Dr. Kielstra grew up in a small town in Northern Ontario. She attended medical school at Queens University, followed by Family Medicine residency at McMaster University – Grand Erie Six Nations Site, starting independent practice in 2020. Transitioning to practice in the early days of the pandemic she did a number of community based locums in family medicine and addictions medicine. Dr. Kielstra also works as a hospitalist for The Brantford Community Healthcare System in the Dept. of Hospital Based Medicine and Division of Post-Acute Medicine. She also works in the Dept. of Surgery as an OR Assist.
She holds medical licensure in NWT and continues to locum in Yellowknife and Inuvik as time allows. She plays guitar, loves every sport (especially if on or in water), and drinks too much coffee. Her happiest and proudest moments are with her husband Dave and rockstar kids, Simon and Hailey.
