Dr. Mark Wahba, the son of the late Dr. Yosri Wahba and Susan Wahba, was the co-recipient of the Dr. Dennis A. Kendel Distinguished Service Award which was announced in the latter part of 2015.
The award presentation is made annually by the Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Wahba shared the award with Dr. Ryan Meili. Both physicians practice in Saskatoon with Meili being a family physician at Westside Community Clinic and Wahba serving as an emergency room physician at the local hospitals.
In making the presentation, Dr. Grant Stoneham, president of the college, praised the two “young but very deserving candidates. Their initiative, innovation and leadership have already had very positive impacts on the health services provided in their workplace.”
Wahba, a graduate of Estevan Comprehensive School worked for a number of years in the ER departments in Regina after completing his medical degree and recalls his Estevan days fondly, it being a community where long-standing friendships were formed.
“I’m honoured to share this award with Dr. Meili, he’s a pretty good guy,” said Wahba.
“If I can try to improve health care at the sharp end and Dr. Meili can try to improve health care at the blunt end, hopefully we’ll make things better for people.”
The nomination for Wahba paid additional attention to his talent in implementing improvements in quality care on site and his organizational efforts.
Wahba will soon be joining a team of medical professionals heading to Haiti to continue the work being performed by former teams of medical volunteers who are helping the Haitian people recover from the devastation that rocked their country during an earthquake in 2010. Recovery efforts have been slow within this poverty-stricken country.
More information about Dr. Wahba and the volunteer team will be featured in the next edition of Southeast Lifestyles coming out this weekend.
