Board of Directors

Dr. Elliot Halparin, President

Dr. Kiran Cherla, Vice President

Dr. Nadia Alam

Dr. Craig Carson

Dr. Anthony Farragos

Dr. Carla Ockley

Dr. Victor Van

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Our Staff

Administrative Team

Heather McAlpine – Executive Director
Katie Cook – Administrative Assistant

Registered Nurses

Lisa Fowler
Elizabeth Hall
Ana Rampersad
Lisa Blundell
Christine Talevski
Heather VandenHoek

Our Registered Nurses provide general health screening services such as blood pressure checks and immunizations, as well as administer treatments and diagnostic tests. Our nurses promote healthy living and educate patients in the prevention and management of chronic diseases.

Nurse Practitioners

Heather Clark
Meghann Foley
Catherine Harrison

Our Nurse Practitioners are Registered Nurses with advanced university education who can assess, diagnose and treat patients within a defined scope of practice. Working together with your family physician, Nurse Practitioners may perform annual physical exams, write prescriptions and order tests.

Psychologist

Arnold Muller

Our Psychologist administers, scores and interprets psychological tests and provides detailed reports to determine possible diagnoses of AD/HD, learning disabilities, mood difficulties, sensory issues and personality disturbances. Our Psychologist also provides counseling services, assists in connecting patients to community supports, and provides short-term interventions and other types of psychotherapy.

Mental Health Workers

Ben Hesch
Laura Groulx
Erin Nuttall

Our Mental Health Workers offer counseling support to assist you in addressing issues that may be affecting your quality of life. Using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mental Health Workers can help you recognize and manage emotional problems. Issues addressed include: Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Parenting Support and Grief counseling.

Clinical Pharmacist

Terry Wooe-Chung

Our Clinical Pharmacist provides medication counseling and education to patients. The Pharmacist is able to help you understand your medications and work with you to ensure your medications are taken correctly to reduce adverse effects while improving outcomes, compliance and safety. The Pharmacist may also work closely with other healthcare professionals to determine which medications are best for you.

Dietitian

Kara McDonald

Our Dietitian assists you in addressing your nutrition needs and develops an individualized plan that will help you manage your dietary requirements. The Dietitian can provide nutritional counseling for patients with specific medical conditions including: diabetes, high cholesterol and digestive issues.

Health Educator

Nazia Bhatti

Our Health Educator promotes health and wellness to prevent disease and assist patients in managing existing chronic conditions. Health Educators can assist you in achieving a healthier quality of life through education on smoking cessation, physical activity, stress management and lifestyle modification through individual or group consultations as well as assist in connecting you with community resources.

Speech Language Pathologist

Miranda Klempner

Our Speech Language Pathologist is involved in a number of different activities to promote effective communication and swallowing for children and adults. These activities may include assessing communication disorders; planning and implementing treatment in language, speech, voice and/or swallowing disorders; designing and employing augmentative/alternative communication systems; as well as facilitating accent reduction.