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The Board
The role of the Board is to oversee the activities and internal affairs of the Association and set its strategic direction and policies. The Board is comprised of our President and President-Elect, both of whom are elected by the membership, along with seven Directors-at-Large who are nominated by the membership and elected by the Representative Assembly.
To connect with the Board of Directors, e-mail our President, Dr Eric Cadesky, at president@doctorsofbc.ca or our Chair, Dr Jeff Dresselhuis, at ChairOfBoardOfDirectors@doctorsofbc.ca
For additional information on our Board, please contact Christine Donnelly at: cdonnelly@doctorsofbc.ca.
Board Members
Dr Eric Cadesky
President
Dr Kathleen Ross
President-Elect
Dr Jeff Dresselhuis
Board Chair
Dr Eugene Leduc
Director-at-Large General Practice
Dr Lawrence Welsh
Director-at-Large General Practice
Dr Lloyd Oppel
Director-at-Large Specialist
Dr Barb Blumenauer
Director-at-Large Specialist
Dr Tommy Gerschman
Director-at-Large Specialist
Dr Andrew Yu
Director-at-Large
1 year Specialist
1 year Specialist
The Representative Assembly
The role of the Representative Assembly is that of an influential body that represents members' interests, provides a forum for members to come together to discuss issues of importance to the profession, and offers guidance to the Board. It includes a diverse representation of family physicians and specialists, those practicing in rural and urban communities, and those in all stages of their medical careers. The Representative Assembly is comprised of 106 voting members, some of whom are elected by the membership and others who are appointed by a Section or representative organization.
For additional information on our Representative Assembly, please contact Clare O'Callaghan at cocallaghan@doctorsofbc.ca.
- Districts
- Medical Sections
- Surgical Sections
- Other Sections
- Section of General Practice
- Other Appointments
Board Delegates
Speaker
Dr Michael Golbey
Deputy Speaker
Dr Alan Gow
Past President
Dr Trina Larsen Soles
Districts
Lower Island (District 1)
Dr Osmaan Sheikh
General Practice
Dr Elizabeth Swiggum
Specialist
Upper Island (District 2)
Dr Kevin Martin
General Practice
Dr Tony Booth
Specialist
Vancouver/Richmond (District 3)
Dr Rita McCracken
General Practice
Dr Geoffrey Ainsworth
Specialist
North/West Vancouver, Sunshine Coast, Howe Sound, Bella Coola Valley Central Coast & Powell River (District 4)
Dr Sally Watson
General Practice
Dr Warda Toma
Specialist
North of the Fraser River (District 5)
Dr Ken Burns
General Practice
Dr Navraj Kahlon
Specialist
South of the Fraser River (District 6)
Dr Sanjay Khandelwal
General Practice
Dr Gregory Deans
Specialist
Okanagan Thompson (District 7)
Dr John Soles
General Practice
Dr Elizabeth Parfitt
Specialist
East / West Kootenays (District 8)
Dr Jessica Chiles
General Practice
Dr Samantha Segal
Specialist
Skeena (District 9)
Dr Sandra Vestvik
General Practice
Dr Jannie du Plessis
Specialist
Cariboo / Peace River (District 10)
Dr Ian Schokking
General Practice
Dr Jacqueline Pettersen
Specialist
Rural
Dr Edward Marquis
General Practice
Dr Brenda Huff
General Practice
Dr Michael Robinson
Specialist
Dr Ricardo Velazquez
Specialist
First Nations
Dr Evan Adams
General Practice
Dr Shannon McDonald
Specialist
Medical Sections
Allergy & Immunology
Dr Bahar Torabi
Specialist
Cardiology
Dr Victor Huckell
Specialist
Dermatology
Dr Evert Tuyp
Specialist
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Dr Marshall Dahl
Specialist
Gastroenterology
Dr Naziar Chatur
Specialist
Geriatric Medicine
Dr Scott Comeau
Specialist
Hematology& Oncology
Dr John Yun
Specialist
Infectious Disease
Dr Dwight Ferris
Specialist
Internal Medicine (CRIM)
Dr Michael O'Brien
Specialist
Specialist
Lab Medicine (BCALP)
Dr Marc Romney
Specialist
Nephrology
Dr Gregory Ganz
Specialist
Neurology
Dr Galina Vorobeychik
Specialist
Nuclear Medicine
Dr Moria Stilwell
Specialist
Pain Medicine
Dr Owen Williamson
Specialist
Palliative Care
Shalini Nayar
Pediatrics
Dr Aven Poynter
Specialist
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Dr Elliott Weiss
Specialist
Psychiatry (BCPA)
Dr Carol-Ann Saari
Specialist
Public Health and Preventive Medicine Physicians
Dr Jason Wong
Specialist
Respiratory Medicine
Dr Francis Ervin
Specialist
Rheumatology
Dr Jason Kur
Specialist
Radiology
Dr William Siu
Specialist
Surgical Sections
Anesthesia
Dr Curtis Smecher
Specialist
Cardiac Surgery
Dr Jamil Bashir
Specialist
Chest Surgery
Dr James Bond
Specialist
Critical Care
Dr Fareen Din
Specialist
Emergency Medicine
Dr Steven Fedder
Specialist
General Surgery
Dr Tracy Scott
Specialist
Neurosurgery
Dr Chris Honey
Specialist
OBGYN
Dr Stephen Kaye
Specialist
Ophthalmology
Vacant
Orthopaedics
Dr Stephen Burnett
Specialist
Otorhinolaryngology
Dr Shahin Nabi
Specialist
Plastic Surgery
Dr Owen Reid
Specialist
Urology
Dr Ryan Paterson
Specialist
Vascular Surgery
Dr Greg Lewis
Specialist
Other Sections
Clinical Faculty
Dr David Wensley
Mixed
Sports/Exercise Medicine
Dr David Brooks
General Practice
Hospital Medicine
Dr Michael Paletta
General Practice
Surgical Assists
Dr Dauna Cutforth
Mixed
Section of General Practice
General SGP Appointee
Dr Jaron Easterbrook
General Practice
District 1
Dr Steve Goodchild
General Practice
Dr Azaria Marthyman
General Practice
Dr David Harrison
General Practice
District 2
Dr Ryan McCallum
General Practice
Dr Charuka Maheswaran
General Practice
Dr Melissa Oberholster
General Practice
District 3
Dr Cheryl Nagle
General Practice
Dr Shamim Jetha
General Practice
Dr Ashnoor Nagji
General Practice
Dr Jessica Chan
General Practice
General Practice
District 4
Dr Karen Forgie
General Practice
Dr Lisa Gaede
General Practice
Dr Emma Galloway
General Practice
District 5
Dr Hyman Fox
General Practice
Dr Charlene Lui
General Practice
Dr Namrata Jhamb
General Practice
District 6
Dr Steven Larigakis
General Practice
Dr Mitchell Fagan
General Practice
Dr Charlotte Gill
General Practice
District 7
Dr Shirley Sze
General Practice
Dr Cheryl Hume
General Practice
Dr Harpreet Kelly
General Practice
District 8
Kathryn Buddo
General Practice
Dr Brian Moulson
General Practice
Dr Meghan Guy
General Practice
District 9
Dr Gillaume Coetzee
General Practice
Dr George Watson
General Practice
Dr Onuora Odoh
General Practice
District 10
Dr Phil Asquith
General Practice
Dr William Watt
General Practice
Dr Susan Butow
General Practice
Family Practice Residents
Dr Prasenjit Das
General Practice
Dr Kristen Desjardine-Lorimer
General Practice