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Amanda Ames is a Family Nurse Practitioner (NP). Family Nurse Practitioners have been providing care to British Columbians since 2005. NPs diagnose and treat medical conditions, prescribe medications, order lab work, order imaging and refer to specialists.

Amanda Ames graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2017 with a Masters as a Family Nurse Practitioner. NP Ames has worked in a variety of specialty areas across BC, her love is for rural primary care. Amanda loves the Kootenays and grew up in Nelson. When not at work you will find Amanda mountain biking, skiing, hiking, playing in the lake, or out walking her dog.

Amanda is away on leave. Melanie Shannon NP will be taking over her practice while she is away

I am originally from Romania. I attended Carol Davila School of Medicine in historical Bucharest, followed by an Internship in Infectious and Tropical Diseases and a Master of Science in Biophysics. I continued my studies in Canada as a Master of Science graduate student in Neuroscience and Physiology followed by Clinical Research in Kidney Transplant, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Medical Genetics. My Medical Training journey returned full circle to bedside Medicine through the  Northern Alberta Rural Family Medicine Residency program at the University of Alberta. I have practiced Family Medicine in Edmonton since 2018 and now, through a serendipitous turn of events, I have the opportunity to serve  as a Primary Care Provider in beautiful Nelson. A little known fact is that I enjoy drawing and Martial Arts.

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Brendan, Dr Groat, moved to Nelson with his family in Spring 2024, and is originally a flatlander where he also trained and practiced in Northern Saskatchewan and inner-city Saskatoon. He is a full-scope GP, practicing in clinic, ER, and hospital. He has special interests in Addiction Medicine (working towards certification), Prenatal Care, deliveries, & new families, and also serving marginalized groups, including people with Infectious Diseases. He enjoys ski touring and trail running, music making, and is Métis.

Please note: Nelson Medical Clinic is excited to Welcome Dr. Brendan Groat to our team and community. Dr. Groat will only be attaching patients from the Kootenay Boundary Health Connect Registry. To register, or confirm you are on the Health Connect Registry waitlist, please visit kbhcr.ca or call 8-1-1. Please do not call the clinic to inquire about becoming Dr. Groat’s patient.

Dr. Lee MacKay is proud to practice full service family medicine in his hometown. He is the Department Head of Family Medicine and serves as the diabetic specialist for Kootenay Lake Hospital. He trained in Medicine at UBC focusing on cooperative health delivery and team based care. He trained in family medicine at Dalhousie and served as health policy lead for the Nova Scotia Green Party in the 2008 provincial election. He speaks broadly on the importance of the social determinants of health to primary care and transforming chronic disease care provision in rural and resource poor settings with a focus on East Africa. He mentors and teaches as a clinical instructor for UBC, was a founding co-lead for Behavioral Medicine for Kootenay Boundary Residency program, served for five years as physician lead for the Division of Family Practice for Kootenay Boundary, was co-chair of the KB Collaborative Services Committee and is just finished serving three years as one of six doctors on the General Practice Service Committee. He loves disc sports and camping, biking and skiing in the Kootenays with his family.

Dr. McKechnie has been a full service, longitudinal family physician in Nelson since 2009. While recently retired from maternity practice, Dr. McKechnie continues to provide “cradle to grave” care for patients in both hospital and clinic settings. He is also a panel physician with Immigration Canada.

Kevin and his cherished wife are the proud parents of 3 teenaged daughters. Kevin finds great joy hanging out with family, tending his garden, hiking with his dog “Biscuit”, and playing in the outdoors. Recently he has become obsessed with sourdough bread baking.

Dr. Milde stumbled across Nelson during a beautiful hot summer in 1994.  Nelson fulfilled a long-term desire to work in a rural community.  Dr. Milde was motivated to learn as much as possible and took advantage of all the clinical opportunities available here.  That resulted in 15 years of emergency medicine experience and 27 years of obstetrical experience.  While he is no longer delivering babies he is still passionate about looking after acutely ill newborns.  He enjoys meeting with his family practice patients and continues to look after their medical and surgical needs at Kootenay Lake Hospital.

Melanie received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of West Texas A&M where she pursued an NCAA soccer scholarship. Following this, she continued her education to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of British Columbia and further pursued her Master of Science of Nurse Practitioner. Melanie’s passion is to work in collaboration within multi-disciplinary settings to provide safe, kind, and compassionate care. She is grateful to join Nelson Medical Clinic with previous experience in oncology, rural medicine, emergency, and primary care. In her free time, Melanie loves to spend time outdoors mountain biking, skiing and adventuring with her Golden Retriever Luca.