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TORONTO – Professor Anna Goldenberg (pictured) has begun a joint tenured appointment in Computer Science and Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Goldenberg obtained her PhD at Carnegie Mellon University in Machine Learning and did her post doctoral training at Penn Centre for Bioinformatics and then the Donnelly Centre. Read More

BRAMPTON, Ont. – Medtronic Canada announced that Neil Fraser (pictured) has decided to retire as president of Medtronic Canada ULC and regional vice president, Medtronic plc, effective July 31, 2022. Fraser’s distinguished career at Medtronic spans 38 years, and he has served as president and regional vice president since 2004. Read More

HALIFAX – IWK Health is pleased to announce that Dr. Frank MacMaster (pictured) will be joining the hospital as the new vice president, research & innovation. He will also be appointed as a professor of psychiatry in the faculty of medicine at Dalhousie University. We look forward to welcoming MacMaster on September 5, 2022. Read More

TORONTO – Congratulations to Dr. Zane Cohen (pictured), director of the Zane Cohen Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital, on his appointment to the Order of Canada for his innovative surgical methods in the field of colorectal surgery and for his leadership in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Read More

MONTREAL – Lucie Tremblay (pictured), who has served as director of nursing for CIUSSS West-Central Montreal since 2019, will become associate CEO with the retirement of Francine Dupuis on October 1. In making the announcement, Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, the CIUSSS’s president and CEO, noted that as director of nursing and, more recently, as director of vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic, “Ms. Tremblay has demonstrated her considerable skill at guiding many members of staff through highly challenging circumstances across our CIUSSS. Read More

TORONTO – The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Downey (pictured) as president and CEO, effective September 6, 2022. Sarah is an experienced and visionary healthcare executive with a passionate commitment to mental health and addictions. Read More

OTTAWA – Canadian Blood Services is pleased to welcome Richard C. Smith (pictured) as chief information officer (CIO), following an extensive national search. Leading the organization’s information technology (IT) division, Richard joins the executive management team with decades of knowledge and insight in digital transformation, systems partnership and integration. Read More

PENETANGUISHENE, Ont. – Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care’s board of directors announced the appointment of Dr. Nadiya Sunderji (pictured) to the position of president and chief executive officer, which took effect June 13, 2022. Waypoint was pleased to have interest from a number of talented leaders during an extensive search. Read More

TORONTO – The results of the Digital Health Canada Board of Directors election were announced last week at the association’s Annual General Meeting, held virtually. 15 candidates stood for election to six open positions; 682 votes were cast to elect the following members to the Board of Directors: Read More

EDMONTON – Former Alberta Health Services president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu (pictured) has been named interim provost and vice president at the University of Alberta. Yiu has been appointed to a two-year term set to commence on July 1. “I have deep roots with the University of Alberta, and after a decade away I’m excited to re-immerse myself in this community,” she said in a written release. Read More