A Sarnia born and raised physician has landed back in his hometown to practice.
The Sarnia-Lambton Physician Recruitment Taskforce has announced that Dr. William Southcott will be working alongside Dr. John Bartlett and Dr. Gert Schlebush at the London Rd. Diagnostic Clinic.
Taskforce Recruiter Carly Nienhuis says Dr. Southcott attended St. Christopher's High School, is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and then travelled abroad to pursue his medical degree, beginning in Poland, then to the United Kingdom, ending up in the U.S.
"He definitely is well travelled and well versed in global medicine," says Nienhuis.
She says she tries to keep in touch with all of Lambton County's students pursuing medical school.
"I have found many of them to appreciate all that Sarnia has to offer, and they are pleased to return home to practice," says Nienhuis.
Dr. Southcott will begin practicing full-time in December and will start accepting new patients in the new year.
He is the third family physician recruited to Sarnia-Lambton this year.