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Globe-trotting surgeon

Dr. Muriel Brackstone is setting out on a globe-trotting, three-continent expedition to share her world-class expertise in breast cancer surgery. The surgical oncologist and breast surgery lead with St. Joseph’s Breast Care Program is the recipient of the prestigious James IV Travelling Fellowship...
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Roy Butler standing

Imagination to innovation

At St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s), we’re proud of our illustrious legacy of discovery and our culture of innovation. Every day, we work to transform imagination to innovation to impact. Now, we are building a future of even more “firsts,” more breakthroughs – and even greater patient...
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Breanne and Elysia in garden at Parkwood

Regaining life through leisure

When Elysa Spetgang was 21 years old, she had no idea the numbness and tingling in her feet would eventually lead to a medically induced coma and life support, a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome and an eight-month stay at St. Joseph’s Health Care London’s Parkwood Institute. For four months...
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Jill and Arnold

Healing through music

St. Joseph’s is celebrating the remarkable impact music therapists make in the lives of our patients and residents. Learn how music therapy creates a meaningful healing legacy for veterans through recordings.
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Championing Inclusivity and Leadership at St. Joseph’s

What is the most rewarding part of your role at St. Joseph’s? The most rewarding part of my role is the amazing relationships I’ve created with an exceptional group of people – with my leaders, Dr. Dukelow and Dr. Northcott, St. Joseph’s physicians, my director colleagues and my team members in...
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Cheryl McDonald

Women Leading with Purpose

What is the most rewarding part of your role at St. Joseph’s? The people, without a doubt. In my current role within the Regional Geriatric Program of Southwestern Ontario, I am meeting new people within our local communities across the southwest. Each person has a passion to improve the care for...
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Dr. Ivanka Nebor

The right hand of a surgeon

Sitting around the kitchen table with her family, Dr. Ivanka Nebor heard about her parents’ lives as physicians in Ukraine. Their stories of science, of compassion, and of courage inspired her to go to medical school. They also led her to found INgenius, a non-governmental organization, and first of...
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