Our Doctors

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Dr Bert Lombard

Bert was born in South Africa- the youngest of five children of a pastor family. Bert studied medicine at the University of Pretoria, after which he had 2 years compulsory military training service during which he was actively involved in the Bush War as a medical officer.

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Dr Charlotte van Hutten

Charlotte van Hutten studied medicine at the university of Groningen and graduated in 2011. She gained experience in acute medicine and cardiology, before starting her GP training in 2013. She worked as a locum in different family practices in the Netherlands. In 2018 she convinced her husband DR Kars Mud to go on an adventure to New Zealand and both doctors has been working with us since August 2019. Her special interests are cardiovascular disease management and family planning.

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Dr Armin Soumillion

Beginning 2022, Armin relocated from the Netherlands to start working as a GP in Otaki Medical Centre. Previous to his GP traineeship, he worked as a medical officer in internal medicine and the emergency department. He enjoys living in Paraparaumu Beach together with his wife Daphne and their two daughters. In his spare time, Armin loves to DIY, work on oldtimer cars and play a game of tennis.

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Dr Kars Mud

Kars was born in the Netherlands in 1986. Just like his father (ENT Specialist) and mother (General Practitioner) he started his study medicine and graduated at the University of Groningen in 2012. After two years of gaining experience in acute medicine and child psychiatry he started his General Practitioner training at the Radboud University in Nijmegen.  He graduated in 2017 and worked as a locum GP in several Dutch practices for 2 years. Kars and his wife Charlotte (who is also a GP at Otaki Medical Centre) decided to make a life changing move by coming to New Zealand with their two sons.

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Dr Benjamin Thorhauge

Benjamin relocated to New Zealand in early 2022 with his partner and their 3 boys. Benjamin was born in Denmark in 1980. He has studied health sciences at the University of Otago and has graduated from medical school in 2015 from the University of Southern Denmark. He became a qualified GP in Denmark in 2021 and has since worked there as a locum until coming to New Zealand.