Dr. Andrew Lanz-O’Brien has joined the Chatham-Kent Community Health Centres as a part-time primary care physician in Chatham.
The doctor is accepting new patients that are registered with the Health Care Connect waitlist.
According to a CKCHC media release, Lanz-O’Brien brings a wealth of experience to the role. In 2020, the physician joined the Chatham-Kent Family Health Team as a full-time doctor in Blenheim following lengthy training in Chatham-Kent.
CKCHC executive director Sherri Saunders said the agency is looking forward to having Lanz-O’Brien join the team.
“We are honoured that Dr. Lanz-O’Brien chose CKCHC to further expand his primary care practice in Chatham-Kent,” said Saunders. “Dr. Andrew Lanz-O’Brien brings extraordinary talent to CKCHC, which is a great compliment to the remarkable team we already have in place. We want to thank Dr. Lanz-O’Brien for choosing to join CHC and enabling us to further expand access to primary care and assist in improving the health and wellbeing of the community.”
The physician said he’s happy to join the organization and expand his services.
“I have always loved delivering high-quality outpatient generalist healthcare,” the doctor said. “I am joining the Chatham-Kent Community Health Centres because I believe that their vision of holistic care aligns well with mine, and I feel that we can accomplish a lot of good and help many people together!”
Dr. Lanz-O’Brien attended Blenheim District High School, and went on to study actuarial science at Western University and then changed careers from statistical and actuarial software development to medicine.
Lanz-O’Brien attended the Schulich School of Medicine at Western University.
He went on to complete his residency training in Chatham at the Thamesview Family Health Team.
To inquire about becoming a patient of Lanz-O’Brien, please contact 1-800-445-1822 or online at www.ontario.ca\healthcareconnect.
