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Physician Leadership Directory

Executive Vice-President - Medicine and Clinical Operations, and Medical Affairs

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Dr. Nicole Boutilier

She/Her
Executive Vice President of Medicine and Clinical Operations
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Grayson Fulmer

He/Him
Senior Director, Medical Affairs
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Katrina Philopoulos

She/Her
Director, Physician Recruitment
Woman in black blazer

Tanya Lush

She/Her
Director, Physician Learning, Development & Support
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Jesse Joice

He/Him
Director, Medical Education Services
nshealth

Lisa Bedford

She/Her
Director, Physician Extenders

Medical Affairs Leads

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Wendy Walters

She/Her
Director, Medical Affairs - Central Zone (PHC)
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Brent Powers

He/Him
Director, Medical Affairs - Central Zone (Acute, Academic)
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Jasmine Paloheimo

She/Her
Medical Affairs Lead - Central Zone
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Francine Butts

She/Her
Medical Affairs Lead - Northern Zone
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Glen Brann

He/Him
Medical Affairs Lead - Eastern Zone
nshealth

Mariana Umbria

Medical Affairs Lead - Western Zone
Elana Whelan

Elana Whelan

Medical Affairs Lead - Provincial

Zone Executive Medical Directors

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Dr. Aaron Smith

Dr. Aaron Smith

Medical Executive Director - Central Zone; Medical Executive Director - Provincial
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Dr. Janet Sommers

She/Her
Medical Executive Director, Northern Zone
Dr. Cheryl Pugh

Dr. Cheryl Pugh

She/Her
Medical Executive Director, Western Zone
nshealth

Dr. Tony O'Leary

He/Him
Executive Medical Director - Eastern Zone (interim); Critical Care

Senior Medical Directors

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Dr. Ashley Miller

Chief Medical Information Officer
Dr. Tanya Munroe

Dr. Tanya Munroe

She/Her
Access & Flow Network and Site Lead, Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Dr. Bruce Colwell

He/Him
Cancer Care Program
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Dr. David Henderson

He/Him
Senior Medical Director, Clinical Networks- Palliative Care Network
nshealth

Dr. Timothy Mailman

He/Him
Senior Medical Director, Diagnostic Imaging & Therapeutic Services and Department Head, Pathology and Lab for Eastern Zone
Dr McNeil

Dr. Shelly McNeil

She/Her
Emerging and Re-emerging Infections Network (ERIN)
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Dr. Paige Moorhouse

Episodic & Integrated Acute Care Network
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Dr. Kenneth Rockwood

Frailty Network
nshealth

Dr. Todd Howlett

He/Him
Innovation
nshealth

Dr. Andrew Harris

He/Him
Mental Health and Addictions (MH&A)
Dr. Kiberd

Dr. Bryce Kiberd

Multi-Organ and Tissue Program
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Dr. Greg Hirsch

He/Him
Perioperative
Dr. Maria Alexiadis

Dr. Maria Alexiadis

She/Her
Primary Health Care and Chronic Disease Management Network
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Dr. Vanessa Sweet

She/Her
Quality Improvement & Patient Safety
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Dr. Christine Short

She/Her
Medicine (CZ); QEII Redevelopment
Dr Soroka

Dr. Steven D. Soroka

Renal Program and Pharmacy Services
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Dr. Ryan Sommers

He/Him
Senior Medical Director, Public Health Family Physician, and Senior Regional Medical Officer of Health
Dr. Robert Green

Dr. Robert Stewart Green

Trauma Nova Scotia

Western Zone Medical Site Leads

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Dr Conyers

Dr. Roop Conyers

He/Him
Annapolis Community Health Centre
Dr. Mazeroll

Dr. Courtney Mazeroll

She/Her
Digby General Hospital
nshealth

Dr. Michel Samson

Fisherman's Memorial Hospital
nshealth

Dr. James MacKinnon

He/Him
Queen's General Hospital
Francis Balogun

Dr. Francis Balogun

Roseway Community Hospital
nshealth

Dr. Sarah Surette

She/Her
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
nshealth

Dr. Heather Johnson

South Shore Regional Hospital
nshealth

Dr. Melissa Broaders

She/Her
Valley Regional Hospital
Dr Gillis

Dr. Joe Gillis

He/Him
Yarmouth Regional Hospital

Western Zone Department Heads

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Dr. Cheryl Pugh

Dr. Cheryl Pugh

She/Her
Medical Executive Director, Western Zone
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Dr. Darcy Bishop

He/Him
Anesthesiology
nshealth

Dr. Ryan MacDougall

He/Him
Diagnostic Imaging
nshealth

Dr. Rob Harris

He/Him
Emergency Medicine
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Dr. Michelle Dow

She/Her
Family Medicine
nshealth

Dr. Brian Moses

He/Him
Internal Medicine
nshealth

Dr. Brian Jollymore

He/Him
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Man in button up shirt and blazer

Dr. Ahmed Saleh

He/Him
Psychiatry
nshealth

Dr. Edward Hewins

He/Him
Surgery
nshealth

Dr. Farrell L Nette

Women & Children

Central Zone Medical Site Leads

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Dr. Raphael Panais

Cobequid Community Health Centre (interim)
Dr Cheng

Dr. Natalie Cheng

She/Her
Dartmouth General Hospital
nshealth

Dr. Cathryn Smith

She/Her
Hants Community Hospital
nshealth

Dr. Sarah MacSwain

She/Her
QEII Health Sciences Centre/Halifax Infirmary
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Dr. Lisa Bonang

She/Her
Tri-facilities (Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital, Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital, & Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital)
nshealth

Dr. Bradley Ball

West Bedford Transitional Health

Central Zone Department Heads

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Dr. Janice Chisholm

She/Her
Anesthesiology
Man wearing collar shirt and glasses

Dr. Mark Asbridge

He/Him
Community Health & Epidemiology
nshealth

Dr. Tony O'Leary

He/Him
Executive Medical Director - Eastern Zone (interim); Critical Care
Dr Clarke

Dr. James Clarke

He/Him
Diagnostic Imaging
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Dr. Simon Field

He/Him
Emergency Medicine
Dr. Yinka Akin-Deko

Yinka Akin-Deko

Co-lead, Family Practice
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Dr. Valerie Lewis

She/Her
Co-lead, Family Practice
nshealth

Dr. Elizabeth Burton

Hospital Medicine
Dr. James Bentley

Dr. James Bentley

He/Him
Obstetrics and Gynecology
nshealth

Dr. Paul Rafuse

Opthamology
Dr Robertson

Dr. Chad Robertson

He/Him
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
nshealth

Dr. Irene Sadek

She/Her
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Dr. Maria Alexiadis

Dr. Maria Alexiadis

She/Her
Primary Health Care and Chronic Disease Management Network
nshealth

Dr. Vincent Agyapong

He/Him
Psychiatry
Dr. Cassie

Dr. Amanda Caissie

She/Her
Radiation Oncology
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Dr. Christine Short

She/Her
Medicine (CZ); QEII Redevelopment
Dr Darling

Dr. Gail Darling

She/Her
Surgery
nshealth

Dr. Greg Bailly

He/Him
Urology

Northern Zone Medical Site Leads

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nshealth

Dr. Colleen O'Sullivan

She/Her
Aberdeen Regional Hospital
nshealth

Dr. Colette Sauveur

She/Her
All Saints Springhill Hospital
Dr. Tanya Munroe

Dr. Tanya Munroe

She/Her
Access & Flow Network and Site Lead, Colchester East Hants Health Centre
nshealth

Dr. Josee McBeath

She/Her
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
nshealth

Dr. Peter Blaikie

He/Him
North Cumberland Memorial Hospital
nshealth

Dr. Luke Dobek

He/Him
South Cumberland Community Care Centre

Northern Zone Department Heads

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Woman with brown hair wearing scrubs

Dr. Janet Sommers

She/Her
Medical Executive Director, Northern Zone
nshealth

Dr. Nihat Bhuiyan

He/Him
Anesthesiology
nshealth

Dr. John-Paul (JP) King

He/Him
Diagnostic Imaging
nshealth

Dr. Daniel Dittaro

Emergency Medicine
nshealth

Dr. Whitney Lum

Family Medicine
nshealth

Dr. Aliya B. Kelly

She/Her
Hospital Medicine
nshealth

Dr. Kris Srivatsa

He/Him
Internal Medicine
nshealth

Dr. Robert Boutilier

He/Him
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
nshealth

Dr. Hugh Maguire

He/Him
Psychiatry
Surgeon in a blue blue scrubs standing in operating room

Dr. Jamie Rogers

He/Him
Surgery
nshealth

Dr. Angus Murray

He/Him
Women's & Children's Health

Eastern Zone Medical Site Leads

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Dr Paul

Dr. Paul MacDonald

He/Him
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Dr Clifton

Dr. Neil Clifton

He/Him
Department Head, Surgery for the Eastern Zone and Medical Site Lead for Martha's Regional Hospital

Eastern Zone Department Heads

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nshealth

Dr. Christopher Ogbuah

Anesthesiology
nshealth

Dr. Syed Raza

He/Him
Diagnostic Imaging
Dr MacKenzie

Dr. Robert MacKenzie

Co-lead, Emergency Medicine
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Dr. Tania Sullivan

She/Her
Co-Lead, Emergency Medicine
Dr Stephanie

Dr. Stephanie Langley

She/Her
Co-Lead, Family Medicine
Dr Joan Salah

Dr. Joan Salah

She/Her
Co-Lead, Family Medicine
nshealth

Dr. Paul Morrison

He/Him
Internal Medicine
Dr Clifton

Dr. Neil Clifton

He/Him
Department Head, Surgery for the Eastern Zone and Medical Site Lead for Martha's Regional Hospital
nshealth

Dr. Timothy Mailman

He/Him
Senior Medical Director, Diagnostic Imaging & Therapeutic Services and Department Head, Pathology and Lab for Eastern Zone
nshealth

Dr. Faisal Rahman

He/Him
Psychiatry
nshealth

Dr. Marais Colin

Women & Children

Medical Officers of Health

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Dr. Robert Strang

He/Him
Chief Medical Officer of Health
Dr. Jesse Kancir

Dr. Jesse Kancir

He/Him
Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health
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Dr. Ryan Sommers

He/Him
Senior Medical Director, Public Health Family Physician, and Senior Regional Medical Officer of Health
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Dr. Catherine Brown

She/Her
Central Zone Regional Medical Officer of Health
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Dr. Cristin Muecke

She/Her
Northern Zone Regional Medical Officer of Health
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Dr. Rim Zayed

She/Her
Western Zone Regional Medical Officer of Health
Woman sitting down with arms crossed

Dr. Ishraga Awad

She/Her
Associate Regional Medical Officers of Health
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Dr. Jonathan Ross

He/Him
Associate Regional Medical Officer of Health

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This directory is under construction. We look forward to sharing an improved physician leadership directory in the near future. 

Please reach out if changes need to be made. 

Krista Armstrong
Senior Communications Advisor, Medical Affairs
krista.armstrong@nshealth.ca

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