Dr. Phil Vandewalle has been practicing comprehensive family medicine including office based care, in-patient hospital care, emergency room care, intra-partum obstetrics, nursing home care, home visits and occupational health in the town of Strathroy since 1994.  He is currently Chief of Medicine at the local hospital, Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital.  He served on the inaugural board of the Thames Valley Family Health Team for six years: three years served as Chair and prior to that two years as vice Chair, and one year as secretary.