New family doc accepting patients in Cold Lake

Cold Lake is welcoming a new family physician to practice in the city.

Dr. Roger Katambua is a family physician with a specialty in anesthesia, who is now practising at the *Cold Lake Medical Clinic and Cold Lake Healthcare Centre.

Dr. Katambua joins a team of 13 other family medicine physicians in the community and is currently accepting new patients.

“Access to physicians, including Dr. Katambua who has increased skills in anesthesia, is good news for the community of Cold Lake,” says Scott Cyr, MLA for Bonnyville-St. Paul-Cold Lake in a press release.

“Rural physicians are key to supporting and growing rural Alberta.”

Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dr. Katambua completed his medical training in the Democratic Republic of Congo and residency in South Africa. He and his family are pleased to have relocated to Cold Lake and are looking forward to learning more about their new community.

AHS says they continue recruiting physicians across northern Alberta to meet community needs. AHS has physician resource planners who are dedicated to identifying and pursuing international and domestic physician recruitment opportunities, the authority says. 

*Editor’s Note: The original story listed the Glacier Gate Medical Clinic. Since the City of Cold Lake’s formation of a Municipally Controlled Corporation, the name has since changed to the Cold Lake Medical Clinic.