Dr. John McManaman
Chief Orthodontic Officer
Our experts
At docbraces, we strongly believe that entrusting our qualified orthodontists with your smile is an important decision, as a properly functioning bite and attractive smile will serve you well for the rest of your life. As specialists with three years of additional education and training in their field, orthodontists are well-equipped to identify any irregularities in tooth and jaw development.
Our Senior Doctor Advisors, who are highly respected thought leaders in the specialty, provide hands-on support and mentorship to all of the orthodontists in our docbraces clinics. Trust us to give you the beautiful smile you deserve.
Our doctors leaders
Dr. Bob Hatheway
Chief Clinical Officer
Dr. Mariam Haroun
Orthodontist
Dr. Leagh Harfield
Orthodontist
Dr. John McManaman
Chief Orthodontic Officer
Dr. John McManaman is a co-founder and Chief Orthodontic Officer at docbraces. Dr. McManaman provides leadership to a network of doctors across all of our clinics and oversees the clinical strategy of the organization. A native of Moncton, New Brunswick, Dr. McManaman founded our ‘Original Five’ docbraces locations. His dream of cross-Canada growth is being realized through our network of docbraces clinics from Vancouver Island to Prince Edward Island.
Dr. Bob Hatheway
Chief Clinical Officer
Dr. Bob Hatheway is a co-founder and the Chief Clinical Officer at docbraces. Dr. Hatheway began practicing orthodontics with his father, Dr. Donald Hatheway, in 1996. He studied and received degrees at the University of New Brunswick, Dalhousie University, and The University Of Toronto. He is the President of the New Brunswick Dental Association; a member of the Canadian and American Associations of Orthodontics; and sits on the World Board of Orthodontics. Dr. Hatheway served as the 2007 President of the Canadian Association of Orthodontics.
Dr. Mariam Haroun
Orthodontist
Dr. Mariam N. Haroun was born in Egypt and raised in Miami, FL, before moving to Toronto. She is fluent in both English and Arabic. In addition to her practice, she has a passion for teaching dentists and future dentists; she teaches orthodontics for the Faculty of Dentistry at U of T, and has given lectures across the GTA and as a guest lecturer for the Department of Orthodontics at LSU. Dr. H feels extremely proud to be able to change her patients’ lives through her profession. Her main goal is to provide the highest standard of care and the best treatment available in a friendly and fun environment.
Dr. Leagh Harfield
Orthodontist
Dr. Leagh Harfield was born and raised in Winnipeg, MB, and moved to Calgary, AB, in 1989. He graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Manitoba and practiced general dentistry for 10 years before attaining his Master of Science at the University of the Pacific in San Francisco, CA, and becoming a certified specialist in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. He returned to Calgary in 1998 and has since been in full-time private practice as an Orthodontist. He loves music, exercise, cars, traveling, and fostering rescue dogs — sometimes up to four dogs at once!