OUR TEAM

We are a comprehensive, multidisciplinary team of experienced family medicine physicians and specialists with expertise in refugee health, working side-by-side with nurses, mental health therapists, and settlement counsellors, aided by community support workers, cultural brokers, social workers, and cultural/language interpreters, to support healthy and productive new Canadians contributing to the social, cultural, and economic well-being of their communities.

Our Staff

  • Astrid Velasquez

    Executive Director

  • Idil Jama

    Lead Medical Office Assistant

  • Nsreen Aldarwish

    Medical Office Assistant/Lead Transfer of Care

  • Sonia Solangi

    Medical Office Assistant

  • Angela Agudelo

    Lead Health Navigator/Lead Volunteer & Practicum Students

  • Emma Renz

    Registered Nurse

  • Jessica Haight

    Research & Evaluation Coordinator

  • Vandana Sharma

    Capacity Building Coordinator

Family Physicians

  • Dr. Molly Whalen-Browne

    MD, MSc, DTM&H, CCFP

  • Dr. Vickie Siu

    MD, CCFP

    Interim Medical Director

  • Dr. Anneliese Kohler

    MD, CCFP

  • Dr. Jennifer Zhang

    MD, CCFP

  • Dr. Sofia Sagaidak

    MD, CCFP

Nurse Practitioners

  • NP. Kerry Schnell

    MN, NP

    Nurse Practitioner

Specialists

  • Dr. Brian J. Wirzba

    MD, FRCPC, FACP

    Internal Medicine

  • Dr. Qaasim Mian

    MD, MBA, MPH, FRCPC

    Pediatrician

  • Dr. Tehseen Ladha

    MD, MPH, FRCPC

    Pediatrician

  • Dr. Ali Hirji

    MD FRCPC

    Consulting Psychiatrist

Allied Health Professionals

  • Sulekha Abdillahi

    LPN

  • Talla Rejaei

    RSW

    Behaviour Health Consultant