PHC Med Staff

Funded by member dues, the Medical Staff Association (MSA) is an elected body of the Medical Staff and functions in the following ways for the benefit of the Medical Staff:

• Advances activities, strategies, topics on behalf of Providence Medical Staff.
• Serves in a voting capacity on the Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) and all other Medical Advisory sub-committees.
• Brings forward any resolution passed at a meeting of the Medical Staff to the MAC and or/other sub-committees.
• In the case of disciplinary action taken with respect to an individual member, Medical Staff can avail themselves of assistance from the MSA if they so choose.
• Presides at meetings of the Medical Staff wherein topics of interest to physicians are discussed.
• Collects dues from the Medical Staff that are used towards activities and strategies that benefit the broader Medical Staff community at PHC.

With a new & shared MSA-PASS Executive Team, the MSA also provides oversight for medical staff Facility Engagement funding via the Providence Health Care Physicians and Surgeons Society (PHC PASS).

Quarterly Medical Staff Meetings

The Medical Staff Association and the members that it represents meet quarterly for the purpose of discussing topics of interest to Medical Staff. You will receive more information about these meetings from your department.

Members of the Active, Provisional and Associate Medical Staff are required to attend at least 50% of the General Staff Meetings in a calendar year. Please refer to PHC Medical Staff Rules.

Bylaws and Rules

New Medical Staff are strongly encouraged to review the PHC Bylaws and Rules for more information about the role of the Medical Staff Association.

Shared Executive Team 

The Medical Staff Association Executive Committee (MSEC) and PHC Physicians & Surgeons Society (PHC-PASS) share an executive team until PHC-PASS dissolves and transitions to the Facility Engagement Services Corporation  – expected in Fall, 2026. 

MSA-PASS EXECUTIVE TEAM

• Dr. Victor Leung, Infectious Diseases Physician and Medical Microbiologist
  – President
• Dr. Mike Fazio, Pediatrician – Treasurer
• Ms. Heba Al-Nashef, Midwife – Member at Large
• Dr. Hooman Sadr, Orthopedic surgeon – Member at Large
• Dr. David Wilkie, Urogynaecologist – Member at Large
  
• Dr. Shanta Chakrabarti, Cardiologist – Member at Large – welcome!
• Dr. Navdeep Grewal, Emergency Room Physician – Member at Large welcome!
• Dr. Andrew Stewart,OB-GYN, Member at Large welcome!
  
  

THANK YOU! OUTGOING MEMBERS 2026

• Dr. Emile Woo, General Surgeon
• Dr. Clementine Tang, Pediatrician
• Dr. Fred Rydz, Internal Medicine Physician
  
  

Inquiries: pass@providencehealth.bc.ca