Get acquainted with
Dr. Philip Kritzinger
After completing my medical training at the University of Calgary in 1984, I decided to take a position in a town in the interior of British Columbia, population 5000. Eager to take my education and apply it to real-life medicine, I felt that a small town, isolated from big city hospitals and many specialists, would expose me to many interesting and difficult medical challenges. What I did not expect was the impact that this remote town and its people would have on me. What was to be a seven-month position turned into an incredible eight-year experience doing family practice, emergency medicine, and obstetrics. In 1992 I moved to Victoria B.C. where I intended to set up my permanent practice. I only worked there for five years before I met my wife (a Torontonian), and I found myself moving again. I now live in Aurora with my young family (Cameron, born in 1997 and Cole, born in 1998), and I take pleasure in providing care to the people of this community. And after spending a year and a half at home with my boys, I had a whole new dimension of experience to bring to my family practice!
In May, 2000 I expanded the scope of my practice with the purchase of a laser for vein treatments and hair removal. This was a totally new experience for me. I had the dual challenges of learning new medical skills and learning new business skills. But I thrive on the steep part of the learning curve, it has been exhilarating!
In March, 2002 following training in Montreal, Houston, and Calgary, I added sclerotherapy to my list of services. With the introduction of echosclerotherapy in May, 2002 our clinic became one of only three clinics in Ontario providing this service. We became a full service vein clinic, capable of treating virtually all vein problems!
Then April, 2004 brought another major change: my vein practice suddenly exploded and I found myself unable to meet the demands of both my family practice and my vein practice. After twenty years of family practice, I retired to devote my energy to veins on a full-time basis.
As the vein practice continued along its merry way, my patients began to ask me when I was going to start offering cosmetic services like Botox. They were confident in my vein skills, they wanted more, and they wanted it from me! So I embarked upon extensive training, and in October, 2004 we opened one of the most comprehensive cosmetic practices in all of York Region.
And I'm not stopping. I keep reading journals and attending conferences looking for new services and techniques to help you get the cosmetic results you want. Stay tuned!
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Philip Kritzinger 
Date of Birth: January , 1956
Place of birth: Aberdeen, Scotland
Citizenship: Canadian/British
Education/Certification:
1997: certification by College of Family Physicians of Canada
1984: rotating internship, Calgary General Hospital
1982: LMCC (Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada)
1982: MD degree, University of Calgary
1979: BSc in Psychology, University of Calgary
Continuing Medical Education:
2008, September: Toronto: Advanced dermal filler techniques, Dr. Channy Muhn
2008, August: Toronto: Sculptra skills transfer session, Dr. Mani Raman
2008, June: Mississauga: Advanced Aesthetics Users Seminar, Nexgen and Dr. Amber Brown
2008, May: Vancouver: 9th Conference on Cosmetic Techniques
2008, May: Vancouver: Highlights in Phlebology
2008, April: Newmarket: Advanced Dermal Filler Techniques by clinical trainer for Canderm
2007, December: Toronto:
Laser Update 2007 with Dr. Jeffrey Dover
2007, November: Alliston, Ontario: Advanced Dermal Filler Techniques by clinical trainer for Coherent AMT
2007, October: Toronto: Best Practices Seminar for Ultrashape by Ultrashape Inc.
2007, September: Newmarket: Coherent AMT, Technology Application Course for Ultrashape
2007, August: Bolton Landing, New York: Conversations and Controversies in Laser Therapy
2007, May: Toronto, Ontario: Advanced Dermal Filler techniques by Dr. Anthony Lockwood
2007, April: Newmarket, Ontario: on-site training in advanced Dermal Filler techniques for Evolence and Radiesse by nurse trainer for Canderm.
2006, May: Toronto: FACE Conference: Advanced Botox training by Allergan
2006, January: onsite Advanced Mesotherapy training with Dr. N. Torres.
2006: January: second session of onsite Advanced Botox training with Allergan representative.
2005, December: onsite Advanced Botox training session with Allergan representative.
2005, November: London, ON Preceptorship in Hair Transplantation with Dr. P. Cumberland.
2005, August: Colorado Springs, Colorado: Conversations and Controversies in Laser Therapy
2005, February: Brantford, Ontario: Two day clinical skills transfer course on tumescent liposuction with Dr. G. Liebaschoff
2005, February: Newmarket, Ontario: on-site training in advanced Dermal Filler techniques by KAPPS Professional Services.
2004, November: Newmarket, Ontario: on-site training in advanced Botox techniques by KAPPS Professional Services.
2004, October: Concorde, Ontario: mesotherapy training with MesoMagna and Dr. M. Bendago
2004, September: Brantford, Ontario: Preceptorship with Dr. A. Brown in Light-Based Therapies
2004, September: Edmonton, Alberta: four day preceptorship with Dr. Barry Lycka on aptos threads.
2004, August: Mont Tremblant, Quebec: Conversations and Controversies in Laser Therapy
2004, April: Montreal: Canadian Society of Phlebology, Foam Sclerotherapy and Other Advances. I presented a paper entitled Complications of Foam Sclerotherapy: Three Case Studies
2003, September: New York: Laser and IPL Therapy
2003, August: San Diego: International Union of Phlebology Meeting hosted by the American College of Phlebology
2002, December: Montreal: Canadian Society of Phlebology, Current Trends in Phlebology
2002, October: International Interdisciplinary Wound Care Conference
2002, April: Montreal: Canadian Society of Phlebology, Current Trends in Phlebology
2002, January: Calgary: Preceptorships in sclerotherapy with Dr. R. Young, Dr. L.Wouters, Dr. D. Hill, and Dr. R. Comeau
2001, October: Houston: Dr. Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau Vein Institute, Phlebology Skills Transfer Course
2001, September: Montreal: Canadian Society of Phlebology, Focus Sessions in Phlebology
2001, May: Toronto: Sigmacon Medical Products Inc, Technology Application Course for Laser Hair Epilation
2001, April: Montreal: Canadian Society of Phlebology, Level I Training Course in Phlebology
2001, April: New Orleans: American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, Laser Treatment of Leg Veins Course
2001, April: New Orleans: American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, Laser and Light Source Hair Removal Course
2001, April: New Orleans: American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, Laser Safety Course
Licenses:
 1997-present: College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
1984-2000: College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
Employment History:
2004: major expansion of cosmetic services
2004: retired from family medicine
2002: Commenced vein practice
2001: Commenced laser medicine practice
1997-2004: family practice, Aurora, ON
1992-1996: general practice in Victoria, British Columbia including obstetrics
1984-1992: rural general practice in Ashcroft, British Columbia including obstetrics and emergency medicine
Appointments:
1987-1992: Chief of Staff, Ashcroft and District General Hospital
Memberships:
2003-present: American College of Phlebology
2001-present: Canadian Society of Phlebology
2001-present: American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery
1984-present: Canadian Medical Association
1997-present: Ontario Medical Association
1995-present: College of Family Physicians of Canada
1984-1998: British Columbia Medical Association
Extracurricular:
Husband since 1996
Father to two boys born in 1997 and 1998
Car racing (participant, not spectator)
Audiophile
Downhill Skier
Pilot's licence
Ocean Kayaker
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