INSTITUTE FOR BETTER HEALTH - Key Persons


Abby Meana

Job Titles:
  • Graphic Designer
  • Scientific Staff Member

Aliya Allen-Valley

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate III

Amanda Etty

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Senior Communications Advisor

Amna Ali

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate III

Amna Mirza

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
  • Scientific Staff Member

Andrea Zettler

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
  • Scientific Staff Member

Barbara Bowes

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Manager, Science Portfolio
As Manager of the Science Portfolio, Barb is responsible for supporting the operational activities within the portfolio, monitoring and modelling financial growth, and managing the Science Portfolio Management team. Barb

Bilal Shirazi

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
  • Scientific Staff Member

Casey Chu

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate I

Christine Heidebrecht

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate III

Crystal Williams

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Manager, Research Programs
Crystal has over nine years of Research Administration experience with a diverse background in academic and applied health research. She is passionate about population health and improving the health outcomes […]

Cynthia Shipley

Job Titles:
  • Communications Specialist

Delilah Ofosu-Barko

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Director, IBH Operations
With over 15 years of experience, Delilah is passionate about the education, engagement and promotion of health research, innovation and improvement. Recognized as a national and international solution-focused leader in […]

Diya Srinivasan

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate

Dr. Arija Birze

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate III

Dr. Benjamin Fine

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Clinician Scientist

Dr. Braeden Terpou

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate III

Dr. Chris Hayes

Job Titles:
  • Learning Health System Fellow

Dr. Cilia Mejia-Lancheros

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Portfolio Lead

Dr. Dianne Fierheller

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Scientist

Dr. Fatemah Kharrat

Job Titles:
  • Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Ian Zenlea

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Clinician Scientist, Institute for Better Health Lead, Family and Child Health Initiative ( FCHI ) Physician

Dr. Judith Versloot

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Scientist

Dr. Laura Desveaux

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Science Lead and Learning Health System Program Lead
Dr. Desveaux's career focuses on closing the gap between current performances and what science and experience tell us is possible. She realizes this passion by helping scientists, clinicians, and professionals […]

Dr. Laura Rosella

Job Titles:
  • Stephen Family Research Chair in Community Health Scientist

Dr. Lisa McCarthy

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Clinician Scientist

Dr. Liz Mansfield

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Scientist

Dr. Lucas M. Seuren

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate II

Dr. Marissa Bird

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Learning Health Systems Scientist

Dr. Mathias Gysler

Job Titles:
  • Research Chair in Patient and Family Centred Care and Scientist

Dr. Matt Schlenker

Job Titles:
  • Clinician Scientist

Dr. Meherzad Kutky

Job Titles:
  • Clinician Scientist

Dr. Michelle Marcinow

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Lead

Dr. Mohamed Abdalla

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Scientist

Dr. Nakia Lee-Foon

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Portfolio Lead

Dr. Robert Reid

Job Titles:
  • Hazel McCallion Research Chair

Dr. Rujuta Giri

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate II

Dr. Ruoxi Wang

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate II

Dr. Shelley Vanderhout

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Learning Health Systems Scientist

Dr. Simona Minotti

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Scientist
  • Senior Biostatistician

Dr. Susan Law

Job Titles:
  • Senior Scientist

Dr. Terence Tang

Job Titles:
  • Clinician Scientist

Dr. Walter Wodchis

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Trillium Health Partners Research Chair in Implementation and Evaluation Science and Senior Scientist

Ethan Parikh

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Peer Research Assistant

Farbod Abolhassani

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Data Engineer

Fariha Ali

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Senior Financial Advisor

Harleen Kaur

Job Titles:
  • Research Operations Analyst

Hasha Siddiqui

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate
  • Scientific Staff Member

Hayley Baranek

Job Titles:
  • Project Director
  • Scientific Staff Member

Hazel McCallion

Job Titles:
  • Research Chair in Learning Health Systems, Chief Scientist, Senior Vice - President Science, Trillium Health Partners
Dr. Robert Reid is the inaugural Hazel McCallion Research Chair in Learning Health Systems, a research chair jointly created by Trillium Health Partners and the University of Toronto. He is also […]

Husain Fazal

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Solutions Architect

Ilyse Lax

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
  • Scientific Staff Member

Jana Borras

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate II

Jason Nie

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate III

Jimmy Hu

Job Titles:
  • Biostatistician

John (Canyucel) Gungor

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member

Joshua Adedamola

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Manager, Business Operations
With over 15 years' experience across various industries including Management Consulting, Construction, Community and the Public Sector, Joshua intends to support the drive for service excellence, process optimization, diversification and

Junhee (Junie) Baek

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate I

Khyati Walia

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Clinical Research Assistant II

Kristina Fuentes-Aiello

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate II

Kylie Walcott

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Manager, Research Ethics, Infrastructure and Oversight
As the Manager, Research Ethics, Infrastructure & Oversight, Kylie is responsible for managing and overseeing the organization-wide research ethics, infrastructure and oversight functions of the hospital to enable continued engagement […]

Laiba Azher

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant
  • Scientific Staff Member

Laura Rodrigues

Job Titles:
  • Manager

Lauren Cadel

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate III

Lavinia Lakhan

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Peer Research Assistant

Leslie McGeoch

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
  • Scientific Staff Member

Martin Romano

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate II

Matthew Strang

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate
  • Scientific Staff Member

Megan Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Peer Research Assistant

Mehdi Somji

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Director of Innovation & Partnerships at Trillium Health Partners
  • Director, Innovation & Partnerships
Mehdi Somji is the Director of Innovation & Partnerships at Trillium Health Partners. He is an outcome focused leader with a successful track record of leading change, health system integration, […]

Melanie Dissanayake

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate
  • Scientific Staff Member

Michelle Vinod

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Peer Research Assistant

Midhury Karunanithy

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Peer Research Assistant

Mobina Khurram

Job Titles:
  • Research Operations Analyst

Muhammad Zeeshan

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Senior Project Manager

Njeri (Mercy) Ntwiga

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate
  • Scientific Staff Member

Nuzha Hafleen

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate II

Olga Livshits

Job Titles:
  • Project Director
  • Scientific Staff Member

Paige Adams

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Operations Analyst

Rashmi Narkhede

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Peer Research Assistant

Richa Sharma

Job Titles:
  • Project Director

Rohit Balakrishnan

Job Titles:
  • Financial Analyst
  • Scientific Staff Member

Sara Abdullah

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate II

Serena Hong

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Peer Research Assistant

Sharifa Becker

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant
  • Scientific Staff Member

Shiza Sheikh

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Shreya Mahajan

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate II

Sidra Anjum

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Clinical Research Assistant II

Simone Harrington - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President
Over the past 15 years, Simone has focused on joining her skills in strategy, project management, and policy change to drive health system transformation. Through her leadership and expertise in […]

Sriram Gowrishankar

Job Titles:
  • Senior Solutions Architect

Stanley Okorie

Job Titles:
  • Research Ethics and Quality Assurance Officer

Ugonna Ofonagoro-Adeosun

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Staff Member
  • Research Associate II