The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is welcoming two new doctors to its ranks. 
Dr J Andrew Lanz- O’Brien and Dr Brent Rowden are family medicine residents, and began their post-graduate training at the Health Allaince earlier this month.
Dr Lanz-O’Brien grew up in Blenheim and earned his Honours Specialization in Actuarial Science from Western University before going on to the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.
“The main attraction of any place is the people who inhabit it – and Chatham-Kent has some of the best I’ve known,” says Dr. Lanz-O’Brien. “I love the sense of community found in small town life. I can greet everyone I walk past because I’ve known them for years, and people feel they can still drop in and visit without having to call ahead.”
Dr Rowden is originally from St Thomas.
“I always knew I wanted to work in a small town, rural setting. Coming from St. Thomas I could appreciate the charm and opportunities CKHA and the Chatham-Kent community could offer to my wife and myself,” says Dr. Rowden. “After touring the CKHA facility and meeting some of the people, I knew that Chatham-Kent was the only place I wanted to train at and we couldn’t be happier to join the community.”
The pair will spend the next two years in Chatham-Kent, working alongside local physicians and providing support getting hands-on experience in both inpatient and outpatient medicine.