Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Welcomes New Physicians
CHATHAM-KENT: April 13th, 2022 – Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is pleased to announce the addition of new physicians to the organization. Dr. Olusola Awoniyi and Dr. Thomas Ofuafor are joining the department of Psychiatry.
“We are so pleased to welcome Dr. Olusola Awoniyi and Dr. Thomas Ofuafor to CKHA and the community of Chatham-Kent,” said Dr. Pervez Faruqi, Chief of Staff, CKHA. “Their knowledge and expertise will enhance our delivery of high quality mental health and addictions care.”
Dr. Awoniyi became a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the United Kingdom in 2005. She furthered her education in the United Kingdom by earning a postgraduate diploma in Medical Law in 2010 and became a Specialist in Old Age Psychiatry in 2011. Dr. Awoniyi has been a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada since 2018.
Dr. Awoniyi spent her early career practicing in various settings in the United Kingdom. In 2018, she joined the St. Joseph’s Care Group in Thunder Bay, Ontario as a Staff Psychiatrist. Most recently, she held the role of Consultant Psychiatrist at the Timmins and District Hospital in Timmins, Ontario.
Dr. Awoniyi is looking forward to being able to hike in nature while enjoying the warmer climate that Southwestern Ontario has to offer. Her passion for geriatric psychiatry is unwavering, which will provide endless opportunities to expand CK’s Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Team (GMHOT) and better serve CK’s aging population.
Dr. Thomas Ofuafor earned a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from The University of Lagos in Nigeria in 1998. After spending years practicing in Nigeria, Dr. Ofuafor moved to Ireland where he continued practicing for a number of years. In 2011, Dr. Ofuafor received a Diploma in Clinical Psychiatry from the Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland and in 2013, became a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom. After several years in the United Kingdom, Dr. Ofuafor and his family moved to Saskatchewan where he has been a valued member of the psychiatry team since 2016.
Dr. Ofuafor and Dr. Awoniyi’s offices are located at 240 Grand Avenue in Chatham, and the intake team can be reached at 519.351.6144 x 5051.
If you or a loved one are in crisis please call 1.866.299.7447 to speak to a Mental Health First Response Team Member, visit your nearest Emergency Room or dial 911 for emergency assistance.
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About CKHA
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is a 200 bed community hospital, serving the residents of Chatham and rural Kent including Walpole Island and Delaware First Nations. Formed in 2018, CKHA is committed to delivering quality and safe care at its two sites in Chatham and Wallaceburg. CKHA collaborates with other partners to deliver care across its community. CKHA’s dedicated team is comprised of approximately 1,400 staff, 200 physicians and 300 volunteers. CKHA provides a full range of programs, services and specialties from internal medicine and surgery to women & children’s and critical care; it is designated a schedule one facility under the Ministry of Health and cares for tens of thousands of inpatients, outpatients and emergency patients annually. CKHA is equipped with state of the art diagnostics and technology to support its varied programs. CKHA’s vision: Together, growing a healthier community, underscores a movement to improving the population’s health. Grounded by its values “CKHA CARES” (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, Safety), CKHA commits to continuously improve the patient experience in partnership with patients, families and caregivers.
For more information, please contact:
Brian Vandooren, Director, Medical Affairs & Medical Recruitment
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
519.352.6400 x 6053
