Doctor: Jennifer John

Specialty: Endocrinology

College: Mount Allison University, Canada; 

Med School: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica

Residency: University of Virginia, Roanoke, Virginia

Fellowship: SUNY Stony Brook, New York

Professional place of practice: Northside Diagnostic Clinic

Family: Three children — Nadia, Christian and Luke

Years in Chateau: 14 years

What influenced you to choose to be a doctor? Always wanted to help others get better and medicine and health always appealed to me.  I was always impressed with the doctors I saw when I was younger and I wanted to be like them.

What made you choose your specialty? Selected orthopedic surgery because it really aligned with my personal outlook.  I want to help people get better by doing something about it. 

Advice for aspiring doctors: It’s a road worth taking.

Fun fact: Jennifer’s favorite place to travel is home — Canada.