Our Leadership

The Department of Medicine is aptly led by a diverse team of senior leaders, who are recognized for their national and international contributions to academic medicine.

Our Executive Committee is comprised of clinicians who are early in their career, as well as those who are established. We have six physicians-in-chief who represent the department at the fully affiliated Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) hospitals with the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto.

Education, Research, Quality and Innovation and Culture & Inclusion are the portfolios that drive the Department of Medicine’s strategic vision and mission – and each portfolio is led by one of four vice-chairs.

Each of our 20 divisions is led by a departmental division director, and the divisional residency and fellowship programs are supported by directors in each individual division.

Department of Medicine Executive Committee

Senior Executive
Gillian Hawker	Sir John and Lady Eaton Professor and Chair of Medicine
Michael Farkouh	Vice-Chair, Research
Arno Kumagai	Vice-Chair, Education
Kaveh Shojania	Vice-Chair, Quality and Innovation

Physicians-in-Chief
Chaim Bell	Sinai Health System
Kathryn Tinckam	University Health Network
Paula Harvey	Women's College Hospital
Michelle Hladunewich	Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Gary Naglie	Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
Sharon Straus	St. Michael's Hospital

Department Division Directors
Susanna Mak	Cardiology
Stephen Betschel	Clinical Immunology & Allergy
David Juurlink	Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology
Laurent Brochard	Critical Care
Vincent Piguet	Dermatology
Anil Chopra	Emergency Medicine
Jacqueline James	Endocrinology & Metabolism
Laura Targownik	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Moira Kapral	General Internal Medicine
Barbara Liu	Geriatric Medicine
Isaac Odame	Hematology
Rupert Kaul	Infectious Diseases
Monika Krzyzanowska	Medical Oncology
Heather Reich	Nephrology
David Tang-Wai	Neurology
Joan Saary	Occupational Medicine
Ebru Kaya	Pallative Medicine
Larry Robinson	Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Chung-Wai Chow	Respirology
Heather McDonald-Blumer	Rheumatology

Department Program Directors
Ryan Brydges	Educational Researcher
Robert Chen	Chair, Eliot Phillipson Clinician-Scientist Training Program
Jeannette Goguen	Director, Internal Medicine Training Program
Cheryl Jaigobin	Director, Fellowship Programs
Luke Devine	Director, Undergraduate Medical Education
Brian Wong	Director, Continuing Education and Quality Improvement

Young Faculty Representatives
Bourne Auguste	Assistant Professor, Clinician in quality & innovation
Alanna Weisman	Assistant Professor, Clinician-scientist

Senior Administration
Kerri Bailey	Director, Business and Administration
Sarah Jung	Manager, Academic Programs
Monica Flak	Strategic Planning Officer
Kristian Galberg	Research Officer
Taryn Welch	Communications Officer
TBD	Senior Advancement Officer