Dr. Kaiser graduated medicine from the University of Pretoria Medical School in 1994 and did her residency at the HF Verwoerd Hospital in Pretoria. She began her career in private practice in Empangeni — KwaZulu Natal, South Africa and worked at a TB Clinic and Cardiac clinic at a rural Ngwelezana Hospital. In 2000 she moved to Canada to work in private practice. She worked at the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba for 7 years as their in-house physician and was trained in Methadone for Addictions and recently completed a course in Methadone for Palliative Care. Since moving to Brandon, Dr. Kaiser has started the Methadone Clinic, becoming the first physician in Manitoba to prescribe Methadone for addictions outside of Winnipeg.

In 2008, she started working as a part-time hospitalist, but in 2010 left AFM to work exclusively as a hospitalist specializing in internal medicine in Brandon. With many family physicians in Brandon and surrounding areas without hospital privileges, hospitalists are responsible for these patients.

Dr. Kaiser joined the board to advocate for family physicians and hospitalists. Both, she believes, are undervalued. She sees that we are heading towards a crisis in family medicine as fewer and fewer graduates want to practice family or hospital medicine. Family physicians and hospitalists are the constant in patient care, pulling together all of the different pieces and making sure that nothing is forgotten or missed. 

In her spare time Dr. Kaiser does cross fit four or five mornings a week with her husband. She enjoys skiing, gardening, boating, and fishing with her husband, but her biggest passion is reading. Any chance she gets, her nose is in a book. She and her husband have three daughters and a son, ranging in age from 12 to 23. As the general handy-person/accountant/gardener/pool person/​organizer/​finder of lost things of her family, there is not much Dr. Kaiser cannot do. If she finds there is something she has not done before, she does her research and gives it a try!

Fun Fact: Her daughter’s horse, named CJ, is Dr. Kaiser’s ​“therapy animal” and she finds it relaxing to visit the barn. 

Dr. Jayesh Daya is an anesthesiologist and the Anesthesia Site Lead at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg. He completed his medical education and residency in anesthesia at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he was born and raised as a third-generation South African of East Indian descent.

Dr. Daya and his family made the move to Winnipeg in 2009. For over a decade, he practiced adult anesthesia at Health Sciences Centre with a special interest in neuroanesthesia before transitioning to his current leadership role at Grace Hospital in 2022.

Beyond medicine, Dr. Daya is an father of two children who are both pursuing business degrees

The Daya household is also a haven for dogs, including their 12-year-old mini golden doodle, Milo. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the family began fostering dogs with Manitoba Underdogs Rescue and have since fostered over 30 dogs.

Outside of work, Dr. Daya enjoys playing tennis weekly and is eager to give pickleball a try. He and his family love travelling. 

A dedicated lifelong learner, he has attended the past five World Congresses of Anesthesiology (including the virtual conference in Prague during COVID). 

Dr. Ashley Olson is one of two Winnipeg Family Physician Medical District Representatives. She was born and raised in Winnipeg. She received her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Manitoba. Dr. Olson completed her rural family medicine residency in the Boundary Trails program, where she gained exposure to the breadth and scope of comprehensive primary care. Following residency, she pursued additional training through the University of Ottawa’s Sport and Exercise Medicine fellowship, earning a Certificate of Added Competence (CFPC) and the CASEM diploma. Dr. Olson has practiced family medicine in multiple settings, locuming in both urban and rural communities across Ontario, before moving back home to Manitoba. Currently, she is practicing primary care in Winnipeg, with a focus on musculoskeletal medicine. Outside of her clinical practice, Dr. Olson enjoys volunteering with the medical teams of various multisport events, and is actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows. Dr. Olson has a strong interest in medical leadership and health care administration. Her previous experiences serving on academic committees and numerous medical working groups have inspired her to continue to collaborate with, and advocate for, the physician community. With her educational and clinical background, she would be honored to represent the interests and top priorities of Manitoba physicians practicing both comprehensive family medicine as well as specialized primary care.

Dr. Shauna Brinkman is a radiologist working out of Selkirk Hospital, and reads for Selkirk, Thompson and The Pas. Growing up on a farm has instilled in her a unique perspective on rural living, while her husband’s profession as an anesthiologist has provided her with insights into Manitoba’s overall healthcare system. Dr. Brinkman is committed to supporting and advocating for rural physicians.She completed her undergraduate degree, medical school and residency all here in Winnipeg. She and her husband are parents to four school-age children.

Dr. Dan Hunt is one of two Winnipeg Family Physician Medical District representatives on our Board. In 2009, he graduated from the University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine, subsequently completing a residency in Rural Family Medicine within the Dauphin program in 2011. From 2011 to 2023, he established a comprehensive family medicine practice in Carman and Winkler, which included hospital-based responsibilities encompassing emergency medicine, inpatient care, and surgical assisting. During this period, he also engaged in administrative leadership, serving on the clinic executive committee and the hospital pharmacy and therapeutics committee.

Since 2023, he has transitioned to Winnipeg, where he currently practice urgent care medicine at Seven Oaks and Concordia Hospitals, as well as provide HMO coverage in the Health Sciences Centre Medical Intensive Care Unit.

Beyond his clinical practice, he has contributed to professional governance through participation in audits for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba (CPSM) and by serving on the CPSM working group focused on benzodiazepine prescribing.

He plans to leverage the diverse perspectives gained from his varied experiences in family medicine to contribute effectively to the Doctors Manitoba Board.

Dr. Bittoo Malik is a diagnostic radiologist at the Dauphin Hospital. Originally from the Parkland Region, she moved home to develop and advance the diagnostic imaging program. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree and Doctor of Medicine at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Malik completed a residency in Family Medicine at the University of Toronto and a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Ottawa. 

Dr. Malik is an advocate and champion for health equity, particularly as it applies to individuals living in rural Manitoba, and is deeply committed to her colleagues and community. She is honored to serve as a board member for Doctors Manitoba, an organization supporting physicians as they provide essential medical care for their patients. 

When not working at the hospital, she can be found nurturing a garden or two, or practicing a new-found interest of yoga flow and tai chi qigong. An outdoor enthusiast, kayaking and skiing are among her favorites. She enjoys classical and jazz music, and architecture and design. 

Dr. Eric Lane has worked in Southern Health for almost 35 years, and currently serves at the C.W.Wiebe Medical Centre and Boundary Trails Health Centre as a full service rural family doctor.

Dr. Lane graduated from the University of Cape Town and he took further training in Oslo, Norway as a Norwegian international medical graduate Dr. Lane is married, has three adult children and two granddaughters. Dr. Lane enjoys the outdoors, golf and curling, runs for exercise, including having done 12 full marathons (including the Athens Marathon) and more than 25 half-marathons. 

Dr. debbie Robinson has been practicing Obstetrics and Gynecology at St Boniface Hospital since 2002. She was the assistant residency program director for a decade and then assumed the role of Site Lead at St Boniface Hospital in 2022. Dr Robinson has a passion for evidence based physiologic birth and has authored national guidelines on Induction of Labour and Postpartum Hemorrhage. She is an active member of the Canadian Society for Physician Leaders and has earned the Certified Canadian Physician Leader credential. More recently, she completed her MBA at the Asper School of Business in 2024. She is married with 3 adult sons and one daughter in high school. She is looking forward to growing her governance and administrative skills by sitting on the board of Doctors Manitoba.

Dr. Betty Jean (BJ) Hancock is an associate professor in the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics and Child Health at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. She has been a pediatric surgeon and pediatric critical care physician at Children’s Hospital since 1993. As an academic surgeon, she is involved in clinical research, undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and professional development for physicians in practice. Her areas of focus have been trauma, critical care and all aspects of Pediatric General Surgery. Outside medicine, Dr. Hancock enjoys spending cottage time with her family at Caddy Lake. 

Jaime McNicholl is our MMSA representative and the Vice Stick External Jr. for MMSA. Along with the VSE Sr, she works with the MMSA executive to ensure all communications with external organizations is brought forth to Manitoba medical students and also voice MB medical students concerns, questions, ideas, etc. to these external organizations. She represents the MMSA at the Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS) meetings. She loves spending time being active, being outdoors and hanging out with friends! 

Dr. Wightman is a first year resident in Internal Medicine. He spent his first year of residency as a Rural Family Medicine resident in the Parkland program in Dauphin, then transferring to Internal Medicine. He has served as the PARIM Board Member Delegate for Rural and Remote Family Medicine, and Internal Medicine. Recently elected to the role of PARIM President, Dr. Wightman feels privileged to serve his fellow residents, and I hopes to advocate effectively for his peers. 

A born and raised Winnipegger, Dr. Wightman completed his undergrad degree (political science and biology) and medical school at UM. He feels at home in Manitoba and plans to spend his career here. During the past few years he has honed his POCUS and airway skills, and completed residency electives in Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine. When not busy with his residency, Dr. Wightman enjoys weightlifting, canoeing and reading. He looks forward to his term on the board, working with the Doctors Manitoba team, and representing his fellow residents among some great leaders and advocates from diverse medical fields.

Dr. Aaron Chiu is our CMA representative on the board. He is a neonatologist in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is a clinician educator and clinical researcher with a focus on improving patient experiences and outcomes. He is passionate about caring for newborns and for their families. He is an advocate for medical learners, with a focus on high-quality medical education and ensuring personal finance is not a barrier to entering medical school. He is the associate dean for quality improvement and accreditation at the Max Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba. He is the past president of Doctors Manitoba and a past board member for MD Financial Management and the Balmoral Hall School Foundation. Dr. Chiu is an associate professor at the Max Rady College of Medicine. He completed his medical school training at the University of Toronto and his pediatrics and neonatal– perinatal training at the University of Ottawa. He completed an MBA in 2012 and graduated as the gold medallist. He obtained his ICD.D designation in 2017 and completed the FTMS from IFEBP in 2021.