Santhosh is the staff pharmacist and co-owner of New Life Family Pharmacy. He graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Pharmacy in 2010 and started his career in Woodstock at Zellers Pharmacy. He then moved to Hamilton and managed a few stores under the Rexall Banner. As each year went on his entrepreneurial hunger increased and he started to look at different opportunities! In 2016 Little Avenue Pharmacy was born, and in 2018 New Life Family Pharmacy!

Santhosh has continued to stay current and regularly adds on designations to be in the best position to care for his patients. He completed his QUIT smoking training at the Faculty of Medicine @ UofT in 2011, gained his injection training in 2012 and then progressed to become a CDE (Certified Diabetic Educator) in 2014. He has also completed the CAMH course fo Opioid use disorders in 2016.

“I enjoy being a community pharmacist because the sky is the limit when it comes to improving the physical and mental health of our communities. I enjoy coming up with creative solutions for my patients, but most of all am satisfied by the holistic and deep relationships that build over time.’’ Santhosh is happily married to Rozin, together they have a 5 year old- Noah, who is already getting to know the customers!

Susan is the pharmacy manager and co-owner of New Life Family Pharmacy She did her Masters in Pharmacy from Manipal University in India, she had been practicing at Wal-Mart Pharmacy in Barrie for over 10 years. She is a well known healthcare professional in the community and well liked by her customers for her sincerity and attention to detail as she attempts to resolve their medication and health related matters. Susan decided it was time for a change of pace, and it didn’t hurt that there was her nagging nephew (Santhosh), proposing different opportunities to partner. After the success of Little Avenue Pharmacy in 2016, she agreed that there was the opportunity and potential to become a neighbourhood health-hub/connection point for another community. And so New Life Family Pharmacy was born.

Susan is happily married to Martin, they have two children, Michelle and Jonathan. Susan loves to jog, make salads and enjoy social gatherings with friends, family, you name it!

Martin is Susan’s husband and a staunch supporter of NewLife Family Pharmacy. Although he previously worked in the banking profession, he now wears many hats. He is the pharmacy assistant / bookkeeper / delivery person / loss prevention officer. He enjoys the autonomy that comes with a business ‘being his own’ and is known by all the customers as he is our face away from the pharmacy.

Rozin is Santhosh’s wife and Martin’s niece. Though a dental hygienist by profession, her week is split between the pharmacy and mom to Noah, her 5 year old pride and joy (after Santhosh ofcourse).

Rozin is passionate about the customer experience, from the color of the walls to the floor tiles, to the warmth exuded to those who come in. Rozin is an excellent pharmacy assistant and also keeps tabs on the front-shop and giftware sections of the store.

Paula is a relief pharmacist that has been helping to round out our pharmacy team. She graduated from Dalhousie University, Halifax in 1996. She spent 5 years as a manager for Lawton’s Drugs in the East Coast before starting her career with Wal-Mart Pharmacy. She has spent 18 years with WalMart, working from the East Coaat to the West Coast, including the Yukon, and in various roles-managing, relief and staff pharmacist. About 12 years ago, She moves to Barrie. It was then that she met and worked alongside Susan Varghese for approximately 10 years... her work wife. Fast forward to present day, she was feeling stuck in her profession, overworked overwhelmed, not making a difference and had little to no control over my work/life balance. It was time to make a change. Susan and her nephew Santhosh, along with their family were operating a business that she felt matched her core business values. They were opening a second pharmacy and were going to need some help. Over her 20 year career, she has become injection trained and a smoking cessation pharmacist. Her current interests are addiction medicine, weight management and travel medicine. But she is most proud of the relationships that she has been able to create with many of her patients and look forward to creating many more.

She is a mother of one, Anthony Scott and Nana Paula to Baileigh Grace and Damian Scott.