Cassidy Chowns

Cassidy Chowns has called North Bay, Ontario, home for the past 20 years. She began her post-secondary education at Nipissing University, where she graduated with the President’s Gold Medal Award for achieving the highest average in the graduating nursing class.

Cassidy spent five years working in acute care settings, including the Critical Care Unit at North Bay Regional Health Centre and the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo. These roles allowed her to develop advanced expertise in managing critically ill patients, performing emergency interventions, and collaborating within interdisciplinary teams in high-pressure environments.

She went on to complete her Master of Science in Nursing and Nurse Practitioner Diploma in Primary Health Careat Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario. In addition to her Canadian qualifications, Cassidy holds a Nurse Practitioner in Family Health license in the state of New York and is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB).

Currently, Cassidy practices primary care at the Near North Medical Clinic, where she focuses on preventative health, chronic disease management, and acute episodic care. She has a special interest in cardiology and geriatrics and remains committed to ongoing professional development while advocating for the evolving role of Nurse Practitioners in Ontario’s healthcare system.