Virtual Internal Medicine and Palliative Care, across Ontario.
North Oak Clinic sees referred patients by secure video — no travel, OHIP-covered — and returns a clear consult letter to the referrer.
Acknowledgment
2–3 business days
Typical wait
Within 10 days
Consult letter
Within 3 days
Referral fax
Who I see
Patients who need more time than a primary care visit allows.
Complex patients
Interacting comorbidities, polypharmacy, and deprescribing.
Chronic disease not at target
Diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, MASLD, PCOS, thyroid, and obesity.
Diagnostic uncertainty
Unexplained symptoms or abnormal labs that fit no single subspecialty.
Waiting for a subspecialist
I assess now, manage where appropriate, or forward a complete referral.
Palliative care
Symptom management and goals of care.
About the clinic
North Oak Clinic is the practice of Dr. Qurratulain Ahmed, a dual-qualified physician in Internal Medicine and Palliative Care. Consultations happen by secure video, so patients anywhere in Ontario are seen from home, and tests are ordered through a lab local to the patient.
Practice
Virtual by Secure Video
CPSO
Independent practice, Internal Medicine & Palliative Care
Certification
ABIM, Internal Medicine · Board-certified, Hospice & Palliative Care
Training
Residency, UMass Chan–Baystate · Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic
Commitments
Acknowledgment
Your referral is acknowledged within 2–3 business days.
The visit
Your patient is typically seen within 10 days, by secure video from home.
The letter
A consult letter reaches you within 3 days of the visit, with a plan you can act on.
The tests
Tests are ordered through a lab local to your patient.
How to refer
No special form is required. Send your usual referral letter.
By fax
(289) 351-3030
By Ocean eReferral
Search “Dr. Qurratulain Ahmed”.
What to include
The reason for referral and your question, the current medication list, relevant history, and recent labs or imaging.
Questions
Email drahmed@northoakclinic.ca — we respond within 2 business days.
For patients — what to expect
- We confirm receipt of your referral within 2–3 business days and book your appointment directly.
- You join a secure video visit from your phone or computer. Any tests are ordered through a local lab.
- Your referring clinician receives a consult letter within 3 days with a clear, actionable plan.
- You return to your family clinician's care after 1–2 follow-up visits, if test results need review.
Please ask your family doctor or nurse practitioner to send a referral. We do not offer same-day urgent or emergency care. In an emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department.