The Medical Society of Prince Edward Island extends a warm welcome to Dr. Kayla MacSween, who began working as an anesthetist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown in August 2022.

Kayla, a born and raised Islander, is originally from Cornwall and attended Dalhousie University for both medical school and residency training. She completed her general anesthesia residency training in June before moving back to Prince Edward Island to begin her full-time practice.

Having spent nine years in Halifax, returning home was not an easy choice. Kayla credits practicing close to family, raising her young family on the Island, and having a great professional mix of community practice anesthesia, as the perks to moving back home.

Kayla empathizes with patients as she understands that surgeries and anesthesia can be overwhelming. “I am hoping to make patients feel more comfortable and less anxious during what can be a very challenging point in their lives,” she said. “I recognize that surgeries and anesthesia are something I do every single day, but for patients, this may be the only surgery they ever have and the impression we make on them is something they will always remember.”