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Academic office address:

Dalhousie Family Medicine
1465 Brenton Street, Suite 402
Halifax NS  B3J 3T4

Phone: 902-473-4747
Toll-free: 800-319-9089
Fax: 902-473-4760
Email: dfmreception@dal.ca


View our teaching sites for additional contact information for faculty and staff.

Directory

Administration

Department Head
Dr. Katherine Stringer
Phone: 902-473-4624
Email: dfmhead@dal.ca

Associate Department Head
Dr. Joanna Zed
Phone: 902-473-4700
Email: joanna.zed@dal.ca 

Chief Operating Officer
John Campbell
Phone: 902-473-8035
Email: dfmcoo@dal.ca

Administrative Assistant
Victoria Hartlen
Phone: 902-473-8043
Email: dfmadmin@dal.ca

Financial Manager
Brittany DeYoung
Phone: 902-473-1545
Email: dfmfinance@dal.ca

Financial Coordinator
Robert Avery
Email: dfmfinancialcoordinator@dal.ca

Financial Coordinator 
Deepika Mathur
Email: dfmfinassist@dal.ca

Physician Resource Officer
Denise Lavoie
Phone: 902-491-5895 
Email: fmfocus@dal.ca

Medical Education - Program Office

*Please email fmeducation@dal.ca for general inquiries about the Dalhousie Family Medicine Education Program. Your email will be forwarded accordingly.  

Postgraduate Program Director
Dr. Sasha Sealy
Phone: 902-473-8047
Email: sasha.sealy@dal.ca

Assistant Postgraduate Program Director
Dr. Jennifer Leverman
Email: Jennifer.leverman@dal.ca

Undergraduate Program Director
Dr. Jacalynne Hernandez-Lee
Phone: 902-473-8047
Email: j.hernandez-lee@dal.ca

Clerkship Director
Dr. Elaine Davies
Email: fmcd@dal.ca

Medical Education Manager
Nancy McCarther
Phone: 902-473-4746
Email: nancy.mccarther@dal.ca

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Accreditation and CaRMS Administrator
James Logan
Phone: 902-473-4748
Email: fmresidency@dal.ca
For accreditation matters, please email: fmaccreditation@dal.ca

Administative Coordinator
Patricia Belgrave
Phone: 902-473-4725
Email: fmmeadm@dal.ca

Assessment, QI, and Data Specialist
Jenna Beresford
Phone: 902-491-5888
Email: fmeval@dal.ca / fmito45@dal.ca

Curriculum and Undergraduate Coordinator
Xiao Han
Email: fmcuc@dal.ca

Education Committee Secretary
Sarah Clark
Email: fmcommittees@dal.ca

Halifax Site Administrator
Melissa Maloney
Phone: 902-473-4744
Email: fmresidency.halifax@dal.ca

Halifax Site Residency Education Scheduler
Sheyna Shinjo
Phone: 902-473-8042
Email: dfmcurriculum@dal.ca

Medical Education and Enhanced Skills Coordinator
Aleya MacNeil
Phone: 902-473-4749
Email: fmmec@dal.ca
Enhanced Skills: fmes@dal.ca

Medical Education Assistant
Sarah Scholl
Phone: 902-473-8047
Email: fmeducation@dal.ca

Scheduling Coordinator
Melanie MacLean
Phone: 902-473-4748
Email: dfm.undergrad@dal.ca

Research Unit

Contact information for the research team can be found on the Primary Care Research Unit's Contact Us page.

Director, Research & Scholarly Activities
Dr. Helena Piccinini
Phone: 902-473-4700
Email: helena.piccinini@dal.ca

Research Operations Manager
Barbara O'Neill
Phone: 902-473-3484
Email: bloneill@dal.ca

Research Administrative Assistant
Phone: 902-473-4741
Email: dfmresearch@dal.ca

Faculty Development

Director, Faculty Development 
Dr. Kathleen Horrey
Phone: 902-473-4747
Email: kathleen.horrey@dal.ca

Admin Assistant, Faculty Development
Phone: 902-473-8047
Email: fmfacdev@dal.ca

Program Chief Resident and Site Associate Chief Residents

Program chief resident

Dr. Michael Coldwell
mc423899@dal.ca

Associate chief residents

Annapolis Valley
Dr. Manolhas Karkada
m.karkada@dal.ca

Cape Breton iFM/EM
Dr. Annie Dube
adube@dal.ca

Cape Breton - Inverness
Dr. Aaron Louette
ar351234@dal.ca

Cape Breton - Sydney
Dr. Sarah Galley
sarah.galley@dal.ca

Fredericton        
Dr. Alyssa Dickinson
al329793@dal.ca

Halifax
Dr. Ashlyn Kopanski
ashlyn.kopanski@dal.ca

Dr. Michael Coldwell (South Shore)
mc423899@dal.ca

hfxchief@dal.ca

Moncton
Dr. Claudia MacIsaac
claudia.macisaac@dal.ca

North Nova
Dr. Brett Ells
br978501@dal.ca

Dr. Haruka Kashiwai (Assistant)
hr957173@dal.ca

Prince Edward Island
Dr. Tessa Bendyshe-Walton
ts851189@dal.ca

Saint John
Dr. Khoi Dao
kh450940@dal.ca

Saint John iFMEM (co chiefs)
Dr. Yousuf Ahmed
Yousuf.ahmed@dal.ca

Dr. Iain McPhee
Iain.McPhee@dal.ca

South West Nova           
Dr. Alyssa Kidd
al484766@dal.ca

Nova Scotia Practice Ready Assessment Program


Dr. Fiona Bergin, Clinical Director
Gwen MacPherson, Program Coordinator

Phone: 902-473-4392
Fax: 902-421-0081
Email: info@nsprap.ca

Website: nsprap.com


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