Dr. Neil Collins, Deputy Department Head. Department of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Neil Collins graduated from the University of Calgary in 1990, followed with Family Medicine in 1992. He practiced urban and rural family medicine in British Columbia and Alberta prior to completion of his CCFP(EM) training in Calgary in 1996, where he has been working clinically for 23 years. He has previously held the administrative positions of CCFP (EM) Residency Program Director and Peter Lougheed Centre Emergency Department Site Chief. Since November 2017 Dr. Collins has held the position of Calgary Zone Emergency Deputy Department Head. His administrative interests include ED Resource utilization, ED Flow and Physician Metrics and Evaluation.

Dr. Ian Walker, FMC Site Chief. Department of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Ian Walker was the Site Chief at Foothills Medical Centre until July 1st 2019 when he temporarily assumed the role of Acting Deputy Department Head for six months.  He will be returning to his role at FMC as of Jan 1st, 2020. He completed medical school at the University of Calgary, Family Medicine training at the University of Ottawa and the CCFP (EM) program at University of Calgary. He has been a member of the department since 2001. The majority of his extra clinical roles have been educational in nature, including a prolonged term as Director of Admissions.

Dr. David Lendrum, FMC Assistant Site Chief, STARS Transport Physician

Dr. David Lendrum completed his medical degrees at the University of Calgary and Emergency Medicine residency and Masters of Medical Education at the University of Toronto. He has since worked in Calgary since graduating in 2008 and currently split his clinical time between Foothills Medical Centre and Alberta Children’s Hospital. He took the role of Assistant Site Chief of FMC Emergency in early 2018. His extra clinical roles includes working as a transport physician for STARS, as an on-hill medical provider at Sunshine and Lake Louse with an urban search and rescue team known as CANTF2.

Dr. Nancy Zuzic, RGH Site Chief. Department of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Nancy Zuzic continues as the Site Chief at the Rockyview General Hospital. Dr. Zuzic received her MD at the University of Ottawa in 1997 and then completed her CCFP-EM residency in Calgary in 2000, working clinically at the Rockyview ED ever since. Nancy is fortunate to work with a cohesive and supportive administration team at the RGH ED that continues to find innovative ways to improve flow and patient care.

Dr. Grant Kennedy, RGH Assistant Site Chief. Department of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Grant Kennedy graduated from the University of Manitoba in 2006 followed by his doctorate in Emergency Medicine via the CCFP program in 2009. In his spare time Dr. Kennedy enjoys spending time with his wife and three kids. He also enjoys writing and performing music.

Dr. Cameron McGillivray, SHC Site Chief. Department of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Cameron McGillivray completed an undergraduate degree in Physics in 1996 from Whitworth University in Washington State while on an athletic scholarship. Prior to medical school, he worked as a Paramedic in Vancouver and taught for UBCO in their Adult Basic Education and Engineering Technology Programs. He attained his Medical Doctorate from the University of British Columbia in 2004, and proceeded through the CCFP Program with Family Medicine, graduating in 2006. He worked on Vancouver Island before returning to UBC to complete the CCFP-EM in 2008. He then worked in Ontario until coming to the Calgary Emergency Department in 2013. Dr. McGillivray has been the South Health Campus Site Chief since 2017 and was the Assistant Site Chief from 2015-2016.

Dr. Daniel Joo, SHC Assistant Site Chief. Department of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Daniel Joo completed his medical degree at the University of Calgary in 2008 and his Emergency Medicine Residency (CCFP-EM) in 2011. After working in emergency departments in Vancouver and Ottawa, he moved home and joined the department in Calgary in 2014. Dr. Joo took on a new role as Deputy Chief of the SHC Emergency Department in August 2018. His extra-clinical interests include residency education primarily in the areas of ultrasound and simulation. In his spare time, Dr. Joo enjoys spending time with his wife and kids, and stays active playing sports, running, and biking.

Dr. Matthew Grabove, Medical Informatics Physician Lead. Department of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Matthew Grabove has been in the Calgary Zone ED Medical Informatics Physician Lead since 2017. He graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2004 and completed his residency training in family medicine in Toronto in 2006. He then worked as a family physician in Toronto and Yellowknife before completing his CCFP-EM certification. Dr. Grabove practiced as an ER physician in Saint John and Brampton before joining the department in Calgary in 2013. Having a background in computer science, Dr. Grabove has a keen interest in the intersection of medicine and technology with a focus on the impacts of technology in the ED.

Dr. Tom Rich, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer. Department of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Tom Rich graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1991, then completed his inner city Family Practice Residency at St. Pauls Hospital in Vancouver. He then moved to Calgary to complete his CCFP-EM residency in 1994 and has been working in Calgary as an Emergency Physician ever since. Over the past 24 years he has been actively involved in numerous administrative interests such as Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. The last 10 years he has been focused on Clinical Informatics providing leadership roles within the Calgary Zone, and I snow on the provincial Connect Care project. His interests and involvements included STARS, CAEP, McMahon Stadium events, FIS World Cup Ski racing Lake Louise, and Vancouver Olympics 2010.

Dr. Adam Oster, Quality Improvement and Safety Lead. Department of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Adam Oster graduated from the RCPS EM Program via University of Calgary in 2006, through the FRCPC program. He enjoys crosscountry skiing and biking in his spare time.

Dr. Shawn Dowling, ED Effectiveness Coordinator. Department of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Shawn Dowling is an Emergency Medicine Physician practicing both adult and pediatric EM.  He is also a Quality Improvement Scientist with the Department of EM and the Assistant Dean at the Physician Learning Program with the University of Calgary. Shawn earned his MD and did a research fellowship at the University of Ottawa.  He completed a Royal College Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Calgary. His expertise is in quality improvement, knowledge translation and in using audit and feedback to identify gaps in care, encourage self-reflective practice and resource stewardship.  

Dr. Mark Yarema, ED Section Chief Toxicology. Department of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Mark Yarema is the AHS Section Chief for Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology and the Medical Director of the Poison and Drug Information Service (PADIS). He is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and a member of the O’Brien Institute of Public Health at the University of Calgary. His research interests include acetaminophen poisoning, drugs of abuse, and toxic alcohols.

Dr. Jason Fedwick, Division Chief CCFP(EM) Calgary Zone ED

Dr. Jason Fedwick graduated from the University of British Columbia in Family Medicine after starting residency in General Surgery. He then completed the EM program in Calgary where he has since worked in the Calgary Zone Emergency Departments. He was the South Health Campus site chief from 2014 to 2016. Currently he is the CCFP-EM Program Director, a Transport Physician for STARS and a member of Canada Task Force 2.  In his spare time, Dr. Fedwick enjoys mountain biking, snowboarding and climbing.

Dr. Catherine Patocka, FRCPC Residency Program Director

Born and raised in Edmonton, Catherine came to Calgary in 2013 after completing medical school and FRCP residency training at McGill University.  She works clinically at the FMC and PLC and has a special interest in medical education.  She became the FRCPC residency program director in April 2019 and continues to have a strong interest in medical education scholarship and research.  Outside of medicine she likes to hike, ski and spend time in the mountains with her husband Stephane and 3 children Juliette, Samuel and Dominic.

Dr. Anjali Pandya MD, FRCPC DGHP, Assistant Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program (FRCPC)

After completing her undergraduate degree at Queen’s University, Anjali returned to Calgary for medical school and residency training. She received her FRCPC in Emergency Medicine in 2017 and has since been working as a full time staff physician at the PLC and FMC. Prior to becoming Assistant Program Director, Anjali worked on helping the program transition to Competency-by-Design by designing an introductory curriculum for incoming residents and acting first as Competency-by-Design Assessment Lead and subsequently stepping into the role of Competency-by-Design Lead. She has also pursued further training in Global Health Policy and obtained her Diploma in Global Health Policy from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2018. Anjali is passionate about constantly improving the quality of residency training and education in Calgary, and is grateful to be part of such an innovative and dedicated team of educators, who are privileged to work with an excellent group of residents. 

Dr. Meira Louis, Under Graduate Student and Off – Service Resident Coordinator

Originally from Toronto, I finished an undergraduate and masters in Ontario before moving to Calgary for my MD and FR residency in emergency medicine. I have worked as a staff physician at the PLC and FMC since graduating in 2014. Soon after starting work, I took over as the coordinator of Elective and Off Service Education. Recently I have also taken over as course chair for electives in the Undergraduate Medical Education program. In my spare time I help my amazing husband juggle our four kids.

Dr. Antonia Stang, Section Chief Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Dr. Antonia Stang completed her medical degree, pediatric residency and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at McGill University in 2008. She joined the section of pediatric emergency medicine at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in the same year as graduating. Her research interests are in health services research with a focus on quality improvement and patient safety. She is a member of Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC), a national network of pediatric emergency researchers.

Dr. Gavin Greenfield, Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director Cumming School of Medicine, University o

Dr. Gavin Greenfield graduated from medical school at the University of Western Ontario in 1998. He completed his Family Medicine training (Calgary) in 2000 and after working in various places for a year completed his CCFP(EM) training in 2002 (also in Calgary). He was the Site Chief at the Foothills Medical Centre from 2006 to 2012. In addition to his current role as Clerkship Director he is also the Medical Director of Education at STARS where he has worked as a Transport Physician since 2005. He has a special interest in education around Airway, Mechanical Ventilation and Blood Gases. In addition to his Canadian career he enjoys International Medicine and has spent time in Haiti as well as the Philippines.

Dr. Eric McGillis, Clinical Pharmacological and Toxicological Director

Dr. Eric McGillis is the Program Director of the Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology subspecialty and is an emergency physician at Alberta Health Services in the Calgary Zone. He is a Clinical Lecturer in the department of emergency medicine at the Cumming School of Medicine. Eric completed his Medical Toxicology Fellowship at Health Partners Institute in St. Paul Minnesota and at the Minnesota Poison Information System, Minneapolis MN. His interests are mitochondrial toxins, bupropion, and drug safety. 

Dr. Stephanie Vandenberg, Research Director

Dr. Stephanie Vandenberg is an emergency physician in the Calgary Zone, Research Director for the Department of Emergency Medicine (@uofcemresearch) and Clinical Lecturer at the Cumming School of Medicine. She received her MD from the University of Toronto and holds a Bachelor of Arts & Science from McMaster University with a Minor in Biochemistry and a thesis in Paediatric HIV. She completed a Master’s of Science in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and performed a subgroup analysis of the WOMAN trial data (tranexamic acid in postpartum hemorrhage) for her graduate project.

Stephanie uses a “research for advocacy” framework to engage discussions on health systems, harm reduction, and ways to improve vulnerable populations’ health outcomes using principles of social entrepreneurship and information design/visualization.

Scott Banks, Emergency Medicine Zone Department Manager

Scott is the Calgary Zone Department Manager for Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine & Obstetrics & Gynecology.  Scott assumed the Critical Care portfolio in Sept 2017, Obstetrics & Gynecology in July 2018 and has continued to serve as the Zone Manager in Emergency Medicine since 2008.   Scott completed his Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) at the University of Calgary in 1993 specializing in Human Resources and International Management, and his Bachelor of Arts Honors degree in 1989 from the University of Regina.  Scott is a 23 year Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) in Alberta, and holds a Certified International Trade Professional Designation (CITP) in Canada.  Previously Scott served as the Vice President of Operations & Human Resources at The Brenda Strafford Foundation, and as Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at a for profit healthcare college in Oahu, Hawaii.  He has also served as an International Development Consultant with the Canadian International Development Agency in Guyana, Manager of the Mount Royal University Small Business Training Centre, and as a Market Intelligence Research Officer for the Canadian Federal Government at the Canadian High Commission in Trinidad.  In addition, he served as the Manager of Business Training & Commercial Accounts with the Business Development Bank of Canada.  Scott has lived and/or worked in Hawaii, Canada, Trinidad, Guyana, Haiti, and Dominica.  Scott is married and has very active six and nine year old boys.  He enjoys spending quality time with his family, his French bulldog, jogging, travelling, and volunteering with World Vision.