Our Team

Dr. Rogan Thavarajah is a Family Physician at Hilltop Medical Clinic and the Board Chair for our Division. He moved to White Rock-South Surrey in 2016 from England, where he graduated from the University of Leicester and went on to work abroad for several years. Dr. Thavarajah worked for Medecins sans Frontieres in Sudan, did volunteer work in Sri Lanka, and worked in Australia for two years. He subsequently spent five years doing pediatrics training in England before completing his family practice training.

Brian Corcoran is Partner at the Law Firm PLLR Lawyers in Richmond and Vice-Chair for our Board. Brian assists many physicians with their corporate matters in his daily practice and is excited to lend his knowledge of corporate law and governance to our Division Board. Before moving west, he graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School and practiced law in Toronto. A long-time resident of South Surrey, Brian enjoys travelling, walking his dog, and spending time with his family and friends.

Nancy Mathias describes her tenure as the Executive Director for our Division from 2012 to 2020 as the highlight of her career. Prior to joining the Division she was Vice President, Programs and Special Initiatives for the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, and had worked as a Program Development Consultant for many years. Since retiring she has enjoyed traveling, keeping active, and loves a good beach walk (summer or winter). She feels extremely lucky to have lived in the South Surrey area for the past 35 years and believes that being a member of the Board will provide her the opportunity to give back to the community that she loves.

Dr. Jennifer Griffiths is a Family Physician at Hilltop Medical Clinic and a Director of our Board. She attended medical school at Yale and trained at UW Madison in Wisconsin and then was a Professor of Family Medicine there for close to seven years. She practiced as a General Practitioner in New Zealand for two years before moving to Washington, US. In 2018, Dr. Griffiths moved to Canada to practice in White Rock-South Surrey, where she enjoys walking to work and drinking Tim Horton’s coffee. Outside of her practice, she also likes hiking, biking, running, reading, and doing crossword puzzles.

Dr. John Phillips is a Family Physician at Highroads Medical Clinic and the Treasurer for our Board. He graduated from the University of Virginia (BA) and Virginia Commonwealth University (MD). After completing his residency in Family Medicine, he practiced in Virginia before moving to White Rock-South Surrey in 2017. His professional interests include medical education, sports medicine, and cardiology. Dr. Phillips enjoys helping to develop our community’s Primary Care Network and serving on our Patient Medical Home Working Group. He also works as a Hospitalist at Peace Arch Hospital part-time and is interested in improving transitions in care. Outside of work, he loves spending time with his family and running new trails here in BC.

Dr. Mildred Chang is a Hospitalist at Peace Arch Hospital and a Director of our Board. She attended medical school at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario during the last millennium. After training in Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, she worked in Winnipeg where she was a lecturer at the University of Manitoba. In 1992, she joined the White Rock-South Surrey medical community, where she practiced family, emergency and hospital medicine, and served as the department head of HM for the past several years. She has an interest in quality improvement, and enjoys mentoring medical students and residents as a clinical assistant professor at UBC. Her main “hobby” for many years had been raising their three children with her husband. She continues to enjoy learning, and now looks forward to reading more novels, playing with her grand-dogs, hiking, watching wildlife, and sleeping in on her days off.

Dr. Manpreet (Micky) Cooner is a Family Physician at Hilltop Medical Clinic and a Director of our Board. She emigrated to the White Rock-South Surrey area in 2012 with her family from the UK. She trained at the Royal London Hospital (UK) and graduated with her BSc (hons) and MBBS (UK) in 1996. Over the years she has developed interests in many areas of Medicine including academic General Practice where she taught at the University of Birmingham, Musculoskeletal Medicine and Medical Acupuncture, Medical Education, and teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Most recently she has developed an interest in perimenopause and menopause care. Dr. Cooner loves spending time with her family and baking them delicious treats. She loves enjoying the beautiful outdoors here in BC.

Dr. Susan Lee is a Family Physician at Well Health Morgan Crossing Medical Clinic and a Director of our Board. She received both her HBSc and Masters degrees at the University of Toronto before getting her medical degree at the University of British Columbia. She trained at NYGH in Toronto and since 2008 has been providing care to patients in White Rock and surrounding areas. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Lee is involved in Pathways and medical education. When not working, she can be found training on her Peleton bike to one day re-visit the Hartside Pass in the UK.

Quinn Gentles is a General Surgeon at Peace Arch Hospital. He completed his medical training, and surgical residency at the University of British Columbia. He was born and raised in Fort St. John, BC and has spent time living and working throughout our province as well as in Glasgow, Scotland before moving to White Rock with his family in 2023. He is interested in improving process for both patients and providers in our Healthcare system. Beyond medicine he spends his time on the ocean, in the kitchen, and gathering family and friends.

Division Staff

Amy Baumann

Andrea McCorkell

Sherry Sinclair

Eugene Apienti

Tione Dhesi

Gurveer Sidhu

Our Behaviours

We are willing to go first.
We look at successes outside of our field.
We try new things.
We are willing to make mistakes and learn from them.
We share our learning with others.

Us at Work and Play

Job Postings

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