Catching up with Irina Balieva

Catching up with Irina Balieva

by | Aug 28, 2026 | Blog, Crew

Three years after joining the Surfing Doctors, Irina Balieva has packed plenty into the journey: medical work from Norway to Indonesia, time in the clinic at Nias, a memorable shoulder reduction at Rifles and some serious waves along the way. Now a surgical resident...
Nathan Cash Joins The Surfing Doctors

Nathan Cash Joins The Surfing Doctors

by | Aug 27, 2026 | Blog, Crew

Australian doctor Nathan Cash is spending his locum year the way plenty of Surfing Doctors would understand: living out of a camper, working along the way and chasing waves around Australia. With a couple of G-Land trips already behind him and rural generalism...
A catchup with Surfing Doctors member Billy Newman

A catchup with Surfing Doctors member Billy Newman

by | Jul 31, 2026 | Blog, Crew

Three years have passed since Surfing Doctors last shot the breeze with Billy. Back then he was still studying medicine at James Cook University. Today he is an unaccredited medical registrar at Gold Coast University Hospital, with a growing list of surf trips and...
The Surfing Doctors have been getting around.

The Surfing Doctors have been getting around.

by | Jul 9, 2026 | Blog

This crew has never been shy of a passport, and they have an uncanny knack for being in the right place at the right time when the charts light up. Over the past few months they’ve scored everything from tropical reefs to heavy beachbreaks and classic...