What prompted a young family physician to launch his own private medical clinic? After Dr. Shayne Baliesh completed his residency at McGill University, the Côte Saint-Luc resident began to work in the public system. His workplace was the CLSC et Centre de services ambulatoires de Vaudreuil-Dorion. However, with two young children at home and another on the way, the commute – exacerbated by the Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge construction – became just too much. It was time to switch gears.
Dr. Baliesh decided to make the biggest career move of his life and opened a new private medical clinic on Royalmount Avenue in TMR called Rose M.D. It is located right next door to the large new mall.
Rose MD, named after Dr. Baliesh’s children Romy and Jesse, is open to patients of all age. The clinic offers urgent care, annual check-ups, mental health consults, weight loss pharmacotherapy, telemedicine, forms, and private lab testing. “Basically we take care of everything related to general family medicine,” Dr. Bailesh explained. “We guarantee appointments within 24 hours, usually the same day. We have a no hidden cost policy. There are no chart opening fees and no membership requirements.”
Dr. Baliesh. grew up in Dollard des Ormeaux and attended Hebrew Foundation School and Herzliah High School, followed by John Abbott College (Sciences) and Concordia University (Behavioral Neurobiology). He then proceeded to medical school overseas and in Chicago before returning home and McGill for his residency.
With the support of his wife Roxane Plaza, Rose M.D. was established in February 2025. “The public system places too many challenges in the way of family physicians,” Dr. Baliesh. said. “That is what motivated me to launch my own clinic and do so privately.”
With the severe shortage in family physicians, Dr. Baliesh. very quickly began to see the interest in his services. “We recognize that it’s very difficult to access a doctor here in Quebec,” he said. “People either don’t have a family doctor or have one that is not available to see them quickly enough, which is why we prioritize this easy accessibility. Visitors from outside of Canada who need medical assistance have to pay anyhow. We are here for them too. I am really trying to provide a great service to people and I believe that my clinic can fill a void in terms of healthcare!
“Our clinic is designed for your convenience, offering prompt and accessible appointments for a wide range of health concerns for all ages. These include minor injuries, infections, rashes, flu-like symptoms, abdominal pains and other minor urgencies.”
There is a wide range of on-site laboratory tests, including blood work, urine analysis, STI testing and other diagnostic tests. Rose MD ensures accurate results with quick turnaround times. They provide reliable lab services that cater to each patient’s individual health needs.
Rose M.D. is located at 5500 Royalmount, Suite 250. There is plenty of free parking and the entrance to the building is just past the RBC branch. To book an appointment or find out more information call 438-944-7673 or log on to www.rosemd.ca
Wonderful. Another doctor leaves the public system when there’s already a shortage.