UHNTRANSPLANT - Key Persons


Ajay Virmani

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Human Resources Committee

Alan Menkes

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Committee
  • Ex - Officio ( Non - Voting )

Ana Fernandes

Job Titles:
  • Senior Public Affairs Advisor

Ani Orchanian-Cheff

Job Titles:
  • Archivist

Anil Chopra

Job Titles:
  • Member of Quality and Safety Committee
  • Vice - President Medical Affairs

Annie Ropar

Job Titles:
  • Member of Finance and Audit Committee
  • Ex - Officio ( Non - Voting )

Barbara Stymiest

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Finance and Audit Committee
  • Member of Governance & Nominating Committee
  • Ex - Officio Trustee ( Voting )

Brad Wouters

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Committee
  • Executive Vice - President Science & Research​ )
  • Executive Vice - President Science and Research )

Brian D. Hodges

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Education Committee
  • Member of the Research Committee
  • Executive Vice - President Education & Chief Medical Officer )
  • Executive VP Education and Chief Medical Officer / the Michener Institute of Education
  • Member of Quality and Safety Committee

Brian Porter - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Human Resources Committee
  • Chairman of Governance & Nominating Committee

Catherine Danko

Job Titles:
  • Public Affairs Associate

Cornell Wright

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Education Committee
  • Deputy Chair
  • Member of the Human Resources Committee
  • Member of the Research Committee
  • Ex - Officio Trustee ( Non - Voting )
  • Ex - Officio Trustees ( Voting )
  • Member of Quality and Safety Committee

Dan Andreae

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Education Committee

Darlene Dasent - CFO, VP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of Finance and Audit Committee
  • Member of the Education Committee
  • Member of the Fiscal Advisory Committee
  • Member of the Research Committee
  • Vice - President

Dean Connor

Job Titles:
  • Chairman - Elect
  • Chairman of the Human Resources Committee
  • Member of Governance & Nominating Committee
  • Member of Quality and Safety Committee

Dr. Kevin Smith - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Member of Finance and Audit Committee
  • Member of Governance & Nominating Committee
  • Member of the Education Committee
  • Member of the Human Resources Committee
  • Member of the Research Committee
  • President
  • Secretary of the Board
  • Member of Quality and Safety Committee
  • Professor
Dr. Kevin Smith is President & CEO of UHN, Canada's largest academic health sciences centre and named one of the 10 best hospitals in the world by Newsweek. Dr. Smith has spent his career at the interface of the university and research hospital and is passionately committed to the mission of education, research and exemplary clinical care. Dr. Smith is a Professor, Institute for Medical Sciences, Department of Medicine, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), Rotman School of Management and at the De Groote School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University. He has served in many past roles including Past Chair, Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario; Chair, The Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Ontario Hospital Association and as a frequent advisor to governments and the private sector. Dr. Smith has been the grateful recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver and Golden Jubilee Medals and was honoured to be made a Knight of St. Gregory by the Pope for his long-term contributions to health care.

Edward Sonshine

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio ( Non - Voting )

Elaine Aimone

Job Titles:
  • Member of Quality and Safety Committee

Ellen Rosenberg

Job Titles:
  • Senior Public Affairs Advisor

Emily Musing

Job Titles:
  • Member of Quality and Safety Committee
  • Vice - President Clinical & Chief Patient Safety Officer

Heather Sherman

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Communications, Krembil Research Institute

Ingrid Garrick

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Fiscal Advisory Committee
  • ONA - PM

Ivan Lara

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Fiscal Advisory Committee

Jaime Watt

Job Titles:
  • Member of Governance & Nominating Committee

Janet Bannister

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Committee

Janet Rossant

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Committee

Jarrett Churchill

Job Titles:
  • Senior Public Affairs Advisor ( Research )

Joy Richards

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Committee
  • Member of Quality and Safety Committee
  • Vice - President Patient Experience & Chief Health Professions )

Judith John

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Education Committee

Kyla Kumar

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Communications & Brand Strategy

Laura Williams

Job Titles:
  • Director Patient Experience )
  • Member of Quality and Safety Committee

Lawrence Pentland

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Research Committee
  • Member of Governance & Nominating Committee

Lynn Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Education Committee
  • Ex - Officio ( Non - Voting )

Marc Toppings

Job Titles:
  • Member of Finance and Audit Committee
  • Member of Governance & Nominating Committee
  • Member of the Education Committee
  • Member of the Human Resources Committee
  • Vice - President & Chief Legal Officer )

Marina Jimenez

Job Titles:
  • Director Communications, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre & Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation

Mark Osten

Job Titles:
  • Member of Finance and Audit Committee
  • Member of Quality and Safety Committee
  • President, Medical Staff Association​ )

Mark Saunders

Job Titles:
  • Member of Quality and Safety Committee

Melanie Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Communications Specialist

Michael Baker

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio ( Non - Voting )
  • Member of Quality and Safety Committee

Pamela Warren

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Human Resources Committee

Patricia Murphy

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Quality and Safety Committee
  • Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee )

Peter Menkes - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of Finance and Audit Committee

Peter Wallace

Job Titles:
  • Member of Finance and Audit Committee
  • Ex - Officio Trustees ( Voting )

Rebecca Repa - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice - President
  • Member of Finance and Audit Committee
  • Executive Vice - President Clinical Support & Performance
  • Member of Quality and Safety Committee

Ron Swail

Job Titles:
  • Vice - President Facilities Management - Planning Redevelopment and Operations )

Rosa Kim

Job Titles:
  • Senior Public Affairs Advisor

Ross Baker

Job Titles:
  • Member of Governance & Nominating Committee
  • Chairman of Quality and Safety Committee
  • Dean Connor

Ryan Maloney

Job Titles:
  • Senior Public Affairs Advisor - Office of the President & CEO

Sara Conde

Job Titles:
  • Senior Public Affairs Associate, Public Affairs and Communications

Sarah Muttitt

Job Titles:
  • Member of Finance and Audit Committee
  • Vice - President & Chief Information Officer )

Shannon McDonald

Job Titles:
  • Member of Finance and Audit Committee

Sheila O'Brien

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Human Resources Committee
  • Executive Vice President of People, Culture & Community )

Sheryl Seidman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Committee

Shirlee Sharkey

Job Titles:
  • Member of Quality and Safety Committee

Stu Kedwell

Job Titles:
  • Member of Finance and Audit Committee
  • Member of Quality and Safety Committee

Tim Tripp

Job Titles:
  • Director - Library and Information Services

Todd Halpern

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Education Committee
  • Ex - Officio Trustee ( Voting )

Todd Milne

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Fiscal Advisory Committee
  • Mgmt Forum - PM

Tom Ehrlich

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Committee

Trevor Young

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Committee
  • Ex - Officio Trustees ( Voting )