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McTaggart-Cowan, Helen
Dr. Helen McTaggart-Cowan is a University Research Associate in the Faculty of Health Sciences at SFU. She is also a Senior Health Economist at the BC Cancer Agency. Her research interests include cancer survivorship, quality of life, preference elicitation techniques, and health state development. She received her MSc from the Department of Health Care and […]
Sivakova, Rayna
Dr Rayna Sivakova graduated from the Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria in 2003. She completed her Family Practice residency at UBC in 2012 and joined the Gibsons Medical Clinic soon after that. Rayna enjoys all aspects of Family Medicine but has a special interest in providing Maternity Care including deliveries. Besides medicine, Rayna enjoys spending time with her husband, young […]
Sekhon, Maggie
Dr. Sekhon is fully licensed in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. She completed her pediatric training in Arizona and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship in Utah, before moving back to the Lower Mainland, where she grew up. In addition to practicing in General Pediatrics, Dr. Sekhon is a Neonatologist at Royal Columbian Hospital. She is excited by the […]
Roberts, Jeff
Dr. Roberts has B.Sc. (hon) and M.D. degrees from the University of British Columbia. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at McGill University, then a three-year fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. Upon completing his training, Dr. Roberts […]
Roberts, Martha
Martha has been deeply interested in women’s health since the birth of her first child at home in East Vancouver in 1997. Prior to her midwifery education, Martha worked in community-based women’s health initiatives and participatory action research with low-income mothers and children in the Lower Mainland. Martha received her Bachelor of Midwifery from the […]
Pooni, Amrita
Resident Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Phillips, Rachel
Rachel Phillips (Executive Director) is a health sociologist with a passion for the non-profit sector, evidence based service delivery, and health and social equity. For over a decade Rachel has been involved in community-based research addressing social determinants of health among people in the sex industry, women who use substances during pregnancy and early parenting, social welfare […]
Palmer, Becky
Dr. Becky Palmer serves as the Chief Nursing Officer. She was born in Saskatchewan, raised in Alberta and has been living in BC since 1987. In her role as CNO, Dr. Palmer leads FNHA’s Nursing Services and oversees both operations and transformation of nursing programs with an emphasis on quality. Her initial focus is on […]
Wood, Mary
I was born and raised on a small farm on Gabriola Island and moved to Victoria to complete my undergrad in Biology at UVic. I worked for an ophthalmologist following graduation and began my journey at UBC Medical School last fall. Over the last year I have developed a keen interest in endocrinology, specifically in fertility and reproductive […]