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About the Department of Medicine

Our Mission: To equitably advance health and wellness by cultivating a community of diverse physicians who lead through care delivery, discovery, innovation, education, and knowledge implementation.

 

Our Vision: Optimal healthcare and wellness for all.

Core Values

Community of Colleagues

Working collaboratively to create a respectful, inclusive, engaging and compassionate environment for our patients, our colleagues and each other.

Citizenship in Action

Focused on accountability, transparency and fulfilling our collective duties to provide high quality patient-centered care to all Albertans.

Leading Through Excellence

By promoting the curiosity and courage needed to aspire innovation and excellence in academic medicine across the CARE (clinical; administration/leadership; research; education/training) pillars.

Focusing on Wellness

Where valuing wellness for the collective supports patients’ safety, as well as promotes individual department members to realize optimal integration of career with their personal life.

Geographic Scope

The Department of Medicine is located in the Alberta Health Services – Calgary Zone and at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.

The Department serves a catchment of 2.4 million residents of Southern Alberta, Southeastern British Columbia and Southwestern Saskatchewan.

Department Members are located in 7 medical sites across Calgary, including the Foothills Medical Centre (FMC) and UCalgary Foothills Campus, Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC) and Sunridge Medical Gallery, Rockyview General Hospital (RGH), South Health Campus (SHC), Richmond Road Diagnostic and Treatment Centre (RRDTC), Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre, and Bridgeland Seniors Health Centre.

DoM Administrative Team

NameRole(s)Contact
Allison MirotchnikZone Clinical Department Manager

Lanza D'Silva

P: 403-944-8222  |  E: lanza.d’silva@ahs.ca

Dr. Jayna Holroyd-LeducZone Clinical & Academic Department Head

Lanza D'Silva

P: 403-944-8222  |  E: lanza.d’silva@ahs.ca

Dr. Doreen RabiZone Academic Deputy Department Head

Lanza D'Silva

P: 403-944-8222  |  E: lanza.d’silva@ahs.ca

Dr. Chandra ThomasZone Clinical Deputy Department Head

Lanza D'Silva

P: 403-944-8222  |  E: lanza.d’silva@ahs.ca

Dr. Ward FlemonsVice Chair Health Analytics & Safety

Dianne Aronyk

P: 403-220-8722  |  E: dianne.aronyk@ucalgary.ca

Dr. Karen FruetelVice Chair Education

Trudi Jersak

P: 403-944-2146  |  E: trudi.jersak@ahs.ca

Dr. Kelle HurdVice Chair Indigenous Health

Bonnie Kraft

P: 403-220-6660  |  E: blkraft@ucalgary.ca

Dr. Jane LemaireVice Chair Physician Wellness & Vitality

Eva Gordon

P: 403-210-7736  |  E: emgordon@ucalgary.ca

Dr. Shannon RuzyckiAssociate Vice Chair Physician Wellness, Vitality & EDI

Daniella Hibberd

P: 403-944-5680  |  E: daniella.hibberd@ahs.ca

Dr. Melanie StapletonAssociate Vice Chair Education

April Gran

P: 403-943-5708  |  E: rvapril.gran@ahs.ca

Dr. Kelly ZarnkeVice Chair Workforce Planning

Lanza D'Silva

P: 403-944-8222 |  E: lanza.d'silva@ahs.ca

Dr. Kim CheemaSite Lead - Richmond Road Diagnostic & Treatment Centre

Diana Abouarabi

P: 403-805-3298  |  E: diana.abouarabi@ahs.ca

Dr. Jolene HawsSite Lead - South Health Campus 
Dr. Rachid MohamedSite Lead - Peter Lougheed Medical Centre 
Dr. Caley ShukalekSite Lead - Foothills Medical Centre

Miwa Shibuya

P: 403-210-8468  |  E: mmshibuy@ucalgary.ca

Dr. Kathryn WatsonSite Lead - Rockyview General Hospital 
Bryan BairstowFinance Team LeadP: 403-944-2275  |  E: bryan.bairstow@ahs.ca
Andrew Frank-WilsonAnalytics Team LeadP: 587-787-3404  |  E: andrew.frank-wilson@ahs.ca
Sandy HafezAdministrative Services/Support Manager - FMC / PLC / SRLP: 403-312-4754  |  E: sandy.hafez@ahs.ca
Pip HazellProject & Communications Coordinator P: 403-944-2577  |  E: phillippa.hazell@ahs.ca
Kelsey MuldoonPhysician Recruitment CoordinatorP: 403-944-2264  |  E: kelsey.muldoon@ahs.ca
Laurie WestonAdministrative Services/Support Manager - RRDTC / RGH / SHCP: 403-607-2583  |  E: laurie.weston@ahs.ca