Patrick Parfrey, OC ONL (born 1950) is a Canadian physician, specialized as nephrologist and epidemiologist.

[citation needed] In addition, he has provided leadership to the sport of rugby union, coaching teams at the local (Swilers RFC), provincial (Newfoundland Rock) and national (Canada) levels and serving as president of Rugby Canada.

Parfrey graduated from University College Cork in 1975 with a first-class honours degree in Medicine.

After working in Cork, London and Montreal, Parfrey and his family eventually settled at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

More recently he coached the Newfoundland Rock team and won the Rugby Canada Super League.