Bios

Discover who your colleagues are

Lucille Poisson

What kind of doctor are you?
Family Doctor currently doing locums as a hospitalist at the Ottawa Rehab Centre

Tell us your hobbies or fun fact about you.
I convinced the CHC where I worked to do the musical/The Sound of Music

Jennifer Yau

What kind of doctor are you?
community family physician

Tell us your hobbies or fun fact about you.
first love - reading, new(ish) love - yoga

Chris Vadeboncoeur

What kind of doctor are you?
Retiring Dec 2026

Tell us your hobbies or fun fact about you.
Quilting

Lucie Beaupre

What kind of doctor are you?
MedicArt. / Dr Beaupre vein Clinic

Tell us your hobbies or fun fact about you.
I like walking; I used to play theater; I love wine and dine entertaining friends

Vanessa Murley

What kind of doctor are you?
Family Physician, Riverside Court Medical Clinic

Tell us your hobbies or fun fact about you.
I became a certified chainsaw operator this year

Helga Ehrlich

What kind of doctor are you?
Family Doctor - worked in Family Medicine Teaching Unit at Bruyere for 15 years and retired in Sept. 2025

Tell us your hobbies or fun fact about you.
Mom of 3 sons - climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to Uhuru Peak (top summit) in 1986 - love hiking, tennis, being silly, making friends, and travel - lived in NYC for 5 years and Manila for 3 years

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Sylvie Brule

What kind of doctor are you?
Semi retired family doctor works at Kid Come First

Tell us your hobbies or fun fact about you.
I love most outdoor activities

Alison Dugan

What kind of doctor are you?
I am a semi retired General Internist. I still do ward work at TOH, and some clinic work.

Tell us your hobbies or fun fact about you.
My recent challenge has been mastering solo canoe whitewater paddling.

Elise Azzi

What kind of doctor are you?
Family Doctor/Women's Health

Tell us your hobbies or fun fact about you.
Some of my favourite medical school memories are singing along with our med school choir - Do No Harmonics.

Caroline Gerin-Lajoie

What kind of doctor are you?
Psychiatrist, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Center

Tell us your hobbies or fun fact about you.
I love spending time at our cottage with the family and golden retriever