Family Physicians
Dr. Kennedy Engbers
Dr. Kennedy Engbers completed her medical degree at McMaster University in 2013 and completed her Family Medicine residency at the University of British Columbia in 2015. She enjoys full scope family medicine, and has experience working as a family doctor in general office practice, hospital care, residential care, and inner city care for vulnerable populations. When not in the office, she can usually be found hiking and exploring the outdoors with her husband and daughter.
Dr. Pei-Ying (Christine) Lee
Dr. Christine Lee completed her medical degree at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and residency at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and has been working as a full scope family physician since 2013. She currently holds a faculty position as Clinical Instructor with UBC. In addition to family medicine, she is interested in women’s health and pediatrics. Outside of work, she enjoys playing the piano, travelling, and spending time with her husband and two children.
Dr. Chung-Lin (Johnny) Lee
Dr. Johnny Lee was born in Taipei, Taiwan and immigrated to Canada at age 14. He graduated from UBC with a BSc Honours, a BEd, and an MD degree in 2013. He completed his Family Medicine residency at UBC in 2015. He is a busy family doctor who also works as a maternity physician and emergency physician at Langley Memorial Hospital. He currently holds a faculty position as Clinical Instructor with UBC. Outside of work, he enjoys running, snowboarding and various outdoor activities with his family.
Dr. Danielle Yee
Dr. Danielle Yee was born and raised in Vancouver, BC and found her passion in medicine while on a volunteer trip to Japan. She received her BSc at the University of British Columbia and then went on to obtain her MD from American University of the Caribbean with honors. By attending an international medical school, she was able to travel to various places during her studies including London, New York, Detroit, and Miami but she ultimately wanted to come back to the west coast for family medicine residency which she completed in Olympia, Washington. Dr. Yee recently moved back to Canada to be closer to her family as she raises two young children. Her main area of interest is women’s health including preventative care to prenatal care.
Dr. Gina Zheng
Dr. Gina Zheng completed her medical degree and residency at the University of British Columbia and has been working as a full scope family physician since 2015. She also has a special interest in elderly care and practices in a longterm care facility. She holds a Clinical Faculty Appointment from UBC as a clinical instructor and teaches medical students in her office. Outside of work, she embraces the Exercise is Medicine principles that she promotes to her patients, and is often found hiking and running outdoors.
Nurse Practitioners
Chelsea Bruce
Chelsea completed her nursing degree and critical care specialty at BCIT. She spent nine years working as an RN in nephrology and critical care. She completed her Master of Nursing in Nurse Practitioner through Athabasca University in 2017 and worked with kidney transplant recipients before venturing into primary care. She has a special interest in women’s health and adult care. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking in the summer, and snowshoeing and snowboarding in the winter.
Catherine Cho
Catherine completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Emergency Specialty. She worked as an emergency registered nurse for 6 years at Surrey Memorial Hospital. Catherine completed her Masters of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner Degree at the University of Saskatchewan in 2021. As a nurse practitioner, she has experience working at the Urgent and Primary Care Centre. She is also faculty at Kwantlen Polytechnic University teaching in the nursing program. Her interests include chronic disease management, health promotion and women’s health. During her free time, she enjoys hiking and spending time with her dogs and cat.
Melissa Golcher
Melissa completed her emergency specialty at BCIT. She has over 10 years of emergency nursing experience working at different emergency departments and has also worked in critical care and respiratory medicine. She has recently completed her Masters of Family Nurse Practitioner degree at the University of Victoria and is looking forward to working with people of all ages within the primary care setting. When she’s not working she enjoys being outdoors and travelling with her husband and two children, and going for long walks with their dog.
Christelle Kuenzig
Christelle completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Emergency Specialty. As an RN, she primarily worked in Emergency but has experience in pediatrics, geriatric and virtual care. She also worked as a clinical educator at a long-term care facility, and a clinical nursing instructor with Kwantlen University. She completed her Master’s Degree in Nurse Practitioner at University of Saskatchewan in 2021. As an NP, she has experience in working at urgent care and providing primary care to immigrants and refugees at a community health centre. Her special interests include chronic disease management, health promotion, and pediatrics. In her spare time, she enjoys working out and spending time with family and friends.
Annie Liao
Annie completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and the high acuity specialty at BCIT. She worked as a registered nurse for six years at Vancouver General Hospital in general and vascular surgery, gastrointestinal medicine, and ear-nose-throat surgery. She completed her Masters of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner degree at the University of British Columbia in 2019. She enjoys working in primary care and has had exposure to family practice, residential care, adolescent health, and vulnerable populations in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. She has special interests in women’s health and health promotion. Outside of work, she enjoys jogging, hiking, and travelling with her husband and family.
Visit https://www.nnpbc.com/np-portal/about-nurse-practitioners/ to learn more about nurse practitioners in BC.
Office Staff
Kathleen – Registered Nurse
Nelly – Registered Nurse (for coverage and additional support)
Kelly – Operations Manager
Samantha – Front-Line & Staffing Manager
Tammy – Medical Office Assistant
Hadasa – Medical Office Assistant
Sylwia – Medical Office Assistant
Sahar – Medical Office Assistant
Mariah – Medical Office Assistant
Sheila – Medical Office Assistant
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