New P.E.I. doctors this year:

Since January 2017, 18 new physicians began or will soon begin practising on Prince Edward Island:

* Dr. Matthew Kutcher - family medicine, based in Summerside (February);

* Dr. Martha Carmichael - internal medicine specializing in geriatrics, based in Summerside (May);

* Dr. Kristian MacDonald - ear, nose and throat specialist, based in Summerside (May);

* Dr. Spencer Brown - emergency medicine, based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (May);

* Dr. Matt Twiddy - emergency medicine, based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (July);

* Dr. Heather Williams - neurologist, based in Charlottetown (July);

* Dr. Jessica Corbett - medical oncologist, based at the P.E.I. Cancer Treatment Centre (July); * Dr. Joey Giordani - family medicine, based in Crapaud (July);

* Dr. Saber Goher - family medicine, based in Alberton (July);

* Dr. Padraig Casey - family medicine, based in Cornwall (July); * Dr. Michael Carroll - orthopedist, based in Charlottetown (July); * Dr. Hussam (Sam) Azzam - QEH Medical Director and obstetrician/gynecologist, based in Charlottetown (August);

* Dr. Mahesh Nachnani - psychiatrist, based in Charlottetown (late August);

* Dr. Teryl Sansom - pediatrician, based in Summerside (September);

* Dr. Stephen Scales - family medicine, based in Charlottetown (September);

* Dr. Ian Wilson - plastic surgery, based in Charlottetown (September);

* Dr. Maeghan Keddy - obstetrician/gynecologist, based in Charlottetown (November); and

* Dr. Sonia Lee - radiation oncology clinical fellow, based at the P.E.I. Cancer Treatment Centre (fall).