Dr. Esnielle Brooks π¬π§ πΏπ¦
“Menopause is not something to get through quietly. When a woman understands what is happening in her body and has real options in front of her, the whole conversation changes.” – Dr. Esnielle Brooks, MD, CCFP, MSCP
Dr. Esnielle Brooks is a family physician and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner who serves as Medical Director at Red Leaf Wellness. In this role she provides clinical governance and direction for our menopause and hormone health programs, working alongside our Nurse Practitioners and Naturopathic Doctors to keep our care pathways evidence-informed, current, and consistent across every clinician who delivers them.
Dr. Brooks earned her MB ChB at the University of the Free State in South Africa in 2007. She spent five years in rural South African practice, where family medicine, emergency medicine, obstetrics, and anesthetics all fell within a single day’s work. In 2013 she joined Norwegian Cruise Line as a senior physician running a shipboard medical centre, and in 2015 she and her family settled in Alberta. She has practised in Red Deer since 2020 and holds registration on the General Register of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.
Her focused practice is women’s midlife health. She is the founder and lead physician of The Menopause Clinic in Red Deer, where her work centres on perimenopause and menopause, hormonal and non-hormonal symptom management, and vulvovaginal and genitopelvic concerns including vaginal dryness, dyspareunia, and vulvodynia. She has pursued menopause training well past the requirements of general family practice, including certification through The Menopause Society, IMPART certification through the International Menopause Society, menopause coursework through the SOGC and Mayo Clinic, and the ISSWSH course on genitopelvic pain.
At Red Leaf Wellness, Dr. Brooks’s work is largely behind the scenes and in service of the clinicians you actually see. She provides clinical direction on protocol and care pathway development, offers curbside consultation and mentorship to our clinical team, advises on compliant care delivery models in Alberta, and contributes to patient education materials and presentations.
Dr. Brooks holds her Medical Director role at Red Leaf Wellness as an independent contractor. She is not currently accepting patient appointments at Red Leaf Wellness; her role here is clinical governance and advisory. Patients seeking care are welcome to book with any of our Nurse Practitioners or Naturopathic Doctors.
Education:
- MB ChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), University of the Free State, South Africa, 2007
- CCFP, Certification in the College of Family Physicians of Canada, Family Medicine
- MSCP, Menopause Society Certified Practitioner, 2021
Additional Training & Certifications:
- IMPART Certification, International Menopause Society
- Not Your 2002 Menopause, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
- Menopause coursework, Mayo Clinic
- Genitopelvic Pain, International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health
- Hormone Module, Institute for Functional Medicine
- Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice, Institute for Functional Medicine
- Advanced Endocrinology Certification, A4M and Metabolic Medical Institute
Professional Memberships:
- College of Family Physicians of Canada
- Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
- The Menopause Society
- Canadian Menopause Society
- International Menopause Society
- Institute for Functional Medicine
Licensure:
- Physician: Alberta – College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, General Register, Family Medicine
Languages: English, Afrikaans