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TORONTO – Dominic Giroux (pictured), president and CEO of Health Sciences North and the Health Sciences North Research Institute, has been named chair of the Ontario Hospital Association’s (OHA) Board of Directors. Serving on the OHA Board since 2019, Dominic was elected following the OHA’s Annual and Special Meeting of Members. Read More

TORONTO – Dr. Alex Mihailidis (pictured), an internationally renowned researcher who serves as AGE-WELL’s scientific director and CEO, has been selected as one of the Healthy Ageing 50 – 50 leaders working to transform the world to be a better place to grow older. The Healthy Ageing 50 is an initiative under the banner of the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing that seeks to honour 50 leaders who are working to foster healthy aging. Read More

SUDBURY, Ont. – Verv Technologies has announced the appointment of Martin (Marty) Gurbin (pictured) as CEO. Marty brings with him a deep understanding of global healthcare and health innovation, emerging health technologies, and an international network from 20-plus years in healthcare and startups. Read More

TORONTO – Ervin Sejdić (pictured), a professor at the University of Toronto and research chair in AI at North York General Hospital, has been elected to the 2022 cohort of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Established in 2014, the College is the country’s first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the new generation of Canadian intellectual leadership. Read More

MIDLAND, Ont. – The Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) Board of Directors has appointed Matthew Lawson (pictured) as the president and CEO of the organization, effective immediately, after a comprehensive national executive search during the summer. Lawson has served in the interim role since June 24, following the resignation of past president and CEO Gail Hunt. Prior to being the CEO, Lawson was the hospital’s executive vice president and chief financial officer. Read More

OSHAWA, Ont. – Dr. Ilan Lenga (pictured), chief information officer (CIO) and chief medical information officer (CMIO) at Lakeridge Health, has been selected as the regional CMIO for the Central East Ontario Clinical Information System (CIS). The CMIO is the most senior clinical operational role on the regional CIS team, providing clinical leadership for the partnership of seven hospital organizations that went live with the Epic CIS in December 2021. Read More

TORONTO – Dr. Dominik Nowak (pictured), family physician and chief medical advisor at TELUS, has been named a 2022 recipient of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) Award of Excellence. The award recognizes family physicians who have made outstanding contributions to the Canadian health system. Read More

BRAMPTON, Ont. – Linda Franklin, chair of William Osler Health System (Osler) Board of Directors announced that long-time Osler physician and former chief of staff, Dr. Frank Martino (pictured), has been appointed as Osler’s permanent president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Read More

TORONTO – Connexall, a division of GlobeStar Systems Inc., is pleased to announce that Sandy Saggar (pictured) has been appointed as interim chief executive officer. With this new appointment, Sandy transitions from Connexall’s SVP of innovation, analytics and CIO, to leading all business units and overall corporate strategy. Sandy brings extensive leadership and healthcare experience to this role. Read More

TORONTO – Michael Garron Hospital has announced that Wolf Klassen (pictured) will step into the role of interim president and chief executive officer (CEO) as of September 3, 2022. Wolf is currently vice president of program support and holds the impressive title of longest-serving Executive Leadership Team member and Vice President at MGH, having joined MGH over two decades ago. During his lengthy service, Wolf has supported and collaborated with six CEOs. He is well-positioned to assume this important leadership role and guide the organization during this transitional period. Read More