Our Team

Medical Director

Dr. Michael R. Lyon, BSc, MD, ABOM

Dr. Lyon is a published researcher in the fields of nutrition, appetite regulation, dietary fiber, and blood sugar regulation. He is Board Certified in Obesity Medicine through the American Board of Obesity Medicine and he completed a three year family practice residency in 1988 and was Board Certified through the American Board of Family Medicine. He has been a National Team Physician and his practice has focused upon sports and fitness medicine, nutrition, lifestyle modification, addictions, mental health, cognitive behavioral therapy and obesity medicine.

Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Steve Ligertwood, BSc, MD

Dr Ligertwood is a Family Practice trained physician who has been a Hospitalist at the Royal Columbian Hospital for over 20 years. During that time his focus has been on developing unique care delivery models for healthcare systems. In addition to his clinical work, he has held leadership positions for the purpose of developing the field of Hospital Medicine in Canada. For the last 10 years his focus has been on developing quality improvement processes for hospitals as well as the development of the unique model of care provided by the Medical Weight Management Program.

Internal Medicine

Dr. Jacek Cieslak, MD, FRCPC, ABOM

Internal Medicine

Dr. Jeff Kerrie, MD, FRCPC

Internal Medicine

Dr. Jennifer Montis, MD, FRCPC

Internal Medicine

Dr. Alison Walzak, MD, FRCPC

Internal Medicine

Dr. Haerin Kim, MD, FRCPC, ABOM

Internal Medicine

Dr. Sylvie Galindo, MD, FRCPC

Internal Medicine

Family Practice

Dr. Carolyn Feeley, MD

General Family Practice

Dr. Trung Binh Hoang, MD

General Family Practice

Dr. Valerie Imperial, MD

General Family Practice

Dr. Peyman Saleheh-Shoshtari, MD, CCFP

General Family Practice

Dr. Saad Jabbour, MD, ABOM

General Family Practice

Associate Faculty

Sandra Elia

Food Addiction Counselor

Dr. Shauna Correia, B. Eng, MDCM, FRCPC

Psychiatrist and Sexual Medicine Specialist

Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley, PhD, R. Psych

Registered Clinical Psychologist

Managers & Supervisors

Karen Tulloch, BSc. BCAK Registered Kinesiologist

Manager of Program Development and Physician Services

Philip Ngo, BSc. Food, Nutrition & Health, ACE Certified Personal Trainer

Manager of Program Operations

Dr. Soosan Davis, International Medical Graduate, MAS, (Global Health and Human Services Administration)

Patient Care Manager & Diabetes Educator

Allied Health Professionals

Veronica I. Kacinik, MSc, RD, PHEc, CDE

Registered Dietitian, Bariatric Program

Katja Demmer, BSc. Psychology, MSc. Psychology

Mental Health Coach and Group Facilitator

Carla Obando, RD

Registered Dietitian

Obesity Medicine Assistants

Dr. Javad Ahmadi, International Medical Graduate

Obesity Medicine Assistant

Dr. Fraser Barnes, International Medical Graduate, MBA, DMC

Obesity Medicine Assistant

Cory Lara, BSc. Food, Nutrition, Health, Certified Health Coach

Obesity Medicine Assistant

Cindy Chen, BSc. Biomedical Physiology

Senior Obesity Medicine Assistant

Linda Phan, BSc. Food, Nutrition, Health

Program Administrative Coordinator

Sydney Overland, BSc. Kinesiology

Obesity Medicine Assistant

Denise Maxwell, BSc. Nutrition & Food Science, MSc. Agricultural and Resource Economics, Certified Health Coach

Obesity Medicine Assistant

Lydia Ng, HBSc. Neuroscience and Nutritional Sciences

Obesity Medicine Assistant

Johan De Haan, BSc. Nutrition & Dietetics

Obesity Medicine Assistant

Clementine Ng, BSc. Food & Nutritional Sciences

Obesity Medicine Assistant

Dr. Alferin Danne, International Medical Graduate

Obesity Medicine Assistant

Front Office

Sandra Lyon

Director of Financial Operations

Jemmilee Poblete, BSc.

Medical Office Assistant Supervisor

Cibin Benny

Administrative Assistant

Trena Logan

Medical Office Assistant

Shayne Balontong

Medical Office Assistant

Kelci Hallworth

Medical Office Assistant

Carrie Parask

Medical Office Assistant