Vanessa Brcic, MD, CCFP
Vancouver, BC (Chair/Présidente)
Alin Circo, MD, MSc
Montreal, QC
Breanna Davis, MD, CCFP
Melfort, SK
Jennifer LeMessurier, MD, MPH, CCFP
Ottawa, ON
Alexandra Mitcham, MD, CCFP
Toronto, ON
Maria J. Patriquin, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Halifax, NS
Emmanuelle Trépanier, MD, CMFC, MSc
Montreal, QC
Edward Xie, MD, CCFP(EM), DTMH, MSc
Toronto, ON
Editorial Advisory Board Bios
Vanessa Brcic, MD, CCFP
Vancouver, BC (Chair/Présidente)
Dr. Vanessa Brcic is a Vancouver-based family physician, UBC Clinical Assistant Professor, community-based researcher, and graduate of the UBC Clinician Scholar Program. She is active in the community, currently as the co-Founder and current co-Chair of Basics for Health Society, and as a Research Associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (BC office). She has a special interest in safe, compassionate and equitable health care, and the social determinants of health. Clinically, her work is focused on the interdisciplinary care of vulnerable patients and those with complex chronic conditions; she brings to this work insights from her own experience as a patient, as well as additional certification in relational somatic therapy for trauma, and GunnIMS for chronic pain. She also has a growing interest in contributing to the growth of culturally safe care for Indigenous peoples.
Alin Circo MD, MSc
Montreal, QC
Dr. Alin Circo graduated from Luliu Hatieganu University in Cluj, Romania and went on to complete a MSc at the University of Montreal, followed by several years of Postdoctoral fellow and as a research assistant at Sainte Justine Hospital in Montreal. For several years, his research interests gravitated around the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Answering the call to clinical practice, he is completing his residency training in Family Medicine at the Laval University.
Breanna Davis, MD, CCFP
Melfort, SK
Breanna Davis graduated from the University of Saskatchewan and completed residency in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Dr Davis continued her involvement with the residency program initially as Community Faculty, then became the Residency Training Coordinator and is currently the Resident Research Coordinator. Dr Davis has a full service practice in the communities of Prince Albert and Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Outside of her academic and clinical responsibilities she enjoys spending time with her young family.
Emmanuelle Trépanier, MD, CMFC, MSc
Montreal, QC
Dr Emmanuelle Trépanier completed her family medicine training at University of Montreal in 2016, where she also pursued a master's degree in health service administration at the School of Public Health. She is part of the Montreal based Verdun Family Medicine Group (GMF-U), where she is co-responsible for a clinic offering care to adolescents and young adults with complex psychosocial needs. Her research interests are the organization of primary care, the transition from pediatric to adult care for youth with complex health care needs as well as the role of primary care in this process.
Jennifer LeMessurier, MD, MPH
Ottawa, ON
Jennifer LeMessurier is a resident training in the Public Health and Preventive Medicine and Family Medicine programs at the University of Ottawa. Originally from Newfoundland, she graduated from medical school at Memorial University, where she also completed her Master of Public Health degree. Her academic interests include teaching undergraduate medical students and public health research. She is always homesick for the ocean, but currently enjoys her view of the Rideau Canal.
Alexandra Mitcham, MD
Toronto, ON
Alexandra Mitcham is completing her residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Toronto. She completed her MSc in Epidemiology at the University of Guelph and graduated from medical school at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Maria J. Patriquin, MD, CCFP
Halifax, NS
Dr. Patriquin graduated from McMaster University in 1996 and went on to complete a Women's Health Fellowship at Women's College Hospital where she subsequently went on staff. Dr Patriquin returned to her native Halifax and in 2012 established Living Well Integrative Health Center which has been recognized by the CFPC as a Patient Medical Home success story. Dr Patriquin has subspecialty training in mindfulness and CBT from U Mass Med School and in 2016 received the CFPC 60/20 PMH Care and Compassion Grant. She is a founding member of the Association for Positive Psychiatry of Canada. She is the Atlantic Canada Representative on the Mental Health Committee of the CFPC. She is an assistant professor At Dalhousie University Department of Family Medicine.
Edward Xie, MD, CCFP(EM), DTMH, MSc
Toronto, ON
Edward is a Clinician Investigator at UHN in Toronto and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto where he is a Faculty co-Lead of climate change and health. He has volunteered with Médecins Sans Frontières, at clinics for uninsured patients, and as an executive member of Global Health Emergency Medicine (GHEM). Edward's research interests focus on determinants of health and inter-sectoral problems, such as homelessness and addictions. He completed an MSc in London with a focus on economic analysis and social policy. He enjoys rock climbing, but is not very good at it.