Caring for Your Health - Get to Know Our Team of Experts
Here at Fireside Family Health, we pride ourselves on our patient-center approach, providing an all-encompassing medical service to safeguard your family’s well being through every stage of life.
Dr Johnson grew up in Wales, U.K and completed her medical degree at the University of Leeds, Yorkshire. She completed her family medicine training in the south west of England, working in Tewkesbury for years, before deciding to take the plunge and relocate to Canada to explore new mountains!
She enjoys all areas of family medicine with a particular interest in senior care, and is very excited to become part of the fireside family team in the beautiful Cochrane community.
In her spare time she loves to hike, garden, crochet, and all manner of board games.
Dr. Nielsen has been living and practicing family medicine in Cochrane since 2019. He completed his family medicine residency in Ottawa and graduated medical school through the American University of Antigua. He was born and raised in Edmonton (Go Oilers!) and always wanted to move back to Alberta; a view of the mountains drew him and his family to Cochrane and they have been hooked ever since.
He is part-owner of Fireside Family Health as well as the medical director and has a busy family practice. He also rounds at Hawthorne supportive living facility and Bethany care centre as he is passionate about senior’s health and palliative care.
In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family as well as getting outside and playing most sports.
Dr. Ali received his medical degree and post graduate training in family practice from Dow University of Health Sciences. He is an epidemiologist, primary care, public health, and emergency physician from Pakistan. Before making Canada his home, he has also worked briefly in United States in psychological medicine and clinical neurosciences specifically geriatrics.
Since he moved to Canada, he has been working in beautiful Niagara region, as a primary care provider before coming to our amazing province of Alberta. He has also worked as a virtual care provider where he has served Canadians from almost all the provinces and territories. Dr. Ali believes in "prevention is better than cure" and thus, he has special interest in prevention of chronic disease. Mental health, child & adolescent medicine, women's health and obesity are also his areas of interest.
Dr. Ali is a father of his little princess and husband of her med school love. He has immense love for mother nature and hence, this beautiful town and community of Cochrane!
Dr N is a UK trained family doc now celebrating 35 yrs in practice. She moved with her family to Cochrane in 2006. She built her family practice over a few years, finally settling into the teaching pod of the Primary care clinic for 11 years until it closed in 2021. She feels fortunate to now be a part of the Fireside team - and watch the clinic flourish. Medical education has always been a strong focus of her work, and she has a Directorship position at the U of C CME and Physician Learning Program Offices. She has a special interest in mental health (ADHD, anxiety and mood disorders) especially children through to emerging adults. She continues to be the physician champion for the Cochrane Child and Youth Collaborative Team, helping to support families and youth in connecting to essential supports in our community. She also maintains her interest in women's health and accepts referrals for minor gynecologic procedures as well as assessment of genital prolapse and management of pessary use.
Due to her other commitments she now has a very limited generalist practice, but she maintains her involvement through her work in postgraduate medical education.
She is proud to call Cochrane “ home”, and enjoys getting out into the mountains and trips to the family getaway in Kimberley. She enjoys sugarcraft and cake art when time permits - and values time with family and friends above all .
Dr. Mirosh was born and raised in Calgary. She did her undergraduate degree at the University of Calgary, then completed her medical degree at Queen’s University in 2000. She then did her Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency at the University of Saskatchewan that finished in 2005. She returned to Queen’s to complete the CARE (Contraception Advice, Research, and Education) Fellowship in 2006. After working in private practice in Southern Alberta, Dr. Mirosh joined the department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the U of S in 2010.
She relocated to Cochrane, AB in the summer of 2022 to spend more time with family. Her work interests include contraception, menopause, and medical education. She is a proud mom to three kids and two dogs. In her free time, you can find her at the pool with her kids or out at the lake digging in the garden.
Dr. Waqar graduated medical school and competed her Family Medicine residency from Dow Medical College, Pakistan. Through her training in Pakistan, she has extensive experience in primary care. After moving to Canada in 2015, she lived and worked in Edmonton for many years, and then had the opportunity to live in beautiful Niagara Falls where she practiced medicine for years. Having now moved to Cochrane, she is keen to serve this beautiful community of amazing people and to make this her lifelong home.
As a physician, her ultimate goal is to provide evidence based care to all her patients. She looks forward to playing her part in building the community where health and happiness are the top priority.
She is a mother of a preschooler and a proud wife. As a family, they are very enthusiastic to build their lives in this beautiful town.
Dr. Ali received his medical degree and post graduate training in family practice from Dow University of Health Sciences. He is an epidemiologist, primary care, public health, and emergency physician from Pakistan. Before making Canada his home, he has also worked briefly in United States in psychological medicine and clinical neurosciences specifically geriatrics.
Since he moved to Canada, he has been working in beautiful Niagara region, as a primary care provider before coming to our amazing province of Alberta. He has also worked as a virtual care provider where he has served Canadians from almost all the provinces and territories. Dr. Ali believes in "prevention is better than cure" and thus, he has special interest in prevention of chronic disease. Mental health, child & adolescent medicine, women's health and obesity are also his areas of interest.
Dr. Ali is a father of his little princess and husband of her med school love. He has immense love for mother nature and hence, this beautiful town and community of Cochrane!
Dr Johnson grew up in Wales, U.K and completed her medical degree at the University of Leeds, Yorkshire. She completed her family medicine training in the south west of England, working in Tewkesbury for years, before deciding to take the plunge and relocate to Canada to explore new mountains!
She enjoys all areas of family medicine with a particular interest in senior care, and is very excited to become part of the fireside family team in the beautiful Cochrane community.
In her spare time she loves to hike, garden, crochet, and all manner of board games.
Dr. Mirosh was born and raised in Calgary. She did her undergraduate degree at the University of Calgary, then completed her medical degree at Queen’s University in 2000. She then did her Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency at the University of Saskatchewan that finished in 2005. She returned to Queen’s to complete the CARE (Contraception Advice, Research, and Education) Fellowship in 2006. After working in private practice in Southern Alberta, Dr. Mirosh joined the department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the U of S in 2010.
She relocated to Cochrane, AB in the summer of 2022 to spend more time with family. Her work interests include contraception, menopause, and medical education. She is a proud mom to three kids and two dogs. In her free time, you can find her at the pool with her kids or out at the lake digging in the garden.
Dr N is a UK trained family doc now celebrating 35 yrs in practice. She moved with her family to Cochrane in 2006. She built her family practice over a few years, finally settling into the teaching pod of the Primary care clinic for 11 years until it closed in 2021. She feels fortunate to now be a part of the Fireside team - and watch the clinic flourish. Medical education has always been a strong focus of her work, and she has a Directorship position at the U of C CME and Physician Learning Program Offices. She has a special interest in mental health (ADHD, anxiety and mood disorders) especially children through to emerging adults. She continues to be the physician champion for the Cochrane Child and Youth Collaborative Team, helping to support families and youth in connecting to essential supports in our community. She also maintains her interest in women's health and accepts referrals for minor gynecologic procedures as well as assessment of genital prolapse and management of pessary use.
Due to her other commitments she now has a very limited generalist practice, but she maintains her involvement through her work in postgraduate medical education.
She is proud to call Cochrane “ home”, and enjoys getting out into the mountains and trips to the family getaway in Kimberley. She enjoys sugarcraft and cake art when time permits - and values time with family and friends above all .
Dr. Nielsen has been living and practicing family medicine in Cochrane since 2019. He completed his family medicine residency in Ottawa and graduated medical school through the American University of Antigua. He was born and raised in Edmonton (Go Oilers!) and always wanted to move back to Alberta; a view of the mountains drew him and his family to Cochrane and they have been hooked ever since.
He is part-owner of Fireside Family Health as well as the medical director and has a busy family practice. He also rounds at Hawthorne supportive living facility and Bethany care centre as he is passionate about senior’s health and palliative care.
In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family as well as getting outside and playing most sports.
Dr. Waqar graduated medical school and competed her Family Medicine residency from Dow Medical College, Pakistan. Through her training in Pakistan, she has extensive experience in primary care. After moving to Canada in 2015, she lived and worked in Edmonton for many years, and then had the opportunity to live in beautiful Niagara Falls where she practiced medicine for years. Having now moved to Cochrane, she is keen to serve this beautiful community of amazing people and to make this her lifelong home.
As a physician, her ultimate goal is to provide evidence based care to all her patients. She looks forward to playing her part in building the community where health and happiness are the top priority.
She is a mother of a preschooler and a proud wife. As a family, they are very enthusiastic to build their lives in this beautiful town.
