New Patients
We are not currently taking applications for new patients.
Our Location
We are located on Waddington Road near the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.
We are not currently taking applications for new patients.
We are located on Waddington Road near the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.
Anchor Family Medicine is a full service Family Practice clinic located in Nanaimo, BC. We are a UBC Family Medicine Learning Centre to help teach the next generation of Family Doctors.
There are 10 Family Doctors and 2 UBC Family Practice Residents working at Anchor Family Medicine as well as Internal Medicine Specialist, Dr. Leo Wu.
Dr. Katherine Coupland (for the retired Dr. Kathi King's Family Practice)
Dr. Sandy da Silva
Dr. Danielle Downe
Dr. Sunelle Fawell
Dr. Patrick Kerridge
Dr. Derek Poteryko
Dr. Anita Rashidi
Dr. Aaron Sobkowicz
Dr. Tim Walters
Dr. Tony Zuccaro
Dr. Shabana Jamani, R2
Dr. Helena Kita, R1
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Our Family Doctors routinely manage chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease, COPD, depression/anxiety, etc.
At our clinic we offer comprehensive care for women and can provide prenatal shared care.
Anchor Family Medicine is a teaching site for the UBC Family Practice Residency Program. The program is 2 years long with new residents starting in July of every year.
We offer excisional (lumps and bumps) biopsy, sutures, IUD insertion, PAP testing, wart cryotherapy and other services.
When our patients are admitted to hospital some of our Family Doctors provide inpatient care and visit you in hospital.