MEET YOUR TEAM

Dr. Anselm is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada with specialty qualification in Internal Medicine and subspecialty qualification in Cardiology. He completed his undergraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto and subsequently acquired his Professional Engineering designation after working for several years in the automotive industry. Thereafter, he completed Medical School and his Internal Medicine Residency at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario followed by his Adult Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Calgary, Libin Cardiovascular Institute. He subsequently completed further training in Cardiac Nuclear Imaging at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.

Dr. Anselm’s interests are in clinical cardiology, echocardiography, cardiac nuclear imaging, and vascular risk reduction. Dr. Anselm is the President, Chief Medical Director, and a founding partner of Southern Alberta Medical. He is a staff physician at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital providing ICU, CCU, and internal medicine consultation services. He also provides consultant cardiologist services at Advanced Cardiology Consultants and Diagnostics in Calgary.

Dr. Azam is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada with specialty qualification in Internal Medicine. He completed Medical School in Pakistan and subsequent postgraduate training in England. He worked at the Bolton General Hospital, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Colchester General Hospital, and Royal Marsden Hospital. He subsequently completed Internal Medicine Training at Brown University School of Medicine, Rhode Island and Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts. 

Dr. Azam’s interests are in general internal medicine, diabetes, thyroid disorders, and bariatric medicine. Dr. Azam is a founding partner of Southern Alberta Medical. He is the immediate Past Chief of Internal Medicine and ICU at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. In addition, he is the Director for the Diabetes Education Centre and Medical Lead for the Bariatric Specialty Clinic in Medicine Hat (South Zone). Dr. Azam is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Calgary. He is an Internal Medicine Preceptor for the Rural Alberta South Family Practice Residency Program and is actively involved in teaching Medical Students. February 2020, Dr. Azam was elected VP of the South Zone Medical Association. He is the recipient of the 2021 Rural Family Medicine Specialty Preceptor Award.

Dr. Kapoor is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada with specialty qualification in Internal Medicine and subspecialty qualification in Cardiology. He completed Medical School in St. Petersburg, Russia followed by his Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Alberta. He completed his Adult Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Manitoba. He subsequently completed further training in vascular medicine and carotid ultrasound at the Cleveland Clinic, USA.

Dr. Kapoor’s interest are in clinical cardiology, echocardiography, carotid ultrasound, and vascular medicine. He is a founding partner of Southern Alberta Medical and the President of Advanced Cardiology Consultants and Diagnostics in Calgary. He is the founder of the Community Heart Failure Assessment, Rehabilitation and Management Clinic (CHARM Heart Failure Clinic) and the DIL Walk Foundation. He is actively involved in multiple national and international trials in the field of arrhythmias, vascular medicine, heart failure, lipids, mobile technologies and acute coronary syndromes.

Dr. Manosalva is a MD LMCC in Neurology. He completed Medical School, including the specialty in Neurology, at the National Unviersity of Colombia. He worked in the Netherlands Antilles, and trained assistant physicians rotating in the department of Neurology from the University of Groningen Holland before coming to Canada in 2011. He completed his sub specialty in Movement Disorders and Medical Genetics at the University of Alberta. He centered his research in Vascular Parkinsonism. He continued doing a fellowship in Stroke Neurology & Cerebrovascular diseases at the Universities of Alberta, and Toronto, in the Sunnybrook Hospital.

Dr. Manosalva has an interest in patients with different kinds of neurological disorders, including patients with Epilepsy, Migraine, Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis and Movement Disorders. His sub specialty particularly includes Idiopathic Parkinson Disease, parkinson plus syndromes. Also the treatment of dystonias, blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm with Botulinum Toxin. He had training in hereditary ataxias and spastic paraparesis.
Dr. Manosalva is a staff physician – neurology consultant at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, and is the current director of the Stroke Prevention Clinic and Urgent TIA clinic. He is participating in the multicentre ACT trial which compares Alteplase vs Tenecteplase in the treatment of patients with acute stroke. He has been working in young patients with stroke and trying to understand what was the cause for it, including diverse pathology such as vertebral dissection, Fabry disease, and novel treatments in central retinal artery occlusion.

Dr. Salih has been practicing as a consultant in neurology and pain medicine at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital since 2007. He graduated from Ai-Shams University Medical School, Egypt in 1996, followed by his certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation from Ain-Shams University and his United States Medical Licensing Examinations both in 1999. He subsequently received training in Internal Medicine at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn and; Neurology at New York University and The University of Cincinnati. Following this training, he completed a one-year fellowship in Interventional Pain Management at the University of Colorado. Shortly after, he obtained his certification from the American Board in Psychiatry and Neurology and his certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Salih practiced as a Neurology Consultant and held the position of Director of Pain Medicine at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, Ohio from 2004 till 2006 followed by a year in Saudi Arabia where he practiced as a Neurology Consultant.

Dr Salih’s interests are in headache management, pain medicine, general neurology, epilepsy, and detection and treatment of stroke. His experience and training in neurology and pain management complements the Southern Alberta Medical team as they provide the best care for their patients.

Dr. Malik is an Internal Medicine specialist with a subspecialty in Respirology & Critical Care. He obtained his medical degree from St. George’s University in Grenada after which he completed his Internal Medicine residency in New Jersey, USA. Following this, Dr. Malik completed his fellowship in Respirology & Critical Care in North Carolina. Prior to coming to Medicine Hat, he worked in the state of Washington for two years as a Respirologist and Intensivist.

Dr. Malik’s special interests are in obstructive airway disease, pulmonary vascular disease, and thoracic malignancies. He is trained in advanced bronchoscopy procedures such as EBUS (endobronchial ultrasound).
Dr. Malik is a staff physician at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital where he provides respirology consultations and manages patients that are admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.

Dr. Stach is a Gastroenterologist and Internal Medicine Specialist. He attended the University of Alberta where he obtained his medical degree and completed his Internal Medicine training. Following this, he completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of Calgary in June 2021. He will be taking referrals for consultation, gastroscopy, and colonoscopy. Jesse is originally from Medicine Hat and we are thrilled to welcome him back into the community.

Dr. Stach’s special interests include inflammatory bowel disease, liver disease, polypectomy, and gastrointestinal bleeding. He is trained in gastroscopy and colonoscopy. He is also a staff physician at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital where he will perform endoscopy and provide Internal Medicine and Critical Care coverage.