Our Physicians

Dr. Mandy Manak

Dr. Mandy Manak is a dedicated leader in addiction medicine, serving as the Medical Director of the Interior Chemical Dependency Office and Interior Medical Monitoring in Kamloops, BC. 

With certifications from leading organizations such as the American, Canadian, and International Societies of Addiction Medicine, she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in treating substance use disorders and related mental health conditions. Dr. Manak is also a certified MD Psychotherapist through the MD Psychotherapy Association of Canada and a graduate of the Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Program at Vancouver Island University. In addition, she is a partner in “A New Tomorrow Recovery Centre," recovery focused inpatient treatment centers for youth and adults. 

A certified Medical Review Officer, her practice includes occupational addiction medicine, offering assessment and monitoring for safety-sensitive professionals. Her non-clinical work includes being the founding co-chair of the Western Canada Addiction Forum and committee work with the Doctors of BC and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC. Dr. Manak's commitment is to advancing recovery-oriented systems of care and bringing Addiction Medicine into mainstream medicine.

Dr. Orlando Passerin, BSC, DC, MD, CCFP, ABAM, CSAM, AAMRO

Dr. Passerin, originally from Kamloops, attended Saba University School of Medicine, graduating in 2009. He completed residency at Queens in 2012, during which, Dr. Passerin received training in Prison Medicine, including via telehealth, delivering addiction services to minimum, medium and maximum security prison.

Dr. Passerin is board certified in Addiction Medicine through the American Board of Addiction Medicine and has been a member in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC since 2012. He is a member of ASAM, ISAM, and CSAM. He is also a certified Medical Review Officer with the American Association of Medical Review Officers.

Dr. Passerin has a robust addiction medicine practice with the Interior Chemical Dependency Office. He functions as an MRO providing Medical Monitoring services for substance dependent patients in safety-sensitive positions through Interior Medical Monitoring. Dr. Passerin also works at the Kamloops Urgent Primary Care Learning Centre, and he is a part of the Addiction Consultation Team at Royal Inland Hospital.

Madhu Sai Deevanapalli

He completed his engineering diploma in 1995, before entering as the first order of monks alongside his mother, at the age of 24. He immersed himself into working on his innermost self over the next few years, with the help and guidance of his Masters in India. He travelled over 15 countries as a monk conducting workshops and retreats on mindful awareness practices, relationships, meditations, emotional intelligence, and continued with spiritual counselling as a Yoga Therapist helping people with their careers, anxiety, depression, grief, mental blocks. He opened new meditation centers in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, the USA, Nigeria, Ghana, and Mexico, and piloted many self-awareness programs in Universities and Corporations promoting self-enquiry and yogic practices leading them to a deeper self-knowledge.

Madhu Sai worked for five years in Los Angeles at an Integrative Medical Center as a Holistic Counsellor and Yoga Therapist with patients having autoimmune diseases, pregnancy complications, anxiety, depression, insomnia, past traumas and PTSD. He moved to Kamloops, BC in 2014 with his family where he co-founded The Happyness Center Foundation, an incorporated non-profit social enterprise led by equity partnership. Madhu Sai completed his training in Applied Psychology and Counselling and is a Professional Counsellor (RPC) in 2020. He is an experienced yoga teacher (E-RYT 500) and a certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) with extensive experience in mental health and recovery. As a SMART Recovery Facilitator, he facilitates weekly meetings for recovery and mental well-being. He also currently works as a Drug and Alcohol counsellor at the Interior Chemical Dependency Office where he provides counselling services including assistance with disability applications, and assistance with treatment centre applications. 

He developed an integrated model that combines cognitive therapy and modern approaches in building inner resilience and emotional intelligence. He supports his counselling clients with recovery and mental