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Meet our Physicians
Dr. Rita Awad
Dr. Rita Awad. MB BCh, CCFP. Family physician and active member of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. She graduated from the faculty of medicine at Alexandria University in 1990. She has been in practice in Canada since 2011. She speaks English and Arabic.
Dr. Awad completed her family medicine residency in Newfoundland.
She is our kindest physician and the person to go to for problem solving.
Dr. Abdelshahid
Dr. Raafat Abdelshahid. MB BCh, CCFP. Family physician and active member of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. He graduated from faculty of Medicine at Cairo University in 1986. He speaks English and Arabic.
Dr. Abdelshahid is a great listener, and strong advocate for his patients.
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Dr. Oussama Fares
Dr. Oussama Fares. MB BCh, DESS. CCFP. Family physician and active member of College of physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. He graduated from the faculty of medicine at the Cairo University in 2001. He completed a degree in health services administration at the school of public health at the University of Montreal. Dr. Fares completed his residency in family medicine at McGill University in 2011. Dr. Fares has an interest in men's health and psychotherapy.
Dr. Narmin Ibrahim
Dr. Narmin Ibrahim. MB ChB. CCFP. FCFP. Family physician and active member of College of physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. She graduated from faculty of medicine at Salahaddin University in 1986. Dr. Ibrahim specialized in Gynaecology and Obstetrics before completed her family medicine residency at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Ibrahim recently moved to Ottawa from Saskatchewan where she practiced family medicine and provided obstetrics care for 17 years. She received additional training in cosmetic procedures. She speaks English, Kurdish and Arabic.
Dr. Ibrahim is very passionate and serious about her work. She knows more than average about war and peace.
Dr. Nassef Beshara
Dr Nassef Beshara
Family physician and active member of College of physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and the college of family physicians of Canada.
Dr. Beshara graduated from the faculty of medicine at the Cairo University in 1996. With a strong knowledge in internal medicine ,he moved to Ottawa from Quebec where he practiced family medicine for 7 years.
Dr. Beshara speaks English, French and Arabic and passionately works with his patients to find the best care they need.
Dr. Karin Petersen
Dr. Karin Petersen. BSc, Msc, CCFP, FCFP. Family Physician and active member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Dr. Petersen graduated from the Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa in 2000, and completed her Rural Family Medicine Residency in Alberta and Ontario, and has worked and taught in diverse locations including Tanzania, Kenya, New Zealand, Northwest Territories, and Northern Ontario. She is fluent in English, German, and is currently studying Spanish.
Dr. Petersen has special interests in dermatology and mental health.