Dr. Mark E. Gelfer

Family Physician

Dr. Gelfer is a family physician at the Copeman Healthcare Centre with over twenty-five years of medical experience.  He completed his medical degree at the University of Toronto and Family Medicine residency at the University of Ottawa. He has served as President of the College of Family Physicians of British Columbia and is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Family Practice.

Dr. Gelfer’s commitment to lifelong learning earned him a Fellowship from the College of Family Physicians of Canada in 1987. Dr. Gelfer has expertise in the diagnosis and management of hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors. Prior to joining the Centre, he was the Founder and Medical Director of VSM MedTech Ltd., and developed the BpTRU™, an instrument for monitoring hypertension in the clinical setting. Dr. Gelfer also has a keen interest in Sports Medicine having acted as a physician for the Whistler Mountain Ski Patrol and team physician for the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club.