Every year, for over 40 years, medical specialists have volunteered their time traveling to the Northern Medical Clinics in communities such as Cochrane and Kirkland Lake. This saves people in northern communities the expenses, time and difficulties of travelling to see specialists and receiving treatments. Over two-thirds of the patients that come to the clinics reported that additional travel would simply be too expensive for them.
Please see below for information about clinics that will be held this year.
Annie Janson, Mr. & Mrs. Plourde, and Dr. Markku Nousiainen at a Northern Medical Clinic.
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Dr. Dale Dantzer, Upper Extremities Surgeon from North York General Hospital in Toronto, visits with patient Michael Hasting at the Northern Medical Clinic in Cochrane.
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NORTHERN MEDICAL CLINICS SCHEDULE
** The following schedule is tentative and subject to change without notice. Please double check clinic dates with Northern Medical Clinics administration at
705-272-2499 or email northernclinics@marchofdimes.ca.
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DATE |
AREA OF CARE |
COCHRANE
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November 23, 2018
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- Hips & Knees – Dr. Frank Mastrogiacomo
- Hip & Knee - Dr. Evan Watts
- Hand & Wrist – Dr. Sharon Kim
- Spine – Dr. Harsha Malempati
- Upper Extremities – Dr. Mehdi Sadoughi
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COCHRANE
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January 25, 2019
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- Sports Medicine – Dr. Jihad Abouali
- Spine - Dr. Harsha Malempati
- Hip & Knee - Dr. Evan Watts
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COCHRANE
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February 22, 2019
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- Hips & Knees – Dr. Shawn Garbedian
- Hips & Knees – Dr. Herman Dhotar
- Upper Extremities – Dr. Mehdi Sadoughi
- Spine - Dr. Jeremie Larouche (Dr. Frank Lyons)
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COCHRANE
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MARCH 22, 2019 (TBC)
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- Paediatric Orthopaedic - Dr. Andrew Howard (fellow)
- Osteoporosis - Dr. Lianne Tile
- Foot & Ankle - Dr. Gladys Chan (TBC)
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Supported by our staff, volunteers, host hospitals and various local organizations, the clinics have also received funding from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care through its Northern Health Programs and Planning Branch, as well as the Porcupine United Way.
Northern Medical Clinics receive funding from Cochrane - Timiskaming United Way
and from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care