About the Representative Assembly
The Representative Assembly includes a diverse representation of family physicians and specialists, those practicing in rural and urban communities, and those in all stages of their medical careers.
The Representative Assembly:
- Is an influential body representing members’ interests and providing guidance to the Board, enhancing accountability between the Board and members.
- Is comprised of 106 voting delegates representing all sections and geographic areas, including rural and First Nations communities, students and residents, the Society of Specialists, and BC Family Doctors. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker are non-voting, as are the nine Board Directors who participate in the Assembly.
- Has the power to remove Board Directors at large if it feels they are not acting in the interests of the broader membership.
- Marks the first time that a governing body of Doctors of BC has an equal number of specialists and family physicians.
RA reports
Read the latest news and happenings from the Representative Assembly.
Board delegates
Speaker
Dr Lloyd Oppel
Deputy Speaker
Dr Alicia Pawluk
Past President
Dr Ahmer Karimuddin
Districts
Lower Island (District 1)
Dr Stuart Bax
Family Physician
Dr Jennifer Rajala
Specialist
Upper Island (District 2)
Dr Anas Toweir
Family Physician
Dr David Kim
Specialist
Vancouver/Richmond (District 3)
Dr Dedeshya Holowenko
Family Physician
Dr Ali Zentner
Specialist
North/West Vancouver, Sunshine Coast, Howe Sound, Bella Coola Valley Central Coast & Powell River (District 4)
Dr Ramona Penner
Family Physician
Dr Warda Toma
Specialist
North of the Fraser River (District 5)
Dr Baldev Sanghera
Family Physician
Dr Thomas Covello
Specialist
South of the Fraser River (District 6)
Vacant
Family Physician
Dr Emil Lee
Specialist
Okanagan Thompson (District 7)
Dr Janet Evans
Family Physician
Dr Zhongchuen Chen
Specialist
East / West Kootenays (District 8)
Vacant
Family Physician
Dr Samantha Segal
Specialist
Skeena (District 9)
Dr Carla Gemeinhardt
Family Physician
Vacant
Specialist
Cariboo / Peace River (District 10)
Dr Ian Schokking
Family Physician
Dr Fareen Din
Specialist
Rural
Dr Flora Barnard
Family Physician
Dr Mallory Quinn
Family Physician
Dr Denise Jaworsky
Specialist
Vacant
Specialist
First Nations
Dr Ami Brousseau
Family Physician
Dr Curt Smecher
Specialist
Medical sections
Allergy and Immunology
Dr Angeliki Barlas
Specialist
Cardiology
Dr Calvin Tong
Specialist
Critical Care
Dr Adam Thomas
Specialist
Dermatology
Dr Michael Copley
Specialist
Emergency Medicine
Dr Keith Hutchison
Specialist
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Dr Monika Pawlowska
Specialist
Gastroenterology
Dr Rohit Pai
Specialist
General Internal Medicine
Dr Casey Chan
Specialist
Geriatric Medicine
Dr Hetesh Ranchod
Specialist
Hematology and Oncology
Dr Alym Abdulla
Specialist
Infectious Diseases
Dr Emilie Stevens
Specialist
Internal Medicine
Dr Janet Simons
Specialist
Lab Medicine (BCALP)
Vacant
Specialist
Nephrology
Vacant
Specialist
Neurology
Dr Dex Arnold
Specialist
Nuclear Medicine
Vacant
Specialist
Pain Medicine
Vacant
Specialist
Palliative Care
Dr Brittany Rance
Specialist
Pediatrics
Dr Odion Kalaci
Specialist
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Vacant
Specialist
Psychiatry (BCPA)
Dr Ijaz Hussain
Specialist
Public Health and Preventive Medicine Physicians
Dr Helena Swinkels
Specialist
Radiation Oncology
Dr Jim Rose
Specialist
Radiology
Dr Brenda Farnquist
Specialist
Respiratory Medicine
Dr Philip Hui
Specialist
Rheumatology
Dr Shaghayegh Khayambashi
Specialist
Surgical sections
Anesthesiology
Dr Andrea Vrana
Specialist
Cardiac Surgery
Vacant
Specialist
Chest Surgery
Dr Maurice Blitz
Specialist
General Surgery
Dr Scott Cowie
Specialist
Neurosurgery
Dr Jean-Francois Chevalier
Specialist
OBGYN
Dr Jennifer Kozic
Specialist
Ophthalmology
Dr Glen Hoar
Specialist
Orthopaedics
Dr Nimrod Levy
Specialist
Otorhinolaryngology
Dr Maureen Harriman
Specialist
Plastic Surgery
Dr Rebecca Morley
Specialist
Urology
Dr Reza Hamidizadeh
Specialist
Vascular Surgery
Vacant
Specialist
Other sections
Clinical Faculty
Dr Elizabeth Wiley
Mixed
Sports/Exercise Medicine
Dr Sara Forsyth
Family Physician
Hospital Medicine
Dr Kieran Nair
Family Physician
Surgical Assists
Dr Natalie Barlow
Mixed
GP Oncologist
Dr Mary Georgilas
Family Physician
Section of Family Medicine
General Appointee
Dr Melissa Duff
Dr Jennifer Maxwell
Dr Olivia Tseng
Dr Sara Nimmo
Dr Forson Chan
Dr Nicholas Petropolis
Dr Alexandra Dozzi
Dr Shelly Eckland Jetzer
Dr Jennifer Lush
Dr Grant Del Begio
Dr David Whittaker
Dr Magda Du Plessis
Dr Celestine Esume
Dr Philip Kubara
Dr Sujatha Nilavar
Dr Corina Ciolacu
Dr Goldis Mitra
Dr Nicole Minielly
Dr Kamiko Bressler
Dr Irfan Rajani
Dr Darren Joneson
Dr Edward Krickan
Dr Nooshin Nikoo
Dr Tobias Gelber
Dr Maryam Zeineddin
Dr Danette Dawkin
Dr Vincent Wong
Dr Elizabeth Zubek
Dr Oona Hayes
Dr Laura Asplin
Dr Lucy Ting
Dr Tahmeena Ali
Other appointments
BC Family Doctors
Dr Birinder Narang
Family Physician
Consultant Specialists of BC
Dr Robert Carruthers
Specialist
Medical Undergraduate Society
Elsie Wang
Resident Doctors of BC
Dr Harrison Anzinger
Canadian Medical Association
Dr Nigel Walton
Family Physician