Get to Know Us
We'll get to know you very well over the course of your pregnancy, it's only fair you get to know a little bit about us as well!
Dr Susan Alton
Receiving her medical training in Edmonton, Susan first came to Whitehorse as a Medical Student in 1986, then as a Family Practice Resident in 1989, and has been a family doctor at Whitehorse Medical Services ever since. She enjoys her practice with Sage Maternity and has a special interest in newborn care, sitting on the Maternal Newborn Committee at Whitehorse General Hospital. She has served the Village of Teslin with regular doctor clinics since 1998 and has worked in South America after receiving her diploma in Tropical Medicine. She and her husband share their love of Yukon hiking, paddling and music with their two children. Dr Alton is no longer providing hospital call coverage but continues to see prenatal patients in the clinic.
Dr Rebecca Barnes
Rebecca attended medical school at McMaster University, and completed family medicine residency through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine in Thunder Bay Ontario in 2013. She moved to Whitehorse in 2014 to practice family medicine and obstetrics in a shared practice with Dr Stephanie Buchanan at Whitehorse Medical Services. She also provides monthly clinics in the community of Carmacks. She and her husband and two children are dog mushers who live on a farm, which consumes the majority of free time outside of work. If time allows, other passions include running, mountain biking, canoeing, hiking, camping, skiing, bow hunting and fishing.
Dr Sarah Biss
Sarah went to Medical school at the University of Saskatchewan and completed her family medicine residency at the University of Alberta's rural program in Grande Prairie. She has additional Obstetrical Surgical Skills residency training through the University of British Columbia which allows her to perform Cesarean Section deliveries and other enhanced obstetrical services. She came to Whitehorse for short stints in 2014 and 2015 but fell in love with the North and moved back for good in March of 2016. In addition to providing maternity care, she shares a practice with Dr Johanna Rockenstein at Whitehorse Medical Services and enjoys working a few days a month in Teslin and assisting in the OR. She and her husband spend their free time hiking, backcountry camping, mountain biking and snowboarding.
Dr Rachelle Blais
Rachelle is a born and raised Yukoner and is thrilled to be back home working in the Yukon. She left the territory for 10 years to complete her Bachelor of Science at UBC followed by medical school at Memorial University in Newfoundland. She then went on to complete her family medicine residency at the University of Alberta. In addition to providing maternity care, Rachelle currently has a family medicine practice at Whitehorse Medical Services. Rachelle is bilingual and does her best to provide medical services in both English and French. In her spare time, Rachelle loves to cook and spend time with her husband and two young children.
Dr Stephanie Buchanan
Stephanie moved to the Yukon in 2003 having fallen in love with the north during an elective in her residency out of the University of Calgary. She joined forces with Dr Cindy Breitkreutz at the Whitehorse Medical Clinic for the next 10 years enjoying obstetrics as part of her practice. Currently, she is sharing her family practice with Dr Rebecca Barnes who joined in 2014 and continues to enjoy obstetrics and a full family practice. Stephanie also loves her bikes and exploring the north with her family.
Dr Sheila Curran
Sheila grew up in Alberta and completed her training in Calgary and Nanaimo BC. She was hooked on the Yukon after her first locum (in maternity!) here in 2010, and moved with her husband to Dawson in 2014. After years of commuting to Whitehorse to keep up her maternity care work, she moved here permanently in 2022 and joined the Equinox Health and Solstice Maternity group. She is looking forward to having her own family practice again, and will be starting a practice share with Dr. Alton in April 2025. She enjoys trying different hobbies, most recently learning bike mechanics and woodworking, and has never scored a goal in 20 years of playing hockey.
Dr Anna Davies
Anna was born in Vancouver, but spent most of her childhood in Newfoundland and Ontario. She completed an undergraduate degree at Dalhousie University, followed by her medical degree at Memorial University. She made the 6000 km road trip to Kelowna, BC and completed a Family Medicine residency in 2013. After spending a wonderful 6 months in Whitehorse in 2015 as a locum, she was delighted to join Klondyke Medical Clinic as a full-time physician. Outside of work, she enjoys playing outside with mountain bikes and skis.
Dr Stephanie Matchett
Stephanie was born and raised in the Yukon, living in both Dawson City and Whitehorse. She completed medical school at UBC and did her family medicine residency at Dalhousie University. She practiced family medicine and obstetrics in Halifax for four years before the north called her home in 2018. When she's not working, she enjoys sewing, knitting, cooking and exploring the Yukon wilderness.
Dr Elizabeth Stanford
Liz grew up in Ontario where she completed her medical school studies at McMaster University. A love for the mountains guided her west to do her family medicine residency in the UBC rural program. She enjoys working as a rural GP, and has an interest in Women's Health. When she's not working, she enjoys skiing, cycling, hiking, running and exploring the great outdoors.
Dr Johanna Rockenstein
Johanna was born and raised in Elma, Manitoba. She completed her medical school in Winnipeg and went on to do her family practice residency with a rural and remote focus in Newfoundland and Labrador. She has been working at Whitehorse Medical Services since December, 2014 and has started a practice with Dr. Sarah Biss in February, 2016. She is an avid knitter and enjoys skiing, biking, climbing and camping with her young family.