Dr. Azim Kasmani most recent associate medical officer of health for Niagara

Right after far more than 18 months of operating to secure Niagara citizens from the unfold of COVID-19 while short-staffed, Niagara’s community health health professionals welcomed a new group member last 7 days.

Dr. Azim Kasmani started out his career as affiliate healthcare officer of wellness on Aug. 3, replacing Dr. Gayane Hovhannisyan, who remaining in early 2020 for a place with Peel Region’s general public health office.

As Niagara acting professional medical officer of well being Dr. Mustafa Hirji and associate healthcare officer of health Dr. Andrea Feller were coping with previous waves of the pandemic, Kasmani was completing his healthcare coaching at some of the most difficult hit community well being businesses in the province.

“It’s been a excellent understanding chance. It is been a pretty enjoyable time to prepare for this,” he explained.

His residency placements involved doing work at community health businesses for Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington, Hastings Prince Edward, Durham and York.

“It was chaotic almost everywhere I went, and in Niagara specifically. Dr. Hirji was the principal doctor here and I know he was taking on a good deal,” mentioned Kasmani, who received his first training at Queen’s University under the advice of Dr. Kieran Moore, who is now serving as Ontario’s main health care officer of wellbeing.

“Certainly, the chance to come right here was an thrilling a single, for the reason that I’d get a lot of duty and a lot of option to follow what I’ve learned.”

When he arrived in the location — to start with in July as he finished his residency prior to getting employed on formally very last 7 days — he said public wellness office staff greeted him with open up arms.

“It’s been a definitely heat reception from everyone, and I really appreciated it,” Kasmani stated.

He also had some own causes for picking Niagara Location Community Wellbeing to start his vocation.

“I have a young relatives, so it presents a great balance amongst not staying much too considerably from the concrete jungle, but at the similar time possessing all the close by facilities, obtaining tons of great eating places, a lot of trails and outside the house space,” Kasmani reported.

But so much, Kasmani said he’s been generally operating remotely and as well busy to encounter Niagara’s amenities.

“I’m seeking forward to genuinely checking out every little thing the region has to present.”

From a professional standpoint, he explained he is looking ahead to helping the location reach a stage “where sufficient individuals are vaccinated that we can see this virus on its way out and get back again to the new standard, because every time you go by means of a little something like this, the globe is likely to transform a minor little bit.”