Arnprior Regional Health has welcomed two new doctors to the Ottawa Valley.
Doctor Ridgen and Doctor Padeanu will be opening their office slowly due to the restrictions in place with COVID-19. The two family physicians will be reaching out to individuals who have their name on the Arnprior and District Family Health Team waiting list starting early in May.
Doctor Julie Ridgen was born in Stratford Ontario and grew up in Arnprior. She studied at the University of British Columbia and completed her Family Medicine Certification at McGill. Doctor Ridgen has practiced in Montreal, Oka, Iqaluit and Winnipeg, and her recent return to the Ottawa Valley has brought her full circle, and closer to family and friends
Doctor Florin Padeanu is happy to be joining his wife, Julie, to work as a Family Doctor in Arnprior. After attending the University of Manitoba, Doctor Padeanu successfully ran a large medical clinic in Winnipeg for many years.
Arnprior will now have 18 family doctors including: Drs. Gordon, Schriver, Morrison, Boersma, Rivington, Suzuki, Becker, Kurian, Nejad, Fitzsimon, Fishman, Zadow, Yau, Montgomery, Garcia and McCarthy.
*If you are currently looking for a local family doctor, please visit the Arnprior and District Family Health Team website and click on the “Need a Doctor” tab to register.