Doctors
Dr. Susan Adelmann
Family Medicine
Blood Tribe
Dr. Susan Adelmann is from Treaty 1 Territory, growing up in the traditional land of the Anishinaabe, Dakota, and Métis Nations (Winnipeg, MB), but have lived in Treaty 7 Territory, in the traditional land of the Niitsitapi/Blackfoot Nation (Lethbridge, AB) for the past eight years. She is grateful to the First Nations of Manitoba for allowing her European ancestors to seek refuge from the Russian Revolution in the early 1900s. She completed her undergraduate and medical schooling in Manitoba and completed a Rural Family Medicine residency program in southern Alberta in 2014. She has spent five years working on an itinerant basis in the Northwest Territories where she did full-scope family practice including clinic, hospital medicine, ER shifts, and low-risk obstetrical deliveries. Since January 2020 she has been working on the Blood Tribe reserve doing clinic and addiction medicine. She likes working in remote communities.
Dr. Susan Adelmann
Dr. Ismat Ali
Dr. Ismat Ali
Dr. Kendra Barrick
Family Medicine Ridgeview Medical Centre
Dr. Barrick obtained her Medical degree from the University of Ottawa in 2014. Originally from Kitchener, Ontario, she moved to Calgary to start her Family Medicine residency at the University of Calgary and instantly fell in love with the mountains and the people.
Dr. Barrick's practice interests include Addiction Medicine, Palliative Care and Mental Health Counselling. Additionally, she works as a clinical lecturer at the University of Calgary and teaches medical students and residents. When not practicing medicine, you can find Dr. Barrick in the mountains running, hiking, and ice-climbing!
Dr. Cara Babiltz
Family Medicine
Indigenous Wellness Clinic
Dr. Cara Bablitz
Dr. Nasser Barakat
Dr. Nasser Barakat is a Family Physician primarily located in Calgary, Alberta. He completed his medical training at the University of Manitoba followed by residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Calgary. Dr. Barakat has been practicing at Elbow River Healing Lodge in Calgary and is committed to providing ‘zero-barrier care’ to all his patients. He provides holistic, trauma-informed care; his special interests include Mental Health, Indigenous Health, 2SLGBTQ+ Health and Addictions Medicine.
Dr. Nasser Barakat
Dr. Kendra Barrick
Family Medicine Ridgeview Medical Centre
Dr. Barrick obtained her Medical degree from the University of Ottawa in 2014. Originally from Kitchener, Ontario, she moved to Calgary to start her Family Medicine residency at the University of Calgary and instantly fell in love with the mountains and the people.
Dr. Barrick's practice interests include Addiction Medicine, Palliative Care and Mental Health Counselling. Additionally, she works as a clinical lecturer at the University of Calgary and teaches medical students and residents. When not practicing medicine, you can find Dr. Barrick in the mountains running, hiking, and ice-climbing!
Dr. Kendra Barrick
Dr. Nicole Cardinal
Dr. Nicole Cardinal
Dr. Onyinye Chiazor
Family Medicine
Dr. Onyinye Chiazor earned her medical degree at the Newcastle University, England. She then completed family medicine residency at the University of Manitoba and undertook an extra year of training at the University of Calgary’s Health Equity program aimed at caring for marginalized local and global patient groups. She obtained her CCFP designation in 2019. Dr. Onyi is interested in Addiction Medicine, immigrant and refugee health, indigenous health and women’s Health. Outside of work, being mum to an active toddler and infant makes life busy but fun!
Dr. Onyinye Chiazor
Dr. Edward Denga
Family Medicine
Dr. Denga has been a comprehensive family physician for over 2 decades. He has worked in northern Alberta and in Calgary. He is passionate about medical education and mentorship.
Dr. Edward Denga
Dr. William Forsey
Background: Dr. William Forsey attended medical school at the University of Calgary, and graduated in 2020. He then went on to complete the University of Calgary Rural Alberta South Family Medicine training program in Lethbridge, AB. During training, Dr. Forsey sought out many opportunities to work with First Nations patients. He now practices full scope rural family medicine on reserve, and also works as a locum physician in Southern Alberta.
Personal: Interests include athletics, fitness, travel, investments and home DIY projects. Some of the many athletic interests include Alpine and Nordic skiing, running, hiking, badminton and squash.
Dr. William Forsey
Dr. Jill Galipeau
Family Medicine
Indigenous Wellness Clinic
Dr. Jill Galipeau is a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta and completed her training in Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
Dr. Jill Galipeau
Dr. Amy Gausvik
AIVCC Medical Director, Family Medicine
Eden Valley Bearspaw First Nation
Dr. Gausvik finished her family medicine training in 2006 and has been working in Alberta ever since. She works on the First Nation reserve of Eden Valley as well as maternity care and delivering babies in the Town of High River. She also teaches medical students at the University of Calgary. Her loves include volunteering for medical work overseas, movie nights, and summer camping in her little trailer with her husband and 3 children. The youngest two are twins, which makes things very busy but very fun!
Dr. Amy Gausvik
Dr. William Griffin
Bio to come..
Dr. William Griffin
Dr. Christine Kennedy
Family Medicine
Chipewyan Prairie First Nation, Tsuu T’ina Nation
Dr. Christine Kennedy is a physician who trained at the University of Calgary (same class as Dr. Gausvik). She is a Family Physician as well as a specialist in Public Health and Preventive Medicine and Occupational Medicine, practicing all three here in Alberta. She has lived and practiced in Wood Buffalo Region and recently moved her family back to Calgary. She is a physician with the Frail Elderly ARP, the Addictions consulting team for Rockyview General Hospital, the RAAM Clinic at Adult Addiction Services (AHS), a Family Physician for Chipewyan Prairie First Nation at the Janvier Health Centre, and has been a long term locum for the Health Centre at Tsuut’ina Nation. In the last 8 months, when she is not dealing with COVID-19 from a Public Health perspective, she looks after multiple family pets and three young children.
Dr. Christine Anne Kennedy
Dr. Bonnie Larson
Bonnie Larson is a white settler on Treaty 7 land. Since graduating from McMaster University in 2006 and Calgary Family Medicine Residency in 2008, she has focused her practice on accompanying people who are at highest risk of poor health outcomes on a journey towards wellness that is defined by them. Bonnie has practiced in Indigenous and inner city communities for more than 12 years, and loves to challenge the system problems that stand in the way of equal and excellent health for all.
Dr. Bonnie Larson
Dr. Jessica Lydiate
Dr. Jessica Lydiate
Dr. Nicole Mensik
Dr. Mensik graduated her family medicine training in 2019, and has spent time working in both southern Alberta and the North West Territories. She now practices maternity and inpatient care both in High River and Rockyview Hospital, as well as locuming in Tsuut’Ina. She loves reading murder mysteries, cycling and baking.
Dr. Nicole Mensik
Dr. John O'Connor
Bio to come..
Dr. John O’Connor
Dr. John Paterson
Family Medicine
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Dr. John Paterson is a Family Physician who has worked at the Indigenous Wellness Clinic in Edmonton since 2017. His current practice is split between inner city Edmonton and Fort Chipewyan in Northern Alberta.
Dr. John Paterson
Dr. Lana Potts
Family Medicine
Siksika First Nation
Sookwiipamii "Last to Come In", Dr. Lana Rose Potts BScN MD CCFP is a Family Physician at the Siksika Health and Wellness Centre Niitsitapi Learning Centre and the Elbow River Healing Lodge. She was raised in the Piikani Nation in Traditional Blackfoot Territory. Dr. Potts completed a Bachelor of Science with Distinction in Nursing from the University of Alberta and went on to graduate with a medical degree from The Northern Ontario School of Medicine in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lana completed her residency training in Indigenous Family Medicine at UBC. Lana is an advocate for First Nations children. She spends her time researching methods to improve First Nations Health determinants. She is a renowned speaker and has published work on Indian Residential School and Tuberculosis. She is married to Robert Benjoe and is the proud mother to her daughter Annataki and son Nodin
Dr. Lana Potts
Dr. Sonya Regehr
Family Medicine
Dr. Regehr grew up in Saskatchewan before moving to Alberta to attend medical school, and has been working here ever since. She has over two and a half decades of experience as a family doctor. She started working at the Tsuut’ina Health Centre in 2008, and spent 12 years thoroughly enjoying her work in that amazing community. In March of 2021 she retired from that position, and is currently working at the AIVCC and the Calgary West Central Primary Care Network After Hours clinic. Outside of work, she enjoys running with her dogs in the Weaselhead Natural Area, and adventures in the mountains with her husband and two grown children. Once COVID restrictions are lifted, she has dreams of travelling to offer medical care in underserved communities in Alberta and abroad
Dr. Sonya Regehr
Dr. Alexandra Seal
Family Medicine
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Dr. Seal has been practicing medicine in Alberta since 2017. After a brief stint as a ski instructor, she went to medical school at the University of Alberta. She moved to Halifax to complete her Family Medicine residency and explore the beautiful East Coast. Since moving back to Alberta she has worked in Edmonton and Fort Chipewyan. Most of her work is in Family Medicine. She also spends part of her time working at a menopause clinic.
Dr. Alexandra Seal
Dr. Robin Simms
Family Medicine
Stoney Nakoda Nation
Dr. Robin Simms is a Family Physician who works on the Stoney Reserve in Morley, Alberta. Dr. Simms completed medical school at the University of Calgary in 2009 and went on to do her Family Medicine residency in the University of British Columbia's Northern Rural Family Medicine program. She has a special interest in working with rural/remote and Indigenous populations. Dr. Simms worked in rural BC as well as the Northwest Territories before settling in Alberta. She also has an interest in Infectious Diseases, and has done extra training in Tropical Medicine and Hepatitis C treatment. When not at work, she can usually be found exploring the mountains on foot or on skis!
Dr. Robin Simms
Dr. Phinda Soko
Family Medicine
Saddle Lake Cree Nation
Dr. Phinda Soko has been practicing medicine in Canada since 2002. She obtained her MBChB in South Africa where she practiced for many years before she came to Canada. She worked in Thompson and Pinawa in Manitoba before she moved her practice to Regina, Saskatchewan, and went on to work as a member of a group of physicians who kept rural Saskatchewan hospitals open in small towns like Wolsley, Lestock (in the community of Muskowekwan Indian Reserve), Wadena, Weyburn, Indian Head, Broadview, and Kipling. Duties included taking care of in-patients, clinics, and emergency department. These hospitals were threatened with closure due to doctor shortage and thanks to their hard work they were kept open until recruitment was able to address the problem. In all of the places she has worked she had a significant exposure to Indigenous populations. In 2015 she came to work in Two Hills, Alberta, where she provided services in the medical clinic and participated in Emergency Room rotation at the Two Hills Health Centre. She is currently working in the Saddle Lake Health Care Centre, providing much needed service to the Indigenous People of Saddle Lake and surrounding reserves. Dr. Soko enjoys spending time with her family and a Canadian born granddaughter, travelling, playing games, and watching movies. Dr. Soko eagerly awaits an opportunity to participate in the Alberta Indigenous Virtual Care Clinic.
Dr. Phinda Soko
Dr. Esther Tailfeathers
Family Medicine
Blood Tribe
Dr. Esther Tailfeathers was born and raised on the Blood Reserve in Southern Alberta, graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and completed her Family Medicine residency at the University of Alberta. Esther has worked in many Indigenous communities in both the United States and Canada including the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana, Fort Chipewyan in Northern Alberta, and her home community of the Blood Tribe. In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Tailfeathers currently serves as the Senior Medical Director of the Provincial Indigenous Health Hub at Alberta Health Services. Esther is most proud of organizing a relief mission to Haiti after the earthquake in 2010, leading a team of Blood Tribe paramedics, nurses and health care workers who took care of more than 2000 patients during the relief efforts. Since 2014, Dr. Tailfeathers has been a leader in responding to the Blood Tribe’s opioid crisis, including developing community strategies on harm reduction, treatment and addressing upstream determinants of health.
Dr. Esther Tailfeathers
Dr. Caroline Turner
Family Medicine
Stoney Nakado Nation
Dr. Caroline Turner graduated medical school from the University of Calgary and completed a Rural Family Medicine residency program out of UBC. She returned to Calgary in 2012 and since then has been doing a combination of Urgent Care in Calgary and Family Medicine on the Stoney Nation in Morley, AB. She is passionate about Indigenous and Women's Health and strives to provide comprehensive and collaborative care to all her patients.
Dr. Caroline Turner
Mental Health
Stephanie Chisholm
Provisional Psychologist
Stephanie is a Provisional Registered Psychologist who has experience working with adolescents and adults in private practice. Her areas of focus are trauma, interpersonal relationships, depression and anxiety. She also has a special interest in working with individuals dealing with body-image concerns and disordered eating. Stephanie uses a variety of modalities such as CBT, EMDR, Mindfulness Therapies, DBT and Psychodynamic Therapies.
Stephanie Chisholm
Leili Heidema
Leili is a Registered Psychologist with experience providing mental health services to Indigenous peoples in private practice and the public sector. She has over 10 years of experience supervising mental health teams in remote and isolated communities of the Northwest Territories. Leili’s areas of expertise include PTSD/trauma, mood disorders and couples therapy.
Leili Heidema
Dr. Katharine Hibbard
Dr. Katharine Hibbard
Hein Swanepoel
Registered Psychologist
Hein Swanepoel
Brittany Travis
Brittany is a Registered Psychologist who has worked with a broad clientele throughout her career, including children, adolescents, adults, and elders in many different settings. Brittany has been working with First Nation community members in Northern and Southern Alberta for the past 12 years, providing both on-reserve psychological services and telehealth services. Brittany is a compassionate, creative, client-focused psychologist who enjoys collaborating with her clients while blending evidence-based therapeutic principles and strategies that meet her client’s needs.
Brittany Travis
Simba Uzande
Simba Uzande, MSW RSW, is a mental health clinician with experience supporting children, youth and adults from diverse backgrounds including First Nation communities. He brings with him a wealth of international experience in the field of trauma informed mental health interventions with different cultures. He has worked and trained in various parts of the world including the United Kingdom, Southern Africa, and Canada.
Simba Uzande
Clinic Staff
Michelle
Clinic Manager
Michelle
Paige
Medical Office Assistant
Paige
Tania
Medical Office Assistant
Tania
Tara
Medical Office Assistant
Tara
Kira
Medical Office Assistant
Kira
Nicole
Medical Office Assistant
Nicole
