Dr. Susan Lea-Makenny MD, CCFP, FCFP, ICD.D
Integrative Family Physician, Principal
Dr. Susan Lea-Makenny’s passion for caring for others has spanned over more than four decades of community & “executive” medical experience, practicing in both rural and city settings across Alberta. Formerly a registered nurse, her journey as a practitioner has always been centered around the integration of physical and mental well-being, with special interest in psychological health.
Susan believes that primary care and integrative medicine needs to be a full integration of all realms of health - making it truly about whole person care.
Her ‘whole health, whole person’ approach is evident in every patient interaction she makes daily, traveling their journey with them and an unwavering dedication to serving her patients needs; cradle to grave with the goal being to live a long, high-quality life…”healthspan for the lifespan”.
The mission/vision for Dr. Susan’s integrative Family Practice is deeply rooted in whole person care, modeling for her ever-expanding team of medical & health practitioners the importance of making the patient the most important member of their healthcare team, walking the entire length of the road with them and their loved ones.
A highly-family oriented mother to two daughters and wife to a generational rancher - Dr. Susan is inspired through her strong admiration for nature, horses, travel, and continual learning. She is excited about how AI and genomics will help form the best personalized health care, invoking meaningful impact within the medical community.
NP Julie Bakko MN, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner
Julie is a dedicated Nurse Practitioner committed to providing holistic and patient-centered care. With a Master’s degree in Nursing from Athabasca University and specialized training in integrative health practices, hormonal therapy, and Botox administration (for aesthetics and treatment of migraines, hyperhidrosis, and TMJ) she combines traditional medical approaches with complementary therapies to support overall wellness.
Julie focuses on chronic disease management, preventive care, and mental health collaborating with patients to develop personalized care plans that address their unique health needs. Her approach emphasizes the importance of treating the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—empowering patients to take an active role in their health journeys.
Outside of work, Julie enjoys playing softball, spending time with her 4 children, and practicing yoga/working out regularly which help maintain a balanced lifestyle. She is excited to continue making a positive impact on the health and vitality of patients at Dr. Susan's Integrative Family Practice for many years to come.
NP Katheleen Lomas
Family Nurse Practitioner
Those that don’t have time for wellness will eventually have to make time for illness.
Kate Lomas is a Family Nurse Practitioner with a background in rural all ages primary care and functional medicine. She graduated from York University in 2005 with BScN Nursing and with experience in Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric acute care and rural pediatric education. She has always had a passion for medicine and decided to further pursue this passion in becoming a Nurse Practitioner and graduated with a MN NP from Athabasca University in 2019. Since graduating Kate has worked as an NP in Internal Medicine as well as primary and acute care travelling to remote Northern Communities. She has a special interest in women’s health, perimenopause, menopause as well as pelvic floor dysfunction and sexual health. She enjoys working with patients to optimize hormones, diet and lifestyles as they address both acute and chronic health care conditions.
Kate has a passion for nutrition and exercise and in her spare time can be found whipping up gluten free/dairy free/ sugar free culinary delights and considers it a huge success when her family reports that they LOVE a new recipe. She lives outside of Calgary with her husband, 2 daughters, 2 dogs (both rescues from northern adventures) and 3 cats. She is an avid hiker and cold plunger and enjoys finding new mountain lakes to take “a dip” when out exploring.
