Christopher Paul Patey

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine BSc (Hon) MD CCFP FCFP FRRMS

Family Medicine Emergency Medicine


Dr. Christopher Patey has practiced as a rural family physician focusing in emergency medicine since graduation from Memorial Medical School in July 2000 and residency training in Family Medicine North (McMaster Program) in Thunder Bay, Ontario in July, 2002. For the first three years he practiced full scope family medicine in Goderich Ontario. Since returning to Newfoundland in 2006, he has been extremely content with clinical practice in Carbonear, Newfoundland.

After joining the faculty with the Discipline of Family Medicine as an Assistant Professor in September, 2017 he established the Not-For-Profit center CIRRIS (Carbonear Institute for Rural Reach and Innovation by the Sea). This research unit has a goal of expanding rural research with a focus of improving community health and services.