Leadership Team

The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute is a not-for-profit corporation governed by a voluntary Board of Directors that includes members of the community, The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa. The Senior Leadership Team provides scientific and administrative leadership for the Institute.

Board of Directors

• Katie Lafferty (Chair)
• Paul Davidson (Vice-Chair)
• Guy D’Aloisio (Treasurer and Chair, Finance and Audit Committee)
• Dane Bedward
• Mark Cosenzo
• Anne Ferguson
• Dr. Bernard Jasmin
• Gregory Kane
• Richard Meadows
• Michel Piché
• Pauline Port
• Lisa Robertson
• Bushra Saeed-Khan
• Dr. Duncan Stewart
• Bernard St. Lewis

Senior Leadership Team

• Dr. Duncan Stewart (CEO and Scientific Director)
• Dr. Rashmi Kothary (Deputy Scientific Director, Basic Science)
• Dr. Dean Fergusson (Deputy Scientific Director, Clinical Research and Program Director, Clinical Epidemiology)
• Debra Lynkowski (Chief Operating Officer)
• Marisa Akow (Managing Director, Finance and Operations)
• Dr. Rebecca Auer (Program Director, Cancer Therapeutics)
  • Dr. Ian Lorimer (Deputy Director, Cancer Therapeutics)
• Dr. Jay Baltz (Associate Scientific Director, Trainees)
• Dr. William Cameron (Medical Director, Clinical Research)
• Dr. Dar Dowlatshahi (Vice-Chair, Research, Department of Medicine)
• Jennifer Ganton (Director, Communications and Public Relations)
• Mike Hendley (Director, Information Systems and Digital Solutions)
• Janice Marks (Director, Research Administration and Human Resources)
• Penny Phillips (Director, Clinical Research Administration)
• Dr. Michael Rudnicki (Program Director, Regenerative Medicine)
• Dr. Michael Schlossmacher (Program Director, Neuroscience)
  • Dr. Paul Albert (Associate Director, Neuroscience)
• Dr. Manish Sood (Co-Chair, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council)
• Dr. Alexander Sorisky (Program Director, Chronic Disease)
• Tammy Troy (Director, Research Safety and Facilities Operations)
• Sandy Watson (Director, Corporate Governance & Compliance)