The expertise available inside MedCare Plus Medical Clinic is a rare combination. Most clinics have family physicians on staff—MedCare+ has a team of family physicians, but also a clinical counsellor, a rheumatologist and a physiotherapist, all in one place, all working alongside one another for wrap-around care. Additionally, there is a pharmacy next door so patients can have seamless care.
This multidisciplinary approach allows the team to offer a spectrum of services that includes general medicine, prenatal care, women’s health and geriatric care, to name just a few.
The new clinic is truly a family affair: the team includes siblings Dr. Sumeet Kalia and Dr. Deepika Kalia, both family doctors, and Jessica Kalia, a clinical counsellor, along with Dr. Sumeet Kalia’s wife, rheumatologist Dr. Arina Garg. They’re joined by Dr. Anna Chong, who is also a family physician, and Nikhita Jain, who offers physiotherapy services.
“Our team is ready to provide exceptional care,” says Dr. Kalia. “Our doctors get to know you and your family, providing comprehensive and continuing health care. We strive to help you improve your quality of life and work with you to achieve your wellness goals.”
For the team at MedCare+, this clinic is both a homecoming and the realization of a long-held goal. “Burnaby is home and always will be,” says Dr. Kalia. “My sisters, and I were born and raised here. Us three and my wife have always dreamed of coming back and opening a clinic together in Burnaby and giving back to the community here. It’s truly a blessing for us to be back.”
Dr. Kalia has been immersed in health care in Burnaby and the surrounding region since returning from his family medicine residency in Pittsburgh. He is a physician at the George Derby Residential Care facility, and has been working as a primary care provider at the Central Park Covid Centre for the last five months, and is a hospitalist physician at Langley Memorial.
He has also been elected to the Board of Directors of the Divisions of Family Medicine. It’s no surprise the Kalia family found their path in medicine. Their grandfather was a physician in India, inspiring each of them to follow in his footsteps in their own unique ways.
Now, the physicians and the rest of the team are excited to see their commitment and passion for medicine make a difference for patients at MedCare+.
“We strive to provide patient-centred care. We are committed to educating our patients so they can make informed choices regarding their health care.” That goal is one shared by the entire team.
“Our hope is that MedCare+ patients receive compassionate care. I hope they feel that all their concerns are heard and addressed,” says Dr. Kalia. “I hope they feel at home with us and part of the family. Excellence for us is being able to provide excellent care to our patients.”
The clinic is currently accepting new patients, for both virtual appointments by phone or video, or in-person. Same day appointments are available for urgent help, and each of family doctors are still accepting new patients for long-term care.
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