Team Members

 Dr. Deacon is the Medical Lead for the MMFHT.  His main role is overseeing the clinical activities of the MMFHT, and creating a collaborative team environment for its employees. Dr. Deacon will work closely with the MMFHT Executive Director to ensure appropriate clinical policies and procedures, medical directives are in place. He will engage with team members to deliver patient focused, quality care in all programs and services offered. The Medical Lead works collaboratively with the Executive Director to communicate information about clinical activity and programs to the Board.​ 

How many times have you heard you need to be more active? Did you know increasing physical activity is a very effective way of combating all of the modifiable risk factors associated with chronic disease? Adding more regular exercise to your life will give you increased energy, make you feel better and improve your quality of life.

Need some help getting started? Regardless of what stage you are at with your exercise program, our Kinesiologists can help you create a program to get you moving more and aimed at improving your health. Exercise programs are also suitable for those with chronic disease and other health problems.

Our Social Workers provide you with  linkages to community recourses, psycho-education related to the prevention of mental health problems as well as individual counselling and psychotherapy. 

Some of the mental health concerns the Social Worker can help you with include grief, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, anger or stress management, parenting concerns and relationship issues.

Healthy eating is an important part of overall well-being. Whether you have a specific medical condition or just want information about choosing healthier foods, our Dietitians can help you make informed choices about the food you eat. 

With so much information available, it can be difficult to separate nutrition fact from fiction. Our Dietitian can help translate nutritional science into realistic advice that you can use in your everyday life. Also valuable information on:

• Healthy eating on a budget
• Food allergies and intolerances
• Nutrition for healthy pregnancy
• Healthy vegetarian eating
• Nutrition for infants and children
• Vitamins and minerals for good health

The  Pharmacist helps you understand the medications you are taking, make decisions about medication choices, understand how food, activity, and other medications affect the medication you are taking and help in organizing medications around food and daily activities. 

The Pharmacist also works with other members of the team to provide information about drug interactions, medication choices, and the best way to help you, if medication is an option. 

The Nurse Practitioners (NP)  independently diagnose, treat and manage acute and chronic illness across the lifespan.  They work collaboratively with the physicians and allied health professionals at the MMFHT to support your needs. 

Physician Assistants (PAs) are highly skilled health care professionals who function as an extension of physicians thereby increasing your access to care.  They diagnose and treat acute and chronic health conditions and provide preventative care to all ages.

The Executive Director is responsible for providing leadership in the operation of MMFHT offices and the recruitment of qualified employees. She is accountable to the Board of Directors to advise on matters of policy, health, human resources, and financial matters. The Executive Director is responsible for the development of an annual business plan and budget and is expected to regularly interface with the Ontario Health's MMFHT Consultant. She reports directly to the MMFHT's full Board of Directors at bi-monthly board meetings. MMFHT employees look to the Executive Director for leadership, problem solving and support.