Board & Representative Assembly

Who We Are

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 Kathleen Ross, 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

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Dr Kathleen Ross
President
 
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Dr Matthew Chow
President-Elect
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Dr Jeff Dresselhuis
Board Chair
Vacant
Dr Adam Thompson
Director-at-Large General Practice
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Dr Lawrence Welsh
Director-at-Large General Practice
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Dr Lloyd Oppel
Director-at-Large Specialist
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Dr Barb Blumenauer
Director-at-Large Specialist
 
Vacant
Vacant
Director-at-Large Specialist
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Dr Andrew Yu
Director-at-Large
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.

Board Delegates

Speaker

Dr Michael Golbey
Speaker@doctorsofbc.ca

Deputy Speaker

Dr Alan Gow

Past President

Dr Eric Cadesky

Districts

Lower Island (District 1)

Dr Osmaan Sheikh
General Practice
 
Dr Elizabeth Swiggum
Specialist

Upper Island (District 2)

Dr Kevin Martin
General Practice
 
Vacant
Specialist

Vancouver/Richmond (District 3)

Dr Jennifer Tong
General Practice
 
Dr Geoffrey Ainsworth
Specialist

North/West Vancouver, Sunshine Coast, Howe Sound, Bella Coola Valley Central Coast & Powell River (District 4)

Dr Lisa Gaede
General Practice
 
Dr Warda Toma
Specialist

North of the Fraser River (District 5)

Dr Ken Burns
General Practice
 
Dr Frank Ervin
Specialist

South of the Fraser River (District 6)

Dr Sanjay Khandelwal
General Practice
 
Dr Gregory Deans
Specialist

Okanagan Thompson (District 7)

Dr Cheryl Hume
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 Stephanie Cameron
General Practice
 
Dr Brenda Huff
General Practice
 
Vacant
Specialist
 
Dr Ricardo Velazquez
Specialist

First Nations

Vacant
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 Monika Pawlowska
Specialist

Gastroenterology

Dr Nazira Chatur
Specialist

Geriatric Medicine

Dr Scott Comeau
Specialist

Hematology& Oncology

Dr John Yun
Specialist

Infectious Disease

Dr Dwight Ferris
Specialist

General Internal Medicine

Dr Michael O'Brien
Specialist

Lab Medicine (BCALP)

Dr Marc Romney
Specialist

Nephrology

Vacant
Specialist

Neurology

Dr John Falconer
Specialist

Nuclear Medicine

Dr Philip Cohen
Specialist

Pain Medicine

Dr John-Paul Etheridge
Specialist

Palliative Care

Dr Brittany Rance
Specialist

Pediatrics

Vacant
Specialist

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Dr Elliott Weiss
Specialist

Psychiatry (BCPA)

Dr Biju Mathew
Specialist

Public Health and Preventive Medicine Physicians

Dr Jason Wong
Specialist

Respiratory Medicine

Dr Philip Hui
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 Alex Lee
Specialist

Critical Care

Dr Fareen Din
Specialist

Emergency Medicine

Steven Fedder
Specialist

General Surgery

Dr Tracy Scott
Specialist

Neurosurgery

Vacant
Specialist

OBGYN

Dr Stephen Kaye
Specialist

Ophthalmology

Dr Steve Levasseur
Specialis

Orthopaedics

Vacant
Specialist

Otorhinolaryngology

Dr Patricia Lee
Specialist

Plastic Surgery

Vacant
Specialist

Urology

Dr Ryan Paterson
Specialist

Vascular Surgery

Dr Seungchan (Kevin) Lee
Specialist

Other Sections

Clinical Faculty

Dr David Wensley
Mixed

Sports/Exercise Medicine

Vacant
General Practice

Hospital Medicine

Dr Kieran Nair
General Practice

Surgical Assists

Dr Dauna Cutforth
Mixed

Section of General Practice

General SGP Appointee

Dr Phil Asquith
Dr Kate Buddo
Dr Jessica Chan
Dr Catherine Clelland
Dr Greg Costello
Dr  Harjinder Dau
Dr Danette Dawkin
Dr Grant Del Begio
Dr Sharon Dodd
Dr Ramneek Dosanjh
Dr Jaron Easterbrook
Dr Shelly Eckland Jetzer
Dr Hyman Fox
Dr Steve Goodchild
Dr Oona Hayes
Dr Ryan Herriot
Dr Shamim Jetha
Dr Namrata Jhamb
Dr Steven Larigakis
Dr Lindsay MacKay
Dr Ryan McCallum
Dr Brian Moulson
Dr Brittany Moulson
Dr Ashnoor Nagji
Dr Sujatha Nilavar
Dr Olutoyese Oyelese
Dr Alicia Pawluk
Dr Jennifer Ross
Dr Cole Stanley
Dr Jennifer Tranmer
Dr George Watson
Dr Maryam Zeineddin
Dr Kristen Desjardine-Lorimer - Resident
Vacant - Resident
 

Other Appointments

Society of General Practice

Dr Karen Forgie
General Practice

Specialists of BC

Dr Tommy Gerschman
Specialist

Medical Undergraduate Society

Mr Devon Mitchell
 

Resident Doctors of BC

Dr Nicolas Monfries
 

Canadian Medical Association

Dr Charles Webb
General Practice