About Us

Dr. Peggy Aufricht

Dr. Aufricht completed her medical degree at the University of Calgary in 1984, and her family medicine residency at the Foothills Hospital in 1986. She is a Fellow of the College of Family Physicians, and was the project lead for the Crowfoot primary care reform pilot project. For the past five years, she has worked on planning and implementing new health initiatives within the Calgary Foothills Primary Network, a group of over 200 family physicians in northwest Calgary. Dr. Aufricht enjoys running, skiing, cycling, and hiking with her husband; her three children are now all grown up and off on their own adventures!

Dr. Kristine Bertsch

Dr. Kristine Bertsch was born and raised in Calgary, and after her undergraduate studies at the University of British Columbia and medical school at the University of Alberta, she returned to Calgary. She completed her residency at the Crowfoot Village Family Practice in 2010, and was the chief resident in her final year. Now, in addition to her family practice at Crowfoot Village Family Practice, she also works with the Northwest Maternity Group delivering babies at the Foothills Hospital. In her spare time, she and her husband enjoy hiking, running, cross-country skiing, and anything else that will get them out in the mountains!

Dr. Chris Bockmuehl

Dr. Bockmuehl was born in Switzerland and lived there, and in Germany until age 12 before emigrating to Vancouver. He completed medical school in Calgary in 1989 and his family medicine residency in Vancouver and Williams Lake in 1991. He returned to Calgary and practiced in the Southwest until joining CVFP in August of 2007. He is a fellow of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. Dr. Bockmuehl is married and has two teenagers at home. He plays cello and electric bass in a church band and occasionally enjoys flying the friendly western skies as a private pilot. distraught at the recent necktie ban by numerous international governing bodies. Please forgive him any Windsor knot relapses in which you may discover him.

Dr. Zoë Chan

Dr. Chan was born in Prince George, British Columbia and raised in North Vancouver, British Columbia. After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts at Simon Fraser University, she worked at the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority for a year. Afterwards, she went on to obtain her medical degree at the University of British Columbia. She completed her Family Medicine training at the University of Calgary. She brings with her a wide range of experiences: from 10 years of working with children at her local library; to working as a contraceptive counselor at Planned Parenthood; to building aqueducts in Costa Rica; to starting a clinic in Nepal. When she's not working, she enjoys travel, reading, movies, painting, cooking, and spending time with her husband and daughter.

Dr. Ted Jablonski

Dr. Ted Jablonski was born, raised and trained in Winnipeg (B.Sc. Med., MD 1984 – University of Manitoba, CCFP, FCFP) and has taught and practiced family medicine in rural Manitoba, Northern Saskatchewan and Northwestern Ontario before moving to Calgary in 1998. Ted is also a clinic associate at the Men's Sexual Health Clinic at the Southern Alberta Institute of Urology (in the Rocky View Hospital) and does consultant work in sexual medicine for Southern Alberta. He joined CVFP at the end of 2010, bringing his large community practice along. Ted continues to moonlight as "dr j", a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter who has 6 indie CD releases. He is married to Monique and has two very independent "adult kids". He successfully ran, cycled and spoke across Canada in the Fall of 2010 to raise awareness of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and inspired action to overcome it. www.SADnomore.ca

Dr. Katharine Johns

Dr. Katharine Johns graduated from the University of Alberta in 1992. She completed her Family Medicine Residency at the U of A in 1994 and her Emergency Medicine Certificate in 1995 as Chief Resident. She practiced Emergency Medicine at the Foothills and Peter Lougheed Centers from 1995 to 2006, with active participation in the STARS Air Ambulance Service, The PARTY Program, the EMS liaison committee and the teaching of medical students and residents. She joined CVFP permanently in 2006. Dr. Johns enjoys spending time with her two children, playing hockey, and playing the piano.

Dr. Michelle Klassen

Dr. Michelle Klassen joined CVFP in 2010 after completing her medical degree and residency in family medicine at the University of Calgary. She also has a Ph.D. in molecular virology and viral vaccine design from the University of Saskatchewan and a Certificate in Adult Education from Dalhousie University. Outside of CVFP, Dr. Klassen enjoys spending time with her husband Brian and their teenage daughter Rachel. Dr. Klassen can often be found at home cooking, reading or learning a new skill, at Canada Olympic Park at the luge track or in Canmore enjoying all that the mountains have to offer.

Dr. Jessica Orr

Dr. Orr officially joined CVFP as an Associate Physician in 2010. After graduating from the University of Alberta Medical School Dr. Orr moved to Calgary to complete her Family Medicine Residency. When not working she is busy with her adorable children Ben (4) Savanna (3) and Alyssa (10 mos). Their favorite outings are the zoo, science centre, and parks. She is 6'1" which isn't tall compared to her husband Chris who is "6'10". Together they built a customized house to accommodate their height. Dr. Orr also enjoys teaching children's Sunday school, painting, scrapbooking, camping, hiking and chocolate.

Dr. Janet Reynolds

Dr. Reynolds completed her medical degree at the University of Saskatchewan in 1997. She then moved to Ottawa to complete her Family Medicine training at the University of Ottawa in 1999. She worked in a rural setting in Ontario for two years prior to moving to Calgary.    Dr. Reynolds sits on the executive for the Alberta College of Family Physicians and is Chair of the Membership Advisory Committee, College of Family Physicians of Canada. Dr. Reynolds has been married to Chet for 17 years and they have two wonderful children, Caitland and Carson, and a dog, Molly. The four of them look forward to seeing the world together.

Dr. Karyn Richardson

Dr. Karyn Richardson joined CVFP in 2010 after completing her medical degree and residency in family medicine at the University of Calgary. She also has a BSc in neuroscience and a law degree from the University of Calgary. Outside her medical practice, she is kept busy with her three young children and their activities. She is a keen mountain biker, runner and skier and enjoys sharing her passion for the outdoors with her husband, children and friends.

Dr. Karen Seigel

Dr. Seigel grew up in Ottawa and completed a Master's of Epidemiology and her medical degree at Queen's University in Kingston. She came to Calgary in 2002 to complete her family medicine residency. She has been practicing in northwest Calgary since 2004.   Aside from seeing patients, Dr. Seigel is the Physician Lead for Population Health with the Calgary Foothills Primary Care Network. She enjoys being involved in research and is also a member of the Southern Alberta Primary Care Research Network. Outside of work, she enjoys playing her violin and photography, and loves spending time with her husband and two young kids.

Dr. Wendy Stefanek

After completing her Bachelor of Science degrees at the University of Calgary, Dr. Stefanek obtained her MD from the University of Alberta in 1998. She made the move back to Calgary to complete her Family Medicine residency at the University of Calgary. She began at CVFP as a locum physician during the fall of 2004. In addition to enjoying the diversity and flexibility of family medicine, Dr. Stefanek enjoys spending time with her family, running and reading for her book club.

Dr. Rick Ward

Rick has been a partner at CVFP since 1988. As well as his clinical practice, Rick is involved in teaching and program development with the Office of Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine. He is the President of the Alberta College of Family Physicians (2008 – 2010) and Physician Lead, Chronic Disease Management for the Calgary Foothills Primary Care Network. He teaches and consults in the areas of educational program development for physicians and multi disciplinary teams across Canada and internationally. Areas of clinical interest include preventative cardiology, ADHD, sexual medicine, psychiatry and chronic disease management. He is married to wife Cindy – their two grown boys are in University, one on each coast! In his spare time (what little there is!) he enjoys reading, hiking and fishing near his property on Vancouver Island.

Dr. Reid McLean Wiest

Dr. McLean Wiest completed his family medicine training in Calgary in 2002. Before joining CVFP as an associate, he worked as a locum in over 90 physician offices in the Calgary area. Dr. McLean Wiest has been happily married to Beth since 1997, when they decided to try something romantic by combining their two "maiden names" (i.e. he was "Wiest", she was "McLean"). They are devoted Christians and parents to two boys and a girl. They also direct and perform with a choir called Harmony Through Harmony, which seeks to develop young adult leaders, build community, expand worldviews and fight for justice for the oppressed (check out http://www.HarmonyThroughHarmony.com). Dr. McLean Wiest also enjoys composing music, playing squash, skiing, fly fishing, cooking and travel.