of expertise

  • Emergency medicine
  • Telehealth
  • Child health
Yas

Yas

Doctor
10
 Years of experience

Areas of expertise

  • Emergency medicine
  • Critical care medicine
Tamara

Tamara

Doctor
14
 Years of experience

Areas of expertise

  • Emergency medicine
  • Women's health
  • Mental health
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Meet Our Nurses

Alternaleaf's more than 100 nurses are all Australia-based registered and enrolled nurses with a passion for alternative medicine. Offering a variety of tertiary and primary alternative health services, they're committed to helping you achieve your health goals.

Brooke

Brooke

Clinic Manager
9
 Years of experience

Areas of expertise

  • Interventional & surgical cardiology
  • Chronic disease treatment & management
Sarah

Sarah

Patient Care Team Leader (VIC)
18
 Years of experience

Areas of expertise

  • Neonatal special care
  • Patient care & advocacy
  • Aged care
Grace

Grace

Patient Care Team Leader (VIC)
8
 Years of experience

Areas of expertise

  • Emergency nursing
  • Patient critical care
Isabella

Isabella

Patient Care Team Leader (VIC)
7
 Years of experience

Areas of expertise

  • Perioperative nursing
  • Public health service delivery
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Read reviews from Alternaleaf patients

Discover why 25,000+ patients have rated us 4.7 on Google.

John A

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Could not have been easier. I'm 66 years old and I have very limited internet skills and often experience difficulty using it. Thank you for making it so easy.

Amy P

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I'm tempted to give a 5 star rating but I need to complete my consultation before making that judgement. The experience so far has been wonderful. The questions are easy to answer and it doesn't take too long to complete. Extremely customer-friendly!

Nick A

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The service I have received so far has been excellent. From filling out the online forms to booking an appointment, everything was very easy. The doctor and nurse were very helpful, responsive and friendly.

Tom G

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Very easily accessible, clear needs and helpful on resources and information.

Sally S

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I've just received my first order today, just 1 week after my first telehealth appointment. Really simple and straightforward process. So far couldn't ask for better service.

Sandra N

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Simple, straightforward, and (happy to say) much cheaper than the first time I went through this process, years ago.

Howard G

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Alternaleaf is so easy to use. I had a consultation booked within 10 minutes.

Ash A

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Amazing, Dr Mathew was really lovely and helped massively. Every step taken by Alternaleaf has been very professional and reassuring. Thank you also to Mr Mutlib who did my screening and was also amazingly kind and helpful.

Clayton B

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Quite a simple easy process to be honest. Spoken to a number of customer service reps and they have been polite and helpful.

Dr. Nima Maleki

Meet Our Doctors

Once you book your telehealth appointment with Alternaleaf, you'll be meeting with our experienced medical practitioners to assist you with your plant-based journey.



Dr Nima Maleki

Dr Nima Maleki

Born in Iran & I am proud of my Persian heritage, history and culture (pre 1979 invasion). I’m married and have 3 lovely young boys aged 9, 8 and 6. My wife believes I’m a good cook and I enjoy preparing our Persian cuisine. Educated as a specialist in general practice from Copenhagen university of medicine, lived in Denmark for 20 years, relocated to Norway (best ski slopes in Scandinavia) and re-certified as GP specialist in Norway. In 2008 I initiated the start-up of a new GP practice in Oslo, after 8 years in Norway, I was recruited to New Zealand to service a lovely rural community in Mangawhai. The last 2 years I have been the Clinical Director of RestoreMe Clinic, where I gained extensive experience in safely prescribing Medicinal Cannabis for a variety of conditions. I stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the field to tailor products to specific conditions and age groups that can benefit from these medicines. I look forward to leveraging my expertise to support the Alternaleaf Group in delivering high-quality medications to our patients. A highlight of my career was working in several remote areas on Greenland where I enjoyed the rugged nature and providing healthcare for the indigenous people of Greenland. I am a true generalist; I am interested in all aspects of Family medicine both physical and mental health in all age groups. I have worked in different medical systems in Hospitals, A&Es and general practices and am a certified cognitive behavioural therapist.

Dominique Wells

Dominique Wells – Practice Manager, Registered Nurse

With over a decade of experience in nursing management, Dominique now manages the day-to-day operations of Alternaleaf NZ as our Practice Manager, ensuring compliance with regulations and industry best practice. Dominique has a Bachelor of Nursing and qualifications in healthcare auditing, with a keen eye on quality assurance and improvement to bring the best possible outcomes for patients. Dominique is well versed within the Medical Cannabis space and has held a similar role for the past 2.5 years. In her downtime Dominique can be found toddler wrangling, ubering teens and surviving on grace and caffeine.