Senior healthcare executive and educator with more than 12 years of healthcare management and seven years of postgraduate teaching. I founded and led Queen Square Family Health Team, a multidisciplinary primary-care organization serving 30,000 patients, with a $3M+ annual budget, 17 physicians, more than 25 allied health providers and over 30 services. At Flemingdon Health Centre, I established its Health Promotion Department and developed community programs, partnerships and evaluation practices. My medical background, MHSc in Health Promotion, consulting work and digital-health implementation experience support executive leadership across primary care, community health, health systems and education.
Founded and led a multidisciplinary, team-based primary-care organization serving 30,000 patients through more than 30 services. Established physician-led governance and an interdisciplinary workforce with 17 physicians and more than 25 allied health providers. Managed a $3M+ annual budget; developed palliative care services and health-system partnerships; led two clinical capital projects; implemented an eight-domain risk framework; and served as Privacy Officer.
Established the Health Promotion Department at a community health centre offering primary care and community programs. Managed a $600,000 annual portfolio, developed more than 50 community programs over four years and expanded the multidisciplinary team to 17 staff. Led the South Asian Diabetes Prevention Program from funded project to ongoing service. Developed the volunteer function, policies and orientation for adults and youth.
Teach Complexity of Clinical Care in the Master of Health Informatics program at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. Across University of Toronto, Conestoga College and ILAC teaching appointments, I have seven years of postgraduate teaching across approximately 60 sections and 2,000+ learners, including long-term-care operations management, health information management, healthcare leadership, and financial practices.