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This city has been fortunate to attract many of the best brains, people with extraordinary knowledge and experience in many sectors.
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Dr. Olivier Clerk, recognized as a leader in diagnostic imaging, is among those who have chosen Calgary to establish their clinics.
Clerk grew up in Ottawa and soon became interested in the sciences. He attended medical school at the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec, where he completed his residency in diagnostic radiology with an interest in pain management. He earned a fellowship at Harvard Medical School and another at the Spine Fracture Institute in Edmond, Oklahoma.
After the common cold, back pain is the second most common reason for primary care physician visits. A new understanding of treatment has led to the development of new injectable biomaterials to treat such pain.
Clerk became an expert in minimally invasive spine, treating painful conditions and even saving lives by repairing spinal problems with an image-guided needle.
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He was hired to work in Edmonton for two years, but then decided to open his own practice in Calgary in 2021, opening his first Beam Radiology location in 96the NE Avenue in Harvest Hills. A second has opened in Royal Oak and a third is serving patients in Canmore.
The need to help more patients has meant opening another location here.
Clerk says it took time to find one due to the large magnetic field of the advanced equipment used by the clinic: a reinforced building had to be found that was also a good distance away from the noise and vibrations caused by trains and vehicles.
He sought advice from Gary McKelvie, president of Core Commercial Real Estate, who found an ideal 12,000-square-foot building in Trinity Hills that has since been outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment.
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It caters to all concerns, says Clerk, not only with the best criteria for a diagnostic clinic, but also offering 500 free parking spaces and easy access from the Trans-Canada Highway, Sarcee Trail and the Washington Beltway. Stoney Trail.
Clerk’s reputation as one of the top five professionals in his field means that other specialists are willing to work under him.
Today, Beam has a core team of specially trained radiologists, including Drs. Sarah Koles and Chirag Patel, and healthcare professionals who provide a new approach to personalized patient care.
Beam physicians help preserve and enhance the quality of life for their patients by working closely with all team members to offer a full range of diagnostic, obstetric and interventional imaging services, ensuring the smartest decisions for provide patients and professionals with the best level of service.
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Clerk likes to be involved with patients throughout their care process, which meant less time to spend on the growing administrative needs of four clinics. He was fortunate to hire Cindy Wood as his CEO, who joined Beam after 20 years of experience in the radiology industry.
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Jennifer Jones, the first woman president of Rotary International and a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, will be in Calgary this week as part of her Imagine Rotary Canada tour. She will be busy as local Rotarians, led by former Governor Tom Docherty, who is part of the organizing committee for the national tour, have a full schedule lined up for her. On Thursday, Jones will be greeted at an event at the Brown Bear Woman Center by Elder Bruce Starlight and other Tsuut’ina Nation elders, council members and community members. On Friday, she, along with Rotarians from clubs across the district, will walk alongside the Rotary float in the Stampede Parade. She then heads to Rotary Challenger Park to be with the Umoja Community Mosaic. Umoja has been supported by numerous Rotary clubs in its vision of building healthy communities, creating an environment that allows young people and their families to shine, with the motto “All are welcome.” A leader who embodies Rotary Service above herself, Jones will have a busy but exciting time during her visit to Calgary.
David Parker appears regularly in the Herald. Read his columns online at calgaryherald.com/business. He can be reached at 403-830-4622 or via email at [email protected]
