Goderich Welcomes Two New Family Physicians
November 13, 2025
Maitland Valley Medical Centre (MVMC) and Alexandra Marine and General Hospital (AMGH) are pleased to welcome Dr. Matthew Gray and Dr. Grant Dawson to their teams of dedicated healthcare providers. Both will join MVMC as family physicians and will also provide inpatient care at AMGH.
Dr. Dawson is a family physician born and raised in Goderich. He attended medical school in Dublin at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He then spent nine years working as a physician assistant in Goderich alongside Dr. Michael Dawson before completing his family medicine residency at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine at the rural Bracebridge site, with a focus on rural primary care, emergency, and hospitalist medicine. He has been working at AMGH since completing his residency.
Dr. Gray is a family physician originally from Burlington, Ontario. He received his undergraduate degree from Queen’s University and attended medical school at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He completed his family medicine residency training through Western University at the Mount Brydges site with a focus on rural primary care and hospitalist medicine. He has worked as a locum physician, primarily in Huron County, since finishing residency.
“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Dawson and Dr. Gray to the Maitland Valley Medical Centre,” said Matt Hoy, Executive Director of MVMC. “With two new additions to our team, families in Goderich will have even greater access to high-quality, personalized care. As our community grows, skilled family physicians like Dr. Gray and Dr. Dawson help ensure patients can receive the care they need right here at home.”
In addition to their family medicine practices, both physicians will provide inpatient care at AMGH.
“We are so pleased to welcome Dr. Gray to Goderich and to see Dr. Dawson start his medical practice here in his hometown,” said Jimmy Trieu, President and CEO of Huron Health System. “We see firsthand how continuity between family medicine and hospital care makes a real difference in people’s lives, it’s a unique benefit to the community. Their work across both MVMC and the hospital will help ensure that patients receive seamless care.”
If you have any questions, please call the
Maitland Valley Medical Centre at 519-524-6060.