Britannia Medical Clinic
Family Medicine Practice in Britannia Plaza, Calgary AB
Phone: (403) 243-9500
Kiran Duhra, MD
General Practitioner
Dr. Duhra completed her family medicine residency at the University of Saskatchewan and promptly moved back to the city she grew up in. She has an interest in women's health and often receives consults from her colleagues for IUD placements. In her spare time she walks her dog, feeds her dog and hangs out with her dog. Depending on who you ask she may or may not be looking at getting another.
Jennifer Edge, MD
General Practitioner
Dr. Edge was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan. She completed her Bachelor of Health Sciences at McMaster University and Master of Science at the University of Oxford. Prior to pursuing medicine, she was a consultant in global health research at the World Health Organization in Geneva and Harvard University’s Global Health Institute in Boston. She completed both her medical studies and Family Medicine Residency in Calgary. She enjoys full-scope family practice, preventative health care, complex chronic disease management and performs several in-office procedures. You can also find her on the wards as a Hospitalist physician.
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Mike Forseth, MD
General Practitioner
Dr. Mike Forseth grew up in Calgary, obtained an undergraduate degree from Simon Fraser University and completed his medical studies at Flinders Medical School in Australia. He stayed in Australia for a total of 10 years where he worked in rural general practice and learned to surf. He is an avid skier, mountain biker and outdoorsman. He is also a proud husband and new dad. Dr. Mike is excited to be working in the town he grew up in.
Jennifer Mikhayel, MD
General Practitioner
Dr. Mikhayel was born and raised in Calgary where she grew up with far too many cousins while trying to juggle learning English, Arabic, and French simultaneously. She completed her undergraduate and medical degrees in Calgary before making her way to the East Coast. She spent the next two years travelling the province and falling in love with both the people and medicine of rural Newfoundland. Sad to leave all the seafood behind, she drove across the country and made her way back to Calgary where she has been practicing full scope family medicine including keeping up with her emergency skills in rural communities, working at an assisted living facility, and participating in comprehensive family medicine care. She enjoys doing office based procedures, including IUDs and biopsies, and will happily drain any abscess that comes her way.
Antony Ng, MD
General Practitioner
Dr. Antony Ng originally grew up in Vancouver, but formally became a Calgarian during his residency training in family medicine at the University of Calgary. His interests in family medicine include everything and anything, which drew him to the specialty.
From growing up fixing toilets (among various other things) with his father, Dr. Ng enjoys hands-on work and is also able to provide several office-based procedures for patients.Â
As a guiding side-note, his last name is pronounced 'ing' - you'll have to pretend there's a vowel even though we all know there isn't one.
Kevin Nguyen, MD
General Practitioner
Dr. Kevin Nguyen was born and raised on the west coast in Victoria, B.C. He grew up playing hockey and is an avid sports fan. He completed his undergraduate in Biochemistry at McGill University and obtained his medical degree from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He then pursued his family medicine residency at the University of Calgary. After residency, he sought to complete specialized
training in cosmetics. Dr. Nguyen has a special interest in facial rejuvenation, aesthetic medicine, as well as trigger point injections for myofascial pain.
Mariko Shibata, MD
General Practitioner
Dr. Shibata was born and raised in Calgary. She completed her medical school and family medicine residency at the University of Alberta in 2011. She started a family practice in Edmonton and her patients truly became like family to her over the 3.5 years that she practiced there. This made it very difficult for her when she ultimately decided to close this practice and move to Calgary to grow a little family of her own. She is now a proud mother of two amazing children. She is excited to develop her family practice again in Calgary. She has particular interests in women’s health and dermatology. When not at work and mothering, she takes special interest in music, dance and all things art.
Adrienne Weir, MD
General Practitioner
Dr. Weir received her medical training at University College Dublin in Ireland and completed a residency in Family Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She has been in practice since 2014 and worked in a rural fishing town in Nova Scotia for two years before returning home to Calgary in 2017.
She grew up spending the summers hiking and camping in the Rockies and the winters skiing and snowshoeing in Banff. She spends most of her time out of the office reading up on current events and getting outside for music festivals and adventures in nature. Prior to beginning her career in medicine, Dr. Weir obtained Bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Cell Biology. Her practice interests include elder care, women’s health, sexual health, and palliative care. Her other medical interests include statistics, data analysis, and knowledge translation.
Saif Zahir, MD
General Practitioner
Dr. Saif Zahir grew up in Lethbridge, Alberta. He received his Bachelor's in Biochemistry at the University of Lethbridge before attending medical school at the University of Calgary. He had significant difficulty deciding what type of medicine he was most passionate about, so he picked "all of the above" and went into family medicine. He acted as chief resident of the family medicine resident program at Western University in London, Ontario, before returning back to Calgary due to their serious deficiency in prairies and mountains. He is also a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine. He practiced as a locum physician for several years before joining Britannia in March 2021.
He has strong interests in general primary care, including minor office procedures (suturing, biopsies, IUD insertions), elder care (aging gracefully), polypharmacy (keeping medication lists as short as possible), prenatal medicine (healthy moms lead to healthy babies), mental health (in all its shapes and forms), and clinical informatics (how digitization of health impacts medicine).
Occasionally, you will find him practicing in an emergency department or hospital in rural Alberta.
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Outside of medicine, he loves cooking, hiking, biking, running, photography, cats, and public libraries. Dr. Zahir is perfectly fine if you call him Dr. Z instead. He'll let you decide if that's pronounced "zee" or "zed".
Our Primary Care Network Team
Health Information Coordinator and Patient Care Coordinator
The Health Information Coordinator and the Patient Care Coordinator use the clinic’s electronic medical
records system to provide robust, quality information to your doctor and assist with the coordination of
patient care to the appropriate health professionals.
Both positions work with all members of your healthcare team in a collaborative effort to engage,
encourage and support patient health. They are integral members of the team that assists your doctor to build and sustain your Patient Medical Home.
Primary Care Registered Nurses
Primary Care Registered Psychologists
Social Workers
Our Social Workers play a critical role in helping you - or you and your family - address the impact of illness, health issues, and life stressors by facilitating access to support and resources. They can assist you regardless of your age and recommend and facilitate applications and referrals to government and community agencies based on your needs and agreed-upon goals. This can include, but is not limited to:
- Basic needs, housing, transportation, and recreation
- Mental health resource navigation, family mediation, and domestic violence supports
- Disability supports and programming, medical equipment and coverage, and financial support and benefits
Using their extensive knowledge and skills, our Primary Care Registered Nurses deliver patient-centered care, review condition-specific education, and provide encouragement so you can better play an active role in your health.
Your nurse will work closely with your doctor and other member of your care team to help you work toward your health goals.
Our Primary Care Registered Nurses are trained in many area related to chronic disease and can support you with:
- Hypertension and heart health
- Diabetes, obesity, and weight management
- COPD, asthma, smoking cessation
- Various gastrointestinal issues
- Prenatal care and education
- Many other conditions, including mental health concerns
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Once referred, you'll start with a 30-minute phone appointment with one of our Registered Psychologists to discuss your needs and help you find the right supports. This psychologist will provide you with self-management ideas and, depending on your preference, might also include:
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- Help with navigating community-based supports
- Booking an initial appointment for therapy with your clinic's assigned Primary Care Registered Psychologist
Our Primary Care Registered Psychologists offer short-term individual therapy services and can treat a wide range of mental health needs including:
- Substance use, emotion management/regulation
- Anxiety, depression, stress, grief or loss, trauma
- Life transitions, personal growth, relationships
If you decide you want to work with your Primary Care Registered Psychologist, they will first help you identify your goals for therapy. Depending on your needs, you may gain tools for creating change, building resiliency, and coping.
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Senior Services Team
Our specialized Senior Services team provides integrated, team-based care to older adults (65 years of age or older or physiologically aged) with medical issues. The comprehensive team provides access to physicians, geriatric psychiatry, pharmacy, social work, and nurses certified in seniors health.
Senior Services can:
- Complete in-depth assessments that may include cognitive screening, functional assessment, environmental risk, medication review, and fall or nutrition assessments
- Play a vital role as an advocate for patient and caregiver
- Provide recognition and support for those isolated or at risk of isolation
- Expertly navigate healthcare and community support systems
Primary Care Registered Dietitians
Our Primary Care Registered Dieticians work with patients to determine the most suitable care plan for their individual health needs and goals. They provide expert nutrition guidance and practical advice so patients can take control of their nutrition guidance and practical advice so patients can take control of their nutritional health.
Once referred, you'll start with a one-hour appointment with one of our Primary Care Registered Dieticians so they can understand your goals, existing knowledge, and the factors influencing your health and diet.
Using their expertise, they will work with you to create a care plan:
- Continued one-on-one appointments with the Primary Care Registered Dietician
- Referral to an AHS or community-based service or provide you with self-management resources
- Referral to one of our Primary Care Registered Nurses
Physiotherapists
Once referred, you'll start with a 30-minute virtual appointment (or phone call) with one of our Physiotherapists to discuss your needs in greater detail. Together, you will determine the most appropriate type of care for you going forward.
In this consultation appointment, you will share your needs and goals as they relate to your referral with the Physiotherapist who will then explain program options to you and the next steps, depending on the agreed upon care plan:
- One-on-one, in person physiotherapy appointments
- The in-person, group GLA:D Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis program
- An exercise-based rehabilitation plan developed by the Physiotherapist with you for self-management (and the Physiotherapist will follow up with you virtually in the future)
- Referral to an AHS or community-based program (e.g., Alberta Health Living Program, etc.)