15/12/2025
Meet the Team!
Dr Chris Boyle is likened to a super star here at Raymond Terrace Family Practice. With a long history of assisting and caring for our community, we have a summary of his devotion to share with you all.
Chris was born in Melbourne before his family moved to Sydney where he attended school. Once he finished high school, he went on to study at the University of NSW. He graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery (Honours) and was awarded the Foundation Year Graduates’ medal.
Chris went to the Royal Newcastle Hospital for his Intern and Residency years. He did 6 months Obstetrics at the Mater Hospital, Waratah before doing a GP training term at Narromine, NSW. From there he did 6 months Obstetrics in Sheffield, UK.
In January 1984 Chris started at Raymond Terrace Family Practice, the same year the Australian Government introduced the Medicare program. He became a partner in the July of 1984. We celebrated his 40 years at the practice last July.
Chris has 3 adored grandkids although he has said the joy of grandkids is shared with the ability to hand them back at the end of the day!
Chris has taught many GPs in training (GP Registrars) over the years. This includes all of the doctors currently at RTFP and many more besides. He has also been a RACGP examiner and remains an active clinical teaching visitor, visiting registrars in other practices and giving them feedback. He was involved in setting up GP After Hours at Maitland and has been on the roster since.
Chris has seen and helped many patients here at Raymond Terrace Family Practice. He has cared for multiple generations of local families and is warmly regarded by all.
Chris enjoys working in Raymond Terrace as he values the community and likes the variety of medicine seen here.
He now works 3 days a week and has a particular interest in:
⭐️ Palliative Care
⭐️ Skin
⭐️ General Adult Medicine — includes diabetes, heart disease and chronic disease management.
⭐️ Preventative medicine
Outside of medicine Chris enjoys:
⭐️ Cooking
⭐️ Gardening
⭐️ Travelling
⭐️ Spending time with his family
⭐️ Reading crime fiction
