Dr Tim Nicholson graduated MB BS from The University of Sydney in 1989. After several years of general surgical training, his urological training was undertaken at at The Canberra Hospital, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Westmead Hospital Sydney and The Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield, England. After achieving FRACS (Urol) in 1999, he moved to Orange to commence practice as a Urological Surgeon with specific interests in rural surgical practice, stone disease and oncology. Dr Nicholson has served as a supervisor of surgical and urological trainees and is actively involved in medical student teaching. He has helped introduce new techniques in urological surgery to the region including neo-bladder formation after cystectomy, laparoscopic renal surgery and laser stone surgery. Dr Nicholson is married with two daughters, one of whom has pursued a career in medicine.
Dr. Clair Whelan is a Consultant Urological Surgeon at Orange Health Service and Dudley Private Hospital. She completed medicine at University of Newcastle and developed an affection for the Central West during this early period. Her first urology training post was to Orange and she completed her training in NSW at The Prince of Wales, Liverpool and St Vincent’s Hospitals, and then Adelaide where she began her consultant career. She eventually settled in Orange with her husband, Dr Michael Sobotta, and their three daughters. Since returning to Orange she has helped restore the hospital’s position as a urology training post and medical student rotation. She has been proudly involved in introducing new procedures in the fields of urinary incontinence and laser stone surgery, as well as setting up a local Urodynamics service for complex continence patients.
Dr James Macneil is an Australian-trained urologist who enjoys the breadth and variety of regional medical practice. He completed his medical degree at the University of Sydney and undertook specialist urology training in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. His career has included work in metropolitan and rural NSW, rural Victoria, Adelaide, and Canberra, giving him a strong appreciation of the practical, patient-centred care required outside major city centres.
Dr Macneil has a particular interest in endourology, including the management of kidney stones, as well as urological cancer care. He also values general urology and functional conditions, and continues to enjoy areas such as urodynamics as part of a comprehensive urological practice. He aims to provide clear, considered advice and care that reflects both current evidence and the realities of patients’ day-to-day lives.
In addition to his hospital and private practice work, Dr Macneil has served as a medical officer in the Australian Army and has experience in pre-hospital medicine with St John Ambulance. He lives in Orange with his wife and daughter and is delighted to have returned to a regional community he has long felt connected to. Outside of medicine, he has a longstanding interest in history.
Dr Brayden March is an Australian trained urologist, specialising in robotic surgery to treat urological cancers. After completing his medical degree at the University of Newcastle, and working for over a decade in the NSW & ACT public health systems, he completed his urology training in early 2025.
As a surgical registrar, Dr. March started his training at Orange Health Service before going on to train at the state’s busiest centers including Royal Prince Alfred, John Hunter and Nepean Hospitals. His last training post at Nepean Hospital allowed him to learn robotic surgery at the highest volume public hospital for urologic robotic surgery in the state. He is currently completing a post-training international fellowship at the University Hospital Southampton, UK, with a focus on robotic surgery to treat prostate, kidney, adrenal and bladder cancer.
Dr March is looking forward to returning to practice in Orange, and will begin seeing patients in May 2026.