Dr. Payne – Dresden

Characteristics of Practice
Solo practice -- hospital privileges, rest home, nursing homes. There are two other physicians in the Dresden area.

Description of Location
Dresden is located North of the city of Chatham, Ontario.

Affiliated Hospital
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance

Type of Community
Dresden is a rural community with a population of approximately 2,700 people.

Dr Payne was raised in Dresden, His father was a Family physician there for 38 years.
Dr Payne obtained BA in Zoology in 1969 at the University of Western Ontario, MD in 1974
Residency, Victoria Family Medical Centre CCFP 1976.
He moved back to Dresden in 1976 work in private practice.

Dr Payne took a one year sabbatical from 1986 to 1987 at this time he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Western Ontario, Department of Family Medicine.

He obtained a Masters of Clinical Science in 1992 at the University of Western Ontario, five years part time studies and two publications in the Ontario Medical Review.

Active Staff at the CKHA (formerly ST Joseph’s Hospital and Public General Hospital) inpatient care. Delivered babies for 10 years, surgical assists and emergency room courtesy staff 2011.

Thames Valley Family Practice Research Unit - Partner in Liaison Committee 2004—2009.

2010 to present Adjunct Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine.