Nuclear Medicine Physician, Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

Dr. Damien Maharaj obtained his MD from the University of Western Ontario. He is a Nuclear Medicine physician certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, working in Fraser Health. While not currently practicing Family Medicine, he is also certified as a Family Physician by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. He is guided by the principles of diversity, acceptance and inclusion for all children and all adults. He believes that the early diagnosis autism and early access to therapy provides the best chances of success, but that learning and growth are life long, and so even as adults, the disabled, including those with autism, must have opportunities for personal growth.”

Executive Medical Director,

Physician Engagement and Resource Planning, Interior Health Authority

Dr. Harsh Hundal is Interior Health HAMAC Chair and EMD, Physician Engagement and Resource Planning. He has worked in nearly every aspect of medicine from community to tertiary care, from mental health to physical rehabilitation, from urban to rural, from research to teaching to administration. Harsh is the recipient of the 2022, Dr. Doug Cochrane Award for Leadership in Quality for BC. He is the father of 3 children on the autism spectrum, who have taught him that respect and compassion should be at the very center of our mission to continually improve health care.

Radiation Oncologist

Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

Anesthesiologist, Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

After obtaining his Bachelor of Science degree, Dr Campbell went on to study medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg South Africa. After graduating and obtaining his Medical Degree, he subsequently went on to specialize as an Anesthesiologist with the College of medicine of South Africa. He Is a registered fellow with the College of Anesthetists of South Africa and is currently practicing as an Anesthesiologist for Fraser Health. “For many families the diagnosis of Autism is a life altering experience, with many feeling overwhelmed and under supported. Access to health care is a basic human right, and early diagnosis and access to effective therapies will give these children and their families the tools they need grow and develop to their full potential.”

Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgeon

BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver

Radiation Oncologist, Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

Dr Sharieff did medical training in Radiation Oncology at the McMaster University, and a PhD in Clinical Epidemiology/Biostatistics at the University of Toronto, in Ontario. He has been involved in the past in technology investment decision making for the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. Prior to moving to BC in 2019, he was practising in Nova Scotia. During COVID pandemic, he was actively involved in mass immunization in the Fraser Valley. He is father to five children; one of them has autism spectrum disorder.

Head, Regional Division of Oncology, Fraser Health Authority

Dr. Gaurav Bahl is a Radiation Oncologist at the BC Cancer – Abbotsford Centre, and a Clinical Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Bahl is currently serving at the Head of the Regional Division of Oncology at the Fraser Health Authority, and the Department Head of Radiation Oncology at the BC Cancer Abbotsford Centre. He is the President of the Medical Staff Association at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and the Past President for the BC Association of Radiation Oncologists.