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Miramichi Regional Health Authority president and CEO Gary Foley has announced a new recruit to the region.

Family doctor and Miramichier Dr. Melissa McQuaid will begin her practice in September.

"I am delighted with the addition of Dr. McQuaid to our medical team," said Foley.

He added the recruitment of a local physician is very positive for the region as she is familiar with the community and the health care needs of our population.

McQuaid will be joining the medical office of family physician Dr. Roxanne MacKnight and pediatrician Dr. Michael Dickinson. McQuaid will be accepting patients that currently do not have a family doctor. Please call 773-3333 to register.

McQuaid received her Doctor of Medicine degree at Memorial University in Saint Johns, Newfoundland, and is in the final stages of completing her Family Practice Residency from Dalhousie University. During the summer months, she will provide vacation coverage for local family doctors.

McQuaid said she is excited about returning home to the Miramichi.

"I am really looking forward to beginning my medical career in my home community," she said.

Foley says that a pathologist will be joining the Miramichi medical staff in the next month and three family doctors are expected to open practices before September. He says the health authority is continuing to recruit for internists and a radiologist.