Dr. Bishop was born and raised in Claresholm, Alberta. She attended the University of Lethbridge for three years, followed by medical school at the University of Alberta, graduating in 2008. She completed her Family Practice residency through the University of Calgary. She completed her residency program in Black Diamond. Dr. Bishop joined the Foothills Family Medical Centre in 2013 after working as a locum for a period of time. Dr. Bishop has a special interest in women’s health. She lives with her husband and three daughters outside of Okotoks.

Dr. Branch is trained in family and emergency medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Western Ontario and graduated with the Richard Ivey Award for excellence in Family Medicine.
He has taught resident physicians since 2004 and holds the title Clinical Associate Professor in the University of Calgary Department of Family Medicine. Over the past 25 years he has been repeatedly recognized for excellence in teaching and for community service. He is frequently invited to speak at provincial and national forums on optimizing primary care through better use of health care teams and technology to improve patient outcomes. He is also the current Deputy Head of Rural Medicine in the Calgary Zone.
Dr. Branch has led and participated in numerous international medical missions that combine direct care with training for local health providers to ensure lasting benefit. Locally he coaches and leads youth programs in rural communities near his home in southern Alberta, where he lives with his wife and three children.

Dr. Doran was raised in Southern Alberta, and is married with seven children. He began his working career as an Emergency Medical Technician before going on to attend the University of Alberta for his Honors Degree in Physiology, as well as his degree as a Doctor of Medicine. After that he completed his Family Medicine Residency through the University of Calgary in 2011. He then opened his practice in Black Diamond where he continues to care for a panel of approximately 1400 patients. He provided emergency room coverage at the Oilfields General Hospital for 12 years up until 2023, where he continues to have privileges to attend to his patients admitted to hospital. 

In addition to his medical career he is founder and director of Arcātheos, which is an international youth camp providing wilderness and leadership instruction for up to 150 boys each summer. He and his family are avid mountaineers, enjoying frequent backpacking trips in the beautiful Kananaskis whenever possible

Dr. Dowdall has been with FFMC since 2005, being attracted to the local area by the excellent schooling opportunities for his 2 sons. Dr. Dowdall grew up in Nothern Ireland and completed his medical training in Scotland at the University of Dundee. He moved to Canada in 1999 with his family and very quickly fell in love with small town rural life in Alberta.

After 3 years of undergraduate studies at the University of Calgary, Dr. Grisdale attended Calgary’s Medical School graduating in 1992. His family medicine residency was at the Calgary General Hospital from 1992 to 1994. He has been practicing comprehensive family medicine in Black Diamond since January 1995. He has been an associate professor with the University of Calgary teaching residents and medical students in Black Diamond since 2000.

He has additional training and interest in: Occupational Medicine, Travel Medicine, and Sports Medicine/MSK problems.

He was President of the Oilfields Hospital Medical Staff from 1996 to 2005, President of the Region 3 Med Staff Association from 1996 to 2003, Alberta Medical Association ( AMA) board of directors 2001 to 2010, and President of the AMA from 2008 to 2009.

Dr. Grisdale is a 3rd generation Calgarian living with his wife and four children in the south end of the city. He tries to make time to follow his passions of playing soccer, running, and golf.  He is a past National Champion in soccer with the Calgary Caledonian Soccer Club in 1999 and 2003. When not playing, he enjoys helping coach his children’s soccer teams.

Dr. Hembroff grew up in Coastal British Columbia. He attended medical school at the University of Saskatchewan and completed his Family Practice residency through the University of Calgary Black Diamond. He worked for two years in Black Diamond before moving to Vancouver Island to practice. Missing Alberta winters, Dr Hembroff moved back to Calgary and rejoined his colleagues in Black Diamond in 2010.

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In addition to his family practice he works regularly in the emergency department at the
Oilfields. Hospital in Black Diamond and Urgent Care in Okotoks.

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Dr. Hembroff is married and has three children. Special interests include sailing, fishing, and scuba diving.

Dr. Jablonski was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but grew up in the wild wilderness of NW Ontario in a small town called Fort Frances. He is the youngest and favorite child of his family and followed in his father’s footsteps going into family medicine.

His interests include loud music, stand-up comedy, and travel.

He completed his undergraduate education, medical degree, and family medicine residency through the University of Calgary. Dr. Jablonski was a resident physician at the Foothills Family Medical Centre then returned as a locum for several years before signing on full-time with the group in 2014.

His recent awards include: “Best Beard for a Male Physician in Black Diamond” & “Best Socks at FFMC”.

Dr.Pocock was born and raised around Okotoks,AB. 

She has a Neuroscience Degree from the University of Lethbridge and went onto the University of Calgary for Medical School.

She completed her Family Medicine Residency in Black Diamond. She worked as a locum in the community for a few years before joining FFMC in 2021!

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She is an outdoor enthusiast and enjoys running and skiing.

Dr. Ray grew up in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from Simon Fraser University. Prior to entering medical school, Dr. Ray was enrolled in graduate studies working towards a PhD at the University of British Columbia. He attended medical school at UBC and completed his Family Practice residency through the University of Calgary.

A large part of his training was performed here in Black Diamond.

Dr. Ray opened his practice in Black Diamond in 2002. In addition to his clinical practice, he works regularly in the emergency department at the Oilfields Hospital in Black Diamond. Dr. Ray worked on the neonatal resuscitation team at the Rockyview Hospital for 6 years. He also has a special interest in Occupational Medicine and is a medical consultant for Shell Canada LTD. He also works regularly providing surgical assisting in the operating room at the Rockyview Hospital.

He is currently the Chief of the Medical Staff of Oilfields General Hospital. He lives in DeWinton with his wife and three children.

Dr. Schuck grew up in Weyburn, Sask. He attended medical school at the University of Saskatoon and completed his Family Practice residency through the University of Alberta. He initially set up practice in Hinton, AB.

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Dr. Schuck moved to the area to be closer to family and opened his practice in Black Diamond in 2008. In addition to his clinical practice, he works regularly in the emergency department at the Oilfields Hospital in Black Diamond and Eden Valley Community.

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Dr. Schuck lives in Okotoks with his wife and four children. He enjoys hiking and fishing and in his spare time he volunteers with his children’s sports

Dr. Van Aerde grew up in Edmonton, AB. He attended medical school at the University of Alberta where Dr. Doran threw spit balls at him constantly. He then completed his Family Practice Residency through the University of Calgary. His home training site was the clinic in Black Diamond (so you can blame all his bad habits on Dr. Grisdale, Schuck, and Dowdall). He opened his practice in the clinic in 2011. In addition to the clinic, he works regularly in the Oilfields Hospital Emergency Department.

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Dr. Van Aerde is a self-proclaimed locked room master and champion of boardgames. He has played soccer since he was 5 and, although he is not quite as good as Dr. Grisdale, even travelled to Brazil in 2014 to watch the World Cup. He is not Dutch, but his parents moved to Canda from a small country close to Holland. His favorite activity is bothering his officemate, but when he is not doing that, he can be found hiking, mountain biking, snowboarding, or spending time with his family and avoiding the sun at all costs! Sometimes you can even see him running around Black Diamond on his lunch breaks. And yes….he does bleed Orange and Blue!

Dr Lemire grew up next to the glowing uranium rocks of Elliot Lake, Ontario.   Having forfeited his longevity to radon, he wasted his youth acquiring his bachelor’s degree and PhD in Biochemistry. At times, he played some good ole’ slap stick.  He came to Alberta to climb mountains but decided to do a Post-doctoral Fellowship in Microbiology, at the University of Calgary, in his spare time.

After becoming a certified Environmental Manager, Dr. Lemire settled on doing a medical degree at the University of Calgary. He completed his residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Calgary – here at the Black Diamond Site. 

Dr Lemire joined the Foothills Family Medical Centre in 2022 and He’s confident that he would give Dr. Jablonski a run for his money for the “Best Beard for a Male Physician in Black Diamond” award. 

Dr Lemire is married with one child. He likes summiting mountains, playing with his Son, and fishing. Dr Lemire has assured us that he’s done chasing alternative careers.

Dr. Korchemagin was born in Ukraine and grew up in Red Deer, AB before moving to Calgary for post-secondary education. He completed his undergraduate and medical degrees, as well as residency training, through the University of Calgary. 

Having done most of his Family Medicine training under the wise guidance of the doctors in Black Diamond, he managed to convince them to let him stay and open up his practice at FFMC in 2023. 

In addition to his family practice, you may run into him in the emergency department or hospitalist service at the Oilfields Hospital in Black Diamond. 

Dr. Korchemagin can be found on the ski hills in the winter, and in the golf course bushes looking for his golf balls in the summer.